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1978–79 Scottish Cup

The 1978–79 Scottish Cup was the 94th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Hibernian in the twice replayed final.

First round

Replays

Second round

Replays

Third round

Replays

Fourth round

Replays

Quarter-finals

Replay

Semi-finals

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 26,232

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 9,387
Referee: Bob Valentine

Replay


Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 32,300

Final

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,610
Referee: Brian McGinlay

Replay

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 33,504
Referee: Brian McGinlay

Second Replay

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 30,602
Referee: Ian Foote

Events

Inverness Thistle's match against Falkirk became famous in Scotland due to the fact that the game was postponed 29 times,[1] It was originally supposed to be played on 6 January in Inverness at Kingsmills Park due to ice and snow, and was eventually played on 22 February once it was deemed suitable, where Falkirk won the game 4-0, and were eventually put out by Dundee 3 days later,[2] though it was a few postponements short of beating the record of 33 games by Airdrieonians and Stranraer set 16 years earlier due to similar circumstances during the Winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom where football matches were called off due to snowstorms.

See also

References

  1. ^ "11+ Interesting and Funny Football Facts". twelfthman blog. 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. ^ Dart, James (21 March 2006). "The most postponed game ever". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 August 2017.