1947–48 Scottish Cup

August 2020 1947–48 Scottish Cup Scotland Rangers Greenock Morton 1946–47 1948–49 The 1947–48 Scottish Cup was the 63rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Greenock Morton in the replayed final.Thrills in Hampden Wind, The Glasgow Herald, 19 April 1948Memorable Exhibition by Morton Centre Half, The Glasgow Herald, 22 April 1948 First round Home teamScoreAway teamAlbion Rovers0 – 2HibernianArbroath9 – 1Babcock & WilcoxAyr United1 – 2Greenock MortonBerwick Rangers2 – 4CowdenbeathDundee2 – 4Heart of MidlothianEast Fife2 – 0KilmarnockInverness Caledonian1 – 6FalkirkMotherwell2 – 2Hamilton AcademicalQueen of the South1 – 0StenhousemuirSt Mirren8 – 0Shawfield AmateursStranraer0 – 1RangersClachnacuddin0 – 2St Johnstone Replays Home teamScoreAway teamHamilton Academical0 – 2Motherwell Second round Home teamScoreAway teamAirdrieonians2 – 1Heart of MidlothianAlloa Athletic0 – 1Queen of the SouthCeltic3 – 0CowdenbeathClyde2 – 1Dunfermline AthleticEast Fife5 – 1St JohnstoneHibernian4 – 0ArbroathMontrose2 – 0DunsGreenock Morton3 – 2FalkirkMotherwell1 – 0Third LanarkNithsdale Wanderers0 – 5AberdeenPartick Thistle4 – 3Dundee UnitedPeterhead1 – 2DumbartonQueen's Park8 – 2DeveronvaleRangers4 – 0Leith AthleticSt Mirren2 – 0East StirlingshireStirling Albion2 – 4Raith Rovers Third round Home teamScoreAway teamAirdrieonians3 – 0Raith RoversCeltic1 – 0MotherwellDumbarton0 – 1East FifeHibernian4 – 2AberdeenMontrose2 – 1Queen of the SouthGreenock Morton3 – 0Queen's ParkRangers3 – 0Partick ThistleSt Mirren2 – 1Clyde Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamAirdrieonians0 – 3Greenock MortonCeltic4 – 0MontroseHibernian3 – 1St MirrenRangers1 – 0East Fife Semi-finals 27 March 1948 Greenock Morton 1–0 y Celtic 80,000 27 March 1948Glasgow (video footage), Pathé News Archive, 1 April 1948 Rangers 1–0 Hibernian Thornton Hampden Park 143,570 Final 17 April 1948 Rangers 1–1 y Greenock Morton Gillick Whyte Soccerbase Hampden Park, Glasgow 129,176 Teams RANGERS: GK SCO Bobby BrownRB SCO George YoungLB SCO Jock ShawRH SCO Ian McCollCH SCO Willie WoodburnLH SCO Sammy CoxRW SCO Eddie RutherfordIR SCO Torrance GillickCF SCO Willie ThorntonIL SCO Willie FindlayLW SCO Jimmy DuncansonManager:SCO Bill StruthGREENOCK MORTON: GK SCO Jimmy CowanRB SCO Jimmy MitchellLB SCO John WhighamRH SCO Billy CampbellCH SCO Alex MillarLH SCO Jimmy WhyteRW SCO John HepburnIR SCO Eddie MurphyCF SCO Davie CupplesIL SCO Tommy OrrLW SCO Colin LiddellManager:SCO Jimmy Davies Final (replay) 21 April 1948 Rangers 1–0 y Greenock Morton Soccerbase Williamson Hampden Park, Glasgow 133,750 Teams RANGERS: GK SCO Bobby BrownRB SCO George YoungLB SCO Jock ShawRH SCO Ian McCollCH SCO Willie WoodburnLH SCO Sammy CoxRW SCO Eddie RutherfordIR SCO Torrance GillickCF SCO Willie ThorntonIL SCO Billy WilliamsonLW SCO Jimmy DuncansonManager:SCO Bill StruthGREENOCK MORTON: GK SCO Jimmy CowanRB SCO Jimmy MitchellLB SCO John WhighamRH SCO Billy CampbellCH SCO Alex MillarLH SCO Jimmy WhyteRW SCO John Hepburnplayer4/johnhepburn John HepburnIR SCO Eddie Murphyplayer4/eddiemurphy Eddie MurphyCF SCO Davie CupplesIL SCO Tommy OrrLW SCO Colin LiddellManager:SCO Jimmy Davies See also 1947–48 in Scottish football 1947–48 Scottish League Cup Played between the same teams: 1922 Scottish Cup Final 1963 Scottish League Cup Final References Association football Scotland Category:Scottish Cup seasons Cup