1986 Scottish Cup Final
# 1986 Scottish Cup Final

The 1986 Scottish Cup Final was played on 10 May 1986 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 111th Scottish Cup. The previous winners were Celtic, who had beaten Dundee United in the 1985 final, but they were knocked out by Hibernian at the quarter-final stage. The Final was contested by Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian, who had narrowly missed out on the league title just a week earlier, finishing second behind Celtic after losing to Dundee on the final day of the season. Aberdeen won the match 3–0, with goals from John Hewitt and Billy Stark. It was Aberdeen's fourth Scottish Cup triumph in five years, and was to be the last trophy won under the management of Alex Ferguson, who departed for Manchester United the following season.

## Match details

Aberdeen: :

| GK | Jim Leighton |
| - | - |
| DF | Stewart McKimmie |
| DF | Alex McLeish |
| DF | Willie Miller |
| DF | Tommy McQueen |
| MF | Jim Bett |
| MF | Neale Cooper |
| MF | John McMaster | ?' |
| MF | Peter Weir |
| FW | John Hewitt | | ?' |
| FW | Frank McDougall |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | Billy Stark | ?' |
| FW | Joe Miller | | ?' |
| Manager: ||||
| Alex Ferguson ||||

Heart of Midlothian: :

| GK | Henry Smith |
| - | - |
| DF | Walter Kidd |
| DF | Sandy Jardine |
| DF | Craig Levein |
| DF | Brian Whittaker |
| MF | Gary Mackay |
| MF | Neil Berry |
| MF | Kenny Black |
| FW | John Colquhoun |
| FW | Sandy Clark |
| FW | John Robertson |
| Substitutes: ||||
| DF | George Cowie |
| MF | Billy MacKay |
| Manager: ||||
| Alex MacDonald ||||

## Road to the final

| Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Round | Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Aberdeen scorer(s) | Round | Home team | Score | Away team | Hearts scorer(s) |
| Aberdeen | 4–1 | Montrose | Stark , McLeish , W. Miller , McDougall | Round Three | Hearts | 3–2 | Rangers | Colin McAdam Gary Mackay John Robertson |
| Arbroath | 0–1 | Aberdeen | J. Miller | Round Four | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Hearts | John Robertson Gary Mackay |
| Dundee | 2–2 | Aberdeen | Hewitt | Quarter-finals | Hearts | 4–1 | St Mirren | John Colquhoun John Robertson (pen.) Kenny Black |
| Aberdeen | 2–1 | Dundee | Black , Weir | Replay | Hearts | 4–1 | St Mirren | John Colquhoun John Robertson (pen.) Kenny Black |
| Aberdeen | 3–0 | Hibernian | Billy Stark 20' Eric Black 35' Joe Miller 81' | Semi-finals | Hearts | 1–0 | Dundee United | John Colquhoun 13' |
