1938 Scottish Cup final

1938 Scottish Cup Final
Event	1937–38 Scottish Cup
Date	23 April 1938
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance	80,091
Replay
Date	27 April 1938
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance	92,716
	← 1937 1939 →

The 1938 Scottish Cup Final was played on 23 April 1938 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 60th Scottish Cup. East Fife and Kilmarnock contested the match. Following a 1–1 draw,^[1] the match was replayed on 27 April 1938, at the end of normal time the score was 2–2. East Fife, managed by David McLean, then went on to win the match 4–2 to win their only Scottish Cup.^[2]

Match details

23 April 1938^[1]

East Fife	1 – 1	Kilmarnock

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 80,091


EAST FIFE:
GK		Milton
RB		Laird
LB		Tait
RH		Russell
CH		Sneddon
LH		Herd
OR		Adams
IR		McLeod 17'
CF		McCartney
IL		Miller
OL		McKerrell
Manager:
David McLean


KILMARNOCK:
GK		John Hunter
RB		Andy Fyfe
LB		Freddie Milloy
RH		George Robertson
CH		John Stewart
LH		Sammy Ross
OR		Benny Thomson
IR		George Reid
CF		Allan Collins
IL		Doug McAvoy 25'
OL		Felix McGrogan
Manager:
Jimmy McGrory

Replay

27 April 1938^[2]

East Fife	4 – 2	Kilmarnock
		Thompson McGrogan

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 92,716


EAST FIFE:
GK		Milton
RB		Laird
LB		Tait
RH		Russell
CH		Sneddon
LH		John Harvey
OR		Adams
IR		McLeod 57'
CF		McCartney
IL		Miller 110'
OL		McKerrell 15' 114'
Manager:
David McLean


KILMARNOCK:
GK		John Hunter
LB		Andy Fyfe
RB		Freddie Milloy
RH		George Robertson
CH		John Stewart
LH		Sammy Ross
OR		Benny Thomson 20'
IR		George Reid
CF		Allan Collins
OL		Doug McAvoy
OR		Felix McGrogan 27'
Manager:
Jimmy McGrory

References

^ ^a ^b Young Player Narrowly Misses Fame | McKerrell's Part in Biggest Thrill of Scottish Cup Final, The Glasgow Herald, 25 April 1938
^ ^a ^b East Fife Win On Their Merits | Second League Side Last Pace Better, The Glasgow Herald, 28 April 1938

External links

[herlad381st-1] Young Player Narrowly Misses Fame | McKerrell's Part in Biggest Thrill of Scottish Cup Final, The Glasgow Herald, 25 April 1938

[herald38r-2] East Fife Win On Their Merits | Second League Side Last Pace Better, The Glasgow Herald, 28 April 1938

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