1983–84 Scottish Cup
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{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = 1983–84 Scottish Cup
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = Scotland
| num_teams =
| defending_champions =
| winners = Aberdeen
| second = Celtic
| matches =
| goals = Brian McClair (6)
| scoring_leader =
| prev_season = 1982–83
| next_season = 1984–85
}}
The 1983–84 Scottish Cup was the 99th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen for the third year running, after defeating Celtic in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-sun/158348367/|title=Dons set up another record|work=Sunday Sun|date=20 May 1984|access-date=3 November 2024|page=50|via=Newspapers.com}}
First round
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| Cowdenbeath (3)
|3 – 1 |Vale of Leithen (NL) |
| Dalbeattie Star (NL)
|1 – 5 |Arbroath (3) |
| East Stirlingshire(3)
|1 – 0 |Stenhousemuir (3) |
| Elgin City (NL)
|0 – 2 |Queen's Park (3) |
| Forfar Athletic (3)
|4 – 1 |Spartans (NL) |
| Inverness Caledonian (NL)
|2 – 1 |Albion Rovers (3) |
Second round
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| Dunfermline Athletic (3)
|1 – 0 |Forfar Athletic (3) |
| Arbroath (3)
|0 – 0 |Stirling Albion (3) |
| Cowdenbeath (3)
|2 – 1 |Montrose (3) |
| East Stirlingshire (3)
|3 – 1 |Fraserburgh (NL) |
| Gala Fairydean (NL)
|0 – 2 |Inverness Caledonian (NL) |
| Peterhead (NL)
|1 – 2 |Berwick Rangers (3) |
| Queen of the South (3)
|0 – 5 |East Fife (3) |
| Stranraer (3)
|1 – 2 |Queen's Park (3) |
=Replay=
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| Stirling Albion (3)
|0 – 0 |Arbroath (3) |
==Second replay==
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| Arbroath (3)
|1 – 2 |Stirling Albion (3) |
Third round
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| Aberdeen (1)
|1 – 1 |Kilmarnock (2) |
| Airdrieonians (2)
|1 – 0 |St Johnstone (1) |
| Inverness Caledonian (NL)
|0 – 0 |Stirling Albion (3) |
| Clydebank (2)
|0 – 0 |Brechin City (2) |
| Cowdenbeath (3)
|0 – 2 |Dundee (1) |
| Dundee United (1)
|1 – 0 |Ayr United (2) |
| Falkirk (2)
|1 – 2 |Clyde (2) |
| Hearts (1)
|2 – 0 |Partick Thistle (2) |
| Greenock Morton (2)
|2 – 0 |East Stirlingshire (3) |
| Motherwell (1)
|3 – 0 |Queen's Park (3) |
| Raith Rovers (2)
|1 – 4 |Dumbarton (2) |
| Hamilton Academical (2)
|3 – 1 |Alloa Athletic (2) |
| Berwick Rangers (3)
|0 – 4 |Celtic (1) |
| Hibernian (1)
|0 – 0 |East Fife (3) |
| Meadowbank Thistle (2)
|0 – 0 |St Mirren (1) |
| Rangers (1)
|2 – 1 |Dunfermline Athletic (3) |
=Replays=
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| Kilmarnock (2)
|1 – 3 |Aberdeen (1) |
| Stirling Albion (3)
|1 – 2 |Inverness Caledonian (NL) |
| Brechin City (2)
|0 – 3 |Clydebank (2) |
| St Mirren (1)
|2 – 2 |Meadowbank Thistle (2) |
| East Fife (3)
|2 – 0 |Hibernian (1) |
==Second replay==
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| Meadowbank Thistle (2)
|1 – 2 |St Mirren (1) |
Fourth round
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| Dundee (1)
|2 – 1 |Airdrieonians (2) |
| Clyde (2)
|0 – 2 |Aberdeen (1) |
| Dundee United (1)
|2 – 1 |Hearts (1) |
| East Fife (3)
|0 – 6 |Celtic (1) |
| Inverness Caledonian (NL)
|0 – 6 |Rangers (1) |
| Greenock Morton (2)
|2 – 1 |Dumbarton (2) |
| Motherwell (1)
|3 – 1 |Clydebank (2) |
| St Mirren (1)
|2 – 1 |Hamilton Academical (2) |
Quarter-finals
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| Aberdeen (1)
|0 – 0 |Dundee United (1) |
| Motherwell (1)
|0 – 6 |Celtic (1) |
| Dundee (1)
|2 – 2 |Rangers (1) |
| St Mirren (1)
|4 – 3 |Greenock Morton (2) |
=Replays=
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| Dundee United (1)
|0 – 1 |Aberdeen (1) |
| Rangers (1)
|2 – 3 |Dundee (1) |
Semi-finals
{{football box |
| |date = 14 April 1984
|team1 = Aberdeen (1)
|score = 2 – 0
|team2 = Dundee (1)
|goals1 = Ian Porteous {{goal|28}}
Gordon Strachan {{goal|89}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
|referee = Brian McGinlay
|attendance = 17,645 }}
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{{football box |
| |date = 14 April 1984
|team1 = Celtic (1)
|score = 2 – 1
|team2 = St Mirren (1)
|goals1 = Brian McClair {{goal|29}}
Paul McStay {{goal|81}}
|goals2 = Frank McDougall {{goal|38}}
|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee =
|attendance = 24,690 }}
Final
{{main|1984 Scottish Cup Final}}
{{football box |
| |date = 19 May 1984
|team1 = Aberdeen (1)
|score = 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)
|team2 = Celtic (1)
|goals1 = Eric Black {{goal|23}}
Mark McGhee {{goal|98}}
|goals2 = Paul McStay {{goal|86}}
|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee = Bob Valentine
|attendance = 58,900 }}
See also
References
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{{Scottish Cup seasons|1984}}
{{1983–84 in Scottish football}}
{{1983–84 in European football (UEFA)}}
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