April 6 2020 How the 1929 Scottish Cup was won
Today marks the 91st anniversary of our 1929 Scottish Cup win at Hampden Park.
Club historian John Livingston takes a look back at our journey to cup glory.
1st Round – Saturday, 19 January 1929
Kilmarnock 8 (Ramsay 3, Connell, Cunningham, McEwan {pen}, Paterson, Smith) Glasgow University 1 (O’Hear) Attendance: 3,500
Killie: Bernard, Robertson, Nibloe, Morton, Dunlop, McEwan, Connell, Smith, Cunningham, Ramsay, Paterson.
Glasgow Uni: Blair, Trevorrow, McLeod, Anderson, Strachan, Steel, O’Hara, Gibson, O’Hear, Monaghan, Forster.
2nd Round – Saturday, 2 February 1929
Kilmarnock 3 (Connell, Cunningham, Ramsay) Bo’ness 2 (Fleming 2) Attendance: 4,000
Killie: Clemie, Matheson, Nibloe, Morton, Dunlop, McEwan, Connell, Smith, Cunningham, Ramsay, Paterson.
Bo’ness: Simpson, Niven, Ramsay, Kelly, Good, Harkins, Ross, Martin, Fleming, Clark, Hutchieson.
3rd Round – Saturday, 16 February 1929
Albion Rovers 0 Kilmarnock 1 (Connell) Attendance: 7,000
Albion Rovers: Taylor, Marshall, Blyth, Fraser, Cameron, Walls, Radcliffe, Upton, Weir, Harkins, Quin.
Killie: Clemie, Robertson, Nibloe, Morton, Dunlop, McEwan, Connell, Smith, Cunningham, Ramsay, Clark.
Quarter-Finals – Saturday, 2 March 1929
Raith Rovers 2 (Bruton, Nibloe o.g.) Kilmarnock 3 (Cunningham, Paterson, Smith) Attendance: 11,500
Raith Rovers: Leckie, Hutchison, Hopewell, McAlister, Pitcairn, Batchelor, Wilkie (Partick Thistle), Pigg, Bruton, Galloway, Turner.
Killie: Clemie, Robertson, Nibloe, Morton, Dunlop, McEwan, Connell, Smith, Cunningham, Ramsay, Paterson.
Semi –Final – Ibrox Park, Saturday, 23 March 1929
Kilmarnock 1 (Weir) Celtic 0 Attendance: 40,000
Killie: Clemie, Robertson, Nibloe, Morton, McLaren, McEwan, Connell, Smith, Weir, Williamson, Paterson.
Celtic: J. Thomson, W. McStay, McGonnigle, Wilson, J. McStay, Donaghue, Connelly, A. Thomson, McGrory, Scarffe, Gray.
Final – Hampden Park, Saturday, 6 April 1929
Kilmarnock 2 (Aitken 48, Williamson 70) Rangers 0 Attendance: 114,708
Killie: Clemie, Robertson, Nibloe, Morton, McLaren, McEwan, Connell, Smith, Cunningham, Williamson, Aitken.
Rangers:T. Hamilton, Gray, R. Hamilton, Buchanan, Meiklejohn, Craig, Archibald, Muirhead, Fleming, McPhail, Morton.
Referee: T. Dougray (Bellshill)
NOTES:
a) Clemie (Kilmarnock) saved penalty from Craig (Rangers) in 15 minutes when score was 0-0.
b) Buchanan (Rangers) was sent off after 88 minutes when score was 2-0 – the first ever sending off in a Scottish Cup Final.
