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1902–03 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Defending champions	Hibernian
Final positions
Champions	Rangers
Runner-up	Heart of Midlothian
← 1901–02 1903–04 →

The 1902–03 Scottish Cup was the 30th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The cup was won by Rangers when they beat Heart of Midlothian 2–0 in the final at Celtic Park after two replays to claim the trophy for a fourth time.

Calendar

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	24 January 1903	16	32 → 16
Second round	31 January 1903	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	21 February 1903	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	28 February 1903	2	4 → 2
Final	11 April 1903	1	2 → 1

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Abercorn	2 – 2	Douglas Wanderers
Arbroath	1 – 3	Kilmarnock
Ayr	2 – 0	Camelon
Celtic	0 – 0	St Mirren
Clyde	1 – 2	Heart of Midlothian
Dundee	Walkover	Barholm Rovers
Hamilton Academical	5 – 0	Airdrieonians
Hibernian	7 – 0	Greenock Morton
Leith Athletic	4 – 1	Broxburn
Nithsdale Wanderers	1 – 0	Orion
Queen's Park	1 – 2	Motherwell
Rangers	7 – 0	Auchterarder Thistle
St Bernard's	1 – 2	Port Glasgow Athletic
Stenhousemuir	2 – 1	Inverness Caledonian
St Johnstone	1 – 10	Third Lanark
Vale of Leven	0 – 4	Partick Thistle

First round replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Douglas Wanderers	3 – 1	Abercorn
St Mirren	1 – 1	Celtic

First round second replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic*	1 – 0	St Mirren

Game Abandoned

First round third replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	4 – 0	St Mirren

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Ayr	2 –4	Heart of Midlothian
Celtic	2 – 0	Port Glasgow Athletic
Dundee	7 – 0	Nithsdale Wanderers
Hamilton Academical	2 – 2	Third Lanark
Hibernian	4 – 1	Leith Athletic
Motherwell	0 – 2	Partick Thistle
Rangers	4 – 0	Kilmarnock
Stenhousemuir	0 – 1	Douglas Wanderers *

Game Abandoned

Second round replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Stenhousemuir	6 – 1	Douglas Wanderers
Third Lanark	2 – 0	Hamilton Academical *

Game Abandoned

Second round second replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Third Lanark	3 – 1	Hamilton Academical

Quarter-final

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	0 – 3	Rangers
Dundee	0 – 0	Hibernian
Heart of Midlothian	2 – 1	Third Lanark
Stenhousemuir	3 – 0	Partick Thistle

Quarter-final replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Hibernian	0 – 0	Dundee

Quarter-final second replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee	1 – 0	Hibernian

Semi-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee	0 – 0	Heart of Midlothian
Stenhousemuir	1 – 4	Rangers

Semi-final replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Heart of Midlothian	1 – 0	Dundee

Final

11 April 1903

Rangers	1–1	Heart of Midlothian
Stark		Bobby Walker

Celtic ParkAttendance: 30,000Referee: T. Robertson

Final replay

18 April 1903

Rangers	0–0	Heart of Midlothian

Celtic ParkAttendance: 26,000Referee: T. Robertson

Final second replay

25 April 1903

Rangers	2–0	Heart of Midlothian
Mackie Hamilton

Celtic ParkAttendance: 35,000Referee: T. Robertson

Teams


Hearts:
GK		George Philip
RB		Charlie Thomson
LB		Andrew Orr
RH		George Key
CH		Albert Buick
LH		George Hogg
OR		Robert Dalrymple
IR		Bobby Walker
CF		Bill Porteous
IL		John 'Sailor' Hunter
OL		Davie Baird
Replay:		Unchanged
2nd Replay:		John Anderson replaced Buick


Rangers:
GK		Matthew Dickie
RB		Alex Fraser
LB		Jock Drummond
RH		Neilly Gibson
CH		James Stark
LH		John Robertson
OR		Angus McDonald
IR		Finlay Speedie
CF		Robert Hamilton
IL		Johnny Walker
OL		Alex Smith
Replay:		Unchanged
2nd Replay:		George Henderson replaced Gibson Alec Mackie replaced Walker; Drummond withdrew due to injury before half time

References

^ Football. | Scottish Cup Final., The Scotsman, 27 April 1903, via London Hearts Supporters Club
Scottish Cup Final 1903 FitbaStats
Scottish Cup Final replay 1903, FitbaStats
Scottish Cup Final 2nd replay 1903, FitbaStats

External links

Season 1902-03 Rangers , The Beautiful Dribbling Game
Scottish Cup 1902/03, RSSSF

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