2014 Scottish Cup final

November 2020 2014 Scottish Cup Final 200px Official programme cover 2013–14 Scottish Cup St Johnstone 2 Dundee United 0 17 May 2014 Celtic Park Glasgow Steven Anderson Craig Thomson 47,345 2013 2015 The 2014 Scottish Cup Final was the 129th final of the Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Celtic Park on 17 May 2014 and was contested by Dundee United and St Johnstone. The usual venue, Hampden Park, was unavailable because it was being refurbished for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.Scottish Cup final - St Johnstone v Dundee United https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27456530 BBC 23 May 2024 23 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240523171333/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27456530 live As of 2026, the 2014 final was the last to be played away from Hampden. After winning the game 2–0, St Johnstone entered the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League in the Second Qualifying Round.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/17/st-johnstone-dundee-united-scottish-cup-match-report St Johnstone make Scottish Cup history as MacLean sinks Dundee United 17 May 2014 The Guardian 21 May 2014 10 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150710132407/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/17/st-johnstone-dundee-united-scottish-cup-match-report livehttp://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/st-johnstone-2-0-dundee-united-cup-joy-for-saints-1-3414442 St Johnstone 2-0 Dundee United 17 May 2014 The Scotsman 21 May 2014 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153645/http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/st-johnstone-2-0-dundee-united-cup-joy-for-saints-1-3414442 live Route to the final 2013–14 Scottish Cup St. Johnstone FC RoundOppositionScore Fourth round Livingston 2–0 Fifth round Forfar Athletic 4–0 Quarter-final Raith Rovers 3–1 Semi-final Aberdeen 2–1 St. Johnstone entered the competition in the Fourth round. They began their campaign against Livingston at McDiarmid Park. Stevie May and Sanel Jahić scored the goals that sealed the Saints' passage into the next round.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25064175 St Johnstone 2–0 Livingston BBC Sport BBC 30 November 2013 30 November 2013 17 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140217223204/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25064175 live St Johnstone then took on Forfar Athletic in Forfar, winning 4–0, courtesy of goals from May, Frazer Wright, Michael O'Halloran and James Dunne.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25995059 Forfar 0–4 St Johnstone BBC Sport BBC 8 February 2014 8 February 2014 9 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309221115/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25995059 live In the quarter-final St Johnstone were drawn away again, against Raith Rovers. Goals from Gary McDonald, Nigel Hasselbaink and Steven Anderson sealed a 3–1 victory.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26396418 Raith Rovers 1–3 St Johnstone BBC Sport BBC 8 March 2014 8 March 2014 24 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190824072102/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26396418 live In the semi-final at Ibrox on 13 April, St Johnstone faced Aberdeen. A double from May ended Saints semi-final hoodoo and sent St Johnstone to their first-ever Scottish Cup final.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26908707 St Johnstone 2–1 Aberdeen BBC Sport BBC 13 April 2014 13 April 2014 3 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180803034514/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26908707 live Dundee United RoundOppositionScore Fourth round Kilmarnock 5–2 Fifth round St Mirren 2–1 Quarter-final Inverness CT 5–0 Semi-final Rangers 3–1 Dundee United entered the competition in the Fourth round. They began their campaign against Kilmarnock at Tannadice. Andrew Robertson scored twice, with goals from Stuart Armstrong, Brian Graham and Gary Mackay-Steven sealing the Terrors' passage into the next round.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25063966 Dundee Utd 5–2 Kilmarnock BBC Sport BBC 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131129214057/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25063966 live Dundee United then took on St Mirren. United won 2–1, courtesy of goals from Ryan Gauld and Nadir Çiftçi.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26004464 Dundee Utd 2–1 St Mirren BBC Sport BBC 9 February 2014 9 February 2014 27 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230427172330/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26004464 live In the quarter-final Dundee United were drawn against Inverness CT. Çiftçi scored twice, with goals from Gavin Gunning, Mackay-Steven and Armstrong sealing a 5–0 victory.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26404295 Inverness CT 0–5 Dundee Utd BBC Sport BBC 9 March 2014 9 March 2014 13 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181113210647/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26404295 live In the semi-final at Ibrox on 12 April, Dundee United faced Rangers. Goals from Armstrong, Mackay-Steven and Çiftçi sent Dundee United to the final for the first time since 2010.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26898652 Rangers 1–3 Dundee Utd BBC Sport BBC 12 April 2014 12 April 2014 27 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140627225621/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26898652 live Pre-match This was St Johnstone's first appearance in the Scottish Cup Final, while it was Dundee United's tenth appearance. United had previously won two Scottish Cups (in 1994 and 2010), and have been beaten in seven finals. The most notable meeting of the two clubs in the Scottish Cup until now was in the 1990–91 Scottish Cup, when Dundee United won 2–1 in a semi-final at East End Park and advanced to the 1991 Scottish Cup Final. thumb|200px|Pre-match ceremonies at Celtic Park For the first time in its history, the Scottish Cup Final was played on a Sunday in 2013.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16685196 Sunday switch for 2013 Scottish Cup final BBC Sport BBC 23 January 2012 13 April 2013 25 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181125234948/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16685196 live This was done to comply with UEFA regulations which prohibit televised matches being played on the same day as the UEFA Champions League Final. As the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final was being played on a different weekend, this meant that the Scottish Cup Final could again be played on a Saturday. The redevelopment of Hampden Park for use as the main athletics stadium in the 2014 Commonwealth Games meant that the traditional home of the Scottish Cup Final was not available.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24740105 Celtic Park to host 2013/2014 Scottish Cup final BBC Sport BBC 30 October 2013 30 October 2013 23 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181023091732/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24740105 live As with the 2014 Scottish League Cup Final, the Scottish Football Association opted to use Celtic Park instead. 26,000 tickets were sold on the first full day of sales. St Johnstone received an initial allocation of 11,300 tickets, but almost all of these were sold after the first day of public sale.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27204071 Ticket sales for Scottish Cup final hit 26,000 in a day BBC News BBC 29 April 2014 29 April 2014 2 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140502010933/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27204071 live Dundee United had sold about 16,000 tickets before commencing their public sale of tickets. A JustGiving appeal to fund tickets for poorer fans raised over £14,000 within 12 hours of it being launched.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27253390 Dundee United fans raise £14,000 for final tickets BBC News BBC 2 May 2014 2 May 2014 3 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140503181604/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27253390 live A day before the final Dundee United announced they had broken their own record of ticket sales for a final by selling over 28,000 tickets. St Johnstone, meanwhile, sold over 15,000 tickets.http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=4823&cd=2014 RECORD BREAKING TANGERINE ARMY dundeeunited.co.uk 16 May 2014 16 May 2014 17 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140517122435/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=4823&cd=2014 live http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3005 ONE DAY AND COUNTING perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk 16 May 2014 16 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140517132614/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3005 17 May 2014 dead The match was shown live on BBC Scotland and on Sky Sports. Match details 17 May 2014 15:00 BST St Johnstone 2–0 Report Dundee United Anderson 45+1MacLean 84 Celtic Park, Glasgow 47,345 Craig Thomsonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27213773 Craig Thomson to referee Scottish Cup final BBC Sport BBC 29 April 2014 29 April 2014 1 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190101053556/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27213773 live _collar _sides_on_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF St Johnstone _dundeeunited1415h 000000 FF7700 000000 000000 000000 Dundee United GK 1 NIR Alan MannusRB 2 SCO Dave Mackay (c) CB 5 SCO Frazer WrightCB 6 SCO Steven AndersonLB 24 SCO Brian EastonRM 7 SCO Chris MillarCM 10 SCO David Wotherspoon 86CM 12 ENG James Dunne 49LM 29 SCO Michael O'Halloran 73RS 9 SCO Steven MacLean 85LS 17 SCO Stevie May 53Substitutes:GK 15 ENG Steve BanksDF 19 SCO Gary MillerMF 4 IRE Patrick CreggMF 8 SCO Gary McDonald 86MF 22 ENG Lee Croft 73FW 11 SUR Nigel HasselbainkFW 25 SCO Chris Iwelumo Manager:NIR Tommy Wright GK 1 POL Radosław CierzniakRB 12 SCO Keith WatsonCB 2 IRE Seán Dillon (c) CB 5 IRE Gavin Gunning 89LB 26 SCO Andy RobertsonCDM 6 NIR Paul Paton 52 77CDM 8 SCO John RankinRM 18 SCO Ryan DowCAM 10 SCO Stuart ArmstrongLM 11 SCO Gary Mackay-Steven 64FW 21 TUR Nadir Çiftçi 90+3Substitutes:GK 25 SCO Marc McCallumDF 16 SCO Mark WilsonDF 20 SCO John SouttarMF 27 SEN Morgaro Gomis MF 19 SCO Ryan Gauld 64FW 9 SCO Brian Graham 77FW 29 FRA Farid El AlaguiManager:SCO Jackie McNamara Man of the Match: Steven Anderson (St Johnstone) Match officials Referee: Craig Thomson Assistant referees: Graham Chambers Michael Banks Additional assistant referees: Kevin Clancy Alan Muir Fourth official: Stephen Finnie Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions References See also Tayside derby Scottish Cup Final 2014 2014 Scottish Cup Final 2014 Final Category:Dundee United F.C. matches Category:St Johnstone F.C. matches Category:2010s in Glasgow Category:May 2014 sports events in the United Kingdom