The 1980–81 Scottish Cup was the 96th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Dundee United in the replayed final.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Country | Scotland |
Final positions | |
Champions | Rangers |
Runner-up | Dundee United |
First round
editHome team | Score | Away team |
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Alloa Athletic (3) | 1 – 1 | Stenhousemuir (3) |
Brechin City (3) | 2 – 1 | Keith (HL) |
East Fife (3) | 2 – 1 | Civil Service Strollers (ESL) |
Meadowbank Thistle (3) | 2 – 2 | Buckie Thistle (HL) |
Queen's Park (3) | 2 – 2 | Montrose (3) |
Whitehill Welfare (ESL) | 1 – 1 | Hawick Royal Albert (SSL) |
Replays
editHome team | Score | Away team |
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Buckie Thistle (HL) | 3 – 2 | Meadowbank Thistle (3) |
Hawick Royal Albert (SSL) | 4 – 1 | Whitehill Welfare (ESL) |
Montrose (3) | 2 – 0 | Queen's Park (3) |
Stenhousemuir (3) | 3 – 2 | Alloa Athletic (3) |
Second round
editHome team | Score | Away team |
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Albion Rovers (3) | 1 – 1 | Arbroath (3) |
Queen of the South (3) | 1 – 2 | East Fife (3) |
Forfar Athletic (3) | 0 – 2 | Brechin City (3) |
Hawick Royal Albert (SSL) | 2 – 2 | Cowdenbeath (3) |
Inverness Thistle (HL) | 2 – 0 | Montrose (3) |
Rothes (HL) | 1 – 5 | Clyde (3) |
Stenhousemuir (3) | 0 – 0 | Spartans (ESL) |
Stranraer (3) | 2 – 2 | Buckie Thistle (HL) |
Replays
editHome team | Score | Away team |
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Arbroath (3) | 1 – 0 | Albion Rovers (3) |
Cowdenbeath (3) | 3 – 0 | Hawick Royal Albert (SSL) |
Buckie Thistle (HL) | 3 – 2 | Stranraer (3) |
Spartans (ESL) | 1 – 2 | Stenhousemuir (3) |
Third round
editHome team | Score | Away team |
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Airdrieonians (1) | 0 – 5 | Rangers (1) |
Arbroath (3) | 1 – 1 | Cowdenbeath (3) |
Berwick Rangers (2) | 0 – 2 | Celtic (1) |
Brechin City (3) | 1 – 2 | Dundee United (1) |
Buckie Thistle (HL) | 1 – 3 | Stirling Albion (2) |
East Fife (3) | 0 – 0 | Clydebank (2) |
East Stirlingshire (2) | 4 – 1 | Inverness Thistle (HL) |
Falkirk (2) | 1 – 0 | Dundee (2) |
Hamilton Academical (2) | 0 – 3 | St Johnstone (2) |
Hibernian (2) | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic (2) |
Kilmarnock (1) | 2 – 1 | Ayr United (2) |
Greenock Morton (1) | 0 – 0 | Hearts (1) |
Partick Thistle (1) | 2 – 2 | Clyde (3) |
Raith Rovers (2) | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen (1) |
St Mirren (1) | 0 – 2 | Dumbarton (2) |
Stenhousemuir (3) | 1 – 1 | Motherwell (2) |
Replays
editHome team | Score | Away team |
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Clyde (3) | 2 – 4 | Partick Thistle (1) |
Clydebank (2) | 5 – 4 | East Fife (3) |
Cowdenbeath (3) | 4 – 0 | Arbroath (3) |
Dunfermline Athletic (2) | 1 – 2 | Hibernian (2) |
Hearts (1) | 1 – 3 | Greenock Morton (1) |
Motherwell (2) | 2 – 1 | Stenhousemuir (3) |
Fourth round
editHome team | Score | Away team |
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Celtic (1) | 3 – 0 | Stirling Albion (2) |
Cowdenbeath (3) | 1 – 2 | East Stirlingshire (2) |
Dundee United (1) | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle (1) |
Hibernian (2) | 1 – 0 | Falkirk (2) |
Kilmarnock (1) | 0 – 0 | Clydebank (2) |
Greenock Morton (1) | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen (1) |
Motherwell (2) | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton (2) |
St Johnstone (2) | 3 – 3 | Rangers (1) |
Replays
editHome team | Score | Away team |
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Clydebank (2) | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock (1) |
Rangers (1) | 3 – 1 | St Johnstone (2) |
Second Replay
editHome team | Score | Away team |
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Kilmarnock (1) | 0 – 1 | Clydebank (2) |
Quarter-finals
editHome team | Score | Away team |
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Greenock Morton (1) | 0 – 0 | Clydebank (2) |
Celtic (1) | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire (2) |
Dundee United (1) | 6 – 1 | Motherwell (2) |
Rangers (1) | 3 – 1 | Hibernian (2) |
Replay
editHome team | Score | Away team |
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Clydebank (2) | 0 – 6 | Greenock Morton (1) |
Semi-finals
editCeltic | 0–0 | Dundee United |
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Attendance: 40,337
Replay
editDundee United | 3–2 | Celtic |
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Eamonn Bannon Paul Hegarty Mike Conroy |
Charlie Nicholas Charlie Nicholas |
Attendance: 32,328
Final
editReplay
editRangers | 4–1 | Dundee United |
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Davie Cooper Bobby Russell John MacDonald |
Davie Dodds |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Strachan, Graeme. "Rangers broke Dundee United legend Jim McLean's heart in forgotten 'family final'". thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.