| Matches: 1971 – 1972 | Match Pictures: 1971-72 | Scottish Cup |
1st Round (8 December 1971):
Burntisland Shipyard 2-0 Coldstream
Elgin City 2-0 Stenhousemuir
Gala Fairydean 1-5 Queen of the South
Queen's Park 2-1 E.Stirlingshire
St.Cuthbert Wanderers 0-3 Brechin City
Bye: 11 clubs.
2nd Round (15 January 1972):
Albion Rovers 3-2 Queen's Park
Burntisland Shipyard 1-4 Elgin City
Forfar Athletic 2-2 Stranraer
Huntly 0-2 Hamilton Academical
Inverness Thistle 3-4 Inverness Caledonian
Queen of the South 0-0 Berwick Rangers
Raith Rovers 2-1 Brechin City
Stirling Albion 1-2 Alloa Athletic
Replays 2nd Round (19 January 1972):
Berwick Rangers 0-1 Queen of the South
Stranraer 1-2 (22 Jan) Forfar Athletic
The 18 clubs from Division 1 and remaining 6 clubs from Division 2 are added.
3rd Round (5 February 1972):
Arbroath 1-3 Airdrieonians
Celtic 5-0 Albion Rovers
Clyde 0-1 Ayr United
Clydebank 1-1 East Fife
Dumbarton 3-1 Hamilton Academical
Dundee FC 3-0 (8 Feb) Queen of the South
Dundee United 0-4 Aberdeen
Elgin City 3-1 Inverness Caledonian
Falkirk 2-2 Rangers
Forfar Athletic 0-1 St Mirren
Heart of Midlothian 2-0 St.Johnstone
Kilmarnock 5-1 Alloa Athletic
Morton 1-0 Cowdenbeath
Motherwell 2-0 Montrose
Partick Thistle 0-2 Hibernian
Raith Rovers 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Replays 3rd Round (9 Feb 1972):
East Fife 0-1 Clydebank
Rangers 2-0 Falkirk
4th Round (26 February 1972):
Aberdeen 1-0 Greenock Morton
Ayr United 0-0 Motherwell
Celtic 4-0 Dundee FC
Dumbarton 0-3 Raith Rovers
Elgin City 1-4 Kilmarnock
Heart of Midlothian 4-0 Clydebank
Hibernian 2-0 Airdrieonians
St Mirren 1-4 Rangers
Replay 4th Round (1 March 1972):
Motherwell 2-1 Ayr United
Quarter Finals (18 March 1972):
Celtic 1-1 Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian 2-0 Aberdeen
Motherwell 2-2 Rangers
Raith Rovers 1-3 Kilmarnock
Replays Quarter Finals (27 March 1972):
Heart of Midlothian 0-1 Celtic
Rangers 4-2 Motherwell
Semi Finals (12 April 1972):
Celtic 3-1 Kilmarnock
Rangers 1-1 (15 Apr) Hibernian
(both matches played at Hampden Park, Glasgow)
Replay Semi Finals (24 March 1972):
Hibernian 2-0 Rangers Hampden Park, Glasgow.
Final (Hampden Park, 6 May 1972):
Celtic 6-1 Hibernian
Cup Winners: Celtic.