2015–16 Scottish Cup

The 2015–16 Scottish Cup was the 131st season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what was the fifth season of a five-year partnership. The final was contested between second-tier clubs (Hibernian and Rangers) for the first time ever with no Premiership clubs reaching the final.

2015–16 William Hill Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Teams92
ChampionsHibernian
Runners-upRangers
Matches played112
Goals scored393 (3.51 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Peter Weatherson
(5 goals)[1]
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2016.

The defending champions were Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who defeated Falkirk in the 2015 final, but were eventually knocked out in the Quarter Final after a replay by eventual champions, Hibernian.[2]

Media coverage

From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup were broadcast live in Ireland and the UK by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports. BBC Scotland had the option to show one tie per round with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay; also, Sky Sports broadcast both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland and both channels screened the final live.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2015–16 Scottish Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by Scottish Football Association.[3]

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubsNew Entries
Preliminary Round 115 August 2015592 → 8710
Preliminary Round 25 September 2015587 → 825
First Round26 September 20151882 → 6431
Second Round24 October 20151664 → 4814
Third Round28 November 20151648 → 3216
Fourth Round9 January 20161632 → 1616
Fifth Round6 February 2016816 → 8None
Quarter-Finals5 March 201648 → 4None
Semi-Finals16 & 17 April 201624 → 2None
Final21 May 201612 → 1None

Preliminary rounds

Preliminary round 1

The preliminary round 1 took place on Saturday 15 August 2015. The round had 15 clubs which included 5 matches and 5 byes to the Second Preliminary Round. The teams competing in this round were made up of teams from the Scottish Highland Football League, Scottish Lowland Football League, ESL, SSL, Scottish Junior FA and the Scottish Amateur FA. It was the first time that the winners of the Scottish Amateur Cup had participated in the Scottish Cup.[4]

Draw

Hawick Royal Albert, Kelty Hearts, Auchinleck Talbot, Hermes and Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale all received byes to the Preliminary Round 2.

Matches
15 August 2015 Civil Service Strollers 3–0Newton StewartEdinburgh
15:00 Ballantyne  43', 60'
Stewart  75'		 Stadium: Christie Gillies Park
Referee: Scott Lambie
15 August 2015 Harestanes0–3 Girvan Kilsyth
15:00 Report Stadium: Duncansfield Park,
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
15 August 2015 St Cuthbert Wanderers 3–1Burntisland ShipyardKirkcudbright
15:00 Stadium: St Mary's Park
Referee: Graham Grainger
15 August 2015 Golspie Sutherland1–6 Cove Rangers Golspie
15:00 Shewan  20' Nicol  18', 35'
Redford  21'
Watt  25', 52' (pen.)
Scully  34'		 Stadium: King George V Park
Referee: Liam Duncan
15 August 2015 Wigtown & Bladnoch 1–0Vale of LeithenWigtown
15:00 Stadium: Trammondford Park
Referee: Chris Graham

Preliminary round 2

The preliminary round 2 took place on Saturday 5 September 2015. The round had 10 clubs which included 5 matches. The teams competing in this round were made up of 5 winners from Round 1 and the 5 Byes from Round one.

Matches
5 September 2015 Civil Service Strollers0–4 Kelty Hearts Edinburgh
15:00 Stadium: The Edinburgh Area Civil Service Sports Association
Referee: Grant Irvine
5 September 2015 Hermes0–4 Auchinleck Talbot Aberdeen
15:00 Stadium: Uniconn Park
Referee: Lorraine Clark
5 September 2015 Wigtown & Bladnoch2–3 Hawick Royal Albert Wigtown
15:00 Stadium: Trammondford Park
Referee: Scott Millar
5 September 2015 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 2–2 Girvan Edinburgh
15:00 Stadium: Saughton Enclosure
Referee: Stephen Brown
5 September 2015 Cove Rangers 7–2St Cuthbert WanderersInverurie
15:00 Stadium: Harlaw Park
Referee: Chris Fordyce

Replay
12 September 2015 Girvan2–5 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Girvan
15:00 Stadium: Hamilton Park
Referee: Lloyd Wilson

First round

Draw

There were 18 ties taking place in Round 1 of the Scottish Cup.[5] The draw took place on Tuesday, 28 August 2015.[6]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the second round.

Highland Football League Lowland Football League Other

East of Scotland League teams

SJFA teams

SAFA teams

Matches
26 September 2015 Banks O' Dee2–3 Cove Rangers Aberdeen
15:00 Stadium: Spain Park
Referee: Peter Stuart
26 September 2015 BSC Glasgow2–2Auchinleck TalbotGlasgow
15:00 Stadium: Lochburn Park
Referee: Graham Beaton
26 September 2015 Strathspey Thistle1–2 Edinburgh University Grantown-on-Spey
15:00 Stadium: Seafield Park
Referee: Graham Fraser
26 September 2015 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 3–0Kelty HeartsEdinburgh
15:00 Stadium: Saughton Enclosure
Referee: David Dickinson
26 September 2015 Preston Athletic2–3 Fort William Prestonpans
15:00 Stadium: Pennypit Park
Referee: Garry Doherty
26 September 2015 Lossiemouth1–4 Forres Mechanics Lossiemouth
15:00 Stadium: Grant Park
Referee: David Watt
26 September 2015 Keith1–5 Inverurie Loco Works Keith
15:00 Stadium: Kynoch Park
Referee: Thomas Shaw
26 September 2015 Spartans 5–1ColdstreamEdinburgh
15:00 Stadium: Ainslie Park
Referee: Calum Scott
26 September 2015 Hawick Royal Albert0–3 Huntly Hawick
15:00 Stadium: Albert Park
Referee: Kyle Hall
26 September 2015 Deveronvale0–5 Clachnacuddin Banff
15:00 Stadium: Princess Royal Park
Referee: Dan McFarlane
26 September 2015 Threave Rovers1–3 Stirling University Castle Douglas
15:00 Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Evan Cairns
26 September 2015 Gala Fairydean Rovers0–2 Linlithgow Rose Galashiels
15:00 Stadium: Netherdale
Referee: Duncan Williams
26 September 2015 Nairn County 5–1SelkirkNairn
15:00 Stadium: Station Park
Referee: Chris Phillips
26 September 2015 Buckie Thistle 7–0RothesBuckie
15:00 Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: George Robertson
26 September 2015 Fraserburgh 3–2Dalbeattie StarFraserburgh
15:00 Stadium: Bellslea Park
Referee: Liam Duncan
26 September 2015 Wick Academy2–2Whitehill WelfareWick
15:00 Stadium: Harmsworth Park
Referee: Ben Dempster
26 September 2015 Formartine United 3–1Gretna 2008Pitmedden
15:00 Stadium: North Lodge Park
Referee: Steven Traynor
27 September 2015 Cumbernauld Colts 3–0Glasgow UniversityCumbernauld
15:00 Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Referee: Duncan Smith

Replays
3 October 2015 Auchinleck Talbot 5–0BSC GlasgowEast Ayrshire
15:00 Stadium: Beechwood Park
Referee: Steven Reid
3 October 2015 Whitehill Welfare2–3 Wick Academy Rosewell
15:00 Stadium: Ferguson Park
Referee: Graham Beaton

Second round

Draw

There were 16 ties taking place in Round 2 of the Scottish Cup.[7] The draw took place on Thursday, 1 October 2015.[8]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.

Scottish League Two Highland Football League Lowland Football League Other

East of Scotland League teams

SJFA teams

Matches
24 October 2015 Inverurie Loco Works 2–1Edinburgh UniversityInverurie
15:00 Laing  45'
Hunter  89'		 Paterson  15' Stadium: Harlaw Park
Referee: Dan McFarlane
24 October 2015 Nairn County 2–2 Wick Academy Nairn
15:00 Mackintosh  44'
Urquhart  80'		 Weir  29'
Mackay  78'		 Stadium: Station Park
Referee: David Watt
24 October 2015 Cumbernauld Colts 2–0Auchinleck TalbotCumbernauld
15:00 Broadfoot  65'
Munn  90'		 Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
24 October 2015 Stirling University0–2 Queen's Park Stirling
15:00 Woods  25', 54' Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ross
24 October 2015 Edinburgh City1–2 Buckie Thistle Edinburgh
15:00 McKee  36' MacRae  72'
MacKinnon  84'
Cheyne  43'		 Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Referee: Calum Haswell
24 October 2015 Formartine United 2–0ClydePitmedden
15:00 Rodger  33'
Gauld  90'		 Stadium: North Lodge Park
Referee: Steven Reid
24 October 2015 Elgin City 1–0SpartansElgin
15:00 MacPhee  89' Stadium: Borough Briggs
Referee: Grant Irvine
24 October 2015 East Kilbride 1–1 Forres Mechanics East Kilbride
15:00 Winter  49' Khutsishvili  47' Stadium: K Park Training Academy
Referee: Lorraine Clark
24 October 2015 Brora Rangers1–2 Arbroath Brora
15:00 MacLean  50' Grehan  29' (pen.)
Ramsay  58'		 Stadium: Dudgeon Park
Referee: Craig Napier
24 October 2015 Annan Athletic 4–1Berwick RangersAnnan
15:00 Weatherson  63' (pen.), 81'
Todd  69'
Omar  84'
Osadolor  29'		 Coultress  32'
Fairbairn  29'		 Stadium: Galabank
Referee: Gavin Duncan
24 October 2015 East Fife 0–0 Stirling Albion Methil
15:00 Robertson  90+1' Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Referee: Barry Cook
24 October 2015 Huntly 2–1East StirlingshireHuntly
15:00 Booth  21'
Scoular  28'		 McKenna  48' (pen.) Stadium: Christie Park
Referee: Duncan Smith
24 October 2015 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 1–1 Montrose Edinburgh
15:00 Wilkies  36' Campbell  12' Stadium: Saughton Enclosure
Referee: Graham Beaton
24 October 2015 Clachnacuddin1–3 Linlithgow Rose Inverness
15:00 Lawrie  45+3' Thom  10'
Weir  54'
Batchelor  67'		 Stadium: Grant Street Park
Referee: Chris Phillips
31 October 2015 Turriff United2–3 Fraserburgh Turriff
15:00 McGowan  6'
MacKenzie  48'		 Johnston  21'
Lawrence  64'
Hay  90+3'		 Stadium: The Haughs
Referee: Graham Fraser
2 November 2015 Fort William0–4 Cove Rangers Fort William
20:00 Nichol  9' (pen.)
Watt  23'
J. Smith  44', 82'		 Stadium: Claggan Park
Referee: Chris McTiernan

Replays
31 October 2015 Wick Academy 5–1Nairn CountyWick
15:00 Allan  18', 80'
Macadie  21' (pen)
Weir  40'
Mackay  90+5'		 Gethins  39' Stadium: Harmsworth Park
Referee: David Watt
31 October 2015 Forres Mechanics2–3 East Kilbride Forres
15:00 McGovern  34'
Khutsishvili  90+2'		 Hastings  8', 17'
Johnstone  89'		 Stadium: Mosset Park
Referee: Lorraine Clark
3 November 2015 Stirling Albion 1–0East FifeStirling
19:30 Doris  14' Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Referee: Barry Cook
3 November 2015 Montrose1–2 (a.e.t.) Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Montrose
19:45 Masson  31' Gormley  15'
Hare  97'		 Stadium: Links Park
Referee: Graham Beaton

Third round

Draw

There were 16 ties taking place in Round 3 of the Scottish Cup.[9] The draw took place on Thursday, 29 October 2015 and was conducted by former Scotland manager Alex McLeish, who won the Scottish Cup both as a player and a manager.[10]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the fourth round.

Scottish Championship Scottish League One Scottish League Two Highland Football League Lowland Football League Other

East of Scotland League teams

SJFA teams

Matches
28 November 2015 Stranraer 3–1Buckie ThistleStranraer
15:00 Nequecaur  13'
McGuigan  54'
Thomson  72'		 BBC Sport Report Napier  55' Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 415
Referee: Barry Cook
28 November 2015 Queen's Park 1–1 Forfar Athletic Glasgow
15:00 Duggan  30' BBC Sport Report Denholm  60' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 418
Referee: John McKendrick
28 November 2015 Formartine United 1–1 Cove Rangers Pitmedden
15:00 Barbour  45' Nicol  79' Stadium: North Lodge Park
Attendance: 376
Referee: Scott Millar
28 November 2015 Albion Rovers0–2 Greenock Morton Coatbridge
15:00 BBC Sport Report Johnstone  41'
McKee  88'		 Stadium: Cliftonhill
Attendance: 505
Referee: Greg Aitken
28 November 2015 Falkirk 4–1FraserburghFalkirk
15:00 Miller  16', 74', 84'
Vaulks  70'		 BBC Sport Report Lawrence  67' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 1,825
Referee: Alan Newlands
28 November 2015 Peterhead1–3 Livingston Peterhead
15:00 McAllister  90' (pen.) BBC Sport Report Glen  14'
White  25', 74'		 Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 587
Referee: Crawford Allan
28 November 2015 Huntly 1–1 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Huntly
15:00 Booth  39' Gormley  70' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 239
Referee: Gavin Ross
28 November 2015 Elgin City1–2 Raith Rovers Elgin
15:00 Halsman  90' BBC Sport Report McCord  39' (pen.)
Anderson  54'		 Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 853
Referee: George Salmond
28 November 2015 Airdrieonians 3–1Brechin CityAirdrie
15:00 Morgan  5', 25'
Prunty  70'		 BBC Sport Report Jackson  13' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 532
Referee: Euan Anderson
28 November 2015 Ayr United0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr
15:00 BBC Sport Report Geggan  22' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,576
Referee: Kevin Clancy
28 November 2015 Inverurie Loco Works 4–4 Annan Athletic Inverurie
15:00 McLean  37', 90'
Hunter  53'
Laing  68'		 BBC Sport Report Weatherson  3', 89'
Swinglehurst  70'
McColm  73'		 Stadium: Harlaw Park
Attendance: 340
Referee: Steven Reid
28 November 2015 Stenhousemuir 2–2 East Kilbride Stenhousemuir
15:00 Scotland  73'
Malcolm  90'		 BBC Sport Report Coll  36'
Winter  59'		 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 502
Referee: Kevin Graham
28 November 2015 Cowdenbeath 1–1 Arbroath Cowdenbeath
15:00 Johnston  73' BBC Sport Report Whatley  56' Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 409
Referee: Brian Colvin
1 December 2015 Stirling Albion 6–0Cumbernauld ColtsStirling
19:45 Doris  15', 49'
Dickson  22'
Beattie  73', 90'
Lander  83'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 511
Referee: Don Robertson
8 December 2015 Dumbarton 5–0Alloa AthleticDumbarton
19:30 McCallum  1'
Fleming  14'
Kirkpatrick  78', 90'
Waters  90'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 274
Referee: Stephen Finnie
16 December 2015 Wick Academy 2–2 Linlithgow Rose Wick
19:45 Macadie  41'
Allan  90+3'		 BBC Sport Report Strickland  27'
Kelbie  50'		 Stadium: Harmsworth Park
Referee: Don Robertson

Replays
5 December 2015 Cove Rangers 4–1Formartine UnitedInverurie
15:00 Watt  17'
Park  41'
Yule  72'
Milne  82'		 Gauld  52' Stadium: Harlaw Park
Referee: Alan Newlands
5 December 2015 East Kilbride 2–1 (a.e.t.)StenhousemuirEast Kilbride
15:00 Smith  6', 101' BBC Sport report McMenamin  31' Stadium: K Park Training Academy
Attendance: 488
Referee: Kevin Graham
5 December 2015 Forfar Athletic 2–1Queen's ParkForfar
15:00 Travis  45'
Templeman  77'		 BBC Sport report McKernon  52' Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 520
Referee: John McKendrick
7 December 2015 Arbroath2–4 Cowdenbeath Arbroath
19:45 Linn  42', 51' BBC Sport Report Spence  14'
Callaghan  21'
Brett  37', 40' (pen.)		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Craig Charleston
7 December 2015 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 3–0HuntlyEdinburgh
20:00 MacKenzie  22'
Kerr  54'
Smith  83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ainslie Park[11]
Attendance: 365
Referee: Grant Irvine
8 December 2015 Annan Athletic 1–0Inverurie Loco WorksAnnan
19:45 Weatherson  44' BBC Sport Report Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 287
Referee: Steven Reid
22 December 2015 Linlithgow Rose 5–1Wick AcademyLinlithgow
19:30 Weir  20'
Baptie  32'
Strickland  36'
Ruari MacLennan  52', 66'		 BBC Sport Report S. Mackay  4'
Campbell  24'
D. Allan  57' 		 Stadium: Prestonfield
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Nick Walsh

Fourth round

Draw

There were 16 ties taking place in Round 4 of the Scottish Cup.[12] The draw took place on Tuesday, 1 December 2015.[13]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the fifth round.

Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship Scottish League One Scottish League Two Other

Highland Football League

Lowland Football League

East of Scotland League

SJFA East Region Super League

Matches
8 January 2016 St Mirren1–2 Partick Thistle Paisley
19:30 Watson  88' BBC Sport Report Seaborne  62'
Amoo  73'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,572
Referee: Craig Thomson
9 January 2016 Linlithgow Rose 3–3 Forfar Athletic Linlithgow
13:30 MacLennan  39'
Thom  49'
McKenzie  65'
Weir  66'		 BBC Sport Report Travis  32'
Campbell  50' (pen.)
Swankie  53'		 Stadium: Prestonfield
Attendance: 2,153
Referee: Stephen Finnie
9 January 2016 St Johnstone0–1 Kilmarnock Perth
15:00 BBC Sport Report Slater  6' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,147
Referee: Kevin Clancy
9 January 2016 Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 Ross County Dunfermline
15:00 El Bakhtaoui  15'
McKay  56'		 BBC Sport Report Schalk  4'
Graham  27' (pen.)		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Alan Muir
9 January 2016 Stirling Albion 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stirling
15:00 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Mat Northcroft
9 January 2016 Livingston0–1 Greenock Morton Livingston
15:00 BBC Sport Report O'Ware  65' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 873
Referee: Craig Charleston
9 January 2016 Dumbarton 2–1Queen of the SouthDumbarton
15:00 Fleming  17', 57' BBC Sport Report Lyle  52' Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 680
Referee: George Salmond
9 January 2016 Motherwell 5–0Cove RangersMotherwell
15:00 Moult  2'
McDonald  6'
Johnson  34'
Pearson  44', 61'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,833
Referee: Euan Anderson
9 January 2016 Airdrieonians0–1 Dundee United Airdrie
15:00 BBC Sport Report Spittal  79' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 2,330
Referee: Greg Aitken
9 January 2016 Annan Athletic 4–1Hamilton AcademicalAnnan
15:00 Flynn  6'
Todd  47'
Omar  66', 71'		 BBC Sport Report Docherty  65' Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 817
Referee: Barry Cook
9 January 2016 Raith Rovers0–2 Hibernian Kirkcaldy
15:00 BBC Sport Report McGregor  61'
Malonga  64'		 Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 5,203
Referee: Willie Collum
9 January 2016 Heart of Midlothian 1–0AberdeenEdinburgh
17:30 Paterson  3' BBC Sport Report Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 13,595
Referee: John Beaton
10 January 2016 Rangers 5–1CowdenbeathGlasgow
13:00 Wallace  19'
McKay  33'
Waghorn  48', 55' (pen.), 78' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Report Brett  40' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 20,915
Referee: Steven McLean
10 January 2016 Stranraer0–3 Celtic Stranraer
15:15 BBC Sport Report Griffiths  18', 84'
Cole  42'		 Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 4,051
Referee: Andrew Dallas
20 January 2016 East Kilbride 2–0Lothian Thistle Hutchison ValeEast Kilbride
19:45 J. Smith  40'
Winter  87'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: K Park Training Academy
Attendance: 660
Referee: Nick Walsh
26 January 2016 Dundee 3–1FalkirkDundee
19:45 Hemmings  39', 60'
Harkins  74'		 BBC Sport Report Watson  41' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,279
Referee: Willie Collum

Replays
12 January 2016 Ross County 1–0Dunfermline AthleticDingwall
19:45 De Vita  70' BBC Sport Report Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 2,041
Referee: Alan Muir
19 January 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0Stirling AlbionInverness
19:45 Mbuyi-Mutombo  28'
Vigurs  61'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Mat Northcroft
26 January 2016 Forfar Athletic0–1 (a.e.t.) Linlithgow Rose Forfar
19:45 BBC Sport Report Kelbie  115' Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 1,168
Referee: John Beaton

Fifth round

Draw

There were 8 ties taking place in Round 5 of the Scottish Cup.[14] The draw took place on Monday, 11 January 2016.[15]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.

Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship Scottish League Two Other

Lowland Football League

SJFA teams

Matches
6 February 2016 Rangers 0–0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
12:30 BBC Sport report Higginbotham  89' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 33,581
Referee: Bobby Madden
6 February 2016 Motherwell1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell
15:00 McDonald  67' BBC Sport report Storey  39'
Roberts  90+1'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,907
Referee: Steven McLean
6 February 2016 Dundee United 1–0Partick ThistleDundee
15:00 Fraser  85' BBC Sport report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,803
Referee: Willie Collum
6 February 2016 Ross County 4–2Linlithgow RoseDingwall
15:00 Quinn  4'
Graham  58', 78'
Schalk  63'		 BBC Sport report Reckord  44' (o.g.)
Ruari MacLennan  76'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,208
Referee: Euan Anderson
6 February 2016 Annan Athletic1–4 Greenock Morton Annan
15:00 Flynn  76' BBC Sport report McCluskey  21', 65', 68'
McKee  45+2'		 Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 756
Referee: John Beaton
6 February 2016 Dumbarton 0–0 Dundee Dumbarton
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,410
Referee: Stephen Finnie
7 February 2016 Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Hibernian Edinburgh
12:30 Djoum  32'
Nicholson  44'		 BBC Sport Report Cummings  80'
Hanlon  90'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,845
Referee: Craig Thomson
7 February 2016 East Kilbride0–2 Celtic Airdrie
15:00 BBC Sport Report Griffiths  21'
Kazim-Richards  50'		 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: George Salmond

Replays
16 February 2016 Hibernian 1–0HeartsEdinburgh
19:45 Cummings  4',  78'  BBC Sport Report Augustyn  76'  Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,433
Referee: John Beaton
16 February 2016 Kilmarnock1–2 Rangers Kilmarnock
19:45 McKenzie  7' BBC Sport Report Waghorn  3'
Clark  90'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 13,179
Referee: Bobby Madden
23 February 2016 Dundee 5–0DumbartonDundee
19:45 McGinn  16'
Hemmings  29'
Stewart  51', 90'
Holt  79'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 3,532
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Quarter-finals

Draw

There were four ties taking place in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.[16] The draw took place on Monday, 8 February 2016 and was conducted by Scottish Cup winner and former Celtic midfielder Ľubomír Moravčík.[16] The draw, broadcast live on Sky Sports News, has become infamous since it had to be aborted due to one ball breaking open in the pot. After a delay, the draw was completed successfully at the second attempt.

All matches were played on the weekend of 5/6 March 2016.

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the semi-finals.

Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship

Matches
5 March 2016 Rangers 4–0DundeeGlasgow
12:30 Forrester  1'
Holt  47'
Halliday  54'
Wallace  84'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 30,944
Referee: Alan Muir
5 March 2016 Ross County2–3 Dundee United Dingwall
15:00 Boyce  24'
Graham  60' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Report Anier  57', 65'
Durnan  59'
McKay  89'		 Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Craig Thomson
6 March 2016 Celtic 3–0Greenock MortonGlasgow
12:00 Griffiths  14'
Mackay-Steven  25'
McGregor  35'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 14,858
Referee: Willie Collum
6 March 2016 Hibernian 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh
14:00 Keatings  54' BBC Sport Report Mbuyi-Mutombo  77' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 9,884
Referee: Crawford Allan

Replays
16 March 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–2 Hibernian Inverness
19:45 Vigurs  77' BBC Sport Report Stokes  36', 41' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,207
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Semi-finals

Draw

The draw took place on Sunday, 6 March 2016 live on Sky Sports News HQ. Both matches were played on the weekend of 16/17 April 2016.[17]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the final.

Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship

Matches
16 April 2016 Hibernian 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Dundee UnitedGlasgow
12:15 Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 19,651
Referee: John Beaton
Penalties
17 April 2016 Rangers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		CelticGlasgow
12:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,069
Referee: Craig Thomson
Penalties

Final
Main article: 2016 Scottish Cup Final
Rangers2–3Hibernian
Miller  27'
Halliday  64'		 BBC Sport Report Stokes  3', 80'
Gray  90+2'
Attendance: 50,701
Referee: Steven McLean

Statistics

Top goalscorers
As of matches played on 21 May 2016[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Peter Weatherson Annan Athletic 5
2 Leigh Griffiths Celtic 4
Anthony Stokes Hibernian
Ruari MacLennan Linlithgow Rose
Martyn Waghorn Rangers
Brian Graham Ross County
7 9 players 3
  • NB: Scorers include only those goals from players which were scored from the Second Round onwards

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