1980–81 Scottish Cup

The 1980–81 Scottish Cup was the 96th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Dundee United in the replayed final.

1980–81 Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Rangers
Runner-up	Dundee United

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Alloa Athletic (3)	1 – 1	Stenhousemuir (3)
Brechin City (3)	2 – 1	Keith (HL)
East Fife (3)	2 – 1	Civil Service Strollers (ESL)
Meadowbank Thistle (3)	2 – 2	Buckie Thistle (HL)
Queen's Park (3)	2 – 2	Montrose (3)
Whitehill Welfare (ESL)	1 – 1	Hawick Royal Albert (SSL)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Buckie Thistle (HL)	3 – 2	Meadowbank Thistle (3)
Hawick Royal Albert (SSL)	4 – 1	Whitehill Welfare (ESL)
Montrose (3)	2 – 0	Queen's Park (3)
Stenhousemuir (3)	3 – 2	Alloa Athletic (3)

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Albion Rovers (3)	1 – 1	Arbroath (3)
Queen of the South (3)	1 – 2	East Fife (3)
Forfar Athletic (3)	0 – 2	Brechin City (3)
Hawick Royal Albert (SSL)	2 – 2	Cowdenbeath (3)
Inverness Thistle (HL)	2 – 0	Montrose (3)
Rothes (HL)	1 – 5	Clyde (3)
Stenhousemuir (3)	0 – 0	Spartans (ESL)
Stranraer (3)	2 – 2	Buckie Thistle (HL)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Arbroath (3)	1 – 0	Albion Rovers (3)
Cowdenbeath (3)	3 – 0	Hawick Royal Albert (SSL)
Buckie Thistle (HL)	3 – 2	Stranraer (3)
Spartans (ESL)	1 – 2	Stenhousemuir (3)

Third round

Home team	Score	Away team
Airdrieonians (1)	0 – 5	Rangers (1)
Arbroath (3)	1 – 1	Cowdenbeath (3)
Berwick Rangers (2)	0 – 2	Celtic (1)
Brechin City (3)	1 – 2	Dundee United (1)
Buckie Thistle (HL)	1 – 3	Stirling Albion (2)
East Fife (3)	0 – 0	Clydebank (2)
East Stirlingshire (2)	4 – 1	Inverness Thistle (HL)
Falkirk (2)	1 – 0	Dundee (2)
Hamilton Academical (2)	0 – 3	St Johnstone (2)
Hibernian (2)	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic (2)
Kilmarnock (1)	2 – 1	Ayr United (2)
Greenock Morton (1)	0 – 0	Hearts (1)
Partick Thistle (1)	2 – 2	Clyde (3)
Raith Rovers (2)	1 – 2	Aberdeen (1)
St Mirren (1)	0 – 2	Dumbarton (2)
Stenhousemuir (3)	1 – 1	Motherwell (2)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Clyde (3)	2 – 4	Partick Thistle (1)
Clydebank (2)	5 – 4	East Fife (3)
Cowdenbeath (3)	4 – 0	Arbroath (3)
Dunfermline Athletic (2)	1 – 2	Hibernian (2)
Hearts (1)	1 – 3	Greenock Morton (1)
Motherwell (2)	2 – 1	Stenhousemuir (3)

Fourth round

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic (1)	3 – 0	Stirling Albion (2)
Cowdenbeath (3)	1 – 2	East Stirlingshire (2)
Dundee United (1)	1 – 0	Partick Thistle (1)
Hibernian (2)	1 – 0	Falkirk (2)
Kilmarnock (1)	0 – 0	Clydebank (2)
Greenock Morton (1)	1 – 0	Aberdeen (1)
Motherwell (2)	2 – 1	Dumbarton (2)
St Johnstone (2)	3 – 3	Rangers (1)

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Clydebank (2)	1 – 1	Kilmarnock (1)
Rangers (1)	3 – 1	St Johnstone (2)

Second Replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Kilmarnock (1)	0 – 1	Clydebank (2)

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Greenock Morton (1)	0 – 0	Clydebank (2)
Celtic (1)	2 – 0	East Stirlingshire (2)
Dundee United (1)	6 – 1	Motherwell (2)
Rangers (1)	3 – 1	Hibernian (2)

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Clydebank (2)	0 – 6	Greenock Morton (1)

Semi-finals

11 April 1981

Celtic	0–0	Dundee United

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 40,337

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11 April 1981

Rangers	2–1	Morton

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 27,050

Replay

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15 April 1981

Dundee United	3–2	Celtic
Eamonn Bannon 9' Paul Hegarty 10' Mike Conroy 76' (og)		Charlie Nicholas 5' (pen) Charlie Nicholas

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 32,328

Final

Main article: 1981 Scottish Cup Final

9 May 1981

Rangers	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Dundee United

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 53,000

Referee: Ian Foote

Replay

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12 May 1981

Rangers	4–1	Dundee United
Davie Cooper 10' Bobby Russell 21' John MacDonald 29', 77'		Davie Dodds 23'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 43,099

Referee: Ian Foote

See also

• 1980–81 in Scottish football
• 1980–81 Scottish League Cup