1956–57 Scottish Cup#Fifth round
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{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = 1956–57 Scottish Cup
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| country = Scotland
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| defending_champions =
| winners = Falkirk
| second = Kilmarnock
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| prev_season = 1955–56
| next_season = 1957–58
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The 1956–57 Scottish Cup was the 72nd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Falkirk who defeated Kilmarnock in the replayed final.
First round
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| Albion Rovers
|8 – 2 |
| Arbroath
|10 – 2 |
| Babcock & Wilcox
|6 – 3 |
| Buckie Thistle
|4 – 0 |
| Chirnside United
|1 – 9 |
| Civil Service Strollers
|0 – 7 |
| Coldstream
|6 – 0 |
| Edinburgh University
|1 – 11 |Duns |
| Elgin City
|5 – 1 |
| Eyemouth United
|3 – 2 |
| Forres Mechanics
|6 – 1 |
| Fraserburgh
|5 – 2 |
| Peebles Rovers
|4 – 2 |
| Peterhead
|4 – 2 |
| Ross County
|6 – 3 |
| Tarff Rovers
|1 – 7 |
| Vale of Leithen
|6 – 1 |
| Wick Academy
|3 – 1 |
| Wigtown & Bladnoch
|1 – 4 |
Second round
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| Arbroath
|6 – 1 |
| Babcock & Wilcox
|0 – 2 |
| Elgin City
|2 – 2 |
| Eyemouth United
|3 – 1 |Duns |
| Fraserburgh
|9 – 0 |
| Montrose
|2 – 4 |
| Peebles Rovers
|2 – 2 |
| Peterhead
|2 – 3 |
| Ross County
|6 – 0 |
| Vale of Leithen
|7 – 2 |
=Replays=
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| Albion Rovers
|6 – 0 |
| Clachnacuddin
|3 – 2 |
Third round
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| Buckie Thistle
|9 – 2 |
| Clachnacuddin
|1 – 4 |
| Eyemouth United
|0 – 3 |
| Forfar Athletic
|3 – 1 |
| Fraserburgh
|0 – 2 |
| Inverness Thistle
|0 – 2 |
| St Cuthbert Wanderers
|2 – 7 |
| Vale of Leithen
|0 – 2 |
Fourth round
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| Alloa Athletic
|4 – 0 |
| Buckie Thistle
|2 – 3 |
| Cowdenbeath
|3 – 5 |
| Dundee United
|5 – 2 |
| East Stirlingshire
|1 – 1 |
| Forres Mechanics
|3 – 0 |
| Nairn County
|5 – 5 |
| Stranraer
|3 – 0 |
=Replays=
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| Berwick Rangers
|3 – 0 |
| Greenock Morton
|4 – 1 |
Fifth round
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| Berwick Rangers
|1 – 2 |
| Dundee
|0 – 0 |
| Dunfermline Athletic
|3 – 0 |
| East Fife
|4 – 0 |
| Forres Mechanics
|0 – 5 |
| Hamilton Academical
|2 – 2 |
| Hearts
|0 – 4 |
| Hibernian
|3 – 4 |
| Inverness Caledonian
|2 – 3 |
| Kilmarnock
|1 – 0 |
| Queen of the South
|2 – 2 |
| Queen's Park
|3 – 0 |
| St Mirren
|1 – 1 |
| Stenhousemuir
|1 – 1 |
| Stirling Albion
|1 – 2 |
| Stranraer
|1 – 2 |
=Replays=
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| Alloa Athletic
|3 – 5 |
| Clyde
|2 – 1 |
| Dumbarton
|4 – 2 |
| Dundee United
|4 – 0 |
| Partick Thistle
|2 – 2 |
=Second Replays=
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| St Mirren
|5 – 1 |
Sixth Round
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| Celtic
|4 – 4 |
| East Fife
|0 – 0 |
| Falkirk
|3 – 1 |
| Hamilton Academical
|1 – 2 |
| Motherwell
|1 – 3 |
| Queen's Park
|1 – 1 |
| Raith Rovers
|7 – 0 |
| St Mirren
|1 – 0 |
=Replays=
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| Clyde
|2 – 1 |
| Kilmarnock
|2 – 0 |
| Rangers
|0 – 2 |
Quarter-finals
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| Celtic
|2 – 1 |
| Dumbarton
|0 – 4 |
| Falkirk
|2 – 1 |
| Kilmarnock
|3 – 1 |
Semi-finals
{{football box |
|date = 23 March 1957
|team1 = Celtic
|score = 1–1
|team2 = Kilmarnock
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee =
|attendance = 109,145 }}
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{{football box |
|date = 23 March 1957
|team1 = Falkirk
|score = 2–2
|team2 = Raith Rovers
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
|referee =
|attendance = 48,275 }}
=Replays=
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{{football box |
|date = 27 March 1957
|team1 = Kilmarnock
|score = 3–1
|team2 = Celtic
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee =
|attendance = 76,963 }}
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{{football box |
|date = 27 March 1957
|team1 = Falkirk
|score = 2–0
|team2 = Raith Rovers
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
|referee =
|attendance = 48,275 }}
Final
{{main|1957 Scottish Cup Final}}
{{football box |
|date = 20 April 1957
|team1 = Falkirk
|score = 1–1
|team2 = Kilmarnock
|goals1 = Prentice {{goal|33|pen.}}
|goals2 = Curlett {{goal|45+1}}
|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee = Jack Mowat
|attendance = 81,375 }}
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=Replay=
{{football box |
|date = 24 April 1957
|team1 = Falkirk
|score = 2–1 (a.e.t.)
|team2 = Kilmarnock
|goals1 = Merchant {{goal|24}}
Moran {{goal|101}}
|goals2 = Curlett {{goal|78}}
|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee = Jack Mowat
|attendance = 79,960
}}
See also
{{1956–57 in Scottish football}}
{{1956–57 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{Scottish Cup seasons}}
{{Portal bar|Association football|Scotland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1956-57 Scottish Cup}}