1986 Scottish Cup final

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1986 Scottish Cup Final
Event 1985–86 Scottish Cup
Date10 May 1986
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee Hugh Alexander
Attendance62,841
1985
1987

The 1986 Scottish Cup Final was played on 10 May 1986 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 111th Scottish Cup. The previous winners were Celtic, who had beaten Dundee United in the 1985 final, but they were knocked out by Hibernian at the quarter-final stage. The Final was contested by Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian, who had narrowly missed out on the league title just a week earlier, finishing second behind Celtic after losing to Dundee on the final day of the season. Aberdeen won the match 3–0, with goals from John Hewitt and Billy Stark. [1] It was Aberdeen's fourth Scottish Cup triumph in five years, and was to be the last trophy won under the management of Alex Ferguson, who departed for Manchester United the following season.

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Match details

Aberdeen 3–0 Heart of Midlothian
  • Hewitt Soccerball shade.svg5', 49'
  • Stark Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 62,841
Referee: Hugh Alexander
Aberdeen:
GK Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Leighton
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart McKimmie
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Alex McLeish
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Miller (c)
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Tommy McQueen
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Bett
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Neale Cooper
MF Flag of Scotland.svg John McMaster Sub off.svg ?'
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Weir
FW Flag of Scotland.svg John Hewitt Sub off.svg ?'
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Frank McDougall
Substitutes:
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Stark Sub on.svg ?'
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Joe Miller Sub on.svg ?'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Ferguson
Heart of Midlothian:
GK Flag of Scotland.svg Henry Smith
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Walter Kidd (c)
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Jardine
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Craig Levein
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Whittaker
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Mackay
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Neil Berry
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Kenny Black
FW Flag of Scotland.svg John Colquhoun
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Clark
FW Flag of Scotland.svg John Robertson
Substitutes:
DF Flag of Scotland.svg George Cowie
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Billy MacKay
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Alex MacDonald

Road to the final

Aberdeen Round Heart of Midlothian
Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen scorer(s)Home teamScoreAway teamHearts scorer(s)
Aberdeen4–1 Montrose Stark Soccerball shade.svg, McLeish Soccerball shade.svg, W. Miller Soccerball shade.svg, McDougall Soccerball shade.svgRound Three [2] Hearts3–2 Rangers Colin McAdam Soccerball shade.svg
Gary Mackay Soccerball shade.svg
John Robertson Soccerball shade.svg
Arbroath 0–1Aberdeen J. Miller Soccerball shade.svgRound Four Hamilton Academical 1–2Hearts John Robertson Soccerball shade.svg
Gary Mackay Soccerball shade.svg
Dundee 2–2Aberdeen Hewitt Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgQuarter-finalsHearts4–1 St Mirren John Colquhoun Soccerball shade.svg
John Robertson Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)Soccerball shade.svg
Kenny Black Soccerball shade.svg
Aberdeen2–1Dundee Black Soccerball shade.svg, Weir Soccerball shade.svgReplay
Aberdeen3–0 Hibernian Billy Stark Soccerball shade.svg20'
Eric Black Soccerball shade.svg35'
Joe Miller Soccerball shade.svg81'
Semi-finalsHearts1–0 Dundee United John Colquhoun Soccerball shade.svg13'

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References

  1. "Scottish Cup: 1986 revisited". Aberdeen F.C. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. Premier Division teams received a bye to the third round.