Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup
Founded1873 (1873)
RegionScotland
England (1 team)
Qualifier forUEFA Europa League
Current championsAberdeen
(8th title)
Most successful club(s)Celtic
(42 titles)
Websitescottishfa.co.uk
2025–26 Scottish Cup

The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup[1] (usually known as the Scottish Cup) is the national football cup competition of Scotland. The trophy is the oldest football national trophy in the world. Matches are currently broadcasted live by both BBC and Premier Sports.

History

The Scottish Cup started in the 1873-74 season, and 16 teams played to try to win it. The trophy was first won by Queen's Park when they beat Clydesdale 2–0 in the final in front of a crowd of 3,000 people. While the FA Cup is the oldest cup competition in the world, the trophy awarded to the Scottish Cup winners is the oldest trophy, being minted in 1885.[2]

Performances

Key

(R) Replay, or repeat if original match was declared void
(SR) Second Replay
Match void
* Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Italics Team from outside the top level of Scottish football
(since the formation of The Scottish Football League in 1890)
Bold Winning team were also Scottish football champions,
winning The Double

Finals

Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance Notes
1873–74 Queen's Park (1) 2–0 Clydesdale Hampden Park [I] 2,500 [3]
1874–75 Queen's Park (2) 3–0 Renton Hampden Park [I] 7,000 [3]
1875–76 Queen's Park (3) 1–1 3rd Lanark RV Hamilton Crescent 6,000 [3]
2–0 (R) Hamilton Crescent 10,000 [3]
1876–77 Vale of Leven (1) 1–1 Rangers Hamilton Crescent 8,000 [3]
1–1 (R) Hamilton Crescent 15,000 [3]
3–2 (SR) Hampden Park [I] 12,000 [3]
1877–78 Vale of Leven (2) 1–0 3rd Lanark RV Hampden Park [I] 5,000 [3]
1878–79 Vale of Leven (3) 1–1 Rangers Hampden Park [I] 9,000 [3]
walkover[A] (R) Hampden Park [I] [3]
1879–80 Queen's Park (4) 3–0 Thornliebank Cathkin Park [I] 4,000 [3]
1880–81 Queen's Park (5) 2–1[B] Dumbarton Kinning Park 15,000 [3]
3–1 (R) Kinning Park 10,000 [3]
1881–82 Queen's Park (6) 2–2 Dumbarton Cathkin Park [I] 12,500 [3]
4–1 (R) Cathkin Park [I] 14,000 [3]
1882–83 Dumbarton (1) 2–2 Vale of Leven Hampden Park [I] 15,000 [3]
2–1 (R) Hampden Park [I] 12,000 [3]
1883–84 Queen's Park (7) walkover[C] Vale of Leven Cathkin Park [I] [3]
1884–85 Renton (1) 0–0 Vale of Leven Hampden Park [II] 3,000 [3]
3–1 (R) Hampden Park [II] 5,500 [3]
1885–86 Queen's Park (8) 3–1 Renton Cathkin Park [I] 7,000 [3]
1886–87 Hibernian (1) 2–1 Dumbarton Hampden Park [II] 15,000 [3]
1887–88 Renton (2) 6–1 Cambuslang Hampden Park [II] 10,000 [3]
1888–89 3rd Lanark RV (1) 3–0[7] Celtic Hampden Park [II] 17,000 [3]
2–1 (R) Hampden Park [II] 13,000 [3]
1889–90 Queen's Park (9) 1–1 Vale of Leven Ibrox Park [I] 11,000 [3]
2–1 (R) Ibrox Park [I] 13,000 [3]
1890–91 Heart of Midlothian (1) 1–0 Dumbarton Hampden Park [II] 10,836 [3]
1891–92 Celtic (1) 1–0[8] Queen's Park Ibrox Park [I] 40,000 [3]
5–1 (R) Ibrox Park [I] 26,000 [3]
1892–93 Queen's Park (10) 0–1[9] Celtic Ibrox Park [I] 18,771 [3]
2–1 (R) Ibrox Park [I] 13,239 [3]
1893–94 Rangers (1) 3–1 Celtic Hampden Park [II] 17,000 [3]
1894–95 St Bernard's (1) 2–1 Renton Ibrox Park [I] 10,000 [3]
1895–96 Heart of Midlothian (2) 3–1 Hibernian New Logie Green 16,034 [3]
1896–97 Rangers (2) 5–1 Dumbarton Hampden Park [II] 14,000 [3]
1897–98 Rangers (3) 2–0 Kilmarnock Hampden Park [II] 13,000 [3]
1898–99 Celtic (2) 2–0 Rangers Hampden Park [II] 25,000 [3]
1899–1900 Celtic (3) 4–3 Queen's Park Ibrox Park 15,000 [3]
1900–01 Heart of Midlothian (3) 4–3 Celtic Ibrox Park 15,000 [3]
1901–02 Hibernian (2) 1–0 Celtic Celtic Park 16,000 [3]
1902–03 Rangers (4) 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park 13,000 [3]
0–0 (R) Celtic Park 35,000 [3]
2–0 (SR) Celtic Park 30,000 [3]
1903–04 Celtic (4) 3–2 Rangers Hampden Park 64,472 [3]
1904–05 Third Lanark (2) 0–0 Rangers Hampden Park 54,000 [3]
3–1 (R) Hampden Park 55,000 [3]
1905–06 Heart of Midlothian (4) 1–0 Third Lanark Ibrox Park 30,000 [3]
1906–07 Celtic (5) 3–0 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park 50,000 [3]
1907–08 Celtic (6) 5–1 St Mirren Hampden Park 58,000 [3]
1908–09 Cup withheld[10] 2–2 Cup withheld[10] Hampden Park 70,000 [3]
1–1 (R) Hampden Park 60,000 [3]
1909–10 Dundee (1) 2–2 Clyde Ibrox Park 60,000 [3]
0–0 * (R) Ibrox Park 25,000 [3]
2–1 (SR) Ibrox Park 25,000 [3]
1910–11 Celtic (7) 0–0 Hamilton Academical Ibrox Park 45,000 [3]
2–0 (SR) Ibrox Park 25,000 [3]
1911–12 Celtic (8) 2–0 Clyde Ibrox Park 45,000 [3]
1912–13 Falkirk (1) 2–0 Raith Rovers Celtic Park 45,000 [3]
1913–14 Celtic (9) 0–0 Hibernian Ibrox Park 56,000 [3]
4–1 (R) Ibrox Park 40,000 [3]
1919–20 Kilmarnock (1) 3–2 Albion Rovers Hampden Park 95,000 [3]
1920–21 Partick Thistle (1) 1–0 Rangers Celtic Park 28,294 [3]
1921–22 Morton (1) 1–0 Rangers Hampden Park 70,000 [3]
1922–23 Celtic (10) 1–0 Hibernian Hampden Park 82,000 [3]
1923–24 Airdrieonians (1) 2–0 Hibernian Ibrox Park 65,000 [3]
1924–25 Celtic (11) 2–1 Dundee Hampden Park 75,317 [3]
1925–26 St Mirren (1) 2–0 Celtic Hampden Park 98,000 [3]
1926–27 Celtic (12) 3–1 East Fife Hampden Park 80,070 [3]
1927–28 Rangers (5) 4–0 Celtic Hampden Park 118,115 [3]
1928–29 Kilmarnock (2) 2–0 Rangers Hampden Park 114,780 [3]
1929–30 Rangers (6) 0–0 Partick Thistle Hampden Park 107,475 [3]
2–1 (R) Hampden Park 103,688 [3]
1930–31 Celtic (13) 2–2 Motherwell Hampden Park 104,863 [3]
4–2 (R) Hampden Park 98,509 [3]
1931–32 Rangers (7) 1–1 Kilmarnock Hampden Park 112,000 [3]
3–0 (R) Hampden Park 104,600 [3]
1932–33 Celtic (14) 1–0 Motherwell Hampden Park 102,339 [3]
1933–34 Rangers (8) 5–0 St Mirren Hampden Park 113,430 [3]
1934–35 Rangers (9) 2–1 Hamilton Academical Hampden Park 87,740 [3]
1935–36 Rangers (10) 1–0 Third Lanark Hampden Park 88,859 [3]
1936–37 Celtic (15) 2–1 Aberdeen Hampden Park 147,365 [3]
1937–38 East Fife (1) 1–1 Kilmarnock Hampden Park 80,091 [3]
4–2 * (R) Hampden Park 92,716 [3]
1938–39 Clyde (1) 4–0 Motherwell Hampden Park 94,000 [3]
1946–47 Aberdeen (1) 2–1 Hibernian Hampden Park 82,140 [3]
1947–48 Rangers (11) 1–1 * Morton Hampden Park 129,176 [3]
1–0 * (R) Hampden Park 133,750 [3]
1948–49 Rangers (12) 4–1 Clyde Hampden Park 108,435 [3]
1949–50 Rangers (13) 3–0 East Fife Hampden Park 118,262 [3]
1950–51 Celtic (16) 1–0 Motherwell Hampden Park 131,943 [3]
1951–52 Motherwell (1) 4–0 Dundee Hampden Park 136,274 [3]
1952–53 Rangers (14) 1–1 Aberdeen Hampden Park 129,761 [3]
1–0 (R) Hampden Park 113,700 [3]
1953–54 Celtic (17) 2–1 Aberdeen Hampden Park 130,060 [3]
1954–55 Clyde (2) 1–1 Celtic Hampden Park 106,234 [3]
1–0 (R) Hampden Park 68,831 [3]
1955–56 Heart of Midlothian (5) 3–1 Celtic Hampden Park 132,840 [3]
1956–57 Falkirk (2) 1–1 Kilmarnock Hampden Park 83,000 [3]
2–1 * (R) Hampden Park 79,785 [3]
1957–58 Clyde (3) 1–0 Hibernian Hampden Park 95,123 [3]
1958–59 St Mirren (2) 3–1 Aberdeen Hampden Park 108,591 [3]
1959–60 Rangers (15) 2–0 Kilmarnock Hampden Park 108,017 [3]
1960–61 Dunfermline Athletic (1) 0–0 Celtic Hampden Park 113,618 [3]
2–0 (R) Hampden Park 87,866 [3]
1961–62 Rangers (16) 2–0 St Mirren Hampden Park 127,940 [3]
1962–63 Rangers (17) 1–1 Celtic Hampden Park 129,643 [3]
3–0 (R) Hampden Park 120,273 [3]
1963–64 Rangers (18) 3–1 Dundee Hampden Park 120,982 [3]
1964–65 Celtic (18) 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic Hampden Park 108,800 [3]
1965–66 Rangers (19) 0–0 Celtic Hampden Park 126,552 [3]
1–0 (R) Hampden Park 98,202 [3]
1966–67 Celtic (19) 2–0 Aberdeen Hampden Park 126,102 [3]
1967–68 Dunfermline Athletic (2) 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park 56,365 [3]
1968–69 Celtic (20) 4–0 Rangers Hampden Park 132,896 [3]
1969–70 Aberdeen (2) 3–1 Celtic Hampden Park 108,434 [3]
1970–71 Celtic (21) 1–1 Rangers Hampden Park 120,092 [3]
2–1 (R) Hampden Park 103,332 [3]
1971–72 Celtic (22) 6–1 Hibernian Hampden Park 106,102 [3]
1972–73 Rangers (20) 3–2 Celtic Hampden Park 122,714 [3]
1973–74 Celtic (23) 3–0 Dundee United Hampden Park 75,959 [3]
1974–75 Celtic (24) 3–1 Airdrieonians Hampden Park 75,457 [3]
1975–76 Rangers (21) 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park 85,354 [3]
1976–77 Celtic (25) 1–0 Rangers Hampden Park 54,252 [3]
1977–78 Rangers (22) 2–1 Aberdeen Hampden Park 61,563 [3]
1978–79 Rangers (23) 0–0 Hibernian Hampden Park 50,610 [3]
0–0 * (R) Hampden Park 33,504 [3]
3–2 * (SR) Hampden Park 30,602 [3]
1979–80 Celtic (26) 1–0 * Rangers Hampden Park 70,303 [3]
1980–81 Rangers (24) 0–0 * Dundee United Hampden Park 53,000 [3]
4–1 (R) Hampden Park 43,099 [3]
1981–82 Aberdeen (3) 4–1 * Rangers Hampden Park 53,788 [3]
1982–83 Aberdeen (4) 1–0 * Rangers Hampden Park 62,979 [3]
1983–84 Aberdeen (5) 2–1 * Celtic Hampden Park 58,900 [3]
1984–85 Celtic (27) 2–1 Dundee United Hampden Park 60,346 [3]
1985–86 Aberdeen (6) 3–0 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park 62,841 [3]
1986–87 St Mirren (3) 1–0 * Dundee United Hampden Park 51,782 [3]
1987–88 Celtic (28) 2–1 Dundee United Hampden Park 74,000 [3]
1988–89 Celtic (29) 1–0 Rangers Hampden Park 72,069 [3]
1989–90 Aberdeen (7) 0–0 Celtic Hampden Park 60,493 [3]
1990–91 Motherwell (2) 4–3 * Dundee United Hampden Park 57,319 [3]
1991–92 Rangers (25) 2–1 Airdrieonians Hampden Park 44,045 [3]
1992–93 Rangers (26) 2–1 Aberdeen Celtic Park 50,715 [3]
1993–94 Dundee United (1) 1–0 Rangers Hampden Park 37,450 [3]
1994–95 Celtic (30) 1–0 Airdrieonians Hampden Park 36,915 [3]
1995–96 Rangers (27) 5–1 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park 37,730 [3]
1996–97 Kilmarnock (3) 1–0 Falkirk Ibrox Stadium 48,953 [3]
1997–98 Heart of Midlothian (6) 2–1 Rangers Celtic Park 48,946 [3]
1998–99 Rangers (28) 1–0 Celtic Hampden Park 52,670 [3]
1999–2000 Rangers (29) 4–0 Aberdeen Hampden Park 50,865 [3]
2000–01 Celtic (31) 3–0 Hibernian Hampden Park 51,824 [3]
2001–02 Rangers (30) 3–2 Celtic Hampden Park 51,138 [3]
2002–03 Rangers (31) 1–0 Dundee Hampden Park 47,136 [3]
2003–04 Celtic (32) 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic Hampden Park 50,846 [3]
2004–05 Celtic (33) 1–0 Dundee United Hampden Park 50,635 [3]
2005–06 Heart of Midlothian (7) 1–1 † Gretna Hampden Park 51,232 [3]
2006–07 Celtic (34) 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Hampden Park 49,600 [3]
2007–08 Rangers (32) 3–2 Queen of the South Hampden Park 48,821 [3][11]
2008–09 Rangers (33) 1–0 Falkirk Hampden Park 50,956 [3][12]
2009–10 Dundee United (2) 3–0 Ross County Hampden Park 47,122 [3][13]
2010–11 Celtic (35) 3–0 Motherwell Hampden Park 49,618 [3][14]
2011–12 Heart of Midlothian (8) 5–1 Hibernian Hampden Park 51,041 [3][15]
2012–13 Celtic (36) 3–0 Hibernian Hampden Park 51,254 [3][16]
2013–14 St Johnstone (1) 2–0 Dundee United Celtic Park 47,345 [3][17]
2014–15 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (1) 2–1 Falkirk Hampden Park 37,149 [3][18]
2015–16 Hibernian (3) 3–2 Rangers Hampden Park 50,701 [3][19]
2016–17 Celtic (37) 2–1 Aberdeen Hampden Park 48,713 [3][20]
2017–18 Celtic (38) 2–0 Motherwell Hampden Park 49,967 [3][21]
2018–19 Celtic (39) 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park 49,434 [3][22][23]
2019–20 Celtic (40) 3–3 † Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park None[D] [3][24][25]
2020–21 St Johnstone (2) 1–0 Hibernian Hampden Park None[E] [3][26][27]
2021–22 Rangers (34) 2–0 * Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park 50,315 [3][28][29]
2022–23 Celtic (41) 3–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hampden Park 47,247 [3][30][31]
2023–24 Celtic (42) 1–0 Rangers Hampden Park 48,556 [3][32][33]
2024–25 Aberdeen (8) 1–1 † Celtic Hampden Park 49,545 [3][34][35]

By club

Club Wins Last final won
Celtic 42 2024
Rangers 34 2022
Queen's Park 10 1893
Aberdeen 8 2025
Heart of Midlothian 8 2012
Hibernian 3 2016
Kilmarnock 3 1997
Vale of Leven 3 1879
St Mirren 3 1987
Clyde 3 1958
Dundee United 2 2010
Motherwell 2 1991
Third Lanark 2 1905
Falkirk 2 1957
Dunfermline Athletic 2 1968
Renton 2 1888
St Johnstone 2 2021
Dumbarton 1 1883
Dundee 1 1910
Airdrieonians (1878) 1 1924
East Fife 1 1938
Greenock Morton 1 1922
Partick Thistle 1 1921
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 2015
St Bernard's 1 1895

Sponsorship

Period Sponsor Name
1873–1982 No sponsor Scottish Cup
1983–88 Scottish Health Education Group Scottish Cup
1988–89 No sponsor Scottish Cup
1989–2007 Tennent Caledonian Breweries Tennent's Scottish Cup[36]
2007–08 No sponsor Scottish Cup
2008–10 Scottish Government Homecoming Scottish Cup in 2008–09
Active Nation Scottish Cup in 2009–10
2010–11 No sponsor Scottish Cup
2011–20 William Hill William Hill Scottish Cup
2020–23 No sponsor Scottish Cup
2023–present Scottish Gas Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup[37]

Notes

  1. Rangers refused to appear in protest at a disallowed goal in the original match[4]
  2. Dumbarton protested[5]
  3. Vale of Leven failed to appear[6]
  4. Attendance restricted due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  5. Attendance restricted due to COVID-19 restrictions

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  2. Official Site of the Tennent's Scottish Cup Scottish Football Museum Experience
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  34. "Mitov Penalty Heroics see Dons Lift Scottish Cup for first time since 1990". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 24 May 2025.
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