# 1980–81 Scottish Cup

The 1980–81 Scottish Cup was the 96th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Dundee United in the replayed final.

## First round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Alloa Athletic (3) | 1 – 1 | Stenhousemuir (3) |
| Brechin City (3) | 2 – 1 | Keith (HL) |
| East Fife (3) | 2 – 1 | Civil Service Strollers (ESL) |
| Meadowbank Thistle (3) | 2 – 2 | Buckie Thistle (HL) |
| Queen's Park (3) | 2 – 2 | Montrose (3) |
| Whitehill Welfare (ESL) | 1 – 1 | Hawick Royal Albert (SSL) |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Buckie Thistle (HL) | 3 – 2 | Meadowbank Thistle (3) |
| Hawick Royal Albert (SSL) | 4 – 1 | Whitehill Welfare (ESL) |
| Montrose (3) | 2 – 0 | Queen's Park (3) |
| Stenhousemuir (3) | 3 – 2 | Alloa Athletic (3) |

## Second round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Albion Rovers (3) | 1 – 1 | Arbroath (3) |
| Queen of the South (3) | 1 – 2 | East Fife (3) |
| Forfar Athletic (3) | 0 – 2 | Brechin City (3) |
| Hawick Royal Albert (SSL) | 2 – 2 | Cowdenbeath (3) |
| Inverness Thistle (HL) | 2 – 0 | Montrose (3) |
| Rothes (HL) | 1 – 5 | Clyde (3) |
| Stenhousemuir (3) | 0 – 0 | Spartans (ESL) |
| Stranraer (3) | 2 – 2 | Buckie Thistle (HL) |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Arbroath (3) | 1 – 0 | Albion Rovers (3) |
| Cowdenbeath (3) | 3 – 0 | Hawick Royal Albert (SSL) |
| Buckie Thistle (HL) | 3 – 2 | Stranraer (3) |
| Spartans (ESL) | 1 – 2 | Stenhousemuir (3) |

## Third round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Airdrieonians (1) | 0 – 5 | Rangers (1) |
| Arbroath (3) | 1 – 1 | Cowdenbeath (3) |
| Berwick Rangers (2) | 0 – 2 | Celtic (1) |
| Brechin City (3) | 1 – 2 | Dundee United (1) |
| Buckie Thistle (HL) | 1 – 3 | Stirling Albion (2) |
| East Fife (3) | 0 – 0 | Clydebank (2) |
| East Stirlingshire (2) | 4 – 1 | Inverness Thistle (HL) |
| Falkirk (2) | 1 – 0 | Dundee (2) |
| Hamilton Academical (2) | 0 – 3 | St Johnstone (2) |
| Hibernian (2) | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic (2) |
| Kilmarnock (1) | 2 – 1 | Ayr United (2) |
| Greenock Morton (1) | 0 – 0 | Hearts (1) |
| Partick Thistle (1) | 2 – 2 | Clyde (3) |
| Raith Rovers (2) | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen (1) |
| St Mirren (1) | 0 – 2 | Dumbarton (2) |
| Stenhousemuir (3) | 1 – 1 | Motherwell (2) |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Clyde (3) | 2 – 4 | Partick Thistle (1) |
| Clydebank (2) | 5 – 4 | East Fife (3) |
| Cowdenbeath (3) | 4 – 0 | Arbroath (3) |
| Dunfermline Athletic (2) | 1 – 2 | Hibernian (2) |
| Hearts (1) | 1 – 3 | Greenock Morton (1) |
| Motherwell (2) | 2 – 1 | Stenhousemuir (3) |

## Fourth round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Celtic (1) | 3 – 0 | Stirling Albion (2) |
| Cowdenbeath (3) | 1 – 2 | East Stirlingshire (2) |
| Dundee United (1) | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle (1) |
| Hibernian (2) | 1 – 0 | Falkirk (2) |
| Kilmarnock (1) | 0 – 0 | Clydebank (2) |
| Greenock Morton (1) | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen (1) |
| Motherwell (2) | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton (2) |
| St Johnstone (2) | 3 – 3 | Rangers (1) |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Clydebank (2) | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock (1) |
| Rangers (1) | 3 – 1 | St Johnstone (2) |

#### Second Replay

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Kilmarnock (1) | 0 – 1 | Clydebank (2) |

## Quarter-finals

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Greenock Morton (1) | 0 – 0 | Clydebank (2) |
| Celtic (1) | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire (2) |
| Dundee United (1) | 6 – 1 | Motherwell (2) |
| Rangers (1) | 3 – 1 | Hibernian (2) |

### Replay

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Clydebank (2) | 0 – 6 | Greenock Morton (1) |