2007–08 Scottish Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Teams | 81 |
| Defending champions | Celtic |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rangers |
| Runner-up | Queen of the South |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 80 |
| Goals scored | 344 (4.3 per match) |
The 2007–08 Scottish Cup was the 123rd season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The winners were Rangers, who defeated Queen of the South in the final.
The 2007–08 tournament saw a change in structure for the tournament with the admission of 4 members of the Scottish Junior Football Association to the first round.
Calendar
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Replays | |||
| First Round | 29 September 2007 | 17 | 2 | 81 → 64 |
| Second Round | 27 October 2007 | 16 | 2 | 64 → 48 |
| Third Round | 24 November 2007 | 16 | 2 | 48 → 32 |
| Fourth Round | 12 January 2008 | 16 | 4 | 32 → 16 |
| Fifth Round | 2 February 2008 | 8 | 3 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 10 March 2008 | 4 | 3 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 12 April 2008 | 2 | 0 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 24 May 2008 | 1 | 0 | 2 → 1 |
First round
Edinburgh University were given a random bye to the 2nd round. This was because only three Scottish Junior Football Association clubs entered, due to Linlithgow Rose winning both the East League and the Scottish Junior Cup and there being no mechanism allowing for runners-up to enter.
Keith, Inverurie Loco Works, Annan Athletic and Threave Rovers all received automatic byes into the 2nd round, due to being respectively: Highland Football League winners and runners-up, East of Scotland Football League winners and South of Scotland Football League winners during 2006–07 season.
Replays
Second round
Replays
Third round
Replays
Fourth round
Replays
Fifth round
| Kilmarnock | 1 – 5 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
Jamie Hamill  66' |
McDonald 22' 67' Caldwell 52'Vennegoor of Hesselink 58'Samaras 85' |
| Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | Hamilton Academical |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond 62' |
| Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Queen of the South |
|---|---|---|
| O'Connor 46' Stewart 87' |
| Ross County | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone |
|---|---|---|
| Craig 14' |
Replays
| Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 pen.) | Livingston |
|---|---|---|
| Twaddle 83' |
Dorrans 41' |
| Dundee United | 0 – 1 | St Mirren |
|---|---|---|
| Dorman 48' |
Quarter-finals
| Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Dundee |
|---|---|---|
| Dobbie 52' McCann 90' |
Report |
| Aberdeen | 1 – 1 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| de Visscher 78' |
Report | Vennegoor of Hesselink 90' |
| Rangers | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd 69' |
Report | Gray 67' |
Replays
| Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Novo 27' Burke 40' |
Semi-finals
| Queen of the South | 4 – 3 | Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| Tosh 22' Burns 49'O'Connor 56'Stewart 60' |
Report | Considine 36' 59' Nicholson 53' |
| St Johnstone | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 pen.) | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| McBreen 93' |
Report | Novo 102' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Sheerin  Craig Milne  Jackson Morris |
3 – 4 | Davis Whittaker Nacho Novo Hemdani Cousin |
Final
Media coverage
- Domestically, both Sky Sports and BBC Sport Scotland broadcast selected live games, with both showing the final. Both also carry highlights of all games in every round.
- BBC Radio Scotland has exclusive domestic radio rights to the tournament.
- Through the SFA's international media partner IMG, the Scottish Cup is broadcast in various territories around the world. In Australia, for example, the Scottish Cup is currently available on Setanta Sports.