2016 Scottish Cup Final

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2016 Scottish Cup Final
2016 Scottish Cup Final.jpg
Official programme cover
Event 2016 Scottish Cup Final
Date 21 May 2016
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee Steven McLean
Attendance 50,701
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The 2016 Scottish Cup Final was the 131st final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2015–16 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Hampden Park on 21 May 2016 and was contested by Scottish Championship teams Rangers and Hibernian.[1] It was the first final to be contested by two teams from outside the top tier of the Scottish football league system.[1] Hibs beat Rangers 3–2 with a stoppage time goal from club captain David Gray.[2]

The winners, Hibernian, will enter the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.[3]

Route to the final

Round Opposition Location Score
Rangers
Fourth round Cowdenbeath Ibrox 5–1[4]
Fifth round Kilmarnock Ibrox 0–0[5]
Fifth round replay Rugby Park 2–1[4]
Quarter-final Dundee Ibrox 4–0[6]
Semi-final Celtic Hampden Park 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 pen.)[1]
Hibernian
Fourth round Raith Rovers Stark's Park 2–0[7]
Fifth round Hearts Tynecastle 2–2[8]
Fifth round replay Easter Road 1–0[8]
Quarter-final Inverness Caledonian Thistle Easter Road 1–1[9]
Quarter-final replay Caledonian Stadium 2–1[9]
Semi-final Dundee United Hampden Park 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.)[10]

Rangers

Rangers started the Scottish Cup in the fourth round as one of the top four placed teams in the previous years Scottish Championship. In the fourth round they were drawn against Scottish League One team Cowdenbeath at home. At their Ibrox Stadium, Rangers won 5–1 with goals from Lee Wallace, Barrie McKay and a hat-trick from Martyn Waghorn.[4] In the next round they were drawn with Premiership team Kilmarnock. After a 0–0 draw at Ibrox Stadium, Rangers won 2–1 in the replay at Rugby Park with goals from Waghorn and Nicky Clark.[5] In the quarter finals, Rangers were drawn at home against Premiership Dundee, which they won 4–0 with goals from Harry Forrester, Jason Holt, Andy Halliday and Wallace.[6] In the semi-finals, Rangers were drawn against their Old Firm rivals Celtic in only their second derby since 2012. Rangers progressed to the final winning 5–4 on penalties.[1] Rangers entered the final as Scottish Championship league champions and Scottish Challenge Cup winners.[11]

Hibernian

Hibernian also started the Scottish Cup in the fourth round as one of the top four placed teams in the 2014-15 Scottish Championship. They were drawn away at fellow Championship team Raith Rovers. At Stark's Park, Hibernian won 2–0 with goals from Darren McGregor and Dominique Malonga.[7] In the fifth round, they were drawn away against their Edinburgh derby rivals and Premiership club, Heart of Midlothian. Following a 2–2 draw at Tynecastle Stadium, Hibernian won the replay at their Easter Road 1–0 via a Jason Cummings goal.[8] In the quarter finals they were drawn at home against the Scottish Cup holders, Premiership side Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Following a 1–1 draw, Hibernian won the replay at Caledonian Stadium 2–1 due to two goals from Anthony Stokes.[9] In the semi-final at neutral Hampden Park, they were drawn against Premiership Dundee United and progressed to the final after winning 4–2 in a penalty shoot out.[10]

Pre-match

This was Hibernian's 14th appearance in the Scottish Cup Final, having previously won two Scottish Cups (in 1887 and 1902) and lost in ten finals since their last victory. The 2016 final marked their third appearance in the final in the space of five years, having lost to Hearts in 2012 and Celtic in 2013. Rangers appeared in their 52nd final, having won the competition 33 times. Their most recent appearance and victory was in 2009, when they defeated Falkirk 1–0. This is the first meeting of the clubs in the Scottish Cup since 2008, when Rangers won 1–0 at Ibrox in a replay after a goalless draw at Easter Road. The clubs have previously met in one Scottish Cup Final, in 1979. Rangers won the cup that year by winning a second replay by 3–2, after the first two matches both finished goalless.[12]

Match

Details

21 May 2016
15:00
Rangers 2–3 Hibernian
Miller Goal 27'
Halliday Goal 64'
Report Stokes Goal 3'80'
Gray Goal 90+2'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,701
Referee: Steven McLean
Rangers
Hibernian
GK 25 England Wes Foderingham
DF 2 England James Tavernier Booked 56'
DF 4 Republic of Ireland Rob Kiernan
DF 27 Scotland Danny Wilson
DF 5 Scotland Lee Wallace
MF 8 United States Gedion Zelalem Substituted off 63'
MF 16 Scotland Andy Halliday
MF 23 Scotland Jason Holt
MF 19 Scotland Barrie McKay
FW 33 England Martyn Waghorn Substituted off 75'
FW 9 Scotland Kenny Miller
Substitutes:
GK 1 Scotland Cammy Bell
MF 7 England Nicky Law
MF 14 Scotland Nicky Clark Substituted in 75'
MF 22 Northern Ireland Dean Shiels Substituted in 63'
MF 62 Scotland Liam Burt
Manager:
England Mark Warburton
GK 25 Republic of Ireland Conrad Logan
DF 2 Scotland David Gray
DF 24 Scotland Darren McGregor
DF 4 Scotland Paul Hanlon Substituted off 83'
DF 5 England Liam Fontaine Substituted off 70'
DF 16 Scotland Lewis Stevenson
MF 8 Scotland Fraser Fyvie Booked 59'
MF 10 Scotland Dylan McGeouch
MF 18 Scotland John McGinn
FW 28 Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes
FW 35 Scotland Jason Cummings Substituted off 65'
Substitutes:
GK 1 England Mark Oxley
MF 3 Scotland Liam Henderson Substituted in 70'
MF 6 England Marvin Bartley
MF 17 Scotland Martin Boyle
FW 19 Scotland James Keatings Substituted in 65'
DF 27 Norway Niklas Gunnarsson Substituted in 83'
FW 29 England Chris Dagnall
Manager:
England Alan Stubbs

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Post-match

At the end of the match, thousands of Hibernian fans spilled out onto the pitch and were met by groups of Rangers fans leading to fights occurring.[13] Rangers have claimed that some of their players and staff had been assaulted by the Hibernian fans as they tried to leave the pitch.[14] Police officers stationed outside the ground claimed that Rangers fans prevented them from accessing the stadium at full time to deal with the pitch invasion.[15] The Rangers team received their runners-up medals in the dressing room. The SFA have said that a full investigation into the crowd trouble would be carried out.[16]

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