1955–56_Scottish_Cup
1955–56 Scottish Cup
Football tournament season
The 1955–56 Scottish Cup was the 71st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Heart of Midlothian who defeated Celtic in the final. The final was a repeat of the 1907 final and was Hearts' first appearance in the final since that date.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Country ...
Tournament details | |
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Country | Scotland |
Final positions | |
Champions | Heart of Midlothian |
Runner-up | Celtic |
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More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Whithorn | 7 – 0 | Vale of Leithen |
Babcock & Wilcox | 2 – 5 | Clachnacuddin |
Buckie Thistle | 2 – 1 | Rothes |
Chirnside United | 1 – 9 | Elgin City |
Duns | 3 – 0 | Deveronvale |
Edinburgh University | 0 – 7 | Inverness Thistle |
Eyemouth United | 5 – 1 | Brora Rangers |
Forres Mechanics | 3 – 2 | Glasgow University |
Fraserburgh | 3 – 1 | Aberdeen University |
Gala Fairydean | 2 – 1 | Peterhead |
Huntly | 4 – 2 | Civil Service Strollers |
Lossiemouth | 7 – 0 | Wick Academy |
Murrayfield Amateurs | 2 – 2 | Shawfield Amateurs |
Nairn County | 1 – 4 | Inverness Caledonian |
Newton Stewart | 3 – 5 | Peebles Rovers |
Ross County | 4 – 2 | Coldstream |
Selkirk | 3 – 2 | Burntisland Shipyard |
St Cuthbert Wanderers | 3 – 1 | Vale of Atholl |
Tarff Rovers | 2 – 2 | Girvan Amateurs |
Wigtown & Bladnoch | 0 – 7 | Keith |
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Replays
More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Girvan Amateurs | 0 – 1 | Tarff Rovers |
Shawfield Amateurs | 2 – 1 | Murrayfield Amateurs |
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More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Peebles Rovers | 4 – 3 | Eyemouth United |
Clachnacuddin | 3 – 0 | St Cuthbert Wanderers |
Gala Fairydean | 6 – 2 | Shawfield Amateurs |
Huntly | 2 – 4 | Forres Mechanics |
Inverness Thistle | 5 – 2 | Buckie Thistle |
Keith | 2 – 0 | Elgin City |
Lossiemouth | 3 – 1 | Duns |
Ross County | 3 – 2 | Tarff Rovers |
Whithorn | 2 – 3 | Selkirk |
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More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Berwick Rangers | 3 – 0 | Fraserburgh |
Dumbarton | 5 – 3 | Inverness Caledonian |
Forres Mechanics | 2 – 4 | Clachnacuddin |
Gala Fairydean | 4 – 5 | Montrose |
Inverness Thistle | 1 – 1 | Peebles Rovers |
Keith | 2 – 4 | East Stirlingshire |
Lossiemouth | 1 – 0 | Selkirk |
Ross County | 2 – 3 | Stranraer |
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Replays
More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Peebles Rovers | 2 – 1 | Inverness Thistle |
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More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Albion Rovers | 1 – 1 | Alloa Athletic |
Berwick Rangers | 5 – 1 | Lossiemouth |
Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Peebles Rovers |
Cowdenbeath | 6 – 0 | Montrose |
Dundee United | 4 – 1 | Dumbarton |
East Stirlingshire | 0 – 2 | Arbroath |
Forfar Athletic | 5 – 2 | Stranraer |
Greenock Morton | 5 – 2 | Clachnacuddin |
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Replays
More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Alloa Athletic | 4 – 0 | Albion Rovers |
Peebles Rovers | 4 – 4 | Brechin City |
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Second replays
More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Peebles Rovers | 0 – 0 | Brechin City |
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Third replays
More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Brechin City | 6 – 2 | Peebles Rovers |
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More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Airdrieonians | 7 – 1 | Hamilton Academical |
Ayr United | 5 – 2 | Berwick Rangers |
Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Arbroath |
Clyde | 5 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic |
Dundee United | 2 – 2 | Dundee |
East Fife | 1 – 3 | Stenhousemuir |
Falkirk | 0 – 3 | Kilmarnock |
Hearts | 3 – 0 | Forfar Athletic |
Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers |
Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Celtic |
Motherwell | 0 – 2 | Queen's Park |
Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Alloa Athletic |
Queen of the South | 3 – 1 | Cowdenbeath |
Rangers | 2 – 1 | Aberdeen |
St Mirren | 6 – 0 | Third Lanark |
Stirling Albion | 2 – 1 | St Johnstone |
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Replays
More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Raith Rovers | 3 – 1 | Hibernian |
Arbroath | 2 – 3 | Brechin City |
Dundee | 3 – 0 | Dundee United |
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More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Airdrieonians | 4 – 4 | St Mirren |
Ayr United | 0 – 3 | Celtic |
Dundee | 0 – 1 | Rangers |
Hearts | 5 – 0 | Stirling Albion |
Kilmarnock | 2 – 2 | Queen of the South |
Partick Thistle | 3 – 1 | Brechin City |
Raith Rovers | 2 – 2 | Queen's Park |
Stenhousemuir | 0 – 1 | Clyde |
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Replays
More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock |
Queen's Park | 1 – 2 | Raith Rovers |
St Mirren | 1 – 3 | Airdrieonians |
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More information Home team, Score ...
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Celtic | 2 – 1 | Airdrieonians |
Hearts | 4 – 0 | Rangers |
Queen of the South | 2 – 4 | Clyde |
Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle |
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Attendance: 58,448
Replay
Attendance: 54,233
Main article: 1956 Scottish Cup Final
More information Hearts, 3–1 ...
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- Report from 1956 Final, London Hearts Supporters' Club