The 1896–97 Scottish Cup was the 24th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The cup was won by Rangers when they beat Dumbarton (by then a lower division club, and playing in their last major final to date) in the final the second Hampden Park by a 5–1 scoreline to claim the trophy for the second time.

Calendar Round First match date Fixtures Clubs First round 9 January 1897 16 32 → 16 Second round 23 January 1897 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 13 February 1897 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 13 March 1897 2 4 → 2 Final 20 March 1897 1 2 → 1

First round Home teamScoreAway teamAbercorn4 – 0HurlfordArthurlie4 – 2CelticBlantyre5 – 0BathgateDumbarton2 – 1Raith RoversDuncrub Park1 – 10HibernianDundee7 – 1Inverness ThistleFalkirk2 – 0OrionHeart of Midlothian2 – 0ClydeLeith Athletic5 – 1DunblaneLochgelly United1 – 2King's ParkGreenock Morton3 – 1St JohnstoneMotherwell3 – 3KilmarnockPartick Thistle2 – 4RangersSt Bernard's2 – 1Queen's ParkSt Mirren5 – 1RentonThird Lanark8 – 1Newton Stewart

First round replay Home teamScoreAway teamKilmarnock5 – 2Motherwell

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamAbercorn4 –1BlantyreArthurlie0 – 2Greenock Morton *Dumbarton4 – 4Leith AthleticDundee4 – 2King's Park *Kilmarnock3 – 1Falkirk *Rangers3 – 0HibernianSt Bernard's5 – 0St MirrenThird Lanark5 – 2Heart of Midlothian Match Declared Void

Second round replay Home teamScoreAway teamArthurlie1 –5Greenock MortonLeith Athletic3 – 3DumbartonDundee5 – 0King's ParkKilmarnock7 – 3Falkirk

Second round second replay Home teamScoreAway teamDumbarton3 – 2Leith Athletic

Quarter-final Home teamScoreAway teamDumbarton2 – 0St Bernard'sDundee0 – 4RangersKilmarnock3 – 1Third LanarkGreenock Morton2 – 2Abercorn

Quarter-final replay Home teamScoreAway teamAbercorn2 – 3Greenock Morton

Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDumbarton4 – 3KilmarnockGreenock Morton2 – 7Rangers

Final

Teams Rangers: GK Matthew DickieRB Nicol SmithLB Jock DrummondRH Neilly GibsonCH Andrew McCreadieLHDavid MitchellOR Tommy LowIR John McPhersonCF Jimmy MillarIL Tommy HyslopOL Alec SmithDumbarton: GK John DochertyRB Andrew MauchlenLB Alex MillerRH John GillanCH Daniel ThomsonLH Albert SaundersonOR William SpeedieIR Robert HendryCF Lewis MackieIL William ThomsonOL Jack Fraser

See also 1896–97 in Scottish football

References

External links Season 1896-97 Rangers [results list, including Qualifying Cup], The Beautiful Dribbling Game Scottish Cup 1896/97, RSSSF