# 2018–19 Scottish Cup

The 2018–19 Scottish Cup was the 134th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what was the eighth season of a nine-year partnership, after contract negotiations saw the initial five-year contract extended for an additional four years in October 2015.
The cup was won for the third consecutive occasion, and a record 39th in total, by the defending champions, Celtic who had won the 2018 Scottish Cup Final on 19 May 2018.

## Calendar

The calendar for the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, as announced by Scottish Football Association.
| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New Entries |
| Preliminary Round 1 | 11 August 2018 | 7 | 95 → 88 | 19 |
| Preliminary Round 2 | 1 September 2018 | 6 | 88 → 82 | None |
| First Round | 22 September 2018 | 18 | 82 → 64 | 30 |
| Second Round | 20 October 2018 | 16 | 64 → 48 | 14 |
| Third Round | 24 November 2018 | 16 | 48 → 32 | 16 |
| Fourth Round | 19 January 2019 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 |
| Fifth Round | 9 February 2019 | 8 | 16 → 8 | None |
| Quarter-Finals | 2 March 2019 | 4 | 8 → 4 | None |
| Semi-Finals | 13–14 April 2019 | 2 | 4 → 2 | None |
| Final | 25 May 2019 | 1 | 2 → 1 | None |

## Preliminary rounds
### Draw

The draw for the preliminary rounds took place on Monday, 16 July 2018 at Hampden Park and was made by Scottish National Team Head Coaches Alex McLeish and Shelley Kerr.
19 clubs were involved in the draw, of which five received a bye to the second preliminary round, while the other 14 entered the first preliminary round. The teams competing in these rounds were made up of teams from the East of Scotland Football League (8), South of Scotland Football League (4), North Caledonian Football League (1), Scottish Junior Football Association (4) and the Scottish Amateur Football Association (2). Shortlees and Tynecastle took part in the Scottish Cup for the first time after winning the 2017–18 Scottish Amateur Cup and the 2017–18 South & East Cup-Winners Shield respectively.
There were three parts to the draw. The first part determined which five clubs, from the 14 eligible, received a bye to the second preliminary round. The clubs which did not receive a bye into the second preliminary round entered the first preliminary round. Seven ties were then drawn in the first preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 11 August 2018. The final part of the draw saw six ties drawn in the second preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 1 September 2018.
Clubs with a valid Club Licence at the date of the draw were eligible for a bye to the second preliminary round. Teams in Bold advanced to the first round.
| Clubs eligible for a bye | Clubs participating in the first preliminary round draw |
| Banks O’Dee Burntisland Shipyard Coldstream Girvan Glasgow University Golspie Sutherland Hawick Royal Albert Linlithgow Rose Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Newton Stewart Preston Athletic St Cuthbert Wanderers Threave Rovers Wigtown & Bladnoch | Auchinleck Talbot Beith Bonnyrigg Rose Shortlees Tynecastle |

### Preliminary round one

Girvan, Linlithgow Rose, Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, Newton Stewart, and Wigtown & Bladnoch received a bye to preliminary round two.

#### Matches
### Preliminary round two
#### Matches
## First round

The first round took place on the weekend of 22 September 2018. Along with the six winners from the second preliminary round, there were 30 new entries at this stage - 16 from the Highland Football League and 14 from the Lowland Football League.

### Draw

The draw for the first round took place on Saturday, 1 September 2018 at Hampden Park and was made by former Scottish Cup winner Robbie Neilson and boxer Charlie Flynn. Selkirk withdrew from the competition before the draw was made so one team received a bye to the second round.
Teams in Bold advanced to the second round.
| Highland Football League | Lowland Football League | Other |
| Brora Rangers Buckie Thistle Clachnacuddin Deveronvale Forres Mechanics Fort William Fraserburgh Huntly Inverurie Loco Works Keith Lossiemouth Nairn County Rothes Strathspey Thistle Turriff United Wick Academy | BSC Glasgow Civil Service Strollers Cumbernauld Colts Dalbeattie Star East Stirlingshire Edinburgh University Edusport Academy Gala Fairydean Rovers Gretna 2008 Kelty Hearts Stirling University Vale of Leithen Whitehill Welfare | East of Scotland teams Bonnyrigg Rose Burntisland Shipyard Coldstream Linlithgow Rose SJFA teams Auchinleck Talbot Beith |
BSC Glasgow were drawn to receive a bye to the second round.

### Replays
## Second round

The second round took place on the weekend of 20 October 2018. Along with the 17 winners and one bye from the first round, there were 14 new entries at this stage - two each from the Highland Football League and the Lowland Football League and all 10 from League Two.

### Draw

The draw for the second round took place at Hampden Park on 22 September 2018. The draw was made by Olympic bronze medallist Eve Muirhead and Kilmarnock's Scottish Cup winning captain Ray Montgomerie.
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.
| League Two | Highland Football League | Lowland Football League | Other |
| Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde Cowdenbeath Edinburgh City Elgin City Peterhead Queen's Park Stirling Albion | Brora Rangers Cove Rangers Deveronvale Formartine United Fraserburgh Rothes | BSC Glasgow Civil Service Strollers Cumbernauld Colts East Kilbride East Stirlingshire Edusport Academy Gala Fairydean Rovers Gretna 2008 Kelty Hearts Spartans Stirling University Whitehill Welfare | East of Scotland teams Coldstream Linlithgow Rose SJFA teams Auchinleck Talbot Beith |

### Replay
## Third round

The third round took place on the weekend of 24 November 2018. Along with the 16 winners from the second round, there were 16 new entries at this stage - all 10 from League One, and six from the Championship.

### Draw

The draw for the third round took place at Hampden Park on 20 October 2018 at 5:45pm.
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the fourth round.
| Championship | League One | League Two | Highland Football League | Lowland Football League | SJFA |
| Alloa Athletic Ayr United Falkirk Greenock Morton Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South | Airdrieonians Arbroath Brechin City Dumbarton East Fife Forfar Athletic Montrose Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir Stranraer | Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Edinburgh City Elgin City Peterhead Queen's Park | Brora Rangers Formartine United Fraserburgh | BSC Glasgow East Kilbride Gala Fairydean Rovers Stirling University | Auchinleck Talbot Beith |

### Replays
## Fourth round

The fourth round took place on the weekend of 19 January 2019. Along with the 16 winners from the third round, there were 16 new entries at this stage - the remaining four clubs from the Championship, and all 12 from the Premiership.

### Draw

The draw for the fourth round took place at Hampden Park on 24 November 2018 at 5:45pm.
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the fifth round.
| Premiership | Championship | League One | League Two | Other |
| Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone St Mirren | Alloa Athletic Ayr United Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick Thistle Queen of the South Ross County | Airdrieonians East Fife Forfar Athletic Montrose Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir Stranraer | Cowdenbeath Elgin City | Lowland Football League East Kilbride SJFA Auchinleck Talbot |

### Replays
## Fifth round

The fifth round took place on the weekend of 9 February 2019.

### Draw

The draw for the fifth round took place at Tynecastle Stadium on 20 January 2019 following the Hearts v Livingston match live on BBC One Scotland.
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Premiership | Championship | League One | SJFA |
| Aberdeen Celtic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Rangers St Johnstone St Mirren | Dundee United Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick Thistle Queen of the South Ross County | East Fife Raith Rovers | Auchinleck Talbot |

### Replays
## Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals took place on the weekend of 2 March 2019.

### Draw

The draw for the quarter-finals took place at Victoria Park on 11 February 2019 following the Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle match live on BBC Two Scotland.
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the semi-finals.
| Premiership | Championship |
| Aberdeen Celtic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Rangers | Dundee United Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick Thistle |

### Replays
## Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place on the weekend of 13 April 2019.

### Draw

The draw for the semi-finals took place at Firhill Stadium on 4 March 2019 during 'The Nine' live on BBC Scotland.
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the final.
| Premiership | Championship |
| Aberdeen Celtic Heart of Midlothian | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |

### Matches
## Final

The final was played on 25 May 2019 at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

## Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Scottish Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a replay, and numbers in parentheses next to the replay score represents the results of a penalty shoot-out.
| Fourth Round 19–20 January 2019 29 January 2019 (replays) | Fourth Round 19–20 January 2019 29 January 2019 (replays) | Fifth Round 9–11 February 2019 19–20 February 2019 (replays) | Fifth Round 9–11 February 2019 19–20 February 2019 (replays) | Quarter-finals 2–4 March 2019 12 March 2019 (replays) | Quarter-finals 2–4 March 2019 12 March 2019 (replays) | Semi-finals 13–14 April 2019 | Semi-finals 13–14 April 2019 | Final 26 May 2019 | Final 26 May 2019 |
| East Fife | 2 | | | | | | |
| Greenock Morton | 1 | | | | | | |
| Greenock Morton | 1 | East Fife | 0 | | | | |
| | | Partick Thistle | 1 | | | | |
| Partick Thistle | 4 | Partick Thistle | 1 | | | | |
| Stranraer | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stranraer | 1 | | | Partick Thistle | 1 (1) | | |
| | | | | Heart of Midlothian | 1 (2) | | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1 | | | Heart of Midlothian | 1 (2) | | |
| Livingston | 0 | | | | | | |
| Livingston | 0 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | | | | |
| | | Auchinleck Talbot | 0 | | | | |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 1 | Auchinleck Talbot | 0 | | | | |
| Ayr United | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ayr United | 0 | | | | | Heart of Midlothian | 3 |
| | | | | | | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 |
| St Mirren | 3 | | | | | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2 | | | | | | |
| Alloa Athletic | 2 | St Mirren | 1 | | | | |
| | | Dundee United | 2 | | | | |
| Montrose | 0 | Dundee United | 2 | | | | |
| Dundee United | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dundee United | 4 | | | Dundee United | 1 | | |
| | | | | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 | | |
| Motherwell | 1 | | | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 | | |
| Ross County | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ross County | 2 | Ross County | 2 (2) (4) | | | | |
| | | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 (2) (5) | | | | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 (2) (5) | | | | |
| East Kilbride | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| East Kilbride | 0 | | | | | | | Heart of Midlothian | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Celtic | 2 |
| Aberdeen | 1 (4) | | | | | | | Celtic | 2 |
| Stenhousemuir | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| Stenhousemuir | 1 (1) | Aberdeen | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Queen of the South | 1 | | | | | | |
| Dundee | 1 (0) | Queen of the South | 1 | | | | | | |
| Queen of the South | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Queen of the South | 1 (3) | | | Aberdeen | 1 (2) | | | | |
| | | | | Rangers | 1 (0) | | | | |
| Kilmarnock | 2 | | | Rangers | 1 (0) | | | | |
| Forfar Athletic | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Forfar Athletic | 0 | Kilmarnock | 0 (0) | | | | | | |
| | | Rangers | 0 (5) | | | | | | |
| Cowdenbeath | 1 | Rangers | 0 (5) | | | | | | |
| Rangers | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Rangers | 3 | | | | | Aberdeen | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | Celtic | 3 |
| Raith Rovers | 3 | | | | | Celtic | 3 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0 | | | | | | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0 | Hibernian | 3 | | | | |
| | | Raith Rovers | 1 | | | | |
| Hibernian | 4 | Raith Rovers | 1 | | | | |
| Elgin City | 0 | | | | | | |
| Elgin City | 0 | | | Hibernian | 0 | | |
| | | | | Celtic | 2 | | |
| Celtic | 3 | | | Celtic | 2 | | |
| Airdrieonians | 0 | | | | | | |
| Airdrieonians | 0 | Celtic | 5 | | | | |
| | | St Johnstone | 0 | | | | |
| St Johnstone | 2 | St Johnstone | 0 | | | | |
| Hamilton Academical | 0 | | | | | | |

## Media coverage

From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in the UK and Ireland by BBC Scotland and Premier Sports (EIR Sport in the Republic of Ireland). BBC Scotland has the option to show two ties per round, with Premier Sports also showing two ties per round; Premier Sports show both semi-finals live with one of them also on BBC Scotland, and both channels screen the final live.
The following matches are to be broadcast live on UK television:
| Round | BBC Scotland | Premier Sports |
| Fourth Round | Auchinleck Talbot v Ayr United Heart of Midlothian v Livingston | Cowdenbeath v Rangers Celtic v Airdrieonians |
| Fifth Round | Aberdeen v Queen of the South Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Kilmarnock v Rangers Celtic v St Johnstone Rangers v Kilmarnock (replay) (delayed coverage) (also on FreeSports) |
| Quarter-Finals | Dundee United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick Thistle v Heart of Midlothian | Hibernian v Celtic Aberdeen v Rangers Rangers v Aberdeen (replay) (delayed coverage) |
| Semi-Finals | Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen v Celtic |
| Final | Heart of Midlothian v Celtic | Heart of Midlothian v Celtic |