2015–16 Scottish Cup

2015–16 William Hill Scottish Cup

Country	Scotland
Teams	92
Champions	Hibernian
Runners-up	Rangers
Matches played	112
Goals scored	393 (3.51 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Peter Weatherson (5 goals)[1]
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2016.

The 2015–16 Scottish Cup was the 131st season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what was the fifth season of a five-year partnership. The final was contested between second-tier clubs (Hibernian and Rangers) for the first time ever with no Premiership clubs reaching the final.

The defending champions were Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who defeated Falkirk in the 2015 final, but were eventually knocked out in the Quarter Final after a replay by eventual champions, Hibernian.^[2][3]

Media coverage

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, Sky Sports show both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland & both channels screen the final live.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2015–16 Scottish Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by Scottish Football Association.^[4]

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs	New Entries
Preliminary Round 1	15 August 2015	5	92 → 87	10
Preliminary Round 2	5 September 2015	5	87 → 82	5
First Round	26 September 2015	18	82 → 64	31
Second Round	24 October 2015	16	64 → 48	14
Third Round	28 November 2015	16	48 → 32	16
Fourth Round	9 January 2016	16	32 → 16	16
Fifth Round	6 February 2016	8	16 → 8	None
Quarter-Finals	5 March 2016	4	8 → 4	None
Semi-Finals	16 & 17 April 2016	2	4 → 2	None
Final	21 May 2016	1	2 → 1	None

Preliminary rounds

Preliminary round 1

The preliminary round 1 took place on Saturday August 15, 2015. The round had 15 clubs which included 5 matches and 5 byes to the Second Preliminary Round. The teams competing in this round were made up of teams from the Scottish Highland Football League, Scottish Lowland Football League, ESL, SSL, Scottish Junior FA and the Scottish Amateur FA. It was the first time that the winners of the Scottish Amateur Cup had participated in the Scottish Cup.^[5]

Draw

Hawick Royal Albert, Kelty Hearts, Auchinleck Talbot, Hermes and Lothian Thistle HV all received byes to the Preliminary Round 2.

Matches

Civil Service Strollers v Newton Stewart

15 August 2015	Civil Service Strollers	3−0	Newton Stewart	Edinburgh
15:00	Ballantyne  43', 60' Stewart  75'			Stadium: Christie Gillies Park Referee: Scott Lambie

Harestanes v Girvan

15 August 2015	Harestanes	0−3	Girvan	Kilsyth
15:00		Report		Stadium: Duncansfield Park, Referee: Matthew MacDermid

St Cuthbert Wanderers v Burntisland Shipyard

15 August 2015	St Cuthbert Wanderers	3−1	Burntisland Shipyard	Kirkcudbright
15:00				Stadium: St Mary's Park Referee: Graham Grainger

Golspie Sutherland v Cove Rangers

15 August 2015	Golspie Sutherland	1−6	Cove Rangers	Golspie
15:00	Shewan  20'		Nicol  18', 35' Redford  21' Watt  25', 52' (pen.) Scully  34'	Stadium: King George V Park Referee: Liam Duncan

Wigtown & Bladnoch v Vale of Leithen

15 August 2015	Wigtown & Bladnoch	1−0	Vale of Leithen	Wigtown
15:00				Stadium: Trammondford Park Referee: Chris Graham

Preliminary round 2

The preliminary round 2 took place on Saturday September 5, 2015. The round had 10 clubs which included 5 matches. The teams competing in this round were made up of 5 winners from Round 1 and the 5 Byes from Round one.

Matches

Civil Service Strollers v Kelty Hearts

5 September 2015	Civil Service Strollers	0−4	Kelty Hearts	Edinburgh
15:00				Stadium: The Edinburgh Area Civil Service Sports Association Referee: Grant Irvine

Hermes v Auchinleck Talbot

5 September 2015	Hermes	0−4	Auchinleck Talbot	Aberdeen
15:00				Stadium: Uniconn Park Referee: Lorraine Clark

Wigtown & Bladnoch v Hawick Royal Albert

5 September 2015	Wigtown & Bladnoch	2−3	Hawick Royal Albert	Wigtown
15:00				Stadium: Trammondford Park Referee: Scott Millar

Lothian Thistle HV v Girvan

5 September 2015	Lothian Thistle HV	2−2	Girvan	Edinburgh
15:00				Stadium: Saughton Enclosure Referee: Stephen Brown

Cove Rangers v St Cuthbert Wanderers

5 September 2015	Cove Rangers	7−2	St Cuthbert Wanderers	Inverurie
15:00				Stadium: Harlaw Park Referee: Chris Fordyce

Replay

Girvan v Lothian Thistle HV

12 September 2015	Girvan	2−5	Lothian Thistle HV	Girvan
15:00				Stadium: Hamilton Park Referee: Lloyd Wilson

First round

Draw

There were 18 ties taking place in Round 1 of the Scottish Cup.^[6] The draw took place on Tuesday, 28 August 2015. All matches were played on Saturday, 26 September 2015.^[7] The teams were made up of the 5 winners of Preliminary Round 2, 15 teams from the Scottish Highland Football League, 12 teams from the Scottish Lowland Football League and 4 teams from the East of Scotland Football League and Other Leagues.

Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.

Preliminary Winners	Highland Football League	Lowland Football League	ESL & Other Leagues
01. Kelty Hearts 02. Auchinleck Talbot 03. Hawick Royal Albert 04. Lothian Thistle HV 05. Cove Rangers	06. Buckie Thistle 07. Clachnacuddin 08. Deveronvale 09. Formartine United 10. Forres Mechanics 11. Fort William 12. Fraserburgh 13. Huntly 14. Inverurie Loco Works 15. Keith 16. Lossiemouth 17. Nairn County 18. Rothes 19. Strathspey Thistle 20. Wick Academy	21. BSC Glasgow 22. Cumbernauld Colts 23. Dalbeattie Star 24. Edinburgh University 25. Gala Fairydean Rovers 26. Gretna 2008 27. Preston Athletic 28. Selkirk 29. Spartans 30. Threave Rovers 31. Stirling University 32. Whitehill Welfare	SJFA North Premier League: 33. Banks O’Dee East of Scotland Football League 34. Coldstream Caledonian Amateur Football League 35. Glasgow University SJFA East Region Super League 36. Linlithgow Rose

Matches

Banks O' Dee v Cove Rangers

26 September 2015	Banks O' Dee	2−3	Cove Rangers	Aberdeen
15:00				Stadium: Spain Park Referee: Peter Stuart

BSC Glasgow v Auchinleck Talbot

26 September 2015	BSC Glasgow	2−2	Auchinleck Talbot	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Lochburn Park Referee: Graham Beaton

Strathspey Thistle v Edinburgh University

26 September 2015	Strathspey Thistle	1−2	Edinburgh University	Grantown-on-Spey
15:00				Stadium: Seafield Park Referee: Graham Fraser

Lothian Thistle HV v Kelty Hearts

26 September 2015	Lothian Thistle HV	3−0	Kelty Hearts	Edinburgh
15:00				Stadium: Saughton Enclosure Referee: David Dickinson

Preston Athletic v Fort William

26 September 2015	Preston Athletic	2−3	Fort William	Prestonpans
15:00				Stadium: Pennypit Park Referee: Garry Doherty

Lossiemouth v Forres Mechanics

26 September 2015	Lossiemouth	1−4	Forres Mechanics	Lossiemouth
15:00				Stadium: Grant Park Referee: David Watt

Keith v Inverurie Loco Works

26 September 2015	Keith	1−5	Inverurie Loco Works	Keith
15:00				Stadium: Kynoch Park Referee: Thomas Shaw

Spartans v Coldstream

26 September 2015	Spartans	5−1	Coldstream	Edinburgh
15:00				Stadium: Ainslie Park Referee: Calum Scott

Hawick Royal Albert v Huntly

26 September 2015	Hawick Royal Albert	0−3	Huntly	Hawick
15:00				Stadium: Albert Park Referee: Kyle Hall

Deveronvale v Clachnacuddin

26 September 2015	Deveronvale	0−5	Clachnacuddin	Banff
15:00				Stadium: Princess Royal Park Referee: Dan McFarlane

Threave Rovers v Stirling University

26 September 2015	Threave Rovers	1−3	Stirling University	Castle Douglas
15:00				Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Evan Cairns

Gala Fairydean Rovers v Linlithgow Rose

26 September 2015	Gala Fairydean Rovers	0−2	Linlithgow Rose	Galashiels
15:00				Stadium: Netherdale Referee: Duncan Williams

Nairn County v Selkirk

26 September 2015	Nairn County	5−1	Selkirk	Nairn
15:00				Stadium: Station Park Referee: Chris Phillips

Buckie Thistle v Rothes

26 September 2015	Buckie Thistle	7−0	Rothes	Buckie
15:00				Stadium: Victoria Park Referee: George Robertson

Fraserburgh v Dalbeattie Star

26 September 2015	Fraserburgh	3−2	Dalbeattie Star	Fraserburgh
15:00				Stadium: Bellslea Park Referee: Liam Duncan

Wick Academy v Whitehill Welfare

26 September 2015	Wick Academy	2−2	Whitehill Welfare	Wick
15:00				Stadium: Harmsworth Park Referee: Ben Dempster

Formartine United v Gretna 2008

26 September 2015	Formartine United	3−1	Gretna 2008	Pitmedden
15:00				Stadium: North Lodge Park Referee: Steven Traynor

Cumbernauld Colts v Glasgow University

27 September 2015	Cumbernauld Colts	3−0	Glasgow University	Cumbernauld
15:00				Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Duncan Smith

Replays

Auchinleck Talbot v BSC Glasgow

3 October 2015	Auchinleck Talbot	5−0	BSC Glasgow	East Ayrshire
15:00				Stadium: Beechwood Park Referee: Steven Reid

Whitehill Welfare v Wick Academy

3 October 2015	Whitehill Welfare	2−3	Wick Academy	Rosewell
15:00				Stadium: Ferguson Park Referee: Graham Beaton

Second round

Draw

There were 16 ties taking place in Round 2 of the Scottish Cup.^[8] The draw took place on Thursday, 1 October 2015. All matches were played on Saturday, 24 October 2015.^[9] The teams were made up of the 18 winners from the First Round, 10 teams from the Scottish League Two, and the teams who placed first and second from the previous season of the Scottish Highland Football League and Scottish Lowland Football League.

Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.

Scottish League Two	Highland Football League	Lowland Football League	ESL & Other Leagues
01. Annan Athletic 02. Arbroath 03. Berwick Rangers 04. Clyde 05. East Fife 06. East Stirlingshire 07. Elgin City 08. Montrose 09. Queen's Park 10. Stirling Albion	11. Brora Rangers 12. Buckie Thistle 13. Clachnacuddin 14. Cove Rangers 15. Formartine United 16. Forres Mechanics 17. Fort William 18. Fraserburgh 19. Huntly 20. Inverurie Loco Works 21. Nairn County 22. Turriff United 23. Wick Academy	24. Cumbernauld Colts 25. East Kilbride 26. Edinburgh City 27. Edinburgh University 28. Spartans 29. Stirling University	SJFA East Region Super League 30. Linlithgow Rose SJFA West Region Super League 31. Auchinleck Talbot East of Scotland League 32. Lothian Thistle HV

Matches

Inverurie Loco Works v Edinburgh University

24 October 2015	Inverurie Loco Works	2−1	Edinburgh University	Inverurie
15:00	Laing  45' Hunter  89'		Paterson  15'	Stadium: Harlaw Park Referee: Dan McFarlane

Nairn County v Wick Academy

24 October 2015	Nairn County	2−2	Wick Academy	Nairn
15:00	Mackintosh  44' Urquhart  80'		Weir  29' Mackay  78'	Stadium: Station Park Referee: David Watt

Cumbernauld Colts v Auchinleck Talbot

24 October 2015	Cumbernauld Colts	2−0	Auchinleck Talbot	Cumbernauld
15:00	Broadfoot  65' Munn  90'			Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Stirling University v Queen's Park

24 October 2015	Stirling University	0−2	Queen's Park	Stirling
15:00			Woods  25', 54'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Referee: Gavin Ross

Edinburgh City v Buckie Thistle

24 October 2015	Edinburgh City	1−2	Buckie Thistle	Edinburgh
15:00	McKee  36'		MacRae  72' MacKinnon  84' Cheyne  43'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Referee: Calum Haswell

Formartine United v Clyde

24 October 2015	Formartine United	2−0	Clyde	Pitmedden
15:00	Rodger  33' Gauld  90'			Stadium: North Lodge Park Referee: Steven Reid

Elgin City v Spartans

24 October 2015	Elgin City	1−0	Spartans	Elgin
15:00	MacPhee  89'			Stadium: Borough Briggs Referee: Grant Irvine

East Kilbride v Forres Mechanics

24 October 2015	East Kilbride	1−1	Forres Mechanics	East Kilbride
15:00	Winter  49'		Khutsishvili  47'	Stadium: K Park Training Academy Referee: Lorraine Clark

Brora Rangers v Arbroath

24 October 2015	Brora Rangers	1−2	Arbroath	Brora
15:00	MacLean  50'		Grehan  29' (pen.) Ramsay  58'	Stadium: Dudgeon Park Referee: Craig Napier

Annan Athletic v Berwick Rangers

24 October 2015	Annan Athletic	4−1	Berwick Rangers	Annan
15:00	Weatherson  63' (pen.), 81' Todd  69' Omar  84' Osadolor  29'		Coultress  32' Fairbairn  29'	Stadium: Galabank Referee: Gavin Duncan

East Fife v Stirling Albion

24 October 2015	East Fife	0−0	Stirling Albion	Methil
15:00			Robertson  90+1'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Referee: Barry Cook

Huntly v East Stirlingshire

24 October 2015	Huntly	2−1	East Stirlingshire	Huntly
15:00	Booth  21' Scoular  28'		McKenna  48' (pen.)	Stadium: Christie Park Referee: Duncan Smith

Lothian Thistle HV v Montrose

24 October 2015	Lothian Thistle HV	1−1	Montrose	Saughton
15:00	Wilkies  36'		Campbell  12'	Stadium: Saughton Enclosure Referee: Graham Beaton

Clachnacuddin v Linlithgow Rose

24 October 2015	Clachnacuddin	1−3	Linlithgow Rose	Inverness
15:00	Lawrie  45+3'		Thom  10' Weir  54' Batchelor  67'	Stadium: Grant Street Park Referee: Chris Phillips

Turriff United v Fraserburgh

31 October 2015	Turriff United	2−3	Fraserburgh	Turriff
15:00	McGowan  6' MacKenzie  48'		Johnston  21' Lawrence  64' Hay  90+3'	Stadium: The Haughs Referee: Graham Fraser

Fort William v Cove Rangers

2 November 2015	Fort William	0−4	Cove Rangers	Fort William
20:00			Nichol  9' (pen.) Watt  23' J. Smith  44', 82'	Stadium: Claggan Park Referee: Chris McTiernan

Replays

Wick Academy v Nairn County

31 October 2015	Wick Academy	5−1	Nairn County	Wick
15:00	Allan  18', 80' Macadie  21' (pen) Weir  40' Mackay  90+5'		Gethins  39'	Stadium: Harmsworth Park Referee: David Watt

Forres Mechanics v East Kilbride

31 October 2015	Forres Mechanics	2−3	East Kilbride	Forres
15:00	McGovern  34' Khutsishvili  90+2'		Hastings  8', 17' Johnstone  89'	Stadium: Mosset Park Referee: Lorraine Clark

Stirling Albion v East Fife

3 November 2015	Stirling Albion	1−0	East Fife	Stirling
19:30	Doris  14'			Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Referee: Barry Cook

Montrose v Lothian Thistle HV

3 November 2015	Montrose	1−2 (a.e.t.)	Lothian Thistle HV	Montrose
19:45	Masson  31'		Gormley  15' Hare  97'	Stadium: Links Park Referee: Graham Beaton

Third round

Draw

There were 16 ties taking place in Round 3 of the Scottish Cup.^[10] The draw took place on Thursday, 29 October 2015 and was conducted by former Scotland manager Alex McLeish, who won the Scottish Cup both as a player and a manager. All matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 28 November 2015.^[11] The teams were made up of the 16 winners from the Second Round, 10 teams from the Scottish League One, and the bottom six teams from the previous seasons Scottish Championship.

Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.

Scottish Championship	Scottish League One	Scottish League Two	Highland Football League	Lowland Football League	ESL & Other Leagues
01. Alloa Athletic 02. Dumbarton 03. Falkirk 04. Greenock Morton 05. Livingston 06. Raith Rovers	07. Airdrieonians 08. Albion Rovers 09. Ayr United 10. Brechin City 11. Cowdenbeath 12. Dunfermline Athletic 13. Forfar Athletic 14. Peterhead 15. Stenhousemuir 16. Stranraer	17. Annan Athletic 18. Arbroath 19. Elgin City 20. Queen's Park 21. Stirling Albion	22. Buckie Thistle 23. Cove Rangers 24. Formartine United 25. Fraserburgh 26. Huntly 27. Inverurie Loco Works 28. Wick Academy	29. Cumbernauld Colts 30. East Kilbride	SJFA East Region Super League 31. Linlithgow Rose East of Scotland League 32. Lothian Thistle HV

Matches

Stranraer v Buckie Thistle

28 November 2015	Stranraer	3−1	Buckie Thistle	Stranraer
15:00	Nequecaur  13' McGuigan  54' Thomson  72'	BBC Sport Report	Napier  55'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 415 Referee: Barry Cook

Queen's Park v Forfar Athletic

28 November 2015	Queen's Park	1−1	Forfar Athletic	Glasgow
15:00	Duggan  30'	BBC Sport Report	Denholm  60'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 418 Referee: John McKendrick

Formartine United v Cove Rangers

28 November 2015	Formartine United	1−1	Cove Rangers	Pitmedden
15:00	Barbour  45'		Nicol  79'	Stadium: North Lodge Park Attendance: 376 Referee: Scott Millar

Albion Rovers v Greenock Morton

28 November 2015	Albion Rovers	0−2	Greenock Morton	Coatbridge
15:00		BBC Sport Report	Johnstone  41' McKee  88'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 505 Referee: Greg Aitken

Falkirk v Fraserburgh

28 November 2015	Falkirk	4−1	Fraserburgh	Falkirk
15:00	Miller  16', 74', 84' Vaulks  70'	BBC Sport Report	Lawrence  67'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 1,825 Referee: Alan Newlands

Peterhead v Livingston

28 November 2015	Peterhead	1−3	Livingston	Peterhead
15:00	McAllister  90' (pen.)	BBC Sport Report	Glen  14' White  25', 74'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 587 Referee: Crawford Allan

Huntly v Lothian Thistle HV

28 November 2015	Huntly	1−1	Lothian Thistle HV	Huntly
15:00	Booth  39'		Gormley  70'	Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 239 Referee: Gavin Ross

Elgin City v Raith Rovers

28 November 2015	Elgin City	1−2	Raith Rovers	Elgin
15:00	Halsman  90'	BBC Sport Report	McCord  39' (pen.) Anderson  54'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 853 Referee: George Salmond

Airdrieonians v Brechin City

28 November 2015	Airdrieonians	3−1	Brechin City	Airdrie
15:00	Morgan  5', 25' Prunty  70'	BBC Sport Report	Jackson  13'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 532 Referee: Euan Anderson

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

28 November 2015	Ayr United	0−1	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr
15:00		BBC Sport Report	Geggan  22'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,576 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Inverurie Loco Works v Annan Athletic

28 November 2015	Inverurie Loco Works	4−4	Annan Athletic	Inverurie
15:00	McLean  37', 90' Hunter  53' Laing  68'	BBC Sport Report	Weatherson  3', 89' Swinglehurst  70' McColm  73'	Stadium: Harlaw Park Attendance: 340 Referee: Steven Reid

Stenhousemuir v East Kilbride

28 November 2015	Stenhousemuir	2−2	East Kilbride	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Scotland  73' Malcolm  90'	BBC Sport Report	Coll  36' Winter  59'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 502 Referee: Kevin Graham

Cowdenbeath v Arbroath

28 November 2015	Cowdenbeath	1−1	Arbroath	Cowdenbeath
15:00	Johnston  73'	BBC Sport Report	Whatley  56'	Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 409 Referee: Brian Colvin

Stirling Albion v Cumbernauld Colts

1 December 2015	Stirling Albion	6−0	Cumbernauld Colts	Stirling
19:45	Doris  15', 49' Dickson  22' Beattie  73', 90' Lander  83'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 511 Referee: Don Robertson

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

8 December 2015	Dumbarton	5−0	Alloa Athletic	Dumbarton
19:30	McCallum  1' Fleming  14' Kirkpatrick  78', 90' Waters  90'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 274 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Wick Academy v Linlithgow Rose

16 December 2015	Wick Academy	2−2	Linlithgow Rose	Wick
19:45	Macadie  41' Allan  90+3'	BBC Sport Report	Strickland  27' Kelbie  50'	Stadium: Harmsworth Park Referee: Don Robertson

Replays

Cove Rangers v Formartine United

5 December 2015	Cove Rangers	4−1	Formartine United	Inverurie
15:00	Watt  17' Park  41' Yule  72' Milne  82'		Gauld  52'	Stadium: Harlaw Park Referee: Alan Newlands

East Kilbride v Stenhousemuir

5 December 2015	East Kilbride	2−1 (a.e.t.)	Stenhousemuir	East Kilbride
15:00	Smith  6', 101'	BBC Sport report	McMenamin  31'	Stadium: K Park Training Academy Attendance: 488 Referee: Kevin Graham

Forfar Athletic v Queen's Park

5 December 2015	Forfar Athletic	2−1	Queen's Park	Forfar
15:00	Travis  45' Templeman  77'	BBC Sport report	McKernon  52'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 520 Referee: John McKendrick

Arbroath v Cowdenbeath

7 December 2015	Arbroath	2−4	Cowdenbeath	Arbroath
19:45	Linn  42', 51'	BBC Sport Report	Spence  14' Callaghan  21' Brett  37', 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Craig Charleston

Lothian Thistle HV v Huntly

7 December 2015	Lothian Thistle HV	3−0	Huntly	Saughton
20:00	MacKenzie  22' Kerr  54' Smith  83' (pen.)			Stadium: Saughton Enclosure Attendance: 365 Referee: Grant Irvine

Annan Athletic v Inverurie Loco Works

8 December 2015	Annan Athletic	1−0	Inverurie Loco Works	Annan
19:45	Weatherson  44'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 287 Referee: Steven Reid

Linlithgow Rose v Wick Academy

22 December 2015	Linlithgow Rose	5−1	Wick Academy	Linlithgow
19:30	Weir  20' Baptie  32' Strickland  36' Ruari MacLennan  52', 66'	BBC Sport Report	S. Mackay  4' Campbell  24' D. Allan  57'	Stadium: Prestonfield Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Nick Walsh

Fourth round

Draw

There were 16 ties taking place in Round 4 of the Scottish Cup.^[12] The draw took place on Tuesday, 1 December 2015. All matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 9 January 2016.^[12] The teams were made up of the 16 winners from the Third Round, 12 teams from the Scottish Premiership, and the top four teams from the previous seasons Scottish Championship.

Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.

Scottish Premiership	Scottish Championship	Scottish League One	Scottish League Two	Other Leagues
01. Aberdeen 02. Celtic 03. Dundee 04. Dundee United 05. Hamilton Academical 06. Heart of Midlothian 07. Inverness Caledonian Thistle 08. Kilmarnock 09. Motherwell 10. Partick Thistle 11. Ross County 12. St Johnstone	13. Dumbarton 14. Falkirk 15. Greenock Morton 16. Hibernian 17. Livingston 18. Queen of the South 19. Raith Rovers 20. Rangers 21. St Mirren	22. Airdrieonians 23. Cowdenbeath 24. Dunfermline Athletic 25. Forfar Athletic 26. Stranraer	27. Annan Athletic 28. Stirling Albion	Highland Football League 29. Cove Rangers Lowland Football League 30. East Kilbride SJFA East Region Super League 31. Linlithgow Rose East of Scotland League 32. Lothian Thistle HV

Matches

St Mirren v Partick Thistle

8 January 2016	St Mirren	1–2	Partick Thistle	Paisley
19:30	Watson  88'	BBC Sport Report	Seaborne  62' Amoo  73'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,572 Referee: Craig Thomson

Linlithgow Rose v Forfar Athletic

9 January 2016	Linlithgow Rose	3–3	Forfar Athletic	Linlithgow
13:30	MacLennan  39' Thom  49' McKenzie  65' Weir  66'	BBC Sport Report	Travis  32' Campbell  50' (pen.) Swankie  53'	Stadium: Prestonfield Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Stephen Finnie

St Johnstone v Kilmarnock

9 January 2016	St Johnstone	0–1	Kilmarnock	Perth
15:00		BBC Sport Report	Slater  6'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,147 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Dunfermline Athletic v Ross County

9 January 2016	Dunfermline Athletic	2–2	Ross County	Dunfermline
15:00	El Bakhtaoui  15' McKay  56'	BBC Sport Report	Schalk  4' Graham  27' (pen.)	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Alan Muir

Stirling Albion v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

9 January 2016	Stirling Albion	0–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Stirling
15:00		BBC Sport Report		Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 1,224 Referee: Mat Northcroft

Livingston v Greenock Morton

9 January 2016	Livingston	0–1	Greenock Morton	Livingston
15:00		BBC Sport Report	O'Ware  65'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 873 Referee: Craig Charleston

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

9 January 2016	Dumbarton	2–1	Queen of the South	Dumbarton
15:00	Fleming  17', 57'	BBC Sport Report	Lyle  52'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 680 Referee: George Salmond

Motherwell v Cove Rangers

9 January 2016	Motherwell	5–0	Cove Rangers	Motherwell
15:00	Moult  2' McDonald  6' Johnson  34' Pearson  44', 61'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,833 Referee: Euan Anderson

Airdrieonians v Dundee United

9 January 2016	Airdrieonians	0–1	Dundee United	Airdrie
15:00		BBC Sport Report	Spittal  79'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 2,330 Referee: Greg Aitken

Annan Athletic v Hamilton Academical

9 January 2016	Annan Athletic	4–1	Hamilton Academical	Annan
15:00	Flynn  6' Todd  47' Omar  66', 71'	BBC Sport Report	Docherty  65'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 817 Referee: Barry Cook

Raith Rovers v Hibernian

9 January 2016	Raith Rovers	0–2	Hibernian	Kirkcaldy
15:00		BBC Sport Report	McGregor  61' Malonga  64'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 5,203 Referee: Willie Collum

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

9 January 2016	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Aberdeen	Edinburgh
17:30	Paterson  3'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 13,595 Referee: John Beaton

Rangers v Cowdenbeath

10 January 2016	Rangers	5–1	Cowdenbeath	Glasgow
13:00	Wallace  19' McKay  33' Waghorn  48', 55' (pen.), 78' (pen.)	BBC Sport Report	Brett  40'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 20,915 Referee: Steven McLean

Stranraer v Celtic

10 January 2016	Stranraer	0–3	Celtic	Stranraer
15:15		BBC Sport Report	Griffiths  18', 84' Cole  42'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 4,051 Referee: Andrew Dallas

East Kilbride v Lothian Thistle HV

20 January 2016	East Kilbride	2–0	Lothian Thistle HV	East Kilbride
19:45	J. Smith  40' Winter  87'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: K Park Training Academy Attendance: 660 Referee: Nick Walsh

Dundee v Falkirk

26 January 2016	Dundee	3–1	Falkirk	Dundee
19:45	Hemmings  39', 60' Harkins  74'	BBC Sport Report	Watson  41'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,279 Referee: Willie Collum

Replays

Ross County v Dunfermline Athletic

12 January 2016	Ross County	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dingwall
19:45	De Vita  70'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 2,041 Referee: Alan Muir

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Stirling Albion

19 January 2016	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–0	Stirling Albion	Inverness
19:45	Mbuyi-Mutombo  28' Vigurs  61'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Mat Northcroft

Forfar Athletic v Linlithgow Rose

26 January 2016	Forfar Athletic	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Linlithgow Rose	Forfar
19:45		BBC Sport Report	Kelbie  115'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 1,168 Referee: John Beaton

Fifth round

Draw

There were 8 ties taking place in Round 5 of the Scottish Cup.^[13] The draw took place on Monday, 11 January 2016. All matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 6 February 2016.^[13] The teams were made up of the 16 winners from the Fourth round.

Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.

Scottish Premiership	Scottish Championship	Scottish League Two	Other Leagues
01. Celtic 02. Dundee 03. Dundee United 04. Heart of Midlothian 05. Inverness Caledonian Thistle 06. Kilmarnock 07. Motherwell 08. Partick Thistle 09. Ross County	10. Dumbarton 11. Greenock Morton 12. Hibernian 13. Rangers	14. Annan Athletic	Lowland Football League 15. East Kilbride SJFA East Region Super League 16. Linlithgow Rose

Matches

Rangers v Kilmarnock

6 February 2016	Rangers	0–0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
12:30		BBC Sport report	Higginbotham  89'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 33,581 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

6 February 2016	Motherwell	1–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00	McDonald  67'	BBC Sport report	Storey  39' Roberts  90+1'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,907 Referee: Steven McLean

Dundee United v Partick Thistle

6 February 2016	Dundee United	1–0	Partick Thistle	Dundee
15:00	Fraser  85'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,803 Referee: Willie Collum

Ross County v Linlithgow Rose

6 February 2016	Ross County	4–2	Linlithgow Rose	Dingwall
15:00	Quinn  4' Graham  58', 78' Schalk  63'	BBC Sport report	Reckford  44' (o.g.) Ruari MacLennan  76'	Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 2,208 Referee: Euan Anderson

Annan Athletic v Greenock Morton

6 February 2016	Annan Athletic	1–4	Greenock Morton	Annan
15:00	Flynn  76'	BBC Sport report	McCluskey  21', 65', 68' McKee  45+2'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 756 Referee: John Beaton

Dumbarton v Dundee

6 February 2016	Dumbarton	0–0	Dundee	Dumbarton
15:00		BBC Sport report		Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 1,410 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

7 February 2016	Heart of Midlothian	2–2	Hibernian	Edinburgh
12:30	Djoum  32' Nicholson  44'	BBC Sport Report	Cummings  80' Hanlon  90'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,845 Referee: Craig Thomson

East Kilbride v Celtic

7 February 2016	East Kilbride	0–2	Celtic	Airdrie
15:00		BBC Sport Report	Griffiths  21' Kazim-Richards  50'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 7,767 Referee: George Salmond

Replays

Hibernian v Hearts

16 February 2016	Hibernian	1–0	Hearts	Edinburgh
19:45	Cummings  4',  78'	BBC Sport Report	Augustyn  76'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,433 Referee: John Beaton

Kilmarnock v Rangers

16 February 2016	Kilmarnock	1–2	Rangers	Kilmarnock
19:45	McKenzie  7'	BBC Sport Report	Waghorn  3' Clark  90'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 13,179 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee v Dumbarton

23 February 2016	Dundee	5–0	Dumbarton	Dundee
19:45	McGinn  16' Hemmings  29' Stewart  51', 90' Holt  79'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 3,532 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Quarter-finals

Draw

There were 4 ties taking place in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.^[14] The draw took place on Monday, 8 February 2016 and was conducted by Scottish Cup winner and former Celtic midfielder Ľubomír Moravčík.^[14] The draw, broadcast live on Sky Sports News, has become infamous since it had to be aborted due to one ball breaking open in the pot. After a delay, the draw was completed successfully at the second attempt.

All matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 5 March 2016. The teams were made up of the 8 winners from the Fifth round.

Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.

Scottish Premiership	Scottish Championship
01. Celtic 02. Dundee 03. Dundee United 04. Inverness Caledonian Thistle 05. Ross County	06. Greenock Morton 07. Hibernian 08. Rangers

Matches

Rangers v Dundee

5 March 2016	Rangers	4–0	Dundee	Glasgow
12:30	Forrester  1' Holt  47' Halliday  54' Wallace  84'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 30,944 Referee: Alan Muir

Ross County v Dundee United

5 March 2016	Ross County	2–3	Dundee United	Dingwall
15:00	Boyce  24' Graham  60' (pen.)	BBC Sport Report	Anier  57', 65' Durnan  59' McKay  89'	Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,052 Referee: Craig Thomson

Celtic v Greenock Morton

6 March 2016	Celtic	3–0	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
12:00	Griffiths  14' Mackay-Steven  25' McGregor  35'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,858 Referee: Willie Collum

Hibernian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

6 March 2016	Hibernian	1–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Edinburgh
14:00	Keatings  54'	BBC Sport Report	Mbuyi-Mutombo  77'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 9,884 Referee: Crawford Allan

Replays

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hibernian

16 March 2016	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–2	Hibernian	Inverness
19:45	Vigurs  77'	BBC Sport Report	Stokes  36', 41'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,207 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Semi-finals

Draw

There were 2 ties taking place in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup. The draw took place on Sunday, 6 March 2016 at 4:45pm live on Sky Sports News HQ. Both matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 16 April 2016. The teams were made up of the 4 winners from the Quarter-finals.

Teams that are marked with a Strike are teams eliminated at this stage.

Scottish Premiership	Scottish Championship
01. Celtic 02. Dundee United	03. Hibernian 04. Rangers

Matches

Hibernian v Dundee United

16 April 2016	Hibernian	0−0 (a.e.t.) (4−2 p)	Dundee United	Glasgow
12:15		Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 19,651 Referee: John Beaton
		Penalties
	McGinn Hanlon Boyle Cummings		Spittal Mckay Dixon Demel

Rangers v Celtic

17 April 2016	Rangers	2−2 (a.e.t.) (5−4 p)	Celtic	Glasgow
12:00	Miller  16' McKay  96'	Report	Sviatchenko  50' Rogic  106'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,069 Referee: Craig Thomson
		Penalties
	Halliday Tavernier McKay Clark Wallace Zelalem Law		Mulgrew McGregor Bitton Brown Griffiths Lustig Rogic

Final

Rangers v Hibernian

21 May 2016 15:00

Rangers	2–3	Hibernian
Miller  27' Halliday  64'	BBC Report	Stokes  3', 80' Gray  90+2'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 50,701 Referee: Steven McLean

Statistics

Top Goalscorers

As of matches played on 17 April 2016^[1]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Peter Weatherson	Annan Athletic	5
2	Leigh Griffiths	Celtic	4
	Anthony Stokes	Hibernian
	Ruari MacLennan	Linlithgow Rose
	Martyn Waghorn	Rangers
	Brian Graham	Ross County
7	9 players		3

• NB: Scorers include only those goals from players which were scored from the Second round onwards

References

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External links

• Official website
• Format and dates
• Draw for Preliminary Rounds