2011–12 Scottish Cup

2011-12 William Hill Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	81[1]
Final positions
Champions	Heart of Midlothian
Runner-up	Hibernian
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Rudi Skacel (5)

The 2011–12 Scottish Cup was the 127th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament began on 24 September 2011 and ended on 19 May 2012.^[2] It was sponsored by William Hill in the first season of a three-year partnership, known as the William Hill Scottish Cup.^[3] The winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round^[4] of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Heart of Midlothian won 5–1 against city rivals Hibernian at Hampden Park.^[5]

Calendar

See also: Scottish Cup format

^[6]

Round	Draw date	First match date	Fixtures		Clubs
			Original	Replays
First round	Monday 29 August 2011	Saturday 24 September 2011	17	1	81 → 64
Second round	Wednesday 28 September 2011	Saturday 22 October 2011	16	4	64 → 48
Third round	Wednesday 26 October 2011	Saturday 19 November 2011	16	4	48 → 32
Fourth round	Tuesday 22 November 2011	Saturday 7 January 2012	16	3	32 → 16
Fifth round	Monday 9 January 2012	Saturday 4 February 2012	8	3	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Monday 6 February 2012	Saturday 10 March 2012	4	1	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Sunday 11 March 2012	Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 April 2012	2	N/A	4 → 2
Final	N/A	Saturday 19 May 2012	1	N/A	2 → 1

Fixtures & Results

First round

The first round draw was conducted on 29 August 2011 at Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow.^[7]

This round is populated entirely by non-league clubs:

• 13 clubs from the Highland Football League holding membership of the SFA (Brora Rangers, Clachnacuddin, Cove Rangers, Forres Mechanics, Fort William, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Inverurie Loco Works, Keith, Lossiemouth, Nairn County, Rothes, Wick Academy)
• 10 clubs from the East of Scotland League holding membership of the SFA (Civil Service Strollers, Coldstream, Edinburgh City, Edinburgh University, Gala Fairydean, Hawick Royal Albert, Preston Athletic, Selkirk, Vale of Leithen, Whitehill Welfare)
• 4 clubs from the South of Scotland League holding membership of the SFA (Dalbeattie Star, Newton Stewart, St Cuthbert Wanderers, Wigtown & Bladnoch)
• 4 other clubs holding membership of the SFA (Burntisland Shipyard, Girvan, Glasgow University, Golspie Sutherland)
• 4 qualifiers from the Scottish Junior Football Association (Auchinleck Talbot, Bo'ness United, Culter, Irvine Meadow)

Golspie Sutherland received a bye into the Second Round.

Culter v Burntisland Shipyard

24 September 2011	Culter	4 – 0	Burntisland Shipyard	Crombie Park
15:00	McBain 7', 42', 53' Smart 80' (o.g.)			Referee: Ross McIntyre

Dalbeattie Star v Inverurie Loco Works

24 September 2011	Dalbeattie Star	1 – 6	Inverurie Loco Works	Islecroft Stadium
15:00	Dingwall 46'		Young 7', 51' Ross 25' Bain 51' McLean 65', 75'	Referee: Don Robertson

Edinburgh City v Brora Rangers

24 September 2011	Edinburgh City	3 – 0	Brora Rangers	Meadowbank Stadium
15:00	Ross 60', 62' Gair 80' (pen.)			Referee: Paul Reid

Edinburgh University v Whitehill Welfare

24 September 2011	Edinburgh University	0 – 3	Whitehill Welfare	Peffermill Playing Fields
15:00			Smail 35', 62' Young 78' (pen.)	Referee: Graeme Stewart

Forres Mechanics v Irvine Meadow XI

24 September 2011	Forres Mechanics	2 – 2	Irvine Meadow XI	Mosset Park
15:00	Moore 68' Tweedie 85'		McGuiness 5' Husley 76'	Referee: Andrew Dallas

Fraserburgh v Civil Service Strollers

24 September 2011	Fraserburgh	4 – 3	Civil Service Strollers	Bellslea Park
15:00	Bruce 11', 17' Hale 37' Christie 90' Tweedie 85'		Gormley 42' Rennie 45', 61'	Referee: Craig Sim

Gala Fairydean v Hawick Royal Albert

24 September 2011	Gala Fairydean	8 – 1	Hawick Royal Albert	Netherdale
15:00	Hay 11', 55', 88' (pen.) Jackson 19' Grass 47' Rossi 61' Barnston 66' Wilson 68'		Cooper 28'	Referee: Gavin Duncan

Glasgow University v Cove Rangers

24 September 2011	Glasgow University	0 – 4	Cove Rangers	Garscube Sports Complex
15:00			Park 38', 85' Milne 61' (pen.), 70'	Referee: James Campbell

Huntly v Newton Stewart

24 September 2011	Huntly	6 – 1	Newton Stewart	Christie Park
15:00	McCarthy 8' Fyfe 38' Naismith 43' Guild 45' Thoirs 47' Booth 78'		Sutherland 57'	Referee: Graeme Beaton

Lossiemouth v Auchinleck Talbot

24 September 2011	Lossiemouth	1 – 2	Auchinleck Talbot	Grant Park
15:00	Smith 19'		McCann 55' Gillies 89'	Referee: Bryan Braidwood

Nairn County v Selkirk

24 September 2011	Nairn County	2 – 1	Selkirk	Station Park
15:00	Gethins 73' MacKay 89'		Gibson 70'	Referee: Caryl Potten

Rothes v Clachnacuddin

24 September 2011	Rothes	0 – 3	Clachnacuddin	Mackessack Park
15:00			Williamson 30' MacLeod 37' Brindle 54'	Referee: Ryan Milne

St Cuthbert Wanderers v Keith

24 September 2011	St Cuthbert Wanderers	0 – 2	Keith	St Mary's Park
15:00			Donaldson 17' Walker 78'	Referee: Kevin Graham

Vale of Leithen v Girvan

24 September 2011	Vale of Leithen	1 – 0	Girvan	Victoria Park
15:00	Moffat 30'			Referee: Gavin Ross

Wick Academy v Coldstream

24 September 2011	Wick Academy	9 – 1	Coldstream	Harmsworth Park
15:00	MacAdie 28' Allan 31' Weir 52' (pen.), 78', 82' Shearer 61' Cunningham 65', 69', 76'		Adamson 37'	Referee: Billy Baxter

Wigtown & Bladnoch v Preston Athletic

24 September 2011	Wigtown & Bladnoch	2 – 0	Preston Athletic	Trammondford Park
15:00	Miller 15' McMillan 75'			Referee: Steven Reid

Fort William v Bo'ness United

1 October 2011	Fort William	0 – 4	Bo'ness United	Claggan Park
15:00			Gibb 18', 22' Walker 31' Tarditi 67'	Referee: Gary McCarthy

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

First round replay

Irvine Meadow XI v Forres Mechanics

1 October 2011	Irvine Meadow XI	6 – 3	Forres Mechanics	Meadow Park
15:00	Robertson 6', 50' Fleming 32' Barr 46' McLennan 64' Hughes 82'		Allan 17', 26' (pen.) Fraser 19'	Referee: Andrew Dallas

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Second round

The second round draw was conducted on 28 September 2011 at the William Hill shop in West Campbell Street in Glasgow.^[8]

The 17 winners and 1 bye from the First Round enter here, along with the 10 SFL Third Division clubs (Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic, Berwick Rangers, Clyde, East Stirlingshire, Elgin City, Montrose, Peterhead, Queen's Park, Stranraer), Highland League champions (Buckie Thistle), Highland League runners-up (Deveronvale), East of Scotland League champions (Spartans) and South of Scotland League champions (Threave Rovers).

At a hearing of the SFA Judicial Panel on 10 November 2011, Spartans were expelled from the competition for fielding an unregistered and therefore ineligible player in their Second Round tie against Culter. Culter were re-instated to the Third round.^[9][10]

Clachnacuddin v Inverurie Loco Works

22 October 2011	Clachnacuddin	1 – 1	Inverurie Loco Works	Grant Street Park
15:00		Report

Vale of Leithen v Cove Rangers

22 October 2011	Vale of Leithen	3 – 2	Cove Rangers	Victoria Park
15:00		Report

Gala Fairydean v Golspie Sutherland

22 October 2011	Gala Fairydean	5 – 2	Golspie Sutherland	Albert Park
15:00		Report

Bo'ness United v Whitehill Welfare

22 October 2011	Bo'ness United	2 – 1	Whitehill Welfare	Newtown Park
14:30		Report

Fraserburgh v Elgin City

22 October 2011	Fraserburgh	0 – 0	Elgin City	Bellslea Park
15:00		Report		Attendance: 520 Referee: Hilland

Wigtown & Bladnoch v Stranraer

22 October 2011	Wigtown & Bladnoch	0 – 9	Stranraer	Trammondford Park
14:00		Report	Winter 11' (60), 77' Malcolm 13' (45) Aitken 38' Grehan 43' (71) McLom 88'	Attendance: 450 Referee: Graham

Peterhead v Nairn County

22 October 2011	Peterhead	2 – 0	Nairn County	Balmoor Stadium
15:00	Bavidge 12' (24)	Report		Attendance: 625 Referee: Anderson

Wick Academy v Keith

22 October 2011	Wick Academy	0 – 1	Keith	Harmsworth Park
15:00		Report

Culter v Spartans

22 October 2011	Culter	0 – 2^†	Spartans	Crombie Park
15:00		Report

Alloa Athletic v Annan Athletic

22 October 2011	Alloa Athletic	2 – 2	Annan Athletic	Recreation Park
15:00	Cawley 16' Masterton 68'	Report	Cox 36' Watson 54'	Attendance: 490 Referee: Brines

Deveronvale v Berwick Rangers

22 October 2011	Deveronvale	4 – 0	Berwick Rangers	Princess Royal Park
15:00	Duncan 19' Fraser 29' Blackhall 66' McKenzie 71' (Penalty)	Report	Thomson  69'	Attendance: 650 Referee: Robertson

Auchinleck Talbot v Threave Rovers

22 October 2011	Auchinleck Talbot	8 – 1	Threave Rovers	Beechwood Park
15:00		Report

Huntly v Queen's Park

22 October 2011	Huntly	0 – 3	Queen's Park	Christie Park
15:00		Report	Longworth 44' Burns 47' Smith 78'	Attendance: 520 Referee: Dallas

Montrose v Clyde

22 October 2011	Montrose	2 – 1	Clyde	Links Park Stadium
15:00	Lunan 23' Pierce 49'	Report	Neil 19'	Attendance: 452 Referee: Robertson

Edinburgh City v Irvine Meadow

22 October 2011	Edinburgh City	0 – 1	Irvine Meadow	Meadowbank Stadium
15:00		Report	McGeown 59'

East Stirlingshire v Buckie Thistle

23 October 2011	East Stirlingshire	1 – 1	Buckie Thistle	Ochilview Park
15:00	Stirling 48' Frances  90'  Cane  90'	Report	Hunter 53' (Own Goal)	Attendance: 372 Referee: Cook

Source: BBC
^† Spartans expelled for fielding an ineligible player. Culter progress to the Third Round.^[10]

Second round replays

Inverurie Loco Works v Clachnacuddin

29 October 2011	Inverurie Loco Works	3 – 2	Clachnacuddin	Harlaw Park
14:00		Report		Attendance: 365

Elgin City v Fraserburgh

29 October 2011	Elgin City	5 – 2	Fraserburgh	Borough Briggs
15:00		Report

Annan Athletic v Alloa Athletic

29 October 2011	Annan Athletic	2 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Galabank
15:00		Report		Attendance: 502

Buckie Thistle v East Stirlingshire

29 October 2011	Buckie Thistle	2 – 4 (a.e.t.)	East Stirlingshire	Victoria Park
15:00		Report		Attendance: 500

Source: BBC Sport

Third round

The Third Round draw was conducted on 26 October 2011 at Musselburgh Racecourse.^[11]

The 16 winners from the Second Round enter here, along with the 10 SFL Second Division clubs (Airdrie United, Albion Rovers, Arbroath, Brechin City, Cowdenbeath, Dumbarton, East Fife, Forfar Athletic, Stenhosemuir, Stirling Albion) and 6 SFL First Division clubs (Ayr United, Dundee, Greenock Morton, Livingston, Partick Thistle, Ross County)

Culter v Partick Thistle

19 November 2011	Culter	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Crombie Park, Peterculter
13:30

Ayr United v Montrose

19 November 2011	Ayr United	2 – 2	Montrose	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00

Irvine Meadow v Livingston

19 November 2011	Irvine Meadow	0 – 6	Livingston	Meadow Park, Irvine
14:00

Stirling Albion v Dundee

19 November 2011	Stirling Albion	1 – 2	Dundee	Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
15:00

Stenhousemuir v Annan Athletic

19 November 2011	Stenhousemuir	4 – 0	Annan Athletic	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00

Greenock Morton v Deveronvale

19 November 2011	Greenock Morton	5 – 1	Deveronvale	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00

Airdrie United v Gala Fairydean

19 November 2011	Airdrie United	11 – 0	Gala Fairydean	New Broomfield, Airdrie
15:00

Keith v Arbroath

19 November 2011	Keith	0 – 1	Arbroath	Kynoch Park, Keith
15:00

Elgin City v Queen's Park

19 November 2011	Elgin City	1 – 1	Queen's Park	Borough Briggs, Elgin
15:00

Stranraer v Forfar Athletic

19 November 2011	Stranraer	1 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00

Inverurie Loco Works v Peterhead

19 November 2011	Inverurie Loco Works	2 – 4	Peterhead	Harlaw Park, Inverurie
15:00

Ross County v Albion Rovers

19 November 2011	Ross County	4 – 0	Albion Rovers	Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00

Bo'ness United v Cowdenbeath

19 November 2011	Bo'ness United	0 – 3	Cowdenbeath	Newtown Park, Bo'ness
14:00

Auchinleck Talbot v Vale of Leithen

19 November 2011	Auchinleck Talbot	3 – 1	Vale of Leithen	Beechwood Park, Auchinleck
14:00

Brechin City v Dumbarton

19 November 2011	Brechin City	3 – 0	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00

East Fife v East Stirlingshire

19 November 2011	East Fife	5 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00

Source: BBC Sport

Third round replays

Partick Thistle v Culter

26 November 2011	Partick Thistle	4 – 0	Culter	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00	Elliot 1' Cairney 26', 29' Erskine 47'	Report		Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Des Roache

Montrose v Ayr United

22 November 2011	Montrose	1 – 2	Ayr United	Links Park, Montrose
19:45	Winter 81'		Trouten 28', 73'	Attendance: 575 Referee: Mat Northcroft

Queen's Park v Elgin City

26 November 2011	Queen's Park	3 – 1	Elgin City	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00	Murray 11' Smith 43', 87'	Report	Clark  56' Gunn 74'	Attendance: 513 Referee: Frank McDermott

Forfar Athletic v Stranraer

26 November 2011	Forfar Athletic	3 – 0	Stranraer	Station Park, Forfar
15:00	Ross 67' Templeman 76' Gibson 87'	Report		Attendance: 423 Referee: Brian Colvin

Source: BBC Sport

Fourth round

The fourth round draw was conducted on 22 November 2011 at 10:30am at Hampden Park live on Sky Sports News.^[12]

The 16 winners from the third round entered here, along with the 12 SPL clubs (Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Rangers, St Johnstone, St Mirren) and four SFL First Division clubs who were exempt from playing in the third round (Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South, Raith Rovers).

Ross County v Stenhousemuir

7 January	Ross County	7 – 0	Stenhousemuir	Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00	Vigurs 5', 75' Brittain 52' (pen.) Gardyne 62' Craig 71' Byrne 87', 88'	Report	McMillan  51'	Attendance: 1,421 Referee: Allan

Livingston v Ayr United

7 January	Livingston	1 – 2	Ayr United	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00	McNulty 43'	Report	Geggan 39' McGowan 52'	Attendance: 932 Referee: Salmond

Raith Rovers v Greenock Morton

7 January	Raith Rovers	1 – 2	Greenock Morton	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Clarke 39'	Report	Campbell 67' MacDonald 76' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,581 Referee: McLean

Heart of Midlothian v Auchinleck Talbot

7 January	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 0	Auchinleck Talbot	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
15:00	G. Smith 84'	Report		Attendance: 8,895 Referee: Beaton

Cowdenbeath v Hibernian

7 January	Cowdenbeath	2 – 3	Hibernian	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Stewart 1' Robertson 69'	Report	Griffiths 18' Doyle 27' Wotherspoon 54'	Attendance: 2,670 Referee: Madden

St Johnstone v Brechin City

7 January	St Johnstone	2 – 1	Brechin City	McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00	Davidson 6' Sandaza 46'	Report	McManus 26' McLauchlan	Attendance: 2,467 Referee: Tumilty

Forfar Athletic v Aberdeen

7 January	Forfar Athletic	0 – 4	Aberdeen	Station Park, Forfar
15:00		Report	Vernon 31' Chalali 41' Fallon 71' Megginson 84'	Attendance: 3,747 Referee: Colvin

Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

7 January	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00		Report	Carmichael 89'	Attendance: 2,454 Referee: Roache

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic

7 January	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00	Gillet  29' Hayes 90+4'	Report	Barrowman 30'	Attendance: 1,601 Referee: Norris

Falkirk v East Fife

7 January	Falkirk	2 – 0	East Fife	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Dods 7' El Alagui 23'	Report		Attendance: 2,475 Referee: McKendrick

Motherwell v Queen's Park

7 January	Motherwell	4 – 0	Queen's Park	Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00	Daley 5' Murphy 21', 71' Ojamaa 90'	Report		Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Clancy

Arbroath v Rangers

8 January	Arbroath	0 – 4	Rangers	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
12:45		Report	Healy 18' Wedderburn 22' (o.g.) Jelavić 59' Kerkar 77'	Attendance: 5,895 Referee: Murray

Peterhead v Celtic

8 January	Peterhead	0 – 3	Celtic	Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
15:00		Report	Stokes 36', 57', 82'	Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Muir

Airdrie United v Dundee United

7 January	Airdrie United	2 – 6	Dundee United	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00	Donnelly 85', 90'	Report	Rankin 17' Robertson 43' Russell 62', 68', 84' Mackay-Steven 71'	Attendance: 2,434 Referee: Charleston

Dundee v Kilmarnock

7 January	Dundee	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	Dens Park, Dundee
12:30	Milne 46'	Report	Pascali 32'	Attendance: 3,446 Referee: O'Reilly

St Mirren v Hamilton Academical

7 January	St Mirren	0 – 0	Hamilton Academical	St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Collum

Source: BBC Sport

Fourth round replays

Hamilton Academical v St Mirren

17 January	Hamilton Academical	0 – 1	St Mirren	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45		Report	Carey 21'	Attendance: 1,520 Referee: William Collum

Kilmarnock v Dundee

17 January	Kilmarnock	2 – 1	Dundee	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
19:45	Heffernan 35' Shiels 44'	Report	Rae 63'	Attendance: 4,618 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

18 January	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	East End Park, Dunfermline
19:45	Barrowman 40'	Report	Hayes 54' Shinnie 93' Tansey 110'	Attendance: 1,594 Referee: Euan Norris

Source: BBC Sport

Fifth round

The fifth round draw was conducted on 9 January 2012 at 2:30pm at Hampden Park live on Sky Sports News.^[13]

The 16 winners from the fourth round entered here.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic

4 February	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 − 2	Celtic	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
12:45		Report	Samaras 33' Brown 68' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,743 Referee: Calum Murray

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

4 February	Hibernian	1 − 0	Kilmarnock	Easter Road, Edinburgh
15:00	Doyle 15'	Report		Attendance: 8,198 Referee: Iain Brines

Motherwell v Greenock Morton

4 February	Motherwell	6 − 0	Greenock Morton	Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00	Hateley 9' Murphy 29', 67' Hutchinson 33' Ojamaa 35' Law 41'	Report		Attendance: 5,139 Referee: Euan Norris

St Mirren v Ross County

4 February	St Mirren	1 − 1	Ross County	St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00	Thompson 43'	Report	Brittain 40' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,334 Referee: Bobby Madden

Aberdeen v Queen of the South

4 February	Aberdeen	1 − 1	Queen of the South	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
15:00	Vernon 67'	Report	McLaughlin 54'	Attendance: 6,785 Referee: Steven McLean

Rangers v Dundee United

5 February	Rangers	0 − 2	Dundee United	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
12:15		Report	Gunning 16' Russell 35'	Attendance: 17,822 Referee: William Collum

Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone

5 February	Heart of Midlothian	1 − 1	St Johnstone	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
14:15	Templeton 10'	Report	MacKay  74'  Sheridan 78'	Attendance: 9,185 Referee: Craig Thomson

Ayr United v Falkirk

15 February	Ayr United	2 − 1	Falkirk	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Geggan 20' Roberts 58' (pen.)	Report	Alston 7'	Attendance: 1,873 Referee: Crawford Allan

Source: BBC Sport

Fifth round replays

Queen of the South v Aberdeen

14 February	Queen of the South	1 − 2	Aberdeen	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45	McGuffie 58' (pen.)	Report	Fyvie 21' Considine 90'	Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Alan Muir

Ross County v St Mirren

14 February	Ross County	1 − 2	St Mirren	Victoria Park, Dingwall
19:45		Report	Teale 14' Thompson  37' Hasselbaink 53'	Attendance: 2,334 Referee: Bobby Madden

St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian

14 February	St Johnstone	1 − 2 (a.e.t.)	Heart of Midlothian	McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45	Davidson 84'	Report	Hamill 90' (pen.) Žaliūkas 117'	Attendance: 3,404 Referee: Brian Winter

Source: BBC Sport

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals draw was conducted on 6 February 2012 at 2:30pm at Hampden Park live on Sky Sports News.^[14]

Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren

10 March	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 2	St Mirren	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
12:30	Beattie 37' Skácel 48'	Report	Carey 27' Žaliūkas 84' (o.g.)	Attendance: 8,859 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Ayr United v Hibernian

10 March	Ayr United	0 – 2	Hibernian	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00		Report	O'Donovan 6' Griffiths 19' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,991 Referee: Steven McLean

Dundee United v Celtic

11 March	Dundee United	0 – 4	Celtic	Tannadice Park, Dundee
13:15		Report	Ledley 53' Samaras 71' Stokes 86' Brown 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 12,270 Referee: Iain Brines

Motherwell v Aberdeen

11 March	Motherwell	1 – 2	Aberdeen	Fir Park, Motherwell
15:45	Law 79'	Report	Fallon 5', 41'	Attendance: 7,640 Referee: Craig Thomson

Source: BBC Sport

Quarter-final replay

St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

21 March	St Mirren	0 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:45		Report	Hamill 31' Skácel 86'	Attendance: 5,291 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Source: BBC Sport

Semi-finals

The Semi-final draw was conducted on 11 March 2012 at Fir Park live on Sky Sports 3 & Sky Sports 3 HD following the Motherwell vs Aberdeen tie.^[15]

Aberdeen v Hibernian

14 April	Aberdeen	1 − 2	Hibernian	Hampden Park, Glasgow
12:15	Fallon 59'	Report	O'Connor 3' Griffiths 85'	Attendance: 28,278 Referee: William Collum

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

15 April	Celtic	1 − 2	Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park, Glasgow
12:45	Hooper 87'	Report	Skácel 47' Beattie 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 36,609 Referee: Euan Norris

Source: BBC Sport

Final

Main article: 2012 Scottish Cup Final

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

19 May	Hibernian	1 – 5	Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00	McPake 41'	Report	Barr 15' Skácel 27', 75' Grainger 47' (pen.) McGowan 50'	Attendance: 51,041 Referee: Craig Thomson

Source: BBC Sport

Awards

The Scottish Cup Player of the Round was decided by the fans, who cast their vote to choose a winner from a list of nominations on the official Scottish Cup Facebook page.^[16]

Round	Player of the Round	Ref
R4	Andy Leishman (Auchinleck Talbot)	[16]
R5	Henrik Ojamaa (Motherwell)	[16][17]
QF	Rory Fallon (Aberdeen)	[16]
SF	Rudi Skacel (Heart of Midlothian)	[16]
F	Rudi Skacel (Heart of Midlothian)	[16]

Media coverage

From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in Ireland and the UK by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports. BBC Scotland has the option to show one tie per round with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay also. Both channels will screen the final live.

These matches were broadcast live on television.

Round	Sky Sports	BBC Scotland
Fourth round	Arbroath vs Rangers Peterhead vs Celtic Dunfermline Athletic vs Inverness CT (replay)	Dundee vs Kilmarnock
Fifth round	Inverness CT vs Celtic Hearts vs St Johnstone	Rangers vs Dundee United
Quarter-finals	Dundee United vs Celtic Motherwell vs Aberdeen St Mirren vs Hearts (replay)	Hearts vs St Mirren
Semi-finals	Aberdeen vs Hibernian Celtic vs Hearts	Aberdeen vs Hibernian
Final	Hibernian vs Hearts	Hibernian vs Hearts

Overseas

From round 4 onwards, Premium Sports showed matches live in the USA and Caribbean. Setanta Sports Australia show matches live in Australia.

References

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External links

• Official site Archived 11 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• 2011–12 Scottish Cup at ESPN
• 2011–12 Scottish Cup Coverage at the Guardian