1913 Scottish Cup final

1913 Scottish Cup Final
Event1912–13 Scottish Cup
Falkirk Raith Rovers
2 0
Date12 April 1913[1]
VenueCeltic Park, Glasgow
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The 1913 Scottish Cup Final was the 40th final of the Scottish Cup, Scottish football's most prestigious knockout association football competition. The match took place at Celtic Park on 12 April 1913 and was contested by Division One clubs Falkirk and Raith Rovers. It was both Falkirk's and Raith's début appearance in the Scottish Cup Final.

Both clubs entered the second round, receiving byes along with 28 of the 36 other clubs in the tournament. Neither club won all four of their ties at the first attempt, Falkirk requiring a replay to knock out fellow Division One club Morton in the second round. Falkirk went on to defeat Rangers, Dumbarton and Heart of Midlothian, all previous winners of the cup. Raith Rovers defeated non-league club Broxburn United before knocking out three Division One clubs, needing a replay to eliminate both Hibernian and the previous season's runners-up, Clyde, in the semi-finals.

Neither team had ever made an appearance in the final. The match remains Raith Rovers' only appearance in the Scottish Cup Final to date.[2]

Falkirk won the match 2–0.[1] They took the lead in the first half[3] when Jimmy Robertson scored. Their lead was then extended in the second half to 2–0 with a goal from Tom Logan to conclude victory for Falkirk.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Association Football. Falkirk, 2; Raith Rovers, 0. Scottish Cup—Final tie". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1913. p. 13. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. ^ Raith Rovers - Background, historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SFA_1913_Final was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Scottish FA Cup 1912/13, soccerbase.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.