The 1901–02
Scottish Cup
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knockout competition. The Cup was won by
Hibernian, who defeated
Celtic
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1–0 in the Final. This gave Hibs their second Scottish Cup, a tally they would not add to until
2016
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. The Final was due to be played at
Ibrox on 12 April, but the first
Ibrox disaster happened a week earlier during the annual
Scotland
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v
England
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fixture.
This meant that the Final was delayed by two weeks and moved to
Celtic Park
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, even though Celtic were one of the finalists.
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BBC Sport
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, 23 May 2001.
Calendar
First round
Replays
Second round
Quarter-finals
Replays
Semi-finals
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Final
See also
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1901–02 in Scottish football
The 1901–02 season the 29th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 12th season of the Scottish Football League.
League competitions
Scottish League Division One
Scottish League Division Two
Other honours Cup honours Na ...
References
External links
RSSSF: Scottish Cup 1901–02Soccerbase: Scottish Cup results
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1901-02
1901–02 domestic association football cups
Cup
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