1965–66 Scottish Cup

The 1965–66 Scottish Cup was the 81st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic in the replayed final.

1965–66 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Runner-upCeltic

Preliminary round 1

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Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 1 – 0 Stenhousemuir
Dumbarton 2 – 2 Peebles Rovers
Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 Brechin City
Gala Fairydean 6 – 1 Selkirk
Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Brechin City 1 – 3 Forfar Athletic
Peebles Rovers 2 – 3 Dumbarton

Preliminary round 2

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Home team Score Away team
Arbroath 2 – 2 Cowdenbeath
Ayr United 1 – 0 Fraserburgh
Berwick Rangers 0 – 0 Albion Rovers
East Fife 1 – 0 Elgin City
Gala Fairydean 4 – 5 Montrose
Glasgow University 1 – 2 Dumbarton
Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Alloa Athletic
Ross County 4 – 3 Forfar Athletic

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 3 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Cowdenbeath 1 – 1 Arbroath

Second Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Arbroath 2 – 3 Cowdenbeath

First round

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Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 3 – 5 Ross County
Falkirk 1 – 2 Dundee United
Cowdenbeath 1 – 0 St Mirren
Dumbarton 2 – 1 Montrose
Dundee 9-1 East Fife
East Stirlingshire 0 – 0 Motherwell
Hearts 2 – 1 Clyde
Dundee United 0 – 0 Falkirk
Ayr United 1 – 1 St Johnstone
Celtic 4 – 0 Stranraer
Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Partick Thistle
Hamilton Academical 1 – 3 Aberdeen
Hibernian 4 – 3 Third Lanark
Greenock Morton 1 – 1 Kilmarnock
Queen of the South 3 – 0 Albion Rovers
Rangers 5 – 1 Airdrieonians
Stirling Albion 3 – 1 Queen's Park

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Motherwell 4 – 1 East Stirlingshire
St Johnstone 1 – 0 Ayr United
Kilmarnock 3 – 0 Greenock Morton

Second round

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Home team Score Away team
Cowdenbeath 3 – 3 St Johnstone
Ross County 0 – 2 Rangers
Aberdeen 5 – 0 Dundee United
Dumbarton 1 – 0 Queen of the South
Dundee 0 – 2 Celtic
Stirling Albion 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic
Hearts 2 – 1 Hibernian
Kilmarnock 5 – 0 Motherwell

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
St Johnstone 3 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 1 Stirling Albion

Quarter-finals

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Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 0 – 3 Aberdeen
Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Kilmarnock
Hearts 3 – 3 Celtic
Rangers 1 – 0 St Johnstone

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Celtic 3 – 1 Hearts

Semi-finals

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Aberdeen0 – 0Rangers
Attendance: 49,360
Referee: JW Paterson

Celtic2 – 0Dunfermline Athletic
Attendance: 53,900

Replay

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Aberdeen1 – 2Rangers
Harry Melrose   38' Forrest   8'
George McLean   80'
Attendance: 40,852
Referee: JW Paterson

Final

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Rangers0 – 0Celtic
Attendance: 126,552
Referee: Tiny Wharton

Teams

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RANGERS:
GK   Billy Ritchie
RB   Kai Johansen
LB   David Provan
RH   John Greig
CH   Ronnie McKinnon
LH   Bobby Watson
RW   Willie Henderson
IR   Jimmy Millar
CF   Jim Forrest
IL   Willie Johnston
LW   Davie Wilson
Manager:
  Scot Symon
CELTIC:
GK   Ronnie Simpson
RB   Ian Young
LB   Tommy Gemmell
RH   Bobby Murdoch
CH   Billy McNeill
LH   John Clark
RW   Jimmy Johnstone
IR   Joe McBride
CF   Stevie Chalmers
IL   Charlie Gallagher
LW   John Hughes
Manager:
  Jock Stein

Replay

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Rangers1 – 0[1]Celtic
Kai Johansen  
Attendance: 98,202
Referee: Tiny Wharton

Teams

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RANGERS:
GK   Billy Ritchie
RB   Kai Johansen
LB   David Provan
RH   John Greig
CH   Ronnie McKinnon
LH   Bobby Watson
RW   Willie Henderson
IR   George McLean
CF   Jimmy Millar
IL   Willie Johnston
LW   Davie Wilson
Manager:
  Scot Symon
CELTIC:
GK   Ronnie Simpson
RB   Jim Craig
LB   Tommy Gemmell
RH   Bobby Murdoch
CH   Billy McNeill
LH   John Clark
RW   Jimmy Johnstone
IR   Joe McBride
CF   Stevie Chalmers
IL   Bertie Auld
LW   John Hughes
Manager:
  Jock Stein

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1966 Scottish Cup Final Replay match reports". The Celtic Wiki. 27 April 1966. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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