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1972–73 Scottish Cup

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The 1972–73 Scottish Cup was the 88th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic in the final.

First round

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Babcock & Wilcox

|0 – 2

|Berwick Rangers

Brechin City

|0 – 0

|Clydebank

East Stirlingshire

|1 – 0

|Ross County

Ferranti Thistle

|3 – 1

|Duns

Montrose

|2 – 0

|Albion Rovers

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Clydebank

|1 – 2

|Brechin City

Second round

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Queen of the South

|2 – 0

|Forfar Athletic

Alloa Athletic

|0 – 2

|Berwick Rangers

Brechin City

|0 – 0

|East Stirlingshire

Brora Rangers

|0 – 4

|Hamilton Academical

Ferranti Thistle

|2 – 2

|Elgin City

Inverness Thistle

|2 – 1

|Queen's Park

Stenhousemuir

|0 – 0

|Raith Rovers

Vale of Leithen

|0 – 3

|Montrose

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East Stirlingshire

|1 – 2

|Brechin City

Elgin City

|2 – 1

|Ferranti Thistle

Raith Rovers

|3 – 0

|Stenhousemuir

Third round

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Ayr United

|3 – 0

|Inverness Thistle

Berwick Rangers

|1 – 3

|Falkirk

Brechin City

|2 – 4

|Aberdeen

Celtic

|4 – 1

|East Fife

Clyde

|1 – 1

|Montrose

Dumbarton

|4 – 1

|Cowdenbeath

Dunfermline Athletic

|0 – 3

|Dundee

Elgin City

|0 – 1

|Hamilton Academical

Hearts

|0 – 0

|Airdrieonians

Hibernian

|2 – 0

|Greenock Morton

Kilmarnock

|2 – 1

|Queen of the South

Motherwell

|2 – 1

|Raith Rovers

Rangers

|1 – 0

|Dundee United

St Mirren

|0 – 1

|Partick Thistle

Stirling Albion

|3 – 3

|Arbroath

Stranraer

|1 – 1

|St Johnstone

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Airdrieonians

|3 – 1

|Hearts

Arbroath

|0 – 1

|Stirling Albion

Montrose

|4 – 2

|Clyde

St Johnstone

|1 – 2

|Stranraer

Fourth round

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Aberdeen

|3 – 1

|Falkirk

Ayr United

|2 – 1

|Stirling Albion

Dumbarton

|2 – 2

|Partick Thistle

Kilmarnock

|0 – 1

|Airdrieonians

Montrose

|2 – 2

|Hamilton Academical

Motherwell

|0 – 4

|Celtic

Rangers

|1 – 1

|Hibernian

Stranraer

|2 – 9

|Dundee

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Hamilton Academical

|0 – 1

|Montrose

Hibernian

|1 – 2

|Rangers

Partick Thistle

|3 – 1

|Dumbarton

Quarter-finals

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Celtic

|0 – 0

|Aberdeen

Montrose

|1 – 4

|Dundee

Partick Thistle

|1 – 5

|Ayr United

Rangers

|2 – 0

|Airdrieonians

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Aberdeen

|0 – 1

|Celtic

Semi-finals

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|team1 = Rangers

|score = 2–0

|team2 = Ayr United

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|attendance = 51,815 }}

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{{football box |

|date = 7 April 1973

|team1 = Celtic

|score = 0–0

|team2 = Dundee

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|referee =

|attendance = 55,428 }}

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{{football box |

|date = 11 April 1973

|team1 = Celtic

|score = 3–0 (a.e.t.)

|team2 = Dundee

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|referee =

|attendance = 47,384 }}

Final

{{football box |

|date = 5 May 1973

|team1 = Rangers

|score = 3–2

|team2 = Celtic

|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GpNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2176%2C1016908 Report]

|goals1 = Parlane {{goal|35}}
Conn {{goal|46}}
Forsyth {{goal|60}}

|goals2 ={{goal|24}} Dalglish
{{goal|51|pen.}} Connelly

|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow

|referee = John Gordon

|attendance = 122,714 }}

=Teams=

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|colspan="4"|Rangers:

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GK{{flagicon|SCO}} Peter McCloy
DF{{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Jardine
DF{{flagicon|SCO}} John Greig
DF{{flagicon|SCO}} Tom Forsyth
DF{{flagicon|SCO}} Willie Mathieson
MF{{flagicon|SCO}} Tommy McLean
MF{{flagicon|SCO}} Alfie Conn
MF{{flagicon|SCO}} Alex MacDonald
MF{{flagicon|SCO}} Quinton Young
FW{{flagicon|SCO}} Derek Johnstone
FW{{flagicon|SCO}} Derek Parlane
colspan=4|Substitutes:
?
colspan=4|Manager:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Jock Wallace

|valign="top" width="50%"|

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

|colspan="4"|Celtic:

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GK{{flagicon|SCO}} Ally Hunter
DF{{flagicon|SCO}} Danny McGrain
DF{{flagicon|SCO}} Billy McNeill
DF{{flagicon|SCO}} George Connelly
DF{{flagicon|SCO}} Jim Brogan{{suboff|?}}
MF{{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Johnstone
MF{{flagicon|SCO}} David Hay
MF{{flagicon|SCO}} Bobby Murdoch
MF{{flagicon|SCO}} Tommy Callaghan
FW{{flagicon|SCO}} Kenny Dalglish
FW{{flagicon|SCO}} Dixie Deans
colspan=4|Substitutes:
MF{{flagicon|SCO}} Bobby Lennox{{subon|?}}
colspan=4|Manager:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Jock Stein

|}

See also

{{Scottish Cup seasons}}

{{1972–73 in Scottish football}}

{{1972–73 in European football (UEFA)}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:1972-73 Scottish Cup}}

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