1955–56 Scottish Cup

September 2020 1955–56 Scottish Cup Scotland Heart of Midlothian Celtic 1954–55 1956–57 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.List of Scottish Cup Finals at RSSSF First round Home teamScoreAway teamWhithorn7 – 0Vale of LeithenBabcock & Wilcox2 – 5ClachnacuddinBuckie Thistle2 – 1RothesChirnside United1 – 9Elgin CityDuns3 – 0DeveronvaleEdinburgh University0 – 7Inverness ThistleEyemouth United5 – 1Brora RangersForres Mechanics3 – 2Glasgow UniversityFraserburgh3 – 1Aberdeen UniversityGala Fairydean2 – 1PeterheadHuntly4 – 2Civil Service StrollersLossiemouth7 – 0Wick AcademyMurrayfield Amateurs2 – 2Shawfield AmateursNairn County1 – 4Inverness CaledonianNewton Stewart3 – 5Peebles RoversRoss County4 – 2ColdstreamSelkirk3 – 2Burntisland ShipyardSt Cuthbert Wanderers3 – 1Vale of AthollTarff Rovers2 – 2Girvan AmateursWigtown & Bladnoch0 – 7Keith Replays Home teamScoreAway teamGirvan Amateurs0 – 1Tarff RoversShawfield Amateurs2 – 1Murrayfield Amateurs Second round Home teamScoreAway teamPeebles Rovers4 – 3Eyemouth UnitedClachnacuddin3 – 0St Cuthbert WanderersGala Fairydean6 – 2Shawfield AmateursHuntly2 – 4Forres MechanicsInverness Thistle5 – 2Buckie ThistleKeith2 – 0Elgin CityLossiemouth3 – 1DunsRoss County3 – 2Tarff RoversWhithorn2 – 3Selkirk Third round Home teamScoreAway teamBerwick Rangers3 – 0FraserburghDumbarton5 – 3Inverness CaledonianForres Mechanics2 – 4ClachnacuddinGala Fairydean4 – 5MontroseInverness Thistle1 – 1Peebles RoversKeith2 – 4East StirlingshireLossiemouth1 – 0SelkirkRoss County2 – 3Stranraer Replays Home teamScoreAway teamPeebles Rovers2 – 1Inverness Thistle Fourth round Home teamScoreAway teamAlbion Rovers1 – 1Alloa AthleticBerwick Rangers5 – 1LossiemouthBrechin City1 – 1Peebles RoversCowdenbeath6 – 0MontroseDundee United4 – 1DumbartonEast Stirlingshire0 – 2ArbroathForfar Athletic5 – 2StranraerGreenock Morton5 – 2Clachnacuddin Replays Home teamScoreAway teamAlloa Athletic4 – 0Albion RoversPeebles Rovers4 – 4Brechin City Second replays Home teamScoreAway teamPeebles Rovers0 – 0Brechin City Third replays Home teamScoreAway teamBrechin City6 – 2Peebles Rovers Fifth round Home teamScoreAway teamAirdrieonians7 – 1Hamilton AcademicalAyr United5 – 2Berwick RangersBrechin City1 – 1ArbroathClyde5 – 0Dunfermline AthleticDundee United2 – 2DundeeEast Fife1 – 3StenhousemuirFalkirk0 – 3KilmarnockHearts3 – 0Forfar AthleticHibernian1 – 1Raith RoversGreenock Morton0 – 2CelticMotherwell0 – 2Queen's ParkPartick Thistle2 – 0Alloa AthleticQueen of the South3 – 1CowdenbeathRangers2 – 1AberdeenSt Mirren6 – 0Third LanarkStirling Albion2 – 1St Johnstone Replays Home teamScoreAway teamRaith Rovers3 – 1HibernianArbroath2 – 3Brechin CityDundee3 – 0Dundee United Sixth round Home teamScoreAway teamAirdrieonians4 – 4St MirrenAyr United0 – 3CelticDundee0 – 1RangersHearts5 – 0Stirling AlbionKilmarnock2 – 2Queen of the SouthPartick Thistle3 – 1Brechin CityRaith Rovers2 – 2Queen's ParkStenhousemuir0 – 1Clyde Replays Home teamScoreAway teamQueen of the South2 – 0KilmarnockQueen's Park1 – 2Raith RoversSt Mirren1 – 3Airdrieonians Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic2 – 1AirdrieoniansHearts4 – 0RangersQueen of the South2 – 4ClydeRaith Rovers2 – 1Partick Thistle Semi-finals 24 March 1956 Celtic 2–1 Clyde Hampden Park, Glasgow 24 March 1956 Hearts 0–0 Raith Rovers Easter Road, Edinburgh 58,448 Replay 28 March 1956 Hearts 3–0 Raith Rovers Wardhaugh Crawford Easter Road, Edinburgh 54,233 Final 1956 Scottish Cup Final 21 April 1956 Hearts 3–1 Report Celtic Crawford 20 48 Conn 80 Haughney 55 Hampden Park, Glasgow Bobby Davidson (Airdrie) 132,840 See also 1955–56 in Scottish football 1955–56 Scottish League Cup References External links Report from 1956 Final, London Hearts Supporters' Club Association football Scotland Category:Scottish Cup seasons Cup