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

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.

Calendar

RoundFirst match dateFixturesClubs
First round14 January 18991632 → 16
Second round11 February 1899816 → 8
Quarter-finals18 February 189948 → 4
Semi-finals11 March 189924 → 2
Final22 April 189912 → 1

First round

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

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

Second round

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

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

Second round second replay

Home team Score Away team
Kilmarnock 4 – 2 East Stirlingshire

Quarter-final

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

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

Celtic2 – 0Rangers
Hodge
McMahon

Teams

Celtic:
GKDan McArthur
RBJames Welford
LBDavid Storrier
RHBarney Battles
CHHarry Marshall
LHAlex King
ORJohnny Hodge
IRJohn Campbell
CFJohn Divers
ILSandy McMahon
OLJack Bell
Rangers:
GKMatthew Dickie
RBNicol Smith
LBDavie Crawford
RHNeilly Gibson
CHBobby Neil
LHDavid Mitchell
ORJohn Campbell
IRJohn McPherson
CFRobert Hamilton
ILJimmy Millar
OLAlec Smith

See also

References

  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

RSSF Scottish Cup 98-99

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