1973–74 Scottish Cup

1973–74 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Celtic
Runners-up	Dundee United

The 1973–74 Scottish Cup was the 89th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Dundee United in the final.^[1]

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Berwick Rangers	0–0	Albion Rovers
East Stirlingshire	0–0	Clydebank
Hamilton Academical	0–0	Alloa Athletic
Lossiemouth	3–3	Fraserburgh
Queen's Park	1–0	Edinburgh University

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Fraserburgh	6–0	Lossiemouth
Albion Rovers	2–0	Berwick Rangers
Alloa Athletic	4–1	Hamilton Academical
Clydebank	1–0	East Stirlingshire

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Brechin City	5–1	Stenhousemuir
Clachnacuddin	1–1	Clydebank
Cowdenbeath	4–1	Fraserburgh
Ferranti Thistle	1–0	Civil Service Strollers
Queen of the South	1–0	Albion Rovers
Queen's Park	6–1	Hawick Royal Albert
Ross County	1–2	Forfar Athletic
Stranraer	1–0	Alloa Athletic

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Clydebank	3–2	Clachnacuddin

Third round

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen	0–2	Dundee
Celtic	6–1	Clydebank
Cowdenbeath	0–5	Ayr United
Falkirk	2–2	Dunfermline Athletic
Forfar Athletic	1–6	St Johnstone
Montrose	1–1	Stirling Albion
Motherwell	2–0	Brechin City
Partick Thistle	6–1	Ferranti Thistle
Queen of the South	1–0	East Fife
Raith Rovers	2–2	Greenock Morton
Arbroath	1–0	Dumbarton
Dundee United	4–1	Airdrieonians
Hearts	3–1	Clyde
Hibernian	5–2	Kilmarnock
Rangers	8–0	Queen's Park
Stranraer	1–1	St Mirren

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Falkirk
Stirling Albion	3–1	Montrose
Greenock Morton	0–0	Raith Rovers
St Mirren	1–1	Stranraer

Second Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Stranraer	3–2	St Mirren
Greenock Morton	1–0	Raith Rovers

Fourth round

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	6–1	Stirling Albion
Dundee United	1–0	Greenock Morton
Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Queen of the South
Rangers	0–3	Dundee
Arbroath	1–3	Motherwell
Hearts	1–1	Partick Thistle
St Johnstone	1–3	Hibernian
Stranraer	1–7	Ayr United

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Partick Thistle	1–4	Hearts

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	2–2	Motherwell
Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	Dundee United
Hearts	1–1	Ayr United
Hibernian	3–3	Dundee

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee	3–0	Hibernian
Ayr United	1–2	Hearts
Motherwell	0–1	Celtic
Dundee United	4–0	Dunfermline Athletic

Semi-finals

3 April 1974

Celtic	1–0	Dundee

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 58,250

6 April 1974

Hearts	1–1	Dundee United

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 22,725

Replays

9 April 1974

Dundee United	4–2	Hearts

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 12,860

Final

4 May 1974

Celtic	3–0	Dundee United
Deans Hood Murray

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 75,959

Referee: J.W. Paterson

References

↑ "Jim McLean: Dundee Utd announce death of legendary manager aged 83". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

Scottish Cup
Seasons	1873–74 1874–75 1875–76 1876–77 1877–78 1878–79 1879–80 1880–81 1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–1919 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–1946 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27
Finals	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Preliminary rounds	1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95
List of finals Winning managers Scottish Qualifying Cup

1973–74 in European football (UEFA)
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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '73 '74 England Faroe Islands '73 '74 Finland '73 '74 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '73 '74 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '73 '74 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '73 '74 Spain Sweden '73 '74 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '73 '74 Finland '73 '74 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '73 '74 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '73 '74 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia '73 '74
League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland Switzerland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '73 '74

1973–74 in Scottish football
« 1972–73 1974–75 »
Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Drybrough Cup Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Texaco Cup
Related to national team	Results 1974 World Cup qualifying (Group 8) 1974 FIFA World Cup British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Arbroath Ayr United Celtic Clyde Dumbarton Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers St. Johnstone
Division Two	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clydebank Cowdenbeath East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Montrose Queen of the South Queen's Park Raith Rovers St. Mirren Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

First round

Replays

Second round

Replays

Third round

Replays

Second Replays

Fourth round

Replays

Quarter-finals

Replays

Semi-finals

Replays

Final

See also

References