1927–28 Scottish Cup

Football tournament season

1927–28 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Rangers
Runner-up	Celtic
← 1926–27 1928–29 →

The 1927–28 Scottish Cup was the 50th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic 4–0 in an Old Firm final;^[1] it was their first victory in the competition for 25 years – the last had been in 1903, with four defeats in finals since then.^[2]

First round

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All matches were played on 21 January 1928 with the exception of the Dumbarton/Hamilton Academical match which was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and played four days later.

Home team	Score	Away team
Albion Rovers	5 – 1	Glasgow University
Alloa	2 – 0	Fraserburgh
Arbroath	2 – 3	Nithsdale Wanderers
Armadale	3 – 1	Berwick Rangers
Ayr United	2 – 0	Bo'ness
Beith	1 – 4	Airdrieonians
Brechin City	3 – 1	Lochgelly United
Celtic	3 – 1	Bathgate
Civil Service Strollers	0 – 3	King's Park
Clydebank	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic
Cowdenbeath	12 – 0	Johnstone
Dumbarton	2 – 3	Hamilton Academical
East Fife	1 – 1	Dundee United
East Stirlingshire	0 – 6	Rangers
Falkirk	3 – 1	St. Bernard's
Forfar Athletic	2 – 1	Queen of the South
Forres Mechanics	2 – 1	Elgin City
Hearts	2 – 2	St. Johnstone
Hibernian	w/o	Dykehead
Huntly	0 – 3	Motherwell
Keith	5 – 2	Dalbeattie Star
Leith Athletic	2 – 3	Kilmarnock
Montrose	0 – 5	Stenhousemuir
Greenock Morton	7 – 3	Mid-Annandale
Partick Thistle	9 – 1	Caledonian
Queen's Park	2 – 0	Arthurlie
Raith Rovers	4 – 3	Aberdeen
St. Mirren	6 – 1	Clyde
Stranraer	2 – 4	Dundee
Third Lanark	10 – 0	Clackmannan
Vale of Atholl	2 – 1	Newton Stewart
Vale of Leven	1 – 2	Leith Amateurs

Replays

The replays were played on 25 January 1928.

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee United	2 – 1	East Fife
Hearts	1 – 0 (a.e.t)	St. Johnstone

Second round

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The matches were played on 4 February 1928. All remaining non-league teams were knocked out.^[3]

Airdrieonians v Hamilton Academical

4 February 1928 Airdrieonians 2–1 Hamilton Academical Airdrie

Muir 34'
Murdoch 59' Report Moffat 18' Stadium: Broomfield Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: C. Bilney

Armadale v King's Park

4 February 1928 Armadale 2–4 King's Park Armadale

Duff
Grove Report Ferguson
Rae pen'
Baird
Toner Attendance: 2,500 (estimated)
Referee: A.B. Williamson

Ayr United v Falkirk

4 February 1928 Ayr United 2–4 Falkirk Ayr

Paterson 8'
McColgan Report Nisbet 12'
Morrison
Hutchison 53' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 16,000 (estimated)
Referee: J.P. Rowe

Brechin City v Albion Rovers

4 February 1928 Brechin City 1–4 Albion Rovers Brechin

Ramsay Report Brunt
Rae
Marshall Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 1,300 (estimated)
Referee: C. Ritchie

Dundee United v Dundee

4 February 1928 Dundee United 3–3 Dundee Dundee

Jacky Kay
Hutchison Report Lawley
Whitlow Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 20,360 (estimated)
Referee: W Bell

Dunfermline Athletic v Leith Amateurs

4 February 1928 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Leith Amateurs Dunfermline

Williamson
T.W. Dickson
J Dickson Report Crighton Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,300 (estimated)
Referee: W.G. Holburn

Forfar Athletic v Kilmarnock

4 February 1928 Forfar Athletic 1–2 Kilmarnock Forfar

Webb 5' Report Murphy
Cunningham 47' Attendance: 3,000 (estimated)
Referee: A Allan

Hearts v Forres Mechanics

4 February 1928 Hearts 7–0 Forres Mechanics Edinburgh

Devlin
Miller
McMillan
Rogers Report Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 17,000 (estimated)
Referee: C.S McDonald

Keith v Celtic

4 February 1928 Keith 1–6 Celtic Keith

Duncan Report McGrory
McInally Stadium: Kynoch Park
Attendance: 5,800 (estimated)
Referee: J.M. Russell

Motherwell v Raith Rovers

4 February 1928 Motherwell 2–2 Raith Rovers Motherwell

Stevenson
Cameron 42' Report Johnman (o.g.) 58'
Ritchie 78' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,000 (estimated)
Referee: T Small

Partick Thistle v Nithsdale Wanderers

4 February 1928 Partick Thistle 4–0 Nithsdale Wanderers Glasgow

Ness
McDougall Report Stadium: Firhill
Attendance: 5,000 (estimated)
Referee: A Scott

Queen's Park v Greenock Morton

4 February 1928 Queen's Park 4–1 Greenock Morton Glasgow

McLelland
McAlpine Report Osborne Stadium: Hampden
Attendance: 9,?00 (estimated)
Referee: J Archer

Rangers v Cowdenbeath

4 February 1928 Rangers 4–2 Cowdenbeath Glasgow

McPhail
Fleming Report Rankin
Lindsay Stadium: Ibrox
Referee: T Dougray

Stenhousemuir v Alloa

4 February 1928 Stenhousemuir 1–2 Alloa Stenhousemuir

Reid 75' Report O'Shea
Wilson Stadium: Ochilview
Attendance: 2,500 (estimated)
Referee: R Innes

St. Mirren v Vale of Atholl

4 February 1928 St. Mirren 5–1 Vale of Atholl Paisley

Wills (o.g.)
McCrae
Rankin Report Kirk Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 3,000 (estimated)
Referee: R Morrison

Third Lanark v Hibernian

4 February 1928 Third Lanark 0–2 Hibernian Glasgow

Ritchie
Dunn 80' Report Stadium: Cathkin Park
Attendance: 7,000 (estimated)
Referee: A Leishman

Replays

The matches were played on 8 February 1928.

Raith Rovers v Motherwell

8 February 1928 Raith Rovers 1–2 Motherwell Kirkcaldy

Allison 55' Report Cameron
Keenan Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 8,000 (estimated)
Referee: T Small

Dundee v Dundee United

8 February 1928 Dundee 1–0 Dundee United Dundee

O'Hare 14' Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 13,000 (estimated)
Referee: W Bell

Third round

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The ties were drawn on 8 February 1928^[4] and played on 18 February 1928.

Hibernian v Falkirk

18 February 1928 Hibernian 0–0 Falkirk Edinburgh

Report Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: T Dougary

St. Mirren v Partick Thistle

18 February 1928 St. Mirren 0–5 Partick Thistle Paisley

Report Gibson 16'
McDougall 18' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 26,100
Referee: A.H. Leishman

Albion Rovers v Airdrieonians

18 February 1928 Albion Rovers 3–1 Airdrieonians Coatbridge

Marshall
Brant
Creighton Report Somerville 36' Stadium: Cliftonhill
Attendance: 13,000 (estimated)
Referee: D Calder

Celtic v Alloa

18 February 1928 Celtic 2–0 Alloa Glasgow

Connolly 10'
McGrory 35' Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: A Scott

Dundee v Dunfermline Athletic

18 February 1928 Dundee 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee

Whitlow Report Young
Wilson Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: R Innes

Rangers v King's Park

18 February 1928 Rangers 3–1 King's Park Glasgow

Morton
Cunningham Report Lennon Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: T Small

Kilmarnock v Queen's Park

18 February 1928 Kilmarnock 4–4 Queen's Park Kilmarnock

Cunningham 5 pen'
Smith 75'
Morton Report Chalmers 8'
McAlpine
McLelland
Nicholson Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 21,000 (estimated)
Referee: P Craigmyle

Hearts v Motherwell

18 February 1928 Hearts 1–2 Motherwell Edinburgh

Murray Report Stevenson Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: C Bilney

Replays

The matches were played on 22 February 1928.^[5]

Queen's Park v Kilmarnock

22 February 1928 Queen's Park 1–0 Kilmarnock Glasgow

McLelland 85' Report Stadium: Hampden
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: P Craigmyle

Falkirk v Hibernian

22 February 1928 Falkirk 0–1 (a.e.t) Hibernian Falkirk

Report McColl Stadium: Brockville
Attendance: 15,000 (estimated)
Referee: T Dougray

Fourth round

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Team One	Team Two	Score
Albion Rovers	Rangers	0–1
Dunfermline Athletic	Hibernian	0–4
Motherwell	Celtic	0–2
Queens Park	Partick Thistle	1–0

Semi-finals

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24 March 1928^[6]

Celtic	2–1	Queen’s Park
McLean 22' McGrory 31'	McLelland 47'

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 54,000

24 March 1928

Rangers	3–0	Hibernian
Archibald McPhail Simpson

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 43,129

Final

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14 April 1928

Rangers	4–0	Celtic
Meiklejohn (pen.) McPhail Archibald

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 118,115

Teams

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Celtic:
GK	John Thomson
RB	Willie McStay
LB	John Donoghue
RH	Peter Wilson
CH	Jimmy McStay
LH	John McFarlane
OR	Paddy Connolly
IR	Alec Thomson
CF	Jimmy McGrory
IL	Tommy McInally
OL	Adam McLean

Rangers:
GK	Tom Hamilton
RB	Dougie Gray
LB	Bob Hamilton
RH	Jock Buchanan
CH	Davie Meiklejohn
LH	Tully Craig
OR	Sandy Archibald
IR	Andy Cunningham
CF	Jimmy Fleming
IL	Bob McPhail
OL	Alan Morton

References

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^ The Scottish Cup. | Victory of Glasgow Rangers, The Times, 16 April 1928, via The Celtic Wiki
^ Scottish Cup Final. | A Great Victory For The Rangers, The Scotsman, 16 April 1928, via London Hearts Supporters Club
^ "Scottish Cup - Ties End as Expected". Glasgow Herald. 6 February 1928. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Scottish Association - Draw For Third Round of Cup". Glasgow Herald. 9 February 1928. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "The Scottish Cup - Replayed Third Round Ties". Glasgow Herald. 23 February 1928. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ Pathé Video from 1928 and the head-bandaged Celtic Star, William ‘Peter’ McGonagle, The Celtic Star, 2 July 2020

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First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Semi-finals

Final

Teams

See also

References