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

First match

23 April 1938^[1]

East Fife	1 – 1	Kilmarnock
McLeod File:Soccerball shade.svg 17'		McAvoy File:Soccerball shade.svg 25'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 80,091

Teams


East Fife:
GK		Scotland Jimmy Milton
RB		Scotland Willie Laird
LB		Scotland Bobby Tait
RH		Scotland Davie Russell
CH		Scotland John Sneddon
LH		Scotland Andy Herd
OR		Scotland Tommy Adams
IR		Scotland Eddie McLeod File:Soccerball shade.svg 17'
CF		Scotland Bobby McCartney
IL		Scotland Larry Miller
OL		Scotland Danny McKerrell
Manager:
Scotland David McLean


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

Replay

27 April 1938^[2]

East Fife	4 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Kilmarnock
McKerrell File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'File:Soccerball shade.svg 114' McLeod File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Miller File:Soccerball shade.svg 110'		Thomson File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' McGrogan File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 92,716

Teams


East Fife:
GK		Scotland Jimmy Milton
RB		Scotland Willie Laird
LB		Scotland Bobby Tait
RH		Scotland Davie Russell
CH		Scotland John Sneddon
LH		Scotland John Harvey
OR		Scotland Tommy Adams
IR		Scotland Eddie McLeod File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'
CF		Scotland Bobby McCartney
IL		Scotland Larry Miller File:Soccerball shade.svg 110'
OL		Scotland Danny McKerrell File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'File:Soccerball shade.svg 114'
Manager:
Scotland David McLean


Kilmarnock:
GK		Scotland John Hunter
LB		Scotland Andy Fyfe
LB		Scotland Freddie Milloy
RH		Scotland George Robertson
CH		Scotland John Stewart
LH		Scotland Sammy Ross
OR		Scotland Benny Thomson File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
IR		Scotland George Reid
CF		Scotland Allan Collins
OL		Scotland Doug McAvoy
OR		Scotland Felix McGrogan File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'
Manager:
Scotland 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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