The 1920–21
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,[football
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knockout competition. The Cup was won for the first time in their history by
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...
who defeated
Rangers in the final.
Thistle played 11 matches in their cup run. The defending champions
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...
were defeated in the second round by
Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...
.
Second round
Partick Thistle had two goalless draws with Hibernian - the first at Easter Road and the second at Firhill in front of 25,000 fans, before a single goal from MacFarlane, who played no part in the final, saw off the Hibs in the 2nd replay. The second replay on Tuesday 21 February 1921 at Parkhead, Glasgow had an attendance of over 20,000 on a wet and stormy day. MacFarlane's second half goal was a header scored from a free-kick. Shortly afterwards the centre forward had a penalty saved by Hibs goalie Harper.
Third round
Partick Thistle beat East Stirlingshire 2-0 with
Jimmy Kinloch scoring both goals.
Fourth round
Semi-finals
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Replays
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Second replays
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Final
The match was dubbed the 'Boycott Final' after the Scottish Football Association raised the admission price from one shilling to two shillings. It was also played in the midst of a miners' strike.
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Teams
See also
*1920–21 in Scottish football
The 1920–21 season was the 48th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 31st season of the Scottish Football League.
Scottish Football League
Champions: Rangers
Scottish Cup
Partick Thistle were winners of the Scottish Cup aft ...
*1930 Scottish Cup Final
The 1929–30 Scottish Cup was the 52nd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football (soccer), football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers F.C., Rangers who defeated Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle in the replayed final.
F ...
(between same teams)
References
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Scottish Cup seasons
Scottish
Cup
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