1986 Scottish Cup final

1986 Scottish Cup Final
Event	1985–86 Scottish Cup
Date	10 May 1986
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Hugh Alexander
Attendance	62,841

The 1986 Scottish Cup Final was played on 10 May 1986 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 111th Scottish Cup. The previous winners were Celtic, who had beaten Dundee United in the 1985 final, but they were knocked out by Hibernian at the quarter-final stage.

The Final was contested by Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian, who had narrowly missed out on the league title just a week earlier, finishing second behind Celtic after losing to Dundee on the final day of the season.

Aberdeen won the match 3–0, with goals from John Hewitt and Billy Stark.^[1] It was Aberdeen's fourth Scottish Cup triumph in five years, and was to be the last trophy won under the management of Alex Ferguson, who departed for Manchester United the following season.

Match details

10 May 1986

Aberdeen	3–0	Heart of Midlothian
Hewitt 5', 49' Stark 75'	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 62,841

Referee: Hugh Alexander


Aberdeen:
GK	Jim Leighton
DF	Stewart McKimmie
DF	Alex McLeish
DF	Willie Miller (c)
DF	Tommy McQueen
MF	Jim Bett
MF	Neale Cooper
MF	John McMaster	?'
MF	Peter Weir
FW	John Hewitt		?'
FW	Frank McDougall
Substitutes:
MF	Billy Stark	?'
FW	Joe Miller		?'
Manager:
Alex Ferguson


Heart of Midlothian:
GK		Henry Smith
DF		Walter Kidd (c)
DF		Sandy Jardine
DF		Craig Levein
DF		Brian Whittaker
MF		Gary Mackay
MF		Neil Berry
MF		Kenny Black
FW		John Colquhoun
FW		Sandy Clark
FW		John Robertson
Substitutes:
DF		George Cowie
MF		Billy MacKay
Manager:
Alex MacDonald

Road to the final

Aberdeen				Round	Heart of Midlothian
Home team	Score	Away team	Aberdeen scorer(s)	Round	Home team	Score	Away team	Hearts scorer(s)
Aberdeen	4–1	Montrose	Stark , McLeish , W. Miller , McDougall	Round Three^[2]	Hearts	3–2	Rangers	Colin McAdam Gary Mackay John Robertson
Arbroath	0–1	Aberdeen	J. Miller	Round Four	Hamilton Academical	1–2	Hearts	John Robertson Gary Mackay
Dundee	2–2	Aberdeen	Hewitt	Quarter-finals	Hearts	4–1	St Mirren	John Colquhoun John Robertson (pen.) Kenny Black
Aberdeen	2–1	Dundee	Black , Weir	Replay	Hearts	4–1	St Mirren	John Colquhoun John Robertson (pen.) Kenny Black
Aberdeen	3–0	Hibernian	Billy Stark 20' Eric Black 35' Joe Miller 81'	Semi-finals	Hearts	1–0	Dundee United	John Colquhoun 13'

References

^ "Scottish Cup: 1986 revisited". Aberdeen F.C. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
^ Premier Division teams received a bye to the third round.

[1] "Scottish Cup: 1986 revisited". Aberdeen F.C. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

[2] Premier Division teams received a bye to the third round.

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