1938–39 Scottish Cup

1938–39 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsClyde
Runner-upMotherwell

The 1938–39 Scottish Cup was the 61st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Clyde who defeated Motherwell in the final.[1]

First round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 1 – 0 Albion Rovers
Alloa Athletic 2 – 1 Ayr United
Blairgowrie 3 – 2 Dumbarton
Bo'ness United 1 – 4 Hamilton Academical
Burntisland 3 – 8 Celtic
Clyde 2 – 0 St Johnstone
Cowdenbeath 3 – 3 Partick Thistle
Dundee 2 – 0 St Bernard's
Dundee United 2 – 0 Stenhousemuir
Duns 4 – 1 Girvan
East Fife 1 – 2 Montrose
Edinburgh City 3 – 3 Stranraer
Falkirk 5 – 0 Brechin City
Falkirk Amateurs 2 – 4 Elgin City
Forfar Athletic 0 – 3 Hibernian
Hearts 14 – 2 Penicuik Athletic
Huntly 1 – 8 Motherwell
Kilmarnock 6 – 1 Berwick Rangers
King's Park 5 – 5 Babcock & Wilcox
Leith Athletic 0 – 2 Airdrieonians
Nithsdale Wanderers 5 – 5 Buckie Thistle
Queen of the South 5 – 4 Arbroath
Queen's Park 4 – 1 St Cuthbert Wanderers
Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Rangers
St Mirren 7 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Third Lanark 8 – 2 Clachnacuddin

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Buckie Thistle 5 – 2 Nithsdale Wanderers
Babcock & Wilcox 3 – 2 Kings Park
Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Cowdenbeath
Stranraer 1 – 2 Edinburgh City

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 5 – 1 Queen's Park
Blairgowrie 3 – 3 Buckie Thistle
Dundee 0 – 0 Clyde
Dundee United 1 – 5 Motherwell
Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Duns
Falkirk 7 – 0 Airdrieonians
Hearts 14 – 1 Elgin City
Hibernian 3 – 1 Kilmarnock
Montrose 1 – 7 Celtic
Queen of the South 5 – 0 Babcock & Wilcox
Rangers 2 – 0 Hamilton Academical
Third Lanark 3 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Edinburgh City 1 – 3 St Mirren

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Buckie Thistle 4 – 1 Blairgowrie
Clyde 1 – 0 Dundee

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Buckie Thistle 0 – 6 Third Lanark
Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Alloa Athletic
Falkirk 2 – 3 Aberdeen
Hearts 2 – 2 Celtic
Motherwell 4 – 2 St Mirren
Rangers 1 – 4 Clyde

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 3 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic
Celtic 2 – 1 Hearts

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 2 – 0 Queen of the South
Clyde 1 – 0 Third Lanark
Hibernian 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic
Motherwell 3 – 1 Celtic

Semi-finals

Aberdeen1–1Motherwell
Attendance: 81,756
Clyde1–0Hibernian
Attendance: 39,812

Replays

Motherwell3–1Aberdeen
Attendance: 40,539

Final

Clyde4–0Motherwell
Martin
Wallace
Noble
Attendance: 94,000

Teams

CLYDE:
GK Scotland Jock Brown
RB Scotland Jimmy Kirk
LB Scotland Jimmy Hickie
RH Scotland Harry Beaton (Captain)
CH Northern Ireland Eddie Falloon
LH Republic of Ireland Ned Weir
RW Scotland Tom Robertson
IR Scotland Davie Noble
CF Scotland Willie Martin
IL South Africa Dougie Wallace
LW Scotland John Gillies
Manager:
Scotland Paddy Travers
MOTHERWELL:
GK Scotland Andrew Murray
RB Scotland Hugh Wales
LB Wales Ben Ellis
RH Scotland Tommy McKenzie
CH Scotland John Blair
LH Scotland Willie Telfer
RW Scotland Duncan Ogilvie
IR Scotland Hutton Bremner
CF Scotland Davie Mathie
IL Scotland George Stevenson
LW Scotland Johnny McCulloch
Manager:
Scotland John 'Sailor' Hunter

See also

References

  1. ^ Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest, BBC Sport, 27 May 2019