# 1972–73 Scottish Cup

The 1972–73 Scottish Cup was the 88th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic in the final.

## First round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Babcock & Wilcox | 0 – 2 | Berwick Rangers |
| Brechin City | 0 – 0 | Clydebank |
| East Stirlingshire | 1 – 0 | Ross County |
| Ferranti Thistle | 3 – 1 | Duns |
| Montrose | 2 – 0 | Albion Rovers |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Clydebank | 1 – 2 | Brechin City |

## Second round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Forfar Athletic |
| Alloa Athletic | 0 – 2 | Berwick Rangers |
| Brechin City | 0 – 0 | East Stirlingshire |
| Brora Rangers | 0 – 4 | Hamilton Academical |
| Ferranti Thistle | 2 – 2 | Elgin City |
| Inverness Thistle | 2 – 1 | Queen's Park |
| Stenhousemuir | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers |
| Vale of Leithen | 0 – 3 | Montrose |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| East Stirlingshire | 1 – 2 | Brechin City |
| Elgin City | 2 – 1 | Ferranti Thistle |
| Raith Rovers | 3 – 0 | Stenhousemuir |

## Third round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Ayr United | 3 – 0 | Inverness Thistle |
| Berwick Rangers | 1 – 3 | Falkirk |
| Brechin City | 2 – 4 | Aberdeen |
| Celtic | 4 – 1 | East Fife |
| Clyde | 1 – 1 | Montrose |
| Dumbarton | 4 – 1 | Cowdenbeath |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 3 | Dundee |
| Elgin City | 0 – 1 | Hamilton Academical |
| Hearts | 0 – 0 | Airdrieonians |
| Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Greenock Morton |
| Kilmarnock | 2 – 1 | Queen of the South |
| Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Raith Rovers |
| Rangers | 1 – 0 | Dundee United |
| St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle |
| Stirling Albion | 3 – 3 | Arbroath |
| Stranraer | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Airdrieonians | 3 – 1 | Hearts |
| Arbroath | 0 – 1 | Stirling Albion |
| Montrose | 4 – 2 | Clyde |
| St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Stranraer |

## Fourth round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Aberdeen | 3 – 1 | Falkirk |
| Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Stirling Albion |
| Dumbarton | 2 – 2 | Partick Thistle |
| Kilmarnock | 0 – 1 | Airdrieonians |
| Montrose | 2 – 2 | Hamilton Academical |
| Motherwell | 0 – 4 | Celtic |
| Rangers | 1 – 1 | Hibernian |
| Stranraer | 2 – 9 | Dundee |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Hamilton Academical | 0 – 1 | Montrose |
| Hibernian | 1 – 2 | Rangers |
| Partick Thistle | 3 – 1 | Dumbarton |

## Quarter-finals

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Celtic | 0 – 0 | Aberdeen |
| Montrose | 1 – 4 | Dundee |
| Partick Thistle | 1 – 5 | Ayr United |
| Rangers | 2 – 0 | Airdrieonians |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Aberdeen | 0 – 1 | Celtic |

## Final
### Teams

Rangers: :
| GK | Peter McCloy |
| DF | Sandy Jardine |
| DF | John Greig |
| DF | Tom Forsyth |
| DF | Willie Mathieson |
| MF | Tommy McLean |
| MF | Alfie Conn |
| MF | Alex MacDonald |
| MF | Quinton Young |
| FW | Derek Johnstone |
| FW | Derek Parlane |
| Substitutes: ||||
| Manager: ||||
| Jock Wallace ||||
Celtic: :
| GK | Ally Hunter |
| DF | Danny McGrain |
| DF | Billy McNeill |
| DF | George Connelly |
| DF | Jim Brogan | ?' |
| MF | Jimmy Johnstone |
| MF | David Hay |
| MF | Bobby Murdoch |
| MF | Tommy Callaghan |
| FW | Kenny Dalglish |
| FW | Dixie Deans |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | Bobby Lennox | ?' |
| Manager: ||||
| Jock Stein ||||