The 1923–24

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

knockout competition. The Cup was won by

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

, who defeated Hibernian 2–0 in the final.

Fourth round

Semi-finals

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Replay

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Second Replay

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Final

The 1924 Scottish Cup Final was a one sided game with Airdrie rarely in trouble.

Bob Bennie Robert Hunter Brown Bennie (27 March 1900 – 27 July 1972) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half. Bennie was capped three times by the Scotland national team between 1925 and 1926, while playing club football for Airdrieonians ...

at left half dictated much of the play. Airdrie's

Bob McPhail Robert Lowe McPhail (25 October 1905 – 24 August 2000) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Airdrieonians, Rangers and represented Scotland. Career Airdrieonians Born in Barrhead, McPhail started his career at Glasgow Jun ...

said, "

Hughie Gallacher Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (2 February 1903 – 11 June 1957) was a Scottish football player in the 1920s and 1930s. In 624 senior games, Gallacher scored 463 goals, playing senior league football for Airdrieonians, Newcastle United, Chelsea, ...

caused havoc with the Hibs defenders. He and Russell were easily our best forwards." Russell scored both goals.The Cup Final , Airdrieonians' First Success
The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924Hughie Gallacher career profile Queens Legends on www.qosfc.com
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Fourth round

Semi-finals

Replay

Second Replay

Final

Match summary

References

See also