1959 Scottish Cup final

1959 Scottish Cup Final
Event	1958–59 Scottish Cup
Date	25 April 1959
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance	108,591
	← 1958 1960 →

The 1959 Scottish Cup Final was an association football match between St Mirren F.C. and Aberdeen F.C. on 25 April 1959 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. It was 73rd staging of the final of the Scottish Cup, Scotland's most prestigious cup competition. It was Aberdeen's fifth appearance in the final of the competition whilst St Mirren were competing for the fourth time.

Route to the final

Round	Opposition	Score
First round	East Fife	2–1
Second round	Arbroath	3–0
Third round	St Johnstone	2–1
Quarter-final	Kilmarnock	3–1
Semi-final	Third Lanark	1–1
Semi-final replay	Third Lanark	1–0

Aberdeen

Aberdeen entered the competition in the first round. They began their campaign against Second Division side East Fife at Pittodrie Stadium. The match ended in a 2−1 win for Aberdeen. In the second round Aberdeen faced another Second Division club, Arbroath, also at home with Aberdeen winning 3−0. In the quarter-final the club was drawn against St Johnstone of Perth who also competed in the Second Division. Aberdeen won 2−1 away at Muirton Park to progress to the quarter-final stage. The opposition was Kilmarnock who were beaten 3−1. In the semi-finals Aberdeen faced Third Lanark at the neutral venue of Ibrox Park in Glasgow which resulted in a 1−1 draw. It took a 1−0 win in a replay for Aberdeen to progress to the final for the fifth time in the club's history.^[3]

St Mirren

Round	Opposition	Score
Second round	Peebles Rovers	10–0
Third round	Motherwell	3–2
Quarter-final	Dunfermline Athletic	2–1
Semi-final	Celtic	4–0

St Mirren entered the competition in the second round. They began their campaign against non-league club Peebles Rovers which resulted in a 10−0 thrashing by the Paisley club. St Mirren then faced Motherwell of the First Division with St Mirren winning 3−2. The club then faced fellow First Division club Dunfermline Athletic at home in the quarter-final, producing a 2−1 win to progress to the semi-final stage. Celtic were the opposition faced in the semi-final with St Mirren winning 4−0 at Hampden Park to reach the Scottish Cup Final for a fourth time.^[3]

Match details

25 April 1959^[3]

15:00^[1]

St Mirren	3 − 1	Aberdeen
Bryceland 43' Miller 65' Baker 76'		Baird 89'

Hampden Park, Glasgow^[1]

Attendance: 108,591

Referee: Jack Mowat

Teams


St Mirren:
GK	Dave Walker
RB	David Lapsley
LB	John Wilson
RH	Jackie Neilson
CH	Jackie McGugan
LH	Tommy Leishman
RW	Jim Rodger
IR	Tommy Bryceland
CF	Gerry Baker
IL	Tommy Gemmell
LW	Ally Miller
Manager:
Willie Reid


ABERDEEN:
GK	Fred Martin
RB	Dave Caldwell
LB	Jimmy Hogg
RH	Ken Brownlee
CH	Jim Clunie
LH	Archie Glen
RW	Dickie Ewen
IR	Norrie Davidson
CF	Hugh Baird
IL	Bobby Wishart
LW	Jack Hather
Manager:
Davie Shaw

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Scottish Cup - Fixtures and Results, scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
^ "Skipper has a storybook finish". Sunday Dispatch. 26 April 1959. p. 16. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Scotland - Cup Results 1873/74-1877/78 and 1889/90-1995/96, rsssf.com. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

External links

Video highlights from official Pathé News archive

[Final-1] Scottish Cup - Fixtures and Results, scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

[2] "Skipper has a storybook finish". Sunday Dispatch. 26 April 1959. p. 16. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[rsssf-3] Scotland - Cup Results 1873/74-1877/78 and 1889/90-1995/96, rsssf.com. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

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