# 1965–66 Scottish Cup

The 1965–66 Scottish Cup was the 81st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic in the replayed final.

## Preliminary round 1

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Berwick Rangers | 1 – 0 | Stenhousemuir |
| Dumbarton | 2 – 2 | Peebles Rovers |
| Forfar Athletic | 1 – 1 | Brechin City |
| Gala Fairydean | 6 – 1 | Selkirk |
| Raith Rovers | 1 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Brechin City | 1 – 3 | Forfar Athletic |
| Peebles Rovers | 2 – 3 | Dumbarton |

## Preliminary round 2

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Arbroath | 2 – 2 | Cowdenbeath |
| Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Fraserburgh |
| Berwick Rangers | 0 – 0 | Albion Rovers |
| East Fife | 1 – 0 | Elgin City |
| Gala Fairydean | 4 – 5 | Montrose |
| Glasgow University | 1 – 2 | Dumbarton |
| Raith Rovers | 0 – 1 | Alloa Athletic |
| Ross County | 4 – 3 | Forfar Athletic |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Albion Rovers | 3 – 0 | Berwick Rangers |
| Cowdenbeath | 1 – 1 | Arbroath |

#### Second Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Arbroath | 2 – 3 | Cowdenbeath |

## First round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Alloa Athletic | 3 – 5 | Ross County |
| Falkirk | 1 – 2 | Dundee United |
| Cowdenbeath | 1 – 0 | St Mirren |
| Dumbarton | 2 – 1 | Montrose |
| Dundee | 9-1 | East Fife |
| East Stirlingshire | 0 – 0 | Motherwell |
| Hearts | 2 – 1 | Clyde |
| Dundee United | 0 – 0 | Falkirk |
| Ayr United | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone |
| Celtic | 4 – 0 | Stranraer |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 1 | Partick Thistle |
| Hamilton Academical | 1 – 3 | Aberdeen |
| Hibernian | 4 – 3 | Third Lanark |
| Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock |
| Queen of the South | 3 – 0 | Albion Rovers |
| Rangers | 5 – 1 | Airdrieonians |
| Stirling Albion | 3 – 1 | Queen's Park |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Motherwell | 4 – 1 | East Stirlingshire |
| St Johnstone | 1 – 0 | Ayr United |
| Kilmarnock | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton |

## Second round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Cowdenbeath | 3 – 3 | St Johnstone |
| Ross County | 0 – 2 | Rangers |
| Aberdeen | 5 – 0 | Dundee United |
| Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South |
| Dundee | 0 – 2 | Celtic |
| Stirling Albion | 0 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Hearts | 2 – 1 | Hibernian |
| Kilmarnock | 5 – 0 | Motherwell |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| St Johnstone | 3 – 0 | Cowdenbeath |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 1 | Stirling Albion |

## Quarter-finals

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Dumbarton | 0 – 3 | Aberdeen |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 1 | Kilmarnock |
| Hearts | 3 – 3 | Celtic |
| Rangers | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Celtic | 3 – 1 | Hearts |

## Final
### Teams

RANGERS: :
| GK | | Billy Ritchie |
| RB | | Kai Johansen |
| LB | | David Provan |
| RH | | John Greig |
| CH | | Ronnie McKinnon |
| LH | | Bobby Watson |
| RW | | Willie Henderson |
| IR | | Jimmy Millar |
| CF | | Jim Forrest |
| IL | | Willie Johnston |
| LW | | Davie Wilson |
| Manager: ||||
| Scot Symon | Scot Symon | Scot Symon |
CELTIC: :
| GK | Ronnie Simpson |
| RB | Ian Young |
| LB | Tommy Gemmell |
| RH | Bobby Murdoch |
| CH | Billy McNeill |
| LH | John Clark |
| RW | Jimmy Johnstone |
| IR | Joe McBride |
| CF | Stevie Chalmers |
| IL | Charlie Gallagher |
| LW | John Hughes |
| Manager: ||||
| Jock Stein ||||

### Replay
#### Teams

RANGERS: :
| GK | | Billy Ritchie |
| RB | | Kai Johansen |
| LB | | David Provan |
| RH | | John Greig |
| CH | | Ronnie McKinnon |
| LH | | Bobby Watson |
| RW | | Willie Henderson |
| IR | | George McLean |
| CF | | Jimmy Millar |
| IL | | Willie Johnston |
| LW | | Davie Wilson |
| Manager: ||||
| Scot Symon | Scot Symon | Scot Symon |
CELTIC: :
| GK | Ronnie Simpson |
| RB | Jim Craig |
| LB | Tommy Gemmell |
| RH | Bobby Murdoch |
| CH | Billy McNeill |
| LH | John Clark |
| RW | Jimmy Johnstone |
| IR | Joe McBride |
| CF | Stevie Chalmers |
| IL | Bertie Auld |
| LW | John Hughes |
| Manager: ||||
| Jock Stein ||||