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1997–98 Scottish Cup

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1997–98 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsHeart of Midlothian
Runner-upRangers

The 1997–98 Scottish Cup was the 113th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Heart of Midlothian who defeated Rangers in the final.

First round

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Home team Score Away team
Fraserburgh (HL) 1 – 0 Clyde (3)
Cowdenbeath (4) 0 – 0 Montrose (4)
East Fife (3) 2 – 3 Stranraer (3)
Inverness CT (3) 3 – 1 Whitehill Welfare (ESL)

Replay

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Home team Score Away team
Montrose (4) 2 – 1 Cowdenbeath (4)

Second round

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Home team Score Away team
Clydebank (3) 6 – 0 Montrose (4)
East Stirlingshire (4) 1 – 1 Edinburgh City (ESL)
Stenhousemuir (3) 4 – 0 Deveronvale (HL)
Stranraer (3) 2 – 1 Fraserburgh (HL)
Livingston (3) 2 – 1 Berwick Rangers (4)
Arbroath (4) 1 – 1 Queen of the South (3)
Annan Athletic (ESL) 3 – 1 Vale of Leithen (ESL)
Forfar Athletic (3) 1 – 2 Albion Rovers (4)
Inverness CT (3) 2 – 0 Queen's Park (4)
Lossiemouth (HL) 0 – 1 Dumbarton (4)
Peterhead (HL) 0 – 2 Alloa Athletic (4)
Ross County (4) 3 – 1 Brechin City (3)

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Edinburgh City (ESL) 0 – 0
(4 – 3 pen.)
East Stirlingshire (4)
Queen of the South (3) 4 – 0 Arbroath (4)

Third round

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Home team Score Away team
Dundee (2) 4 – 2 St Mirren (2)
Airdrieonians (2) 2 – 2 Ross County (4)
Alloa Athletic (4) 0 – 3 Ayr United (2)
Celtic (1) 2 – 0 Greenock Morton (2)
Dumbarton (4) 1 – 1 Motherwell (1)
Dundee United (1) 1 – 0 Aberdeen (1)
Dunfermline Athletic (1) 7 – 2 Edinburgh City (ESL)
Hamilton Academical (2) 1 – 2 Rangers (1)
Hearts (1) 2 – 0 Clydebank (3)
Hibernian (1) 1 – 2 Raith Rovers (2)
Inverness CT (3) 8 – 1 Annan Athletic (ESL)
Livingston (3) 3 – 3 Albion Rovers (4)
Queen of the South (3) 1 – 3 Stirling Albion (2)
St Johnstone (1) 1 – 0 Partick Thistle (2)
Stenhousemuir (3) 1 – 3 Falkirk (2)
Stranraer (3) 0 – 2 Kilmarnock (1)

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Ross County (4) 1 – 0 Airdrieonians (2)
Albion Rovers (4) 0 – 0
(6 – 5 pen.)
Livingston (3)
Motherwell (1) 1 – 0 Dumbarton (4)

Fourth round

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Home team Score Away team
Dunfermline Athletic (1) 1 – 2 Celtic (1)
Ayr United (2) 2 – 0 Kilmarnock (1)
Dundee United (1) 1 – 1 Inverness CT (3)
Hearts (1) 3 – 0 Albion Rovers (4)
Motherwell (1) 2 – 2 Rangers (1)
Raith Rovers (2) 1 – 3 Falkirk (2)
Ross County (4) 1 – 1 Dundee (1)
St Johnstone (1) 3 – 1 Stirling Albion (2)

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Inverness CT (3) 2 – 3 Dundee United (1)
Dundee (2) 3 – 0 Ross County (4)
Rangers (1) 3 – 0 Motherwell (1)

Quarter-finals

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Rangers (1)0–0Dundee (2)
Attendance: 40,309



Replay

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Dundee (2)1–2Rangers (1)
Attendance: 12,418

Semi-finals

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Falkirk1–3Hearts
McAllister 86' Adam 5', 90'
McCann 90'
Attendance: 31,587

Rangers2–1Celtic
McCoist 75'
Albertz 88'
Burley 90'
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Jim McCluskey

Final

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Hearts2–1Rangers
Cameron 2' (pen.)
Adam 52'
McCoist 81'
Attendance: 48,946
Referee: Willie Young

Largest Wins

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A list of the largest wins from the competition.

Score Home Team Away Team Stage
8-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Annan Athletic Third Round
6-0 Clydebank Montrose Second Round
7-2 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh City Third Round

References

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  1. ^ Venue decided by coin flip with Hampden Park being redeveloped