1954–55 Scottish Cup

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The 1954–55 Scottish Cup was the 70th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Clyde who defeated Celtic in the replayed final. It was Clyde's second cup success, whilst Celtic lost in the final having won the last five Scottish Cup finals that they had played in.[1] The 1955 final was the first to be televised live, being broadcast by the BBC. This was not officially announced before the match. The replayed final was not televised.[2]

1954–55 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsClyde
Runners-upCeltic

First round

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen University 3 – 3 Girvan Amateurs
Babcock & Wilcox 3 – 1 Shawfield Amateurs
Burntisland Shipyard 1 – 7 Forres Mechanics
Chirnside United 1 – 4 Peterhead
Civil Service Strollers 2 – 3 Vale of Leithen
Deveronvale 0 – 4 Inverness Thistle
Eyemouth United 2 – 3 Buckie Thistle
Fraserburgh 9 – 0 Edinburgh University
Gala Fairydean 5 – 3 Keith
Glasgow University 1 – 5 Huntly
Inverness Caledonian 7 – 3 Rothes
Lossiemouth 6 – 0 Murrayfield Amateurs
Newton Stewart 3 – 5 Elgin City
Ross County 2 – 2 Peebles Rovers
St Cuthbert Wanderers 5 – 1 Vale of Atholl
Tarff Rovers 1 – 1 Duns
Wick Academy 2 – 4 Coldstream

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Duns 3 – 0 Tarff Rovers
Girvan Amateurs 2 – 0 Aberdeen University
Peebles Rovers 5 – 1 Ross County

Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

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Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 4 – 2 Fraserburgh
Arbroath 2 – 0 Brechin City
Buckie Thistle 1 – 1 Queen's Park
Clachnacuddin 1 – 2 Inverness Thistle
Cowdenbeath 2 – 2 Ayr United
Dundee United 1 – 3 Forfar Athletic
Montrose 1 – 3 Inverness Caledonian
Peebles Rovers 0 – 2 Forres Mechanics

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Ayr United 3 – 3 Cowdenbeath
Queen's Park 1 – 2 Buckie Thistle

Second Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Ayr United 3 – 1 Cowdenbeath

Fifth round

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Sixth Round

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 2 – 1 Rangers
Airdrieonians 7 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic
Buckie Thistle 0 – 6 Hearts
Clyde 3 – 1 Raith Rovers
Inverness Caledonian 0 – 7 Falkirk
Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Celtic
St Johnstone 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical
Third Lanark 1 – 3 Motherwell

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Celtic 1 – 0 Kilmarnock

Quarter-finals

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Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 4 – 1 Motherwell
Celtic 2 – 1[3] Hamilton Academical
Clyde 5 – 0 Falkirk
Hearts 1 – 1 Aberdeen

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 2 – 0 Hearts

Semi-finals

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Celtic2–2Airdrieonians
Attendance: 88,840

Clyde2–2Aberdeen
Tommy Ring 9' 89' Paddy Buckley 37' 40'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Bob Davidson

Replays

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Celtic2–0Airdrieonians
Attendance: 71,800

Clyde1–0Aberdeen
Archie Robertson 28'
Attendance: 27,937
Referee: Bob Davidson

Final

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Clyde1–1Celtic
Archie Robertson Report (Page 4) Walsh
Attendance: 106,234
Referee: Charlie Faultless
Teams
CLYDE:
GKSouth Africa Ken Hewkins
RBRepublic of Ireland Albert Murphy
LBScotland Harry Haddock
RHScotland Ralph Granville
CHScotland Tommy Anderson
LHScotland Davie Laing
RWScotland John Divers
IRScotland Archie Robertson
CFScotland Ally Hill
ILScotland George Brown
LWScotland Tommy Ring
Manager:
Scotland Paddy Travers
CELTIC:
GKScotland John Bonnar
RBScotland Mike Haughney
LBScotland Frank Meechan
RHScotland Bobby Evans
CHScotland Jock Stein
LHNorthern Ireland Bertie Peacock
RWScotland Bobby Collins
IRScotland Willie Fernie
CFScotland John McPhail
ILScotland Jimmy Walsh
LWNorthern Ireland Charlie Tully
Manager:
Scotland Jimmy McGrory

Replay

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See also

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References

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  1. List of Scottish Cup Finals at RSSSF
  2. Robertson, Forrest H. C. (2014). How The Cup Was Won. The Scottish Cup Finals Story. Kirkcaldy: PM Publications. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-9534682-7-0.
  3. "Accies in the Quarter Final". Hamilton Academical F.C. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. Scottish Cup Semi-Finals - Clyde V. Aberdeen, British Pathé Archive, 31 March 1955
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