1951–52 Scottish Cup

The 1951–52 Scottish Cup was the 67th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Motherwell who defeated Dundee in the final.

1951–52 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsMotherwell
Runner-upDundee

First round

Home teamScoreAway team
Berwick Rangers7 – 0Peebles Rovers
Brechin City0 – 6Queen of the South
Celtic0 – 0Third Lanark
Deveronvale1 – 3Clyde
Dundee4 – 0Ayr United
Duns1 – 2Alloa Athletic
Eyemouth United0 – 4East Fife
Forfar Athletic2 – 4Motherwell
Inverness Caledonian3 – 3Dundee United
Kilmarnock2 – 0Stenhousemuir
Montrose1 – 2Wigtown & Bladnoch
Greenock Morton2 – 0East Stirlingshire
Partick Thistle0 – 1Hamilton Academical
Raith Rovers0 – 0Hibernian

Replays

Home teamScoreAway team
Third Lanark2 – 1Celtic
Dundee United4 – 0Inverness Caledonian
Hibernian0 – 0Raith Rovers

Second Replays

Home teamScoreAway team
Raith Rovers4 – 0Hibernian

Second round

Home teamScoreAway team
Aberdeen2 – 1Kilmarnock
Airdrieonians2 – 1East Fife
Albion Rovers1 – 1Stranraer
Alloa Athletic0 – 0Berwick Rangers
Clachnacuddin1 – 2Greenock Morton
Clyde3 – 4Dunfermline Athletic
Cowdenbeath1 – 4Arbroath
Dumbarton1 – 0Queen's Park
Falkirk3 – 3Stirling Albion
Hamilton Academical1 – 1Third Lanark
Hearts1 – 0Raith Rovers
Leith Athletic1 – 4Dundee United
Rangers6 – 1Elgin City
St Johnstone2 – 2Queen of the South
St Mirren2 – 3Motherwell
Wigtown & Bladnoch1 – 7Dundee

Replays

Home teamScoreAway team
Berwick Rangers4 – 1Alloa Athletic
Queen of the South3 – 1St Johnstone
Stirling Albion1 – 2Falkirk
Stranraer3 – 4Albion Rovers
Third Lanark4 – 0Hamilton Academical

Third round

Home teamScoreAway team
Airdrieonians4 – 0Greenock Morton
Albion Rovers1 – 3Third Lanark
Arbroath0 – 2Rangers
Dumbarton1 – 3Falkirk
Dundee1 – 0Berwick Rangers
Dundee United2 – 2Aberdeen
Dunfermline Athletic1 – 1Motherwell
Queen of the South1 – 3Hearts

Replays

Home teamScoreAway team
Aberdeen3 – 2Dundee United
Motherwell4 – 0Dunfermline Athletic

Quarter-finals

Home teamScoreAway team
Airdrieonians2 – 2Hearts
Dundee4 – 0Aberdeen
Rangers1 – 1Motherwell
Third Lanark1 – 0Falkirk

Replays

Home teamScoreAway team
Hearts6 – 4Airdrieonians
Motherwell2 – 1Rangers

Semi-finals

Dundee2–0Third Lanark
Attendance: 23,615

Motherwell1–1Hearts
Jimmy WatsonAlfie Conn
Attendance: 98,547

Replays


Motherwell1–1 (a.e.t.)Hearts
Jimmy WatsonEddie Rutherford
Attendance: 80,000

Second Replays


Motherwell3–1Hearts
Archie Shaw
Wilson Humphries
Willie Redpath
Alfie Conn
Attendance: 59,468

Final

Motherwell4–0Dundee
Watson
Redpath
Humphries
Kelly
Soccerbase
Attendance: 136,274
Referee: Jack Mowat

See also