2011–12 Scottish Cup

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The 2011–12 Scottish Cup was the 127th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament began on 24 September 2011 and ended on 19 May 2012.[2] It was sponsored by William Hill in the first season of a three-year partnership, known as the William Hill Scottish Cup.[3] The winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round[4] of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Heart of Midlothian won 5–1 against city rivals Hibernian at Hampden Park.[5]

2011-12 William Hill Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country Scotland
Teams81[1]
Final positions
ChampionsHeart of Midlothian
Runner-upHibernian
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Rudi Skacel (5)

Calendar

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Round Draw date First match date Fixtures Clubs
Original Replays
First round Monday 29 August 2011 Saturday 24 September 2011 17 1 81 → 64
Second round Wednesday 28 September 2011 Saturday 22 October 2011 16 4 64 → 48
Third round Wednesday 26 October 2011 Saturday 19 November 2011 16 4 48 → 32
Fourth round Tuesday 22 November 2011 Saturday 7 January 2012 16 3 32 → 16
Fifth round Monday 9 January 2012 Saturday 4 February 2012 8 3 16 → 80
Quarter-finals Monday 6 February 2012 Saturday 10 March 2012 4 1 8 → 4
Semi-finals Sunday 11 March 2012 Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 April 2012 2 N/A 4 → 2
Final N/A Saturday 19 May 2012 1 N/A 2 → 1

Fixtures & Results

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First round

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The first round draw was conducted on 29 August 2011 at Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow.[7]

This round is populated entirely by non-league clubs:

Golspie Sutherland received a bye into the Second Round.

24 September 2011 Culter 4 – 0 Burntisland Shipyard Crombie Park
15:00 McBain   7', 42', 53'
Smart   80' (o.g.)
Referee: Ross McIntyre
24 September 2011 Dalbeattie Star 1 – 6 Inverurie Loco Works Islecroft Stadium
15:00 Dingwall   46' Young   7', 51'
Ross   25'
Bain   51'
McLean   65', 75'
Referee: Don Robertson
24 September 2011 Edinburgh City 3 – 0 Brora Rangers Meadowbank Stadium
15:00 Ross   60', 62'
Gair   80' (pen.)
Referee: Paul Reid
24 September 2011 Edinburgh University 0 – 3 Whitehill Welfare Peffermill Playing Fields
15:00 Smail   35', 62'
Young   78' (pen.)
Referee: Graeme Stewart
24 September 2011 Forres Mechanics 2 – 2 Irvine Meadow XI Mosset Park
15:00 Moore   68'
Tweedie   85'
McGuiness   5'
Husley   76'
Referee: Andrew Dallas
24 September 2011 Fraserburgh 4 – 3 Civil Service Strollers Bellslea Park
15:00 Bruce   11', 17'
Hale   37'
Christie   90'
Tweedie   85'
Gormley   42'
Rennie   45', 61'
Referee: Craig Sim
24 September 2011 Gala Fairydean 8 – 1 Hawick Royal Albert Netherdale
15:00 Hay   11', 55', 88' (pen.)
Jackson   19'
Grass   47'
Rossi   61'
Barnston   66'
Wilson   68'
Cooper   28' Referee: Gavin Duncan
24 September 2011 Glasgow University 0 – 4 Cove Rangers Garscube Sports Complex
15:00 Park   38', 85'
Milne   61' (pen.), 70'
Referee: James Campbell
24 September 2011 Huntly 6 – 1 Newton Stewart Christie Park
15:00 McCarthy   8'
Fyfe   38'
Naismith   43'
Guild   45'
Thoirs   47'
Booth   78'
Sutherland   57' Referee: Graeme Beaton
24 September 2011 Lossiemouth 1 – 2 Auchinleck Talbot Grant Park
15:00 Smith   19' McCann   55'
Gillies   89'
Referee: Bryan Braidwood
24 September 2011 Nairn County 2 – 1 Selkirk Station Park
15:00 Gethins   73'
MacKay   89'
Gibson   70' Referee: Caryl Potten
24 September 2011 Rothes 0 – 3 Clachnacuddin Mackessack Park
15:00 Williamson   30'
MacLeod   37'
Brindle   54'
Referee: Ryan Milne
24 September 2011 St Cuthbert Wanderers 0 – 2 Keith St Mary's Park
15:00 Donaldson   17'
Walker   78'
Referee: Kevin Graham
24 September 2011 Vale of Leithen 1 – 0 Girvan Victoria Park
15:00 Moffat   30' Referee: Gavin Ross
24 September 2011 Wick Academy 9 – 1 Coldstream Harmsworth Park
15:00 MacAdie   28'
Allan   31'
Weir   52' (pen.), 78', 82'
Shearer   61'
Cunningham   65', 69', 76'
Adamson   37' Referee: Billy Baxter
24 September 2011 Wigtown & Bladnoch 2 – 0 Preston Athletic Trammondford Park
15:00 Miller   15'
McMillan   75'
Referee: Steven Reid
1 October 2011 Fort William 0 – 4 Bo'ness United Claggan Park
15:00 Gibb   18', 22'
Walker   31'
Tarditi   67'
Referee: Gary McCarthy

Source: [citation needed]

First round replay

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1 October 2011 Irvine Meadow XI 6 – 3 Forres Mechanics Meadow Park
15:00 Robertson   6', 50'
Fleming   32'
Barr   46'
McLennan   64'
Hughes   82'
Allan   17', 26' (pen.)
Fraser   19'
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Source: [citation needed]

Second round

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The second round draw was conducted on 28 September 2011 at the William Hill shop in West Campbell Street in Glasgow.[8]

The 17 winners and 1 bye from the First Round enter here, along with the 10 SFL Third Division clubs (Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic, Berwick Rangers, Clyde, East Stirlingshire, Elgin City, Montrose, Peterhead, Queen's Park, Stranraer), Highland League champions (Buckie Thistle), Highland League runners-up (Deveronvale), East of Scotland League champions (Spartans) and South of Scotland League champions (Threave Rovers).

At a hearing of the SFA Judicial Panel on 10 November 2011, Spartans were expelled from the competition for fielding an unregistered and therefore ineligible player in their Second Round tie against Culter. Culter were re-instated to the Third round.[9][10]

22 October 2011 Fraserburgh 0 – 0 Elgin City Bellslea Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 520
Referee: Hilland
22 October 2011 Wigtown & Bladnoch 0 – 9 Stranraer Trammondford Park
14:00 Report Winter   11' (60), 77'
Malcolm   13' (45)
Aitken   38'
Grehan   43' (71)
McLom   88'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Graham
22 October 2011 Peterhead 2 – 0 Nairn County Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Bavidge   12' (24) Report Attendance: 625
Referee: Anderson
22 October 2011 Wick Academy 0 – 1 Keith Harmsworth Park
15:00 Report
22 October 2011 Culter 0 – 2 Spartans Crombie Park
15:00 Report
22 October 2011 Alloa Athletic 2 – 2 Annan Athletic Recreation Park
15:00 Cawley   16'
Masterton   68'
Report Cox   36'
Watson   54'
Attendance: 490
Referee: Brines
22 October 2011 Deveronvale 4 – 0 Berwick Rangers Princess Royal Park
15:00 Duncan   19'
Fraser   29'
Blackhall   66'
McKenzie   71' (Penalty)
Report Thomson   69' Attendance: 650
Referee: Robertson
22 October 2011 Huntly 0 – 3 Queen's Park Christie Park
15:00 Report Longworth   44'
Burns   47'
Smith   78'
Attendance: 520
Referee: Dallas
22 October 2011 Montrose 2 – 1 Clyde Links Park Stadium
15:00 Lunan   23'
Pierce   49'
Report Neil   19' Attendance: 452
Referee: Robertson
23 October 2011 East Stirlingshire 1 – 1 Buckie Thistle Ochilview Park
15:00 Stirling   48'
Frances   90'  
Cane   90'
Report Hunter   53' (Own Goal) Attendance: 372
Referee: Cook

Source: BBC
Spartans expelled for fielding an ineligible player. Culter progress to the Third Round.[10]

Second round replays

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29 October 2011 Annan Athletic 2 – 0 Alloa Athletic Galabank
15:00 Report Attendance: 502

Source: BBC Sport

Third round

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The Third Round draw was conducted on 26 October 2011 at Musselburgh Racecourse.[11]

The 16 winners from the Second Round enter here, along with the 10 SFL Second Division clubs (Airdrie United, Albion Rovers, Arbroath, Brechin City, Cowdenbeath, Dumbarton, East Fife, Forfar Athletic, Stenhosemuir, Stirling Albion) and 6 SFL First Division clubs (Ayr United, Dundee, Greenock Morton, Livingston, Partick Thistle, Ross County)

19 November 2011 Ayr United 2 – 2 Montrose Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00
19 November 2011 Keith 0 – 1 Arbroath Kynoch Park, Keith
15:00

Source: BBC Sport

Third round replays

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26 November 2011 Partick Thistle 4 – 0 Culter Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Elliot   1'
Cairney   26', 29'
Erskine   47'
Report Attendance: 1,864
Referee: Des Roache
22 November 2011 Montrose 1 – 2 Ayr United Links Park, Montrose
19:45 Winter   81' Trouten   28', 73' Attendance: 575
Referee: Mat Northcroft
26 November 2011 Queen's Park 3 – 1 Elgin City Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00 Murray   11'
Smith   43', 87'
Report Clark   56'
Gunn   74'
Attendance: 513
Referee: Frank McDermott
26 November 2011 Forfar Athletic 3 – 0 Stranraer Station Park, Forfar
15:00 Ross   67'
Templeman   76'
Gibson   87'
Report Attendance: 423
Referee: Brian Colvin

Source: BBC Sport

Fourth round

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The fourth round draw was conducted on 22 November 2011 at 10:30am at Hampden Park live on Sky Sports News.[12]

The 16 winners from the third round entered here, along with the 12 SPL clubs (Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Rangers, St Johnstone, St Mirren) and four SFL First Division clubs who were exempt from playing in the third round (Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South, Raith Rovers).

7 January Ross County 7 – 0 Stenhousemuir Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00 Vigurs   5', 75'
Brittain   52' (pen.)
Gardyne   62'
Craig   71'
Byrne   87', 88'
Report McMillan   51' Attendance: 1,421
Referee: Allan
7 January Livingston 1 – 2 Ayr United Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 McNulty   43' Report Geggan   39'
McGowan   52'
Attendance: 932
Referee: Salmond
7 January Raith Rovers 1 – 2 Greenock Morton Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Clarke   39' Report Campbell   67'
MacDonald   76' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,581
Referee: McLean
7 January Cowdenbeath 2 – 3 Hibernian Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Stewart   1'
Robertson   69'
Report Griffiths   18'
Doyle   27'
Wotherspoon   54'
Attendance: 2,670
Referee: Madden
7 January St Johnstone 2 – 1 Brechin City McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Davidson   6'
Sandaza   46'
Report McManus   26'
McLauchlan  
Attendance: 2,467
Referee: Tumilty
7 January Forfar Athletic 0 – 4 Aberdeen Station Park, Forfar
15:00 Report Vernon   31'
Chalali   41'
Fallon   71'
Megginson   84'
Attendance: 3,747
Referee: Colvin
7 January Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Queen of the South Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Report Carmichael   89' Attendance: 2,454
Referee: Roache
7 January Falkirk 2 – 0 East Fife Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Dods   7'
El Alagui   23'
Report Attendance: 2,475
Referee: McKendrick
7 January Motherwell 4 – 0 Queen's Park Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00 Daley   5'
Murphy   21', 71'
Ojamaa   90'
Report Attendance: 4,286
Referee: Clancy
8 January Arbroath 0 – 4 Rangers Gayfield Park, Arbroath
12:45 Report Healy   18'
Wedderburn   22' (o.g.)
Jelavić   59'
Kerkar   77'
Attendance: 5,895
Referee: Murray
8 January Peterhead 0 – 3 Celtic Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
15:00 Report Stokes   36', 57', 82' Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Muir
7 January Airdrie United 2 – 6 Dundee United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Donnelly   85', 90' Report Rankin   17'
Robertson   43'
Russell   62', 68', 84'
Mackay-Steven   71'
Attendance: 2,434
Referee: Charleston
7 January Dundee 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Dens Park, Dundee
12:30 Milne   46' Report Pascali   32' Attendance: 3,446
Referee: O'Reilly
7 January St Mirren 0 – 0 Hamilton Academical St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,091
Referee: Collum

Source: BBC Sport

Fourth round replays

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17 January Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Dundee Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
19:45 Heffernan   35'
Shiels   44'
Report Rae   63' Attendance: 4,618
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Source: BBC Sport

Fifth round

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The fifth round draw was conducted on 9 January 2012 at 2:30pm at Hampden Park live on Sky Sports News.[13]

The 16 winners from the fourth round entered here.

4 February Hibernian 1 − 0 Kilmarnock Easter Road, Edinburgh
15:00 Doyle   15' Report Attendance: 8,198
Referee: Iain Brines
4 February Motherwell 6 − 0 Greenock Morton Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00 Hateley   9'
Murphy   29', 67'
Hutchinson   33'
Ojamaa   35'
Law   41'
Report Attendance: 5,139
Referee: Euan Norris
4 February St Mirren 1 − 1 Ross County St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 Thompson   43' Report Brittain   40' (pen.) Attendance: 3,334
Referee: Bobby Madden
4 February Aberdeen 1 − 1 Queen of the South Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
15:00 Vernon   67' Report McLaughlin   54' Attendance: 6,785
Referee: Steven McLean
5 February Rangers 0 − 2 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
12:15 Report Gunning   16'
Russell   35'
Attendance: 17,822
Referee: William Collum
5 February Heart of Midlothian 1 − 1 St Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
14:15 Templeton   10' Report MacKay   74'  
Sheridan   78'
Attendance: 9,185
Referee: Craig Thomson
15 February Ayr United 2 − 1 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Geggan   20'
Roberts   58' (pen.)
Report Alston   7' Attendance: 1,873
Referee: Crawford Allan

Source: BBC Sport

Fifth round replays

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14 February Queen of the South 1 − 2 Aberdeen Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45 McGuffie   58' (pen.) Report Fyvie   21'
Considine   90'
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Alan Muir
14 February Ross County 1 − 2 St Mirren Victoria Park, Dingwall
19:45 Report Teale   14'
Thompson   37'
Hasselbaink   53'
Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Bobby Madden
14 February St Johnstone 1 − 2 (a.e.t.) Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 Davidson   84' Report Hamill   90' (pen.)
Žaliūkas   117'
Attendance: 3,404
Referee: Brian Winter

Source: BBC Sport

Quarter-finals

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The Quarter-finals draw was conducted on 6 February 2012 at 2:30pm at Hampden Park live on Sky Sports News.[14]

10 March Heart of Midlothian 2 – 2 St Mirren Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
12:30 Beattie   37'
Skácel   48'
Report Carey   27'
Žaliūkas   84' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,859
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
10 March Ayr United 0 – 2 Hibernian Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report O'Donovan   6'
Griffiths   19' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,991
Referee: Steven McLean
11 March Dundee United 0 – 4 Celtic Tannadice Park, Dundee
13:15 Report Ledley   53'
Samaras   71'
Stokes   86'
Brown   90' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,270
Referee: Iain Brines
11 March Motherwell 1 – 2 Aberdeen Fir Park, Motherwell
15:45 Law   79' Report Fallon   5', 41' Attendance: 7,640
Referee: Craig Thomson

Source: BBC Sport

Quarter-final replay

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Source: BBC Sport

Semi-finals

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The Semi-final draw was conducted on 11 March 2012 at Fir Park live on Sky Sports 3 & Sky Sports 3 HD following the Motherwell vs Aberdeen tie.[15]

14 April Aberdeen 1 − 2 Hibernian Hampden Park, Glasgow
12:15 Fallon   59' Report O'Connor   3'
Griffiths   85'
Attendance: 28,278
Referee: William Collum
15 April Celtic 1 − 2 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park, Glasgow
12:45 Hooper   87' Report Skácel   47'
Beattie   90' (pen.)
Attendance: 36,609
Referee: Euan Norris

Source: BBC Sport

Final

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19 May Hibernian 1 – 5 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00 McPake   41' Report Barr   15'
Skácel   27', 75'
Grainger   47' (pen.)
McGowan   50'
Attendance: 51,041
Referee: Craig Thomson

Source: BBC Sport

Awards

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The Scottish Cup Player of the Round was decided by the fans, who cast their vote to choose a winner from a list of nominations on the official Scottish Cup Facebook page.[16]

Round Player of the Round Ref
R4 Andy Leishman (Auchinleck Talbot) [16]
R5 Henrik Ojamaa (Motherwell) [16][17]
QF Rory Fallon (Aberdeen) [16]
SF Rudi Skacel (Heart of Midlothian) [16]
F Rudi Skacel (Heart of Midlothian) [16]

Media coverage

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From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in Ireland and the UK by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports. BBC Scotland has the option to show one tie per round with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay also. Both channels will screen the final live.

These matches were broadcast live on television.

Round Sky Sports BBC Scotland
Fourth round Arbroath vs Rangers
Peterhead vs Celtic
Dunfermline Athletic vs Inverness CT (replay)
Dundee vs Kilmarnock
Fifth round Inverness CT vs Celtic
Hearts vs St Johnstone
Rangers vs Dundee United
Quarter-finals Dundee United vs Celtic
Motherwell vs Aberdeen
St Mirren vs Hearts (replay)
Hearts vs St Mirren
Semi-finals Aberdeen vs Hibernian
Celtic vs Hearts
Aberdeen vs Hibernian
Final Hibernian vs Hearts Hibernian vs Hearts

Overseas

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From round 4 onwards, Premium Sports showed matches live in the USA and Caribbean. Setanta Sports Australia show matches live in Australia.

References

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  3. ^ "The Scottish Cup in £3m sponsor deal with William Hill". BBC Sport. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  4. ^ 2012/13 Access list Bert Kassies' Site
  5. ^ "Hibernian 1 Heart of Midlothian 5". The Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  6. ^ "William Hill Scottish Cup, 2011-12 Season". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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  8. ^ "William Hill Scottish Cup second round draw". Scottish FA. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "SFA Hearing Outcome". The Spartans FC. 10 November 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Disciplinary Tribunal Outcome". Scottish FA. 10 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "William Hill Scottish Cup third round draw". Scottish FA. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  12. ^ "William Hill Scottish Cup fourth round draw". Scottish FA. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "William Hill Scottish Cup Fifth Round Draw". Scottish FA. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Billy Davies to make sixth round draw". Scottish FA. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  15. ^ "Semi-finals draw to take place on Sunday". Scottish FA. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  16. ^ a b c d e f "Scottish Cup Player of the Round". SFA. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  17. ^ "SCOTTISH FA CUP PLAYER OF THE ROUND AWARDS". Gaudio. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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