# 1935–36 Scottish Cup

The 1935–36 Scottish Cup was the 58th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Third Lanark in the final.

## First round

Matches played 25 January 1936.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Aberdeen | 4 – 0 | Kings Park |
| Albion | 7 – 0 | Wigtown & Bladnoch |
| Arbroath | 1 – 3 | Motherwell |
| Ayr United | 2 – 3 | St Mirren |
| Bo'ness | 1 – 3 | Airdrie |
| Burntisland Shipyard | 2 – 2 | Dumbarton |
| Clyde | 2 – 1 | Forfar Athletic |
| Dundee | 6 – 0 | Babcock & Wilcox |
| Dundee United | 2 – 2 | Alloa |
| Dunfermline | 6 – 2 | Brechin |
| East Stirlingshire | 2 – 5 | Kilmarnock |
| Edinburgh City | 2 – 3 | Cowdenbeath |
| Elgin City | 2 – 2 | Chirnside United |
| Galston | 5 – 3 | Stranraer |
| King's Park | 6 – 1 | Wick Academy |
| Leith Athletic | 3 – 3 | Buckie Thistle |
| Montrose | 0 – 2 | Falkirk |
| Morton | 11 – 1 | Blairgowrie |
| Peebles Rovers | 3 – 3 | Dalbeattie Star |
| Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle |
| Raith Rovers | 2 – 4 | St Johnstone |
| Rangers | 3– 1 | East Fife |
| Ross County | 0 – 5 | St Bernard's |
| Stenhousemuir | 1 – 0 | Queen's Park |
| Third Lanark | 2 – 0 | Hearts |
| Vale OCOBA | 1 – 3 | Hibernian |
Berwick Rangers were drawn to Celtic but worried that they would be unable to raise a team and the likelihood of difficult travel conditions decided to forfeit the tie and receive a payment of £120 from Celtic. In addition a friendly was arranged at Parkhead on 28 March between the teams with Celtic running out 6-0 winners.

### Replays

Matches played between 29 January and 5 February 1936.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Alloa | 1 – 1 | Dundee United |
| Buckie Thistle | 1 – 2 | Leith Athletic |
| Chirnside United | 3 – 4 | Elgin City |
| Dalbeattie Star | 1 – 0 | Peebles Rovers |
| Dumbarton | 4 – 2 | Burntisland Shipyard |

### Second replay

Match played 3 February 1936.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Alloa |

## Second round

Matches played 8 February 1936.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Aberdeen | 6 – 0 | Kings Park |
| Albion | 1 – 3 | Rangers |
| Celtic | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone |
| Clyde | 4 – 1 | Hibernian |
| Cowdenbeath | 5 – 3 | Dundee United |
| Dalbeattie Star | 0 – 1 | St Mirren |
| Dundee | 2 – 1 | Airdrie |
| Dunfermline | 5 – 2 | Galston |
| Elgin | 0 – 3 | Queen of the South |
| Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock |
| Morton | 3 – 0 | Stenhousemuir |
| Motherwell | 3 – 0 | St Bernard's |
| Third Lanark | 2 – 0 | Leith Athletic |

### Replay

Match played 12 February 1936.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | Falkirk |

## Third round

Matches played 22 February 1936.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Aberdeen | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone |
| Clyde | 1 – 1 | Dundee |
| Cowdenbeath | 1 – 3 | Motherwell |
| Morton | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South |
| St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Rangers |
| Third Lanark | 8 – 0 | Dumbarton |

### Replays

Matches played 26 February 1936.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Dundee | 0 – 3 | Clyde |
| St Johnstone | 0 – 1 | Aberdeen |

## Quarter-finals

Matches played 7 March 1936.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Aberdeen | 0 – 1 | Rangers |
| Clyde | 3 – 2 | Motherwell |
| Falkirk | 5 – 0 | Dunfermline |
| Morton | 3 – 5 | Third Lanark |

## Final
### Teams

Rangers: :
| GK | Jerry Dawson |
| RB | Dougie Gray |
| LB | William Cheyne |
| RH | Davie Meiklejohn |
| CH | Jimmy Simpson |
| LH | George Brown |
| OR | James Fiddes |
| IR | Alex Venters |
| CF | Jimmy Smith |
| IL | Bob McPhail |
| OL | Jim Turnbull |
Third Lanark: :
| GK | Robert Muir |
| RB | Jimmy Carabine |
| LB | Bob Hamilton |
| RH | James Blair |
| CH | Jimmy Denmark |
| LH | Jimmy McInnes |
| OR | Bobby Howe |
| IR | Pat Gallacher |
| CF | George Hay |
| IL | Robert Kennedy |
| OL | Alex Kinnaird |