| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland | 
| Defending champions | Heart of Midlothian | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rangers | 
| Runner-up | Dumbarton | 
The 1896–97 Scottish Cup was the 24th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The cup was won by Rangers when they beat Dumbarton (by then a lower division club, and playing in their last major final to date) in the final the second Hampden Park by a 5–1 scoreline to claim the trophy for the second time.
Calendar
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs | 
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 9 January 1897 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 
| Second round | 23 January 1897 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 
| Quarter-finals | 13 February 1897 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 
| Semi-finals | 13 March 1897 | 2 | 4 → 2 | 
| Final | 20 March 1897 | 1 | 2 → 1 | 
First round
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Abercorn | 4 – 0 | Hurlford | 
| Arthurlie | 4 – 2 | Celtic | 
| Blantyre | 5 – 0 | Bathgate | 
| Dumbarton | 2 – 1 | Raith Rovers | 
| Duncrub Park | 1 – 10 | Hibernian | 
| Dundee | 7 – 1 | Inverness Thistle | 
| Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Orion | 
| Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | Clyde | 
| Leith Athletic | 5 – 1 | Dunblane | 
| Lochgelly United | 1 – 2 | King's Park | 
| Greenock Morton | 3 – 1 | St Johnstone | 
| Motherwell | 3 – 3 | Kilmarnock | 
| Partick Thistle | 2 – 4 | Rangers | 
| St Bernard's | 2 – 1 | Queen's Park | 
| St Mirren | 5 – 1 | Renton | 
| Third Lanark | 8 – 1 | Newton Stewart | 
First round replay
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock | 5 – 2 | Motherwell | 
Second round
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Abercorn | 4 –1 | Blantyre | 
| Arthurlie | 0 – 2 | Greenock Morton * | 
| Dumbarton | 4 – 4 | Leith Athletic | 
| Dundee | 4 – 2 | King's Park * | 
| Kilmarnock | 3 – 1 | Falkirk * | 
| Rangers | 3 – 0 | Hibernian | 
| St Bernard's | 5 – 0 | St Mirren | 
| Third Lanark | 5 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 
- Match Declared Void
Second round replay
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Arthurlie | 1 –5 | Greenock Morton | 
| Leith Athletic | 3 – 3 | Dumbarton | 
| Dundee | 5 – 0 | King's Park | 
| Kilmarnock | 7 – 3 | Falkirk | 
Second round second replay
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Dumbarton | 3 – 2 | Leith Athletic | 
Quarter-final
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Dumbarton | 2 – 0 | St Bernard's | 
| Dundee | 0 – 4 | Rangers | 
| Kilmarnock | 3 – 1 | Third Lanark | 
| Greenock Morton | 2 – 2 | Abercorn | 
Quarter-final replay
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Abercorn | 2 – 3 | Greenock Morton | 
Semi-finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| Dumbarton | 4 – 3 | Kilmarnock | 
| Greenock Morton | 2 – 7 | Rangers | 
Final
Teams
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See also
References
- ↑ Scottish Cup Final 1897 [Rangers team], FitbaStats
- ↑ Rangers 5 - 1 Dumbarton, The Sons Archive (archived version, 2017)
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