1947–48 Scottish Cup

1947–48 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Rangers
Runners-up Greenock Morton

The 1947–48 Scottish Cup was the 63rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Greenock Morton in the replayed final.

First round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 0 – 2 Hibernian
Arbroath 9 – 1 Babcock & Wilcox
Ayr United 1 – 2 Greenock Morton
Berwick Rangers 2 – 4 Cowdenbeath
Dundee 2 – 4 Heart of Midlothian
East Fife 2 – 0 Kilmarnock
Inverness Caledonian 1 – 6 Falkirk
Motherwell 2 – 2 Hamilton Academical
Queen of the South 1 – 0 Stenhousemuir
St Mirren 8 – 0 Shawfield Amateurs
Stranraer 0 – 1 Rangers
Clachnacuddin 0 – 2 St Johnstone

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hamilton Academical 0 – 2 Motherwell

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 2 – 1 Heart of Midlothian
Alloa Athletic 0 – 1 Queen of the South
Celtic 3 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Clyde 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic
East Fife 5 – 1 St Johnstone
Hibernian 4 – 0 Arbroath
Montrose 2 – 0 Duns
Greenock Morton 3 – 2 Falkirk
Motherwell 1 – 0 Third Lanark
Nithsdale Wanderers 0 – 5 Aberdeen
Partick Thistle 4 – 3 Dundee United
Peterhead 1 – 2 Dumbarton
Queen’s Park 8 – 2 Deveronvale
Rangers 4 – 0 Leith Athletic
St Mirren 2 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Stirling Albion 2 – 4 Raith Rovers

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 3 – 0 Raith Rovers
Celtic 1 – 0 Motherwell
Dumbarton 0 – 1 East Fife
Hibernian 4 – 2 Aberdeen
Montrose 2 – 1 Queen of the South
Greenock Morton 3 – 0 Queen’s Park
Rangers 3 – 0 Partick Thistle
St Mirren 2 – 1 Clyde

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 0 – 3 Greenock Morton
Celtic 4 – 0 Montrose
Hibernian 3 – 1 St Mirren
Rangers 1 – 0 East Fife

Semi-finals

Greenock Morton 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Celtic
Attendance: 80,000

Rangers 1 – 0 Hibernian
Attendance: 143,570

Final

Rangers 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Greenock Morton
Gillick Soccerbase Whyte
Attendance: 129,176

Teams

RANGERS:
GKScotland Bobby Brown
RBScotland George Young
LBScotland Jock Shaw
RHScotland Ian McColl
CHScotland Willie Woodburn
LHScotland Sammy Cox
RWScotland Eddie Rutherford
IRScotland Torrance Gillick
CFScotland Willie Thornton
ILScotland Willie Findlay
LWScotland Jimmy Duncanson
Manager:
Scotland Bill Struth
GREENOCK MORTON:
GKScotland Jimmy Cowan
RBScotland Jimmy Mitchell
LBScotland John Whigham
RHScotland Billy Campbell
CHScotland Alex Millar
LHScotland Jimmy Whyte
RWScotland John Hepburn
IRScotland Eddie Murphy
CFScotland Davie Cupples
ILScotland Tommy Orr
LWScotland Colin Liddell
Manager:
Scotland Jimmy Davies

Final (replay)

Rangers 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Greenock Morton
Williamson Soccerbase
Attendance: 133,750

Teams

RANGERS:
GKScotland Bobby Brown
RBScotland George Young
LBScotland Jock Shaw
RHScotland Ian McColl
CHScotland Willie Woodburn
LHScotland Sammy Cox
RWScotland Eddie Rutherford
IRScotland Torrance Gillick
CFScotland Willie Thornton
ILScotland Billy Williamson
LWScotland Jimmy Duncanson
Manager:
Scotland Bill Struth
GREENOCK MORTON:
GKScotland Jimmy Cowan
RBScotland Jimmy Mitchell
LBScotland John Whigham
RHScotland Billy Campbell
CHScotland Alex Millar
LHScotland Jimmy Whyte
RWScotland John Hepburn[1]
IRScotland Eddie Murphy[2]
CFScotland Davie Cupples
ILScotland Tommy Orr
LWScotland Colin Liddell
Manager:
Scotland Jimmy Davies

See also

References

  1. John Hepburn at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  2. Eddie Murphy at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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