Information about Scottish Cup
| Scottish Cup |
|---|
){kind=small} Scottish Cup 2007-08 |
) Scottish Cup |
| Founded |
| 1874 |
| Nation |
| Scotland |
| Holders (2006-07) |
| Celtic |
History
The Scottish Cup started in the 1873-74 season, competition was contested by 16 teams. The trophy was first awarded to Queen's Park when they beat Clydesdale 2-0 in the final in front of a crowd of 3,000 people. While the English 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.Cup Shocks
Like the FA Cup, the Scottish Cup produces occasional "giant-killings" where a team from a low division unexpectedly defeats a team from a higher division. Some famous cup shocks include 1938, where Second Division East Fife were the victors in the final against Kilmarnock and thus won the cup. Another instance was in 1967, where Berwick Rangers defeated Rangers 1-0.Recent Cup Shocks
Famous recent giant-killings include 2000 when First Division Inverness CT's victory over Celtic by 3 goals to 1 at Celtic Park in 2000, memorable for The Sun 's famous headline:
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Old Firm Dominance
The Old Firm (Celtic and Rangers, both of Glasgow) are dominant forces in Scottish football. They are the only two clubs to have won the SPL since its inception in 1998 and their authority also extends over the Scottish Cup. The final of the 2005-06 competition was played on May 13, 2006 at Hampden Park between Heart of Midlothian and Gretna and was the first final in nine years that an Old Firm side has not been involved in, and the first to ever feature a team from the third tier of the Scottish League setup.Format
The competition format is that of a knockout. Teams are drawn against each other randomly. The team who is drawn first from each tie is the home team. If the first match finishes in a draw, a replay is played at the stadium of the second team drawn. In the replay, if the scores are still level at full time, extra time is played and (if necessary) penalties are used to decide the winner of the tie.Semi-Final
The Semi-Final matches are played at neutral stadiums, usually the national stadium Hampden Park. The Final is traditionally played at Hampden, but during the 1990s some finals were staged at Celtic Park and Ibrox while Hampden was reconstructed. The Final is the only round currently which does not have a replay and is played to a finish. Extra time is played and penalties are used if necessary. This happened in the finals of 1990 and 2006.Introduction of New Entry Criteria
For the full entry criteria see, Scottish Cup FormatPreviously clubs in the Scottish League Third Division and Second Division qualified automatically for the first round, along with four non-league teams each from the Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) and (South) competitions. Clubs in the Scottish League First Division and the Scottish Premier League had automatic byes to the third round. However, from the 2007/2008 season a new criteria was introduced for entry into the Scottish Cup[3]. The Scottish Qualifying Cup competitions were scrapped and the 36 SFA member clubs outwith the SPL and SFL were given direct entry to the 1st Round of the cup. Additionally, the league winners of the East of Scotland and South of Scotland Leagues, both of which contain some clubs that are not full members of the SFA and hence could not previously enter the Scottish Cup, were given a place in the draw.
Most controversially, clubs from Scottish Junior football (all but one of whom are not members of the Scottish FA as they belong to the Scottish Junior FA) have been admitted for the first time. Up to four Junior clubs are allowed to enter, these being the winners of the previous season's North Premier League, West Premier League and East Superleague, and the winner of the Scottish Junior Cup if they have not also won one of the three regional league titles.[4] The first three Junior clubs to qualify for the tournament are Culter, Pollok and Linlithgow Rose.
Media coverage
Sky Sports and BBC Scotland currently own the rights to broadcast television coverage of Scottish Cup matches. Sky Sports typically broadcast one live match per round from the third round onwards, while BBC Scotland are permitted to broadcast one live match prior to the Final. BBC Scotland also provide highlights from the third round onwards which are shown on their flagship football show Sportscene. Both broadcasters televise the Final live.It is not yet known how the format changes to the 2007-08 competition will affect television coverage.
Radio broadcasting rights are currently owned by BBC Radio Scotland.
Facts
Most clubs who have consistently maintained a spot in the Scottish Premier League have won the Cup in recent years. Curiously, Hibernian have failed to win the cup in over one hundred years, finishing runners-up nine times. Dundee United have the worst ratio of wins to losses, with only a 12.5% success rate in finals.The cup also holds the record for the biggest victory in World senior football, when on September 12 1885 Arbroath beat Bon Accord 36-0 [5].[6]
The record attendance for a final is 147,365 in the 1937 final between Celtic and Aberdeen. The first final to be decided on penalties was in 1990 when Aberdeen beat Celtic 9-8 on penalties after a 0-0 draw.
The current holders are Celtic.
Previous winners
- 1900 Celtic 4-3 Queen's Park
- 1899 Celtic 2-0 Rangers
- 1898 Rangers 2-0 Kilmarnock
- 1897 Rangers 5-1 Dumbarton
- 1896 Hearts 3-1 Hibernian
- 1895 St Bernards 2-1 Renton
- 1894 Rangers 3-1 Celtic
- 1893 Queen's Park 2-1 Celtic (Replay)
- 1892 Celtic 5-1 Queen's Park (Replay)
- 1891 Hearts 1-0 Dumbarton
- 1890 Queen's Park 2-1 Vale of Leven
- 1889 Third Lanark 2-1 Celtic (Replay)
- 1888 Renton 6-1 Cambuslang
- 1887 Hibernian 2-1 Dumbarton
- 1886 Queen's Park 3-1 Renton
- 1885 Renton 3-1 Vale of Leven (Replay)
- 1884 Queen's Park awarded cup after Vale of Leven fail to appear at final
- 1883 Dumbarton 2-1 Vale of Leven (Replay)
- 1882 Queen's Park 4-1 Dumbarton (Replay)
- 1881 Queen's Park 3-1 Dumbarton (Replay)
- 1880 Queen's Park 3-0 Thornliebank
- 1879 Vale of Leven 1-1 Rangers (Vale of Leven awarded cup when Rangers fail to appear at replay)
- 1878 Vale of Leven 1-0 Third Lanark
- 1877 Vale of Leven 3-2 Rangers (Replay)
- 1876 Queen's Park 2-0 Third Lanark (2nd Replay)
- 1875 Queen's Park 3-0 Renton
- 1874 Queen's Park 2-0 Clydesdale
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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| Celtic | 34 | 19 | 1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| Rangers | 31 | 18 | 1894, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 |
| Queen's Park | 10 | 2 | 1874, 1875, 1876, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1890, 1893 |
| Aberdeen | 7 | 8 | 1947, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 7 | 6 | 1891, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1956, 1998, 2006 |
| Kilmarnock | 3 | 5 | 1920, 1929, 1997 |
| Vale of Leven | 3 | 4 | 1877, 1878, 1879 |
| Clyde | 3 | 3 | 1939, 1955, 1958 |
| St Mirren | 3 | 3 | 1926, 1959, 1987 |
| Hibernian | 2 | 9 | 1887, 1902 |
| Motherwell | 2 | 4 | 1952, 1991 |
| Third Lanark | 2 | 4 | 1889, 1905 |
| Dunfermline Atheltic | 2 | 3 | 1961, 1968 |
| Renton | 2 | 3 | 1885, 1888 |
| Falkirk | 2 | 1 | 1913, 1957 |
| Dundee United | 1 | 7 | 1994 |
| Dumbarton | 1 | 5 | 1883 |
| Dundee | 1 | 4 | 1910 |
| Airdrieonians | 1 | 3 | 1924 |
| East Fife | 1 | 2 | 1938 |
| Greenock Morton | 1 | 1 | 1922 |
| Partick Thistle | 1 | 1 | 1921 |
| St Bernard's | 1 | - | 1895 |
| Hamilton Acad | - | 2 | - |
| Albion Rovers | - | 1 | - |
| Cambuslang | - | 1 | - |
| Clydesdale | - | 1 | - |
| Gretna | - | 1 | - |
| Raith Rovers | - | 1 | - |
| Thornliebank | - | 1 | - |
References
1. ^ SFA Handbook 2006-07 Cup Competion Rules
2. ^ Official Site of the Tennent's Scottish Cup Scottish Football Museum Experience
3. ^ Scottish Football Association The Scottish Cup 2007/08
4. ^ Junior clubs enter Scottish Cup
5. ^ A day when Scottish football scorched the record books (HTML). Scotsman (2005). Retrieved on 9 December, 2005.
6. ^ The 36-0 team (HTML). Fraser Clyne (2003).
7. ^ Why no one won the Scottish Cup in 1909, The Guardian
2. ^ Official Site of the Tennent's Scottish Cup Scottish Football Museum Experience
3. ^ Scottish Football Association The Scottish Cup 2007/08
4. ^ Junior clubs enter Scottish Cup
5. ^ A day when Scottish football scorched the record books (HTML). Scotsman (2005). Retrieved on 9 December, 2005.
6. ^ The 36-0 team (HTML). Fraser Clyne (2003).
7. ^ Why no one won the Scottish Cup in 1909, The Guardian
External links
- Official Site
- A league table and the positions of Scottish in teams, in terms of who has won the most honours from Europe
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Motto
Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"
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The 2006-07 Scottish Cup was the 122nd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's Scottish Cup. The 2006-07 competition was won by Celtic after defeating Dunfermline Athletic in the final.
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Celtic F.C.
Full name The Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s) 'Bhoys', 'Hoops', 'Tic'
Founded 1887 (First match 1888)
Ground Celtic Park
Capacity 60,506
Chairman Brian Quinn
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Full name The Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s) 'Bhoys', 'Hoops', 'Tic'
Founded 1887 (First match 1888)
Ground Celtic Park
Capacity 60,506
Chairman Brian Quinn
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Motto
Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"
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Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players. It is the most popular sport in the world.
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Season 1873-74 was the first in Scottish football to feature competitive domestic fixtures, with the introduction of the Scottish Cup competition.
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Overview
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Queen's Park
Full name Queen's Park Football Club
Nickname(s) The Spiders, The Hoops
Founded July 9 1867
Ground Hampden Park, Glasgow
Capacity 52,500
Chairman G. M.
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Full name Queen's Park Football Club
Nickname(s) The Spiders, The Hoops
Founded July 9 1867
Ground Hampden Park, Glasgow
Capacity 52,500
Chairman G. M.
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Clydesdale F. C. were a nineteenth-century Glasgow-based soccer club, who were attached to Clydesdale Cricket Club during the 1870s. In 1873, Clydesdale was one of the teams to found the Scottish Football Association.
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Sport Football
Founded 1871
No. of teams 731
Country(ies) England
Most recent champion(s) Chelsea F.C. (2006-07)
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Founded 1871
No. of teams 731
Country(ies) England
Most recent champion(s) Chelsea F.C. (2006-07)
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Sport Football
Founded 1871
No. of teams 731
Country(ies) England
Most recent champion(s) Chelsea F.C. (2006-07)
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Founded 1871
No. of teams 731
Country(ies) England
Most recent champion(s) Chelsea F.C. (2006-07)
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East Fife
Full name East Fife Football Club
Nickname(s) The Fifers
Founded 1903
Ground Bayview Stadium
Methil, Scotland
Capacity 2,000
Chairman William Gray
Manager David Baikie
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Full name East Fife Football Club
Nickname(s) The Fifers
Founded 1903
Ground Bayview Stadium
Methil, Scotland
Capacity 2,000
Chairman William Gray
Manager David Baikie
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Kilmarnock F.C.
Full name Kilmarnock Football Club
Nickname(s) Killie
Founded 1869
Ground Rugby Park
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
Capacity 18,128
Chairman Michael Johnston
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Full name Kilmarnock Football Club
Nickname(s) Killie
Founded 1869
Ground Rugby Park
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
Capacity 18,128
Chairman Michael Johnston
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Berwick Rangers F.C.
Full name Berwick Rangers
Football Club
Nickname(s) The Borderers The Wee Gers The Dream Team
Founded 1881
Ground Shielfield Park,
Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Full name Berwick Rangers
Football Club
Nickname(s) The Borderers The Wee Gers The Dream Team
Founded 1881
Ground Shielfield Park,
Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Rangers
Full name Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s) The Gers, Teddy Bears, Light Blues
Founded 1873
Ground Ibrox Stadium
Glasgow, Scotland
Capacity 51,082[1]
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Full name Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s) The Gers, Teddy Bears, Light Blues
Founded 1873
Ground Ibrox Stadium
Glasgow, Scotland
Capacity 51,082[1]
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Founded
1890
Nation
Scotland
Promotion to
Scottish Premier League
Relegation to
S.F.L. Second Division
Number of teams
10
Domestic Cups
Scottish Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish League Challenge Cup
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Nation
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Number of teams
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Scottish Cup
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Full name Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Football Club
Nickname(s) Caley Jags
Founded 1994
Ground Caledonian Stadium
Inverness
Inverness-shire
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Full name Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Football Club
Nickname(s) Caley Jags
Founded 1994
Ground Caledonian Stadium
Inverness
Inverness-shire
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Celtic F.C.
Full name The Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s) 'Bhoys', 'Hoops', 'Tic'
Founded 1887 (First match 1888)
Ground Celtic Park
Capacity 60,506
Chairman Brian Quinn
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Full name The Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s) 'Bhoys', 'Hoops', 'Tic'
Founded 1887 (First match 1888)
Ground Celtic Park
Capacity 60,506
Chairman Brian Quinn
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Celtic Park is a football stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland. It is the home ground of Celtic Football Club. The all-seater stadium is also known as 'Parkhead' (due to location) and nicknamed 'Paradise' by Celtic fans, an ironic tag used to denote its close
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Celtic F.C.
Full name The Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s) 'Bhoys', 'Hoops', 'Tic'
Founded 1887 (First match 1888)
Ground Celtic Park
Capacity 60,506
Chairman Brian Quinn
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Full name The Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s) 'Bhoys', 'Hoops', 'Tic'
Founded 1887 (First match 1888)
Ground Celtic Park
Capacity 60,506
Chairman Brian Quinn
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Full name Roy Maurice Keane
Date of birth July 10 1971
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Date of birth July 10 1971
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Clyde F.C.
Full name Clyde Football Club
Nickname(s) The Bully Wee, The Gypsy Army
Founded 1877
Ground Broadwood Stadium,
Cumbernauld, Scotland
Capacity 8,006
Chairman Ian Letham
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Full name Clyde Football Club
Nickname(s) The Bully Wee, The Gypsy Army
Founded 1877
Ground Broadwood Stadium,
Cumbernauld, Scotland
Capacity 8,006
Chairman Ian Letham
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Broadwood Stadium is a football stadium situated in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
The stadium currently plays host to the home matches of Scottish First Division side, Clyde Football Club, and the home matches of Scottish Premier Reserve League side Rangers
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The stadium currently plays host to the home matches of Scottish First Division side, Clyde Football Club, and the home matches of Scottish Premier Reserve League side Rangers
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The term Old Firm refers to the rivalry between the Scottish football teams Celtic F.C. and Rangers F.C., both based in Glasgow.
One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers.
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One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers.
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Rangers
Full name Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s) The Gers, Teddy Bears, Light Blues
Founded 1873
Ground Ibrox Stadium
Glasgow, Scotland
Capacity 51,082[1]
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Full name Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s) The Gers, Teddy Bears, Light Blues
Founded 1873
Ground Ibrox Stadium
Glasgow, Scotland
Capacity 51,082[1]
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