1988–89 Scottish Cup

The 1988–89 Scottish Cup was the 104th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Rangers in the final.

1988–89 Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Celtic
Runner-up	Rangers
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Ally McCoist (5)

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Berwick Rangers (3)	1–1	Alloa Athletic (3)
East Fife (3)	4–1	Spartans (ESL)
East Stirlingshire (3)	1–0	Gala Fairydean (ESL)
Inverness Thistle (HL)	0–0	Dumbarton (3)
Montrose (3)	2–0	Arbroath (3)
Stranraer (3)	2–2	Stirling Albion (3)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Dumbarton (3)	2–1	Inverness Thistle (HL)
Stirling Albion (3)	0–1	Stranraer (3)
Alloa Athletic (3)	2–1	Berwick Rangers (3)

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Annan Athletic (ESL)	1–5	Queen's Park (3)
Coldstream (ESL)	1–1	Albion Rovers (3)
Cowdenbeath (3)	1–1	Stenhousemuir (3)
East Stirlingshire (3)	1–2	Montrose (3)
Elgin City (HL)	2–2	Dumbarton (3)
Forres Mechanics (HL)	1–1	Alloa Athletic (3)
Inverness Caledonian (HL)	1–1	Brechin City (3)
Stranraer (3)	2–1	East Fife (3)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Albion Rovers	1–0	Coldstream (ESL)
Alloa Athletic (3)	2–0	Forres Mechanics (HL)
Brechin City (3)	2–1	Inverness Caledonian (HL)
Dumbarton (3)	4–0	Elgin City (HL)
Stenhousemuir (3)	3–2	Cowdenbeath (3)

Third round

Home team	Score	Away team
Meadowbank Thistle (2)	2–0	Hamilton Academical (1)
Alloa Athletic (3)	3–1	Albion Rovers (3)
Celtic (1)	2–0	Dumbarton (3)
Clydebank (2)	2–1	Montrose (3)
Dundee (1)	1–2	Dundee United (1)
Dunfermline Athletic (2)	0–0	Aberdeen (1)
Falkirk (2)	1–1	Motherwell (1)
Forfar Athletic (2)	1–1	Clyde (2)
Hearts (1)	4–1	Ayr United (2)
Hibernian (1)	1–0	Brechin City (3)
Greenock Morton (2)	0–0	Airdrieonians (2)
Partick Thistle (2)	0–0	St Mirren (1)
Queen of the South (2)	2–2	Kilmarnock (2)
Queen's Park (3)	0–0	Stranraer (3)
Raith Rovers (2)	1–1	Rangers (1)
St Johnstone (2)	2–0	Stenhousemuir (3)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen (1)	3–1	Dunfermline Athletic (2)
Airdrieonians (2)	0–1	Greenock Morton (2)
Motherwell (1)	2–1	Falkirk (2)
Clyde (2)	0–1	Forfar Athletic (2)
Kilmarnock (2)	0–1	Queen of the South (2)
Rangers (1)	3–0	Raith Rovers (2)
St Mirren (1)	1–3	Partick Thistle (2)
Stranraer (3)	1–0	Queen's Park (3)

Fourth round

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen (1)	1–1	Dundee United (1)
Celtic (1)	4–1	Clydebank (2)
Hearts (1)	2–0	Partick Thistle (2)
Hibernian (1)	2–1	Motherwell (1)
Meadowbank Thistle (2)	0–1	Greenock Morton (2)
Queen of the South (2)	0–0	Alloa Athletic (3)
Rangers (1)	8–0	Stranraer (3)
St Johnstone (2)	2–1	Forfar Athletic (2)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee United (1)	1–1	Aberdeen (1)
Alloa Athletic (3)	4–2	Queen of the South (2)

Second Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee United (1)	1–0	Aberdeen (1)

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Greenock Morton (2)	2–2	St Johnstone (1)
Rangers (1)	2–2	Dundee United (1)
Celtic (1)	2–1	Hearts (1)
Hibernian (1)	1–0	Alloa Athletic (3)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee United (1)	0–1	Rangers (1)
St Johnstone (1)	3–2	Greenock Morton (2)

Semi-finals

15 April 1989

Rangers	0–0	St Johnstone

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 47,374

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16 April 1989

Celtic	3–1	Hibernian
Mick McCarthy Mark McGhee Andy Walker		Steve Archibald

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 42,160

Replays

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18 April 1989

Rangers	4–0	St Johnstone
Mark Walters Gary Stevens Kevin Drinkell Ally McCoist

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 44,205

Final

Main article: 1989 Scottish Cup Final

20 May 1989

Celtic	1 – 0	Rangers
Joe Miller

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 72,069

Referee: Bob Valentine

See also

• 1988–89 in Scottish football
• 1988–89 Scottish League Cup