1980–81 Scottish Cup

1980–81 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Rangers
Runners-up Dundee United

The 1980–81 Scottish Cup was the 96th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Dundee United in the replayed final.

First round

Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic (3) 1 – 1 Stenhousemuir (3)
Brechin City (3) 2 – 1 Keith (HL)
East Fife (3) 2 – 1 Civil Service Strollers (ESL)
Meadowbank Thistle (3) 2 – 2 Buckie Thistle (HL)
Queen’s Park (3) 2 – 2 Montrose (3)
Whitehill Welfare (ESL) 1 – 1 Hawick Royal Albert (SSL)

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Buckie Thistle (HL) 3 – 2 Meadowbank Thistle (3)
Hawick Royal Albert (SSL) 4 – 1 Whitehill Welfare (ESL)
Montrose (3) 2 – 0 Queen’s Park (3)
Stenhousemuir (3) 3 – 2 Alloa Athletic (3)

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers (3) 1 – 1 Arbroath (3)
Queen of the South (3) 1 – 2 East Fife (3)
Forfar Athletic (3) 0 – 2 Brechin City (3)
Hawick Royal Albert (SSL) 2 – 2 Cowdenbeath (3)
Inverness Thistle (HL) 2 – 0 Montrose (3)
Rothes (HL) 1 – 5 Clyde (3)
Stenhousemuir (3) 0 – 0 Spartans (ESL)
Stranraer (3) 2 – 2 Buckie Thistle (HL)

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Arbroath (3) 1 – 0 Albion Rovers (3)
Cowdenbeath (3) 3 – 0 Hawick Royal Albert (SSL)
Buckie Thistle (HL) 3 – 2 Stranraer (3)
Spartans (ESL) 1 – 2 Stenhousemuir (3)

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians (1) 0 – 5 Rangers (1)
Arbroath (3) 1 – 1 Cowdenbeath (3)
Berwick Rangers (2) 0 – 2 Celtic (1)
Brechin City (3) 1 – 2 Dundee United (1)
Buckie Thistle (HL) 1 – 3 Stirling Albion (2)
East Fife (3) 0 – 0 Clydebank (2)
East Stirlingshire (2) 4 – 1 Inverness Thistle (HL)
Falkirk (2) 1 – 0 Dundee (2)
Hamilton Academical (2) 0 – 3 St Johnstone (2)
Hibernian (2) 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic (2)
Kilmarnock (1) 2 – 1 Ayr United (2)
Greenock Morton (1) 0 – 0 Hearts (1)
Partick Thistle (1) 2 – 2 Clyde (3)
Raith Rovers (2) 1 – 2 Aberdeen (1)
St Mirren (1) 0 – 2 Dumbarton (2)
Stenhousemuir (3) 1 – 1 Motherwell (2)

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Clyde (3) 2 – 4 Partick Thistle (1)
Clydebank (2) 5 – 4 East Fife (3)
Cowdenbeath (3) 4 – 0 Arbroath (3)
Dunfermline Athletic (2) 1 – 2 Hibernian (2)
Hearts (1) 1 – 3 Greenock Morton (1)
Motherwell (2) 2 – 1 Stenhousemuir (3)

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Celtic (1) 3 – 0 Stirling Albion (2)
Cowdenbeath (3) 1 – 2 East Stirlingshire (2)
Dundee United (1) 1 – 0 Partick Thistle (1)
Hibernian (2) 1 – 0 Falkirk (2)
Kilmarnock (1) 0 – 0 Clydebank (2)
Greenock Morton (1) 1 – 0 Aberdeen (1)
Motherwell (2) 2 – 1 Dumbarton (2)
St Johnstone (2) 3 – 3 Rangers (1)

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Clydebank (2) 1 – 1 Kilmarnock (1)
Rangers (1) 3 – 1 St Johnstone (2)

Second Replay

Home team Score Away team
Kilmarnock (1) 0 – 1 Clydebank (2)

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Greenock Morton (1) 0 – 0 Clydebank (2)
Celtic (1) 2 – 0 East Stirlingshire (2)
Dundee United (1) 6 – 1 Motherwell (2)
Rangers (1) 3 – 1 Hibernian (2)

Replay

Home team Score Away team
Clydebank (2) 0 – 6 Greenock Morton (1)

Semi-finals

11 April 1981
Celtic 0 – 0 Dundee United
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 40,337

11 April 1981
Rangers 2 – 1 Morton
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 27,050

Replay


15 April 1981
Dundee United 3 – 2 Celtic
Eamonn Bannon  9'
Paul Hegarty  10'
Mike Conroy  76' (o.g.)
Charlie Nicholas  5' (pen)
David Provan  44'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 32,328

Final

9 May 1981
Rangers 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Dundee United
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Ian Foote

Teams

RANGERS:
GK Scotland Jim Stewart
DF Scotland Sandy Jardine
DF Scotland Gregor Stevens
DF Scotland Tom Forsyth
DF Scotland Ally Dawson
MF Scotland Tommy McLean
MF Scotland Bobby Russell
MF Scotland Jim Bett
MF Scotland Ian Redford
MFScotland Willie Johnston  ?'
FW Scotland Colin McAdam  ?'
Substitutes:
MF Scotland Davie Cooper  ?'
FW Scotland John MacDonald  ?'
Manager:
Scotland John Greig
DUNDEE UNITED:
GK Scotland Hamish McAlpine
DF Scotland John Holt
DF Scotland Paul Hegarty
DF Scotland David Narey
DF Scotland Frank Kopel
MF Scotland Eamonn Bannon
MF Scotland Billy Kirkwood
MF Scotland Iain Phillip  ?'
MF Scotland Ralph Milne  ?'
FW Scotland Davie Dodds
FW Scotland Paul Sturrock
Substitutes:
DF Scotland Derek Stark  ?'
FW Scotland Willie Pettigrew  ?'
Manager:
Scotland Jim McLean

Replay


12 May 1981
Rangers 4 – 1 Dundee United
Davie Cooper  10'
Bobby Russell  21'
John MacDonald  29', 77'
Davie Dodds  23'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 43,099
Referee: Ian Foote
Teams
RANGERS:
GK Scotland Jim Stewart
DF Scotland Sandy Jardine
DF Scotland Gregor Stevens
DF Scotland Tom Forsyth
DF Scotland Ally Dawson
MF Scotland Bobby Russell
MF Scotland Ian Redford
MF Scotland Jim Bett
MF Scotland Davie Cooper
MFScotland Derek Johnstone
FW Scotland John MacDonald
Substitutes:
MF Scotland Tommy McLean (unused)
FW Scotland Colin McAdam (unused)
Manager:
Scotland John Greig
DUNDEE UNITED:
GK Scotland Hamish McAlpine
DF Scotland John Holt
DF Scotland Paul Hegarty
DF Scotland David Narey
DF Scotland Frank Kopel
MF Scotland Eamonn Bannon
MF Scotland Billy Kirkwood
MF Scotland Iain Phillip  ?'
MF Scotland Ralph Milne
FW Scotland Davie Dodds
FW Scotland Paul Sturrock
Substitutes:
DF Scotland Derek Stark  ?'
FW Scotland Willie Pettigrew
Manager:
Scotland Jim McLean

See also

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