Scottish Cup
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Scottish Cup | |
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| Image:Scottish cup.jpg | |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Region | Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (SFA) |
| Current champions | Celtic F.C. |
| Image:Soccerball current event.svg Scottish Cup 2007-08 | |
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup[1], usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. The trophy awarded to the winners has the distinction of being the oldest national trophy in the world.[2]
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[edit] History
The Scottish Cup started in the 1873-74 season, competition was contested by 16 teams. The trophy was first awarded to Queen's Park when they beat Clydesdale 2-0 in the final in front of a crowd of 3,000 people. While the English FA Cup is the oldest cup competition in the world, the trophy awarded to the Scottish Cup winners is the oldest trophy, being minted in 1885.
[edit] Cup shocks
Like the FA Cup, the Scottish Cup produces occasional "giant-killings" where a team from a low division unexpectedly defeats a team from a higher division. Some famous cup shocks include 1938, where Second Division East Fife F.C. were the victors in the final against Kilmarnock F.C. and thus won the cup. Another instance was in 1967, where Berwick Rangers F.C. defeated Rangers F.C. 1-0.
Famous recent giant-killings include 2000 when First Division Inverness Caledonian Thistle's victory over Celtic F.C. by 3 goals to 1 at Celtic Park in 2000, memorable for The Sun 's famous headline:
| “ | Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious | ” |
Celtic, with a debutante Roy Keane in tow, also fell victim to Clyde F.C. when they were beaten 2-1 at Broadwood Stadium in 2006. The 2006-07 season saw the other half of the Old Firm, Rangers, suffer a 3-2 Scottish Cup exit to Dunfermline Athletic, who eventually reached the final despite finishing bottom of the Scottish Premier League (SPL).
[edit] Old Firm dominance
The Old Firm (Celtic and Rangers, both of Glasgow) are dominant forces in Scottish football. They are the only two clubs to have won the SPL since its inception in 1998, and their authority also extends over the Scottish Cup.
The final of the 2005-06 competition was played on 13 May 2006 at Hampden Park between Heart of Midlothian F.C. and Gretna F.C.. This was the first final in nine years that an Old Firm side had not been involved in, and the first to ever feature a team from the third tier of the Scottish League setup.
[edit] Format
The competition format is that of a single elimination knockout. Teams are drawn against each other randomly. The team who is drawn first from each tie is the home team. If the first match finishes in a draw, a replay is played at the stadium of the second team drawn. In the replay, if the scores are still level at full time, extra time is played and (if necessary) penalties are used to decide the winner of the tie.
[edit] Semi-final
The semi-final matches are played at neutral stadiums, usually the national stadium Hampden Park. The Final is traditionally played at Hampden, but during the 1990s some finals were staged at Celtic Park and Ibrox while Hampden was reconstructed. The Final is the only round currently which does not have a replay and is played to a finish. Extra time is played and penalties are used if necessary. This happened in the finals of 1990 and 2006.
[edit] New entry criteria
Previously clubs in the Scottish League Third Division and Second Division qualified automatically for the first round, along with four non-league teams each from the Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) and (South) competitions. Clubs in the Scottish League First Division and the Scottish Premier League had automatic byes to the third round. However, from the 2007/2008 season a new criteria was introduced for entry into the Scottish Cup[3]. The Scottish Qualifying Cup competitions were scrapped and the 36 SFA member clubs outwith the SPL and SFL were given direct entry to the 1st Round of the cup. Additionally, the league winners of the East of Scotland and South of Scotland Leagues, both of which contain some clubs that are not full members of the SFA and hence could not previously enter the Scottish Cup, were given a place in the draw.
Most controversially, clubs from Scottish Junior football (all but one of whom are not members of the Scottish FA as they belong to the Scottish Junior FA) have been admitted for the first time. Up to four Junior clubs are allowed to enter, these being the winners of the previous season's North Premier League, West Premier League and East Superleague, and the winner of the Scottish Junior Cup if they have not also won one of the three regional league titles.[4] The first three Junior clubs to qualify for the tournament are Culter F.C., Pollok F.C. and Linlithgow Rose F.C..
[edit] Media coverage
Sky Sports and BBC Scotland currently own the rights to broadcast television coverage of Scottish Cup matches. Sky Sports typically broadcast one live match per round from the third round onwards, while BBC Scotland are permitted to broadcast one live match prior to the Final. BBC Scotland also provide highlights from the third round onwards which are shown on their flagship football show Sportscene. Both broadcasters televise the Final live.
Radio broadcasting rights are currently owned by BBC Radio Scotland.
[edit] Facts
Most clubs who have consistently maintained a spot in the Scottish Premier League have won the Cup in recent years. Curiously, Hibernian have failed to win the cup in over one hundred years, finishing runners-up nine times. Dundee United have the worst ratio of wins to losses, with only a 12.5% success rate in finals.
The cup also holds the record for the biggest victory in World senior football, when on September 12 1885 Arbroath beat Bon Accord 36-0 [5].[6]
The record attendance for a final is 147,365 in the 1937 final between Celtic and Aberdeen F.C.. The first final to be decided on penalties was in 1990 when Aberdeen beat Celtic 9-8 on penalties after a 0-0 draw.
The current holders are Celtic.
[edit] Previous winners
- 1900 Celtic 4-3 Queen's Park
- 1899 Celtic 2-0 Rangers
- 1898 Rangers 2-0 Kilmarnock
- 1897 Rangers 5-1 Dumbarton
- 1896 Hearts 3-1 Hibernian
- 1895 St Bernards 2-1 Renton
- 1894 Rangers 3-1 Celtic
- 1893 Queen's Park 2-1 Celtic (Replay)
- 1892 Celtic 5-1 Queen's Park (Replay)
- 1891 Hearts 1-0 Dumbarton
- 1890 Queen's Park 2-1 Vale of Leven
- 1889 Third Lanark 2-1 Celtic (Replay)
- 1888 Renton 6-1 Cambuslang
- 1887 Hibernian 2-1 Dumbarton
- 1886 Queen's Park 3-1 Renton
- 1885 Renton 3-1 Vale of Leven (Replay)
- 1884 Queen's Park awarded cup after Vale of Leven fail to appear at final
- 1883 Dumbarton 2-1 Vale of Leven (Replay)
- 1882 Queen's Park 4-1 Dumbarton (Replay)
- 1881 Queen's Park 3-1 Dumbarton (Replay)
- 1880 Queen's Park 3-0 Thornliebank
- 1879 Vale of Leven 1-1 Rangers (Vale of Leven awarded cup when Rangers fail to appear at replay)
- 1878 Vale of Leven 1-0 Third Lanark
- 1877 Vale of Leven 3-2 Rangers (Replay)
- 1876 Queen's Park 2-0 Third Lanark (2nd Replay)
- 1875 Queen's Park 3-0 Renton
- 1874 Queen's Park 2-0 Clydesdale
[edit] Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 34 | 19 | 1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| Rangers | 31 | 18 | 1894, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 |
| Queen's Park | 10 | 2 | 1874, 1875, 1876, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1890, 1893 |
| Aberdeen | 7 | 8 | 1947, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 7 | 6 | 1891, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1956, 1998, 2006 |
| Kilmarnock | 3 | 5 | 1920, 1929, 1997 |
| Vale of Leven | 3 | 4 | 1877, 1878, 1879 |
| Clyde | 3 | 3 | 1939, 1955, 1958 |
| St Mirren | 3 | 3 | 1926, 1959, 1987 |
| Hibernian | 2 | 9 | 1887, 1902 |
| Motherwell | 2 | 4 | 1952, 1991 |
| Third Lanark | 2 | 4 | 1889, 1905 |
| Dunfermline Atheltic | 2 | 3 | 1961, 1968 |
| Renton | 2 | 3 | 1885, 1888 |
| Falkirk | 2 | 1 | 1913, 1957 |
| Dundee United | 1 | 7 | 1994 |
| Dumbarton | 1 | 5 | 1883 |
| Dundee | 1 | 4 | 1910 |
| Airdrieonians | 1 | 3 | 1924 |
| East Fife | 1 | 2 | 1938 |
| Greenock Morton | 1 | 1 | 1922 |
| Partick Thistle | 1 | 1 | 1921 |
| St Bernard's | 1 | - | 1895 |
| Hamilton Acad | - | 2 | - |
| Albion Rovers | - | 1 | - |
| Cambuslang | - | 1 | - |
| Clydesdale | - | 1 | - |
| Gretna | - | 1 | - |
| Raith Rovers | - | 1 | - |
| Thornliebank | - | 1 | - |
[edit] References
- ^ SFA Handbook 2006-07 Cup Competion Rules
- ^ Official Site of the Tennent's Scottish Cup Scottish Football Museum Experience
- ^ Scottish Football Association The Scottish Cup 2007/08
- ^ Junior clubs enter Scottish Cup
- ^ A day when Scottish football scorched the record books (HTML). Scotsman (2005). Retrieved on 9 December, 2005.
- ^ The 36-0 team (HTML). Fraser Clyne (2003).
- ^ Why no one won the Scottish Cup in 1909, The Guardian
[edit] External links
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