The 1954–55 Scottish Cup was the 70th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Clyde who defeated Celtic in the replayed final. It was Clyde's second cup success, whilst Celtic lost in the final having won the last five Scottish Cup finals that they had played in.[1] The 1955 final was the first to be televised live, being broadcast by the BBC. This was not officially announced before the match. The replayed final was not televised.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Clyde |
| Runner-up | Celtic |
First round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen University | 3 – 3 | Girvan Amateurs |
| Babcock & Wilcox | 3 – 1 | Shawfield Amateurs |
| Burntisland Shipyard | 1 – 7 | Forres Mechanics |
| Chirnside United | 1 – 4 | Peterhead |
| Civil Service Strollers | 2 – 3 | Vale of Leithen |
| Deveronvale | 0 – 4 | Inverness Thistle |
| Eyemouth United | 2 – 3 | Buckie Thistle |
| Fraserburgh | 9 – 0 | Edinburgh University |
| Gala Fairydean | 5 – 3 | Keith |
| Glasgow University | 1 – 5 | Huntly |
| Inverness Caledonian | 7 – 3 | Rothes |
| Lossiemouth | 6 – 0 | Murrayfield Amateurs |
| Newton Stewart | 3 – 5 | Elgin City |
| Ross County | 2 – 2 | Peebles Rovers |
| St Cuthbert Wanderers | 5 – 1 | Vale of Atholl |
| Tarff Rovers | 1 – 1 | Duns |
| Wick Academy | 2 – 4 | Coldstream |
Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Duns | 3 – 0 | Tarff Rovers |
| Girvan Amateurs | 2 – 0 | Aberdeen University |
| Peebles Rovers | 5 – 1 | Ross County |
Second round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Brora Rangers | 2 – 0 | Coldstream |
| Duns | 1 – 8 | Buckie Thistle |
| Elgin City | 1 – 1 | Clachnacuddin |
| Forres Mechanics | 5 – 1 | Huntly |
| Inverness Caledonian | 5 – 0 | Wigtown & Bladnoch |
| Inverness Thistle | 7 – 1 | Selkirk |
| Lossiemouth | 1 – 0 | Gala Fairydean |
| Peebles Rovers | 4 – 3 | Girvan Amateurs |
| Peterhead | 7 – 0 | Babcock & Wilcox |
| St Cuthbert Wanderers | 4 – 2 | Whithorn |
| Vale of Leithen | 0 – 4 | Fraserburgh |
Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Clachnacuddin | 7 – 1 | Elgin City |
Third round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Berwick Rangers | 3 – 3 | Clachnacuddin |
| Brora Rangers | 3 – 3 | Inverness Caledonian |
| Fraserburgh | 4 – 2 | East Stirlingshire |
| Inverness Thistle | 2 – 1 | Stranraer |
| Lossiemouth | 2 – 2 | Forres Mechanics |
| Montrose | 3 – 1 | Dumbarton |
| Peebles Rovers | 5 – 2 | St Cuthbert Wanderers |
| Peterhead | 0 – 4 | Buckie Thistle |
Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Clachnacuddin | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers |
| Forres Mechanics | 5 – 3 | Lossiemouth |
| Inverness Caledonian | 8 – 2 | Brora Rangers |
Fourth round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic | 4 – 2 | Fraserburgh |
| Arbroath | 2 – 0 | Brechin City |
| Buckie Thistle | 1 – 1 | Queen's Park |
| Clachnacuddin | 1 – 2 | Inverness Thistle |
| Cowdenbeath | 2 – 2 | Ayr United |
| Dundee United | 1 – 3 | Forfar Athletic |
| Montrose | 1 – 3 | Inverness Caledonian |
| Peebles Rovers | 0 – 2 | Forres Mechanics |
Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ayr United | 3 – 3 | Cowdenbeath |
| Queen's Park | 1 – 2 | Buckie Thistle |
Second Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ayr United | 3 – 1 | Cowdenbeath |
Fifth round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | 4 – 3 | Forfar Athletic |
| Alloa Athletic | 2 – 4 | Celtic |
| Arbroath | 0 – 4 | St Johnstone |
| Buckie Thistle | 2 – 0 | Inverness Thistle |
| Clyde | 3 – 0 | Albion Rovers |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 2 | Partick Thistle |
| East Fife | 1 – 2 | Kilmarnock |
| Falkirk | 4 – 0 | Stenhousemuir |
| Forres Mechanics | 3 – 4 | Motherwell |
| Hamilton Academical | 2 – 1 | St Mirren |
| Hearts | 5 – 0 | Hibernian |
| Inverness Caledonian | 1 – 1 | Ayr United |
| Greenock Morton | 1 – 3 | Raith Rovers |
| Rangers | 0 – 0 | Dundee |
| Stirling Albion | 0 – 6 | Aberdeen |
| Third Lanark | 2 – 1 | Queen of the South |
Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ayr United | 2 – 4 | Inverness Caledonian |
| Dundee | 0 – 1 | Rangers |
Sixth Round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Rangers |
| Airdrieonians | 7 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Buckie Thistle | 0 – 6 | Hearts |
| Clyde | 3 – 1 | Raith Rovers |
| Inverness Caledonian | 0 – 7 | Falkirk |
| Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | Celtic |
| St Johnstone | 0 – 1 | Hamilton Academical |
| Third Lanark | 1 – 3 | Motherwell |
Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1 – 0 | Kilmarnock |
Quarter-finals
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | 4 – 1 | Motherwell |
| Celtic | 2 – 1[3] | Hamilton Academical |
| Clyde | 5 – 0 | Falkirk |
| Hearts | 1 – 1 | Aberdeen |
Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 2 – 0 | Hearts |
Semi-finals
edit| Celtic | 2–2 | Airdrieonians |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 88,840
| Clyde | 2–2 | Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
Tommy Ring  9' 89' |
Paddy Buckley 37' 40' |
Replays
edit| Celtic | 2–0 | Airdrieonians |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 71,800
| Clyde | 1–0 | Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| Archie Robertson 28' |
Final
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Replay
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ List of Scottish Cup Finals at RSSSF
- ^ Robertson, Forrest H. C. (2014). How The Cup Was Won. The Scottish Cup Finals Story. Kirkcaldy: PM Publications. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-9534682-7-0.
- ^ "Accies in the Quarter Final". Hamilton Academical F.C. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ Scottish Cup Semi-Finals - Clyde V. Aberdeen, British Pathé Archive, 31 March 1955
External links
edit- Video highlights from official Pathé News archive
