# 1997–98 Scottish Cup

The 1997–98 Scottish Cup was the 113th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Heart of Midlothian who defeated Rangers in the final.

## First round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Fraserburgh (HL) | 1 – 0 | Clyde (3) |
| Cowdenbeath (4) | 0 – 0 | Montrose (4) |
| East Fife (3) | 2 – 3 | Stranraer (3) |
| Inverness CT (3) | 3 – 1 | Whitehill Welfare (ESL) |

### Replay

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Montrose (4) | 2 – 1 | Cowdenbeath (4) |

## Second round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Clydebank (3) | 6 – 0 | Montrose (4) |
| East Stirlingshire (4) | 1 – 1 | Edinburgh City (ESL) |
| Stenhousemuir (3) | 4 – 0 | Deveronvale (HL) |
| Stranraer (3) | 2 – 1 | Fraserburgh (HL) |
| Livingston (3) | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers (4) |
| Arbroath (4) | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South (3) |
| Annan Athletic (ESL) | 3 – 1 | Vale of Leithen (ESL) |
| Forfar Athletic (3) | 1 – 2 | Albion Rovers (4) |
| Inverness CT (3) | 2 – 0 | Queen's Park (4) |
| Lossiemouth (HL) | 0 – 1 | Dumbarton (4) |
| Peterhead (HL) | 0 – 2 | Alloa Athletic (4) |
| Ross County (4) | 3 – 1 | Brechin City (3) |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Edinburgh City (ESL) | 0 – 0 (4 – 3 pen.) | East Stirlingshire (4) |
| Queen of the South (3) | 4 – 0 | Arbroath (4) |

## Third round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Dundee (2) | 4 – 2 | St Mirren (2) |
| Airdrieonians (2) | 2 – 2 | Ross County (4) |
| Alloa Athletic (4) | 0 – 3 | Ayr United (2) |
| Celtic (1) | 2 – 0 | Greenock Morton (2) |
| Dumbarton (4) | 1 – 1 | Motherwell (1) |
| Dundee United (1) | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen (1) |
| Dunfermline Athletic (1) | 7 – 2 | Edinburgh City (ESL) |
| Hamilton Academical (2) | 1 – 2 | Rangers (1) |
| Hearts (1) | 2 – 0 | Clydebank (3) |
| Hibernian (1) | 1 – 2 | Raith Rovers (2) |
| Inverness CT (3) | 8 – 1 | Annan Athletic (ESL) |
| Livingston (3) | 3 – 3 | Albion Rovers (4) |
| Queen of the South (3) | 1 – 3 | Stirling Albion (2) |
| St Johnstone (1) | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle (2) |
| Stenhousemuir (3) | 1 – 3 | Falkirk (2) |
| Stranraer (3) | 0 – 2 | Kilmarnock (1) |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Ross County (4) | 1 – 0 | Airdrieonians (2) |
| Albion Rovers (4) | 0 – 0 (6 – 5 pen.) | Livingston (3) |
| Motherwell (1) | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton (4) |

## Fourth round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Dunfermline Athletic (1) | 1 – 2 | Celtic (1) |
| Ayr United (2) | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock (1) |
| Dundee United (1) | 1 – 1 | Inverness CT (3) |
| Hearts (1) | 3 – 0 | Albion Rovers (4) |
| Motherwell (1) | 2 – 2 | Rangers (1) |
| Raith Rovers (2) | 1 – 3 | Falkirk (2) |
| Ross County (4) | 1 – 1 | Dundee (1) |
| St Johnstone (1) | 3 – 1 | Stirling Albion (2) |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Inverness CT (3) | 2 – 3 | Dundee United (1) |
| Dundee (2) | 3 – 0 | Ross County (4) |
| Rangers (1) | 3 – 0 | Motherwell (1) |

## Largest Wins

A list of the largest wins from the competition.
| Score | Home Team | Away Team | Stage |
| 8-1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Annan Athletic | Third Round |
| 6-0 | Clydebank | Montrose | Second Round |
| 7-2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Edinburgh City | Third Round |