1898–99 Scottish Cup

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The 1898–99 Scottish Cup was the 26th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The cup was won by Celtic when they beat holders Rangers 2–0 in the final at the second Hampden Park to claim victory in the competition for the second time.

1898–99 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Defending championsRangers
Final positions
ChampionsCeltic
Runner-upRangers

Calendar

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Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round 14 January 1899 16 32 → 16
Second round 11 February 1899 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals 18 February 1899 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 11 March 1899 2 4 → 2
Final 22 April 1899 1 2 → 1

First round

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Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 3 – 3 Arbroath
Ayr Parkhouse 3 – 1 Dundee
Clyde 3 – 0 Wishaw Thistle
East Stirlingshire 4 – 1 Dumbarton
Bo'ness 3 – 3 St Bernard's
Hibernian 2 – 1 Royal Albert
Forfar Athletic 4 – 5 West Calder
Greenock Morton 3 – 1 Annbank
Orion 0 – 2 Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle 5 – 0 Irvine
Port Glasgow Athletic 3 – 2 Renton
Queen's Park 4 – 0 Kilsyth Wanderers
Rangers 4 – 1 Heart of Midlothian
6th GRV 1 – 8 Celtic
St Mirren 7 – 1 Leith Athletic
Third Lanark 4 – 1 Arthurlie

First round replay

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Home team Score Away team
Arbroath 3 – 2 Airdrieonians
St Bernard's 4 – 2 Bo'ness

Second round

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Home team Score Away team
Ayr Parkhouse 1 – 4 Rangers
Celtic 3 – 0 St Bernard's
Clyde 3 – 1 Arbroath
East Stirlingshire 1 – 1 Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle 2 – 2 Greenock Morton
Port Glasgow Athletic 3 – 1 West Calder
Queen's Park 5 – 1 Hibernian
St Mirren 2 – 1 Third Lanark

Second round replay

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Home team Score Away team
Kilmarnock 0 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Partick Thistle

Second round second replay

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Home team Score Away team
Kilmarnock 4 – 2 East Stirlingshire

Quarter-final

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Home team Score Away team
Kilmarnock 1 – 2 St Mirren
Queen's Park 2 – 4 Celtic *
Port Glasgow Athletic 7 – 3 Partick Thistle
Rangers 4 – 0 Clyde
  • Game Abandoned

Quarter-final replay

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Home team Score Away team
Celtic 2 – 1 Queen's Park

Semi-finals

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Home team Score Away team
Celtic 4 – 2 Port Glasgow Athletic
St Mirren 1 – 2 Rangers

Final

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Celtic2 – 0Rangers
Hodge  
McMahon  

Teams

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Celtic:
GK Dan McArthur
RB James Welford
LB David Storrier
RH Barney Battles
CH Harry Marshall
LH Alex King
OR Johnny Hodge
IR John Campbell
CF John Divers
IL Sandy McMahon
OL Jack Bell
Rangers:
GK Matthew Dickie
RB Nicol Smith
LB Davie Crawford
RH Neilly Gibson
CH Bobby Neil
LH David Mitchell
OR John Campbell
IR John McPherson
CF Robert Hamilton
IL Jimmy Millar
OL Alec Smith

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scottish Cup Final 1899 [Celtic team], FitbaStats
  2. ^ Scottish Cup Final 1899 [Rangers team], FitbaStats
  3. ^ Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 24 April 1899
  4. ^ Football. Scottish Cup Final., London Morning Post, 24 April 1899, via The Celtic Wiki
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