The 1978–79
Scottish Cup was the 94th staging of Scotland's most prestigious
football
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knockout competition. The Cup was won by
Rangers
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who defeated
Hibernian in the twice
replayed final.
First round
Replays
Second round
Replays
Third round
Replays
Fourth round
Replays
Quarter-finals
Replay
Semi-finals
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Replay
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Final
Replay
Second Replay
Events
Inverness Thistle's match against Falkirk became famous in Scotland due to the fact that the game was postponed 29 times, It was originally supposed to be played on 6 January in Inverness at
Kingsmills Park
Kingsmills Park was a football ground in Inverness, Scotland. It was the home ground of Inverness Thistle F.C.
Following the merger of Inverness Thistle with Caledonian F.C. in 1994, the new team played at Caledonian's ground, Telford Stre ...
due to ice and snow, and was eventually played on 22 February once it was deemed suitable, where Falkirk won the game 4-0, and were eventually put out by Dundee 3 days later,
though it was a few postponements short of beating the record of 33 games 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 ...
and
Stranraer
Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...
set 16 years earlier due to similar circumstances during the
Winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom where football matches were called off due to snowstorms.
See also
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1978–79 in Scottish football
The 1978–79 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 82nd season of Scottish league
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotl ...
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1978–79 Scottish League Cup
The 1978–79 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-third season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Aberdeen in the Final.
First round
First leg
Second leg
Second round
Firs ...
References
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Scottish Cup seasons
1978–79 in Scottish football
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