The 1960–61 Scottish Cup was the 76th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Dunfermline Athletic who defeated Celtic in the replayed final.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Runner-up | Celtic |
First round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic | 5 – 4 | East Stirlingshire |
| Berwick Rangers | 1 – 4 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Clyde | 0 – 2 | Hibernian |
| Deveronvale | 1 – 0 | Stirling Albion |
| Elgin City | 2 – 2 | Airdrieonians |
| Falkirk | 1 – 3 | Celtic |
| Hearts | 9 – 0 | Tarff Rovers |
| Keith | 1 – 2 | East Fife |
| Montrose | 3 – 1 | Albion Rovers |
| Peebles Rovers | 4 – 2 | Gala Fairydean |
| Queen of the South | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone |
| Queen's Park | 2 – 3 | Arbroath |
| Third Lanark | 2 – 0 | Stenhousemuir |
Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | 2 – 0 | Elgin City |
| St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Queen of the South |
Second round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 4 – 2 | Deveronvale |
| Alloa Athletic | 2 – 0 | Dumbarton |
| Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Airdrieonians |
| Brechin City | 5 – 3 | Duns |
| Buckie Thistle | 0 – 2 | Raith Rovers |
| Celtic | 6 – 0 | Montrose |
| Cowdenbeath | 1 – 4 | Motherwell |
| Dundee | 1 – 5 | Rangers |
| Dundee United | 0 – 1 | St Mirren |
| East Fife | 1 – 3 | Partick Thistle |
| Forfar Athletic | 2 – 0 | Greenock Morton |
| Hibernian | 15 – 1 | Peebles Rovers |
| Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | Hearts |
| Queen of the South | 0 – 2 | Hamilton Academical |
| Stranraer | 1 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Third Lanark | 5 – 2 | Arbroath |
Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | 3 – 1 | Ayr United |
Third round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 3 – 6 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Alloa Athletic | 2 – 1 | Forfar Athletic |
| Brechin City | 0 – 3 | Airdrieonians |
| Hamilton Academical | 0 – 4 | Hibernian |
| Motherwell | 2 – 2 | Rangers |
| Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Hearts |
| Raith Rovers | 1 – 4 | Celtic |
| St Mirren | 3 – 3 | Third Lanark |
Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 2 – 5 | Motherwell |
| Third Lanark | 0 – 8 | St Mirren |
Quarter-finals
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1 – 1 | Hibernian |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 0 | Alloa Athletic |
| Hearts | 0 – 1 | St Mirren |
| Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Airdrieonians |
Replays
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Celtic |
Semi-finals
edit| Celtic | 4–0 | Airdrieonians |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 72,612
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0–0 | St Mirren |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 31,930
Replay
edit| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | St Mirren |
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Attendance: 16,741
Final
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Replay
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 1961: Dunfermline 1 St Mirren 0 | Memorable Match #17, Dunfermline Athletic FC
External links
edit- Video highlights from official Pathé News archive