2000–01 Scottish Cup

The 2000–01 Scottish Cup was the 116th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's Scottish Cup. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Hibernian in the final.

2000–01 Tennent's Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsCeltic
Runner-upHibernian
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Henrik Larsson (9)

First round

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Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 1–1 East Fife
Brechin City 3–0 Forfar Athletic
Dumbarton 1–1 East Stirlingshire
Edinburgh City 0–1 Buckie Thistle
Montrose 0–0 Arbroath
Queen of the South 2–0 Clydebank
Stenhousemuir 1–4 Berwick Rangers
Whitehill Welfare 0–0 Peterhead

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
East Fife 2–0 Albion Rovers
East Stirlingshire 0–1 Dumbarton
Arbroath 1–2 Montrose
Peterhead 3–0 Whitehill Welfare

Second round

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Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 3–3 Cowdenbeath
Buckie Thistle 2–0 Hamilton Academical
Coldstream 2–6 Brechin City
East Fife 1–0 Queen's Park
Elgin City 0–1 Queen of the South
Montrose 1–1 Keith
Partick Thistle 3–0 Deveronvale
Peterhead 3–0 Cove Rangers
Spartans 1–3 Stirling Albion
Stranraer 2–0 Dumbarton

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Cowdenbeath 0–1 Berwick Rangers
Keith 0–1 Montrose

Third round

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Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 0–3 Aberdeen
Berwick Rangers 0–0 Hearts
Dundee 0–0 Falkirk
East Fife 1–4 Livingston
Hibernian 6–1 Clyde
Inverness CT 4–3 Ayr United
Kilmarnock 1–0 Partick Thistle
Montrose 0–2 Dundee United
Peterhead 4–1 Greenock Morton
Queen of the South 1–3 Airdrieonians
Rangers 2–0 Brechin City
Ross County 2–1 Buckie Thistle
Stranraer 1–4 Celtic
St Johnstone 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic
St Mirren 1–2 Motherwell
Stirling Albion 2–0 Raith Rovers

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 St Johnstone
Falkirk 0–2 Dundee
Hearts 2–1 Berwick Rangers

Fourth round

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17 February 2001 Dunfermline 2–2 Celtic East End Park, Dunfermline
Skerla   83'
Nicholson   90'
Larsson   66', 88'
18 February 2001 Ross County 2–3 Rangers Victoria Park, Dingwall
Bone   20', 54' Flo   4', 17'
Barry Ferguson   62'
1.^ Peterhead given bye due to Airdrieonians not able to field a full team.

Replays

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6 March 2001 Kilmarnock 2–1 Inverness Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
McGowne   60'
Wright   65'
Xausa   51'
7 March 2001 Celtic 4–1 Dunfermline Celtic Park, Glasgow
Vega   24', 49'
Larsson   61' (pen.), 73' (pen.)
Thomson   29'

Quarter-finals

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10 March 2001 Livingston 3–1 Peterhead West Lothian Courier Stadium, Livingston
Anderson   21', 34'
Bingham   61'
Johnston   8'

Semi-finals

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14 April 2001 Hibernian 3–0 Livingston Hampden Park, Glasgow
O'Neil   2', 79'
Zitelli   69'
Report Attendance: 24,658
Referee: Willie Young
15 April 2001 Celtic 3–1 Dundee United Hampden Park, Glasgow
Larsson   32', 79' (pen.)
McNamara   80'
Report Lilley   84' Attendance: 38,699
Referee: Hugh Dallas

Final

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26 May 2001 Celtic 3–0 Hibernian Hampden Park, Glasgow
McNamara   39'
Larsson   48', 80' (pen.)
Report Attendance: 51,824
Referee: Kenny Clark

Largest Wins

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A list of the largest wins from the competition.

Score Home Team Away Team Stage
6-1 Hibernian Clyde Third Round
2-6 Coldstream Brechin City Second Round
1-4 Stenhousemuir Berwick Rangers First Round
East Fife Livingston Third Round
Stranraer Celtic Third Round
4-1 Peterhead Greenock Morton Third Round
Celtic Dunfermline Athletic Fourth Round

Notes

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Media coverage

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  • Domestically, both Sky Sports and BBC Sport Scotland broadcast selected live games, with both showing the final. Both also carry highlights of all games in every round.
  • BBC Radio Scotland has exclusive domestic radio rights to the tournament.
  • Through the SFA's international media partner IMG, the Scottish Cup is broadcast in various territories around the world. In Australia, for example, the Scottish Cup is currently available on Setanta Sports.


These matches were broadcast live on television.

Round Sky Sports BBC Scotland
Third round Stranraer vs Celtic
Fourth round Ross County vs Rangers
Quarter-finals Dundee United vs Rangers Celtic vs Heart of Midlothian
Semi-finals Celtic vs Dundee United
Final Celtic vs Hibernian