1902–03 Scottish Cup

The 1902–03 Scottish Cup was the 30th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The cup was won by Rangers when they beat Heart of Midlothian 2–0 in the final at Celtic Park after two replays to claim the trophy for a fourth time.^[1]

1902–03 Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Defending champions	Hibernian
Final positions
Champions	Rangers
Runner-up	Heart of Midlothian
← 1901–02 1903–04 →

Calendar

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	24 January 1903	16	32 → 16
Second round	31 January 1903	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	21 February 1903	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	28 February 1903	2	4 → 2
Final	11 April 1903	1	2 → 1

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Abercorn	2 – 2	Douglas Wanderers
Arbroath	1 – 3	Kilmarnock
Ayr	2 – 0	Camelon
Celtic	0 – 0	St Mirren
Clyde	1 – 2	Heart of Midlothian
Dundee	Walkover	Barholm Rovers
Hamilton Academical	5 – 0	Airdrieonians
Hibernian	7 – 0	Greenock Morton
Leith Athletic	4 – 1	Broxburn
Nithsdale Wanderers	1 – 0	Orion
Queen's Park	1 – 2	Motherwell
Rangers	7 – 0	Auchterarder Thistle
St Bernard's	1 – 2	Port Glasgow Athletic
Stenhousemuir	2 – 1	Inverness Caledonian
St Johnstone	1 – 10	Third Lanark
Vale of Leven	0 – 4	Partick Thistle

First round replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Douglas Wanderers	3 – 1	Abercorn
St Mirren	1 – 1	Celtic

First round second replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic*	1 – 0	St Mirren

• Game Abandoned

First round third replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	4 – 0	St Mirren

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Ayr	2 –4	Heart of Midlothian
Celtic	2 – 0	Port Glasgow Athletic
Dundee	7 – 0	Nithsdale Wanderers
Hamilton Academical	2 – 2	Third Lanark
Hibernian	4 – 1	Leith Athletic
Motherwell	0 – 2	Partick Thistle
Rangers	4 – 0	Kilmarnock
Stenhousemuir	0 – 1	Douglas Wanderers *

• Game Abandoned

Second round replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Stenhousemuir	6 – 1	Douglas Wanderers
Third Lanark	2 – 0	Hamilton Academical *

• Game Abandoned

Second round second replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Third Lanark	3 – 1	Hamilton Academical

Quarter-final

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	0 – 3	Rangers
Dundee	0 – 0	Hibernian
Heart of Midlothian	2 – 1	Third Lanark
Stenhousemuir	3 – 0	Partick Thistle

Quarter-final replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Hibernian	0 – 0	Dundee

Quarter-final second replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee	1 – 0	Hibernian

Semi-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee	0 – 0	Heart of Midlothian
Stenhousemuir	1 – 4	Rangers

Semi-final replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Heart of Midlothian	1 – 0	Dundee

Final

Rangers	1–1	Heart of Midlothian
Stark		Bobby Walker

11 April 1903

Celtic Park

Attendance: 30,000^[2]

Referee: T. Robertson

Final replay

Rangers	0–0	Heart of Midlothian

18 April 1903

Celtic Park

Attendance: 26,000^[3]

Referee: T. Robertson

Final second replay

Rangers	2–0	Heart of Midlothian
Mackie Hamilton

25 April 1903^[1]

Celtic Park

Attendance: 35,000^[4]

Referee: T. Robertson

Teams

Hearts: GK George Philip RB Charlie Thomson LB Andrew Orr RH George Key CH Albert Buick LH George Hogg OR Robert Dalrymple IR Bobby Walker CF Bill Porteous IL John 'Sailor' Hunter OL Davie Baird Replay: Unchanged 2nd Replay: John Anderson replaced Buick

Rangers: GK Matthew Dickie RB Alex Fraser LB Jock Drummond RH Neilly Gibson CH James Stark LH John Robertson OR Angus McDonald IR Finlay Speedie CF Robert Hamilton IL Johnny Walker OL Alex Smith Replay: Unchanged 2nd Replay: George Henderson replaced Gibson Alec Mackie replaced Walker; Drummond withdrew due to injury before half time

See also

• 1902–03 in Scottish football

References

1. Football. | Scottish Cup Final., The Scotsman, 27 April 1903, via London Hearts Supporters Club
2. Scottish Cup Final 1903 FitbaStats
3. Scottish Cup Final replay 1903, FitbaStats
4. Scottish Cup Final 2nd replay 1903, FitbaStats

External links

• Season 1902-03 Rangers [results list,including Qualifying Cup], The Beautiful Dribbling Game
• Scottish Cup 1902/03, RSSSF