1964–65 Scottish Cup

The 1964–65 Scottish Cup was the 80th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Dunfermline Athletic in the final.

1964–65 Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Celtic
Runner-up	Dunfermline Athletic

Preliminary round 1

Home team	Score	Away team
Berwick Rangers (2)	2 – 2	Stenhousemuir (2)
Brechin City (2)	3 – 4	Albion Rovers (2)
Coldstream (NL)	2 – 4	Stranraer (2)
Hamilton Academical (2)	5 – 3	Clachnacuddin (HL)
Peebles Rovers (NL)	1 – 4	Stirling Albion (2)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Stenhousemuir	1 – 0	Berwick Rangers

Preliminary round 2

Home team	Score	Away team
Stenhousemuir (2)	4 – 1	Elgin City (HL)
Edinburgh University (NL)	1 – 4	Forfar Athletic (2)
Cowdenbeath (2)	2 – 1	Alloa Athletic (2)
Hamilton Academical (2)	3 – 0	Stranraer (2)
Inverness Caledonian (HL)	2 – 1	Raith Rovers (2)
Keith (HL)	1 – 1	Ayr United (2)
Queen's Park (2)	0 – 0	Albion Rovers (2)
Vale of Leithen (NL)	0 – 5	Stirling Albion (2)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Albion Rovers	1 – 1	Queen's Park
Ayr United	4 – 2	Keith

Second Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Queen's Park	1 – 0	Albion Rovers

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Motherwell (1)	3 – 2	Stenhousemuir (2)
Airdrieonians (1)	7 – 3	Montrose (2)
Aberdeen (1)	0 – 0	East Fife (2)
Ayr United (2)	1 – 1	Partick Thistle (1)
Clyde (1)	0 – 4	Greenock Morton (1)
Dumbarton (2)	0 – 0	Queen's Park (2)
Falkirk (1)	0 – 3	Hearts (1)
Forfar Athletic (2)	0 – 3	Dundee United (1)
Hibernian (1)	1 – 1	ES Clydebank (2)
Inverness Caledonian (HL)	1 – 5	Third Lanark (1)
Kilmarnock (1)	5 – 0	Cowdenbeath (2)
Queen of the South (2)	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic (1)
Rangers (1)	3 – 0	Hamilton Academical (2)
St Johnstone (1)	1 – 0	Dundee (1)
St Mirren (1)	0 – 3	Celtic (1)
Stirling Albion (2)	2 – 1	Arbroath (2)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
ES Clydebank (2)	0 – 2	Hibernian (1)
East Fife (2)	1 – 0	Aberdeen (1)
Partick Thistle (1)	7 – 1	Ayr United (2)
Queen's Park (2)	2 – 1	Dumbarton (2)

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee United	0 – 2	Rangers
East Fife	0 – 0	Kilmarnock
Hibernian	5 – 1	Partick Thistle
Greenock Morton	3 – 3	Hearts
Motherwell	1 – 0	St Johnstone
Queen's Park	0 – 1	Celtic
Stirling Albion	1 – 1	Airdrieonians
Third Lanark	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Airdrieonians	0 – 2	Stirling Albion
Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 2	Third Lanark
Hearts	2 – 0	Greenock Morton
Kilmarnock	3 – 0	East Fife

Second Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 2	Third Lanark

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	3 – 2	Kilmarnock
Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Stirling Albion
Hibernian	2 – 1	Rangers
Motherwell	1 – 0	Hearts

Semi-finals

27 March 1965

Celtic	2 – 2	Motherwell

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 52,000

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27 March 1965

Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Hibernian

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 33,305

Replays

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31 March 1965

Celtic	3 – 0	Motherwell

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 58,959

Final

24 April 1965

Celtic	3 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic
Auld McNeill		Melrose McLaughlin

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 108,800

Referee: Hugh Phillips

Teams

CELTIC: GK John Fallon RB Ian Young LB Tommy Gemmell RH Bobby Murdoch CH Billy McNeill LH John Clark RW Stevie Chalmers IR Charlie Gallagher CF John Hughes IL Bobby Lennox LW Bertie Auld Manager: Jock Stein

DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC: GK Jim Herriot RB Willie Callaghan LB John Lunn RH Jim Thomson CH Jim MacLean LH Tommy Callaghan RW Alex Edwards IR Alex Smith CF John McLaughlin IL Harry Melrose LW Jackie Sinclair Manager: Willie Cunningham

See also

• 1964–65 in Scottish football
• 1964–65 Scottish League Cup

External links

• Video highlights from official Pathé News archive