1989–90 Scottish Cup

May 2025 1989–90 Scottish Cup Scotland Aberdeen Celtic 1988–89 1990–91 The 1989–90 Scottish Cup was the 105th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen who defeated Celtic in the final. It was the first final to have been decided by a penalty shootout. First round Home teamScoreAway teamBerwick Rangers(3)1 – 1Stenhousemuir (3)Brechin City(3)3 – 1Montrose(3)Elgin City(HL)2 – 1Arbroath(3)Queen of the South(3)2 – 1Cove Rangers(HL)Queen's Park (3)1 – 2Dumbarton(3)Stirling Albion (3)4 – 0Coldstream (ESL) Replay Home teamScoreAway teamStenhousemuir (3)1 – 0Berwick Rangers (3) Second round Home teamScoreAway teamRoss County (HL)1 – 4East Fife (3)Dumbarton (3)0 – 2Cowdenbeath (3)Elgin City (HL)2 – 2Brechin City (3)Gala Fairydean (ESL)2 – 2Inverness Caledonian (HL)Stenhousemuir (3)0 – 1Queen of the South (3)Stirling Albion (3)3 – 0Whitehill Welfare (ESL)Stranraer (3)1 – 1Kilmarnock (3)Vale of Leithen (ESL)1 – 3East Stirlingshire (3) Replays Home teamScoreAway teamBrechin City (3)8 – 0Elgin City (HL)Inverness Caledonian (HL)4 – 1Gala Fairydean (ESL)Kilmarnock (3)0 – 0 (2 – 4 pen.)Stranraer (3) Third round Home teamScoreAway teamEast Stirlingshire (3)0 – 1Stirling Albion (3)Airdrieonians (2)2 – 2Inverness Caledonian (HL)Albion Rovers (2)0 – 2Clydebank (2)Ayr United (2)0 – 0St Mirren (1)Brechin City (3)0 – 2Hibernian (1)Cowdenbeath (3)3 – 1Stranraer (3)Dundee(1)0 – 0Dundee United (1)Dunfermline Athletic (1)0 – 0Hamilton Academical (2)East Fife (3)3 – 1Meadowbank Thistle (2)Forfar Athletic (2)1 – 2Celtic (1)Hearts (1)2 – 0Falkirk(2)Greenock Morton (2)2 – 2Raith Rovers (2)Motherwell (1)7 – 0Clyde (2)Partick Thistle (2)2 – 6Aberdeen (1)Queen of the South (3)0 – 0Alloa Athletic (2)Rangers (1)3 – 0St Johnstone (2) Replays Home teamScoreAway teamHamilton Academical (2)0 – 1Dunfermline Athletic (1)Alloa Athletic (2)2 – 3Queen of the South (3)Raith Rovers (2)1 – 3Greenock Morton (2)Inverness Caledonian (HL)1 – 1 (5 – 4 pen.)Airdrieonians (2)St Mirren (1)2 – 1Ayr United (2)Dundee United (1)1 – 0Dundee (1) Fourth round Home teamScoreAway teamSt Mirren (1)1 – 1Clydebank (2)Stirling Albion (3)6 – 2Inverness Caledonian (HL)Cowdenbeath (3)1 – 2Dunfermline Athletic (1)Dundee United (1)2 – 1Queen of the South (3)Celtic (1)1 – 0Rangers (1)Aberdeen (1)2 – 1Greenock Morton (2)Hearts (1)4 – 0Motherwell (2)Hibernian (1)5 – 1East Fife (3) Replays Home teamScoreAway teamClydebank (2)3 – 2St Mirren(1) Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen (1)4 – 1Hearts (1)Clydebank (2)1 – 1Stirling Albion (3)Dundee United (1)1 – 0Hibernian (1)Dunfermline Athletic (1)0 – 0Celtic (1) Replays Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic (1)3 – 0Dunfermline Athletic (1)Stirling Albion (3)0 – 1Clydebank (2) Semi-finals 14 April 1990 Aberdeen (1) 4–0 Dundee United (1) Gillhaus Irvine 2 Own Goals Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 16,581 14 April 1990 Celtic (1) 2–0 Clydebank (2) Andy Walker Hampden Park, Glasgow 34,768 Final 1990 Scottish Cup final 12 May 1990 Aberdeen (1) 0–0 9–8 yes Celtic (1) Hampden Park, Glasgow George Smith 60,493 Bett Connor Gillhaus Grant Nicholas McLeish McKimmie Robertson Watson Irvine Wdowczyk Grant McStay Coyne Galloway Miller Whyte Elliott Dziekanowski Rogan Reference: Aberdeen FC - On This Day 12th May 1990 https://www.afc.co.uk/2020/05/12/on-this-day-12th-may-1990/ Aberdeen FC 1 June 2025 en Largest Wins A list of the largest wins from the competition. +ScoreHome teamAway teamStage8-0Brechin CityElgin CitySecond Round (Replay)7-0MotherwellClydeThird Round2-6Partick ThistleAberdeenThird Round6-2Stirling AlbionCaledonianFourth Round5-1HibernianEast FifeFourth Round See also 1989–90 in Scottish football 1989–90 Scottish League Cup References Association football Scotland Category:Scottish Cup seasons Cup