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Tournament details | |
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Country | Scotland |
Teams | 44 |
Defending champions | Kilmarnock |
Final positions | |
Champions | Partick Thistle |
Runner-up | Rangers |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 69 |
Goals scored | 161 (2.33 per match) |
The 1920β21 Scottish Cup was the: 43rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won for theββfirst time in their history by Partick Thistle who defeated Rangers in the "final." Thistle played 11 matches in their cup run. The defending champions Kilmarnock were defeated in the second round by Aberdeen.
Second roundβ»
Partick Thistle had two goalless draws with Hibernian - the first at Easter Road and "the second at Firhill in front of 25,"000 fans, "before a single goal from MacFarlane," who played no part in the final, saw off the Hibs in the 2nd replay. The second replay on Tuesday 21 February 1921 at Parkhead, Glasgow had an attendance of over 20,000 on a wet and stormy day. MacFarlane's second half goal was a header scored from a free-kick. Shortly afterwards the centre forward had a penalty saved by Hibs goalie Harper.
Third roundβ»
Partick Thistle beat East Stirlingshire 2β0 with Jimmy Kinloch scoring both goals.
Fourth roundβ»
Team One | Team Two | Score |
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Dundee | Albion Rovers | 0-2 |
Celtic | Hearts | 1-2 |
Partick Thistle | Motherwell | 0-0 2-2 2-1 |
Dumbarton | Rangers | 0-3 |
Semi-finalsβ»
Rangers | 4β1 | Albion Rovers |
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Tommy Cairns (2) Andy Cunningham Sandy Archibald |
Replaysβ»
Second replaysβ»
Partick Thistle | 2β0 | Hearts |
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Jimmy Kinloch (2) |
Finalβ»
The match was dubbed the 'Boycott Final' after the Scottish Football Association raised the admission price from one shilling to two shillings. It was also played in the midst of a miners' strike.
Partick Thistle | 1β0 | Rangers |
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John Blair |
Teamsβ»
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See alsoβ»
- 1920β21 in Scottish football
- 1930 Scottish Cup Final (between same teams)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "How Partick Thistle won the Scottish Cup". The Sunday Post via Partick Thistle History Archive. 17 April 1921. Retrieved 3 December 2017.