Dewar Shield
1899-1983
Presented by Lord Provost Dewar of Perth, this competition was played between the winners of the Aberdeenshire,
Forfarshire, Perthshire and Stirlingshire Cups, the winners being declared
champions of the four Northern counties.
The Baron Dewar was one of the sons of the founder of the John Dewar
& Sons whisky distillery, and was widely known as a witty and forceful
speaker, breeder of greyhounds and horses, and also a motoring pioneer.
Attempts by the Fifeshire FA to be included were
knocked back so as not to disturb the four club symmetry of the tournament.
Originally played at the tail-end of the season, in the post-war era it was
often played into the following season or even stretched over several seasons,
if played at all. After an abeyance of 12 years, the competition was
resurrected by, the now Lord Forteviot in 1927. If a
county hadn’t played off their Cup, or it was still running, then That county FA would nominate a suitable club to enter the
Dewar Shield. The Shield was last played for in 1982, and resides still at the McDiarmid Stadium’s boardroom in Perth.
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See also Original
results (1898-1915) supplied by John Meffen and Stuart
Robertson, with additions by Robert
Hutchison and Gordon Hunter
and Thomas McGouran |
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1898-99 |
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Semi final
22 Apr King's Park v Orion - at Forthbank, Stirling 29 Apr Fair City Athletic v Arbroath - at Muirton Park, Perth Final 13 May King's Park v Arbroath - at Muirton Park, Perth (att 1500) |
1-0 2-3 2-1 |
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1899-00 |
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Semi final
24 Mar Dunblane v Arbroath - at
Recreation Grounds, Perth 14 Apr Stenhousemuir v
Victoria United - at Perth ? Final 21 Apr Dunblane v Stenhousemuir - at
Recreation Grounds, Perth |
4-3 2-0 1-0 |
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1900-01 |
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Semi final
23 Mar Dunblane v Dundee - at
Recreation Grounds, Perth 30 Mar Orion v East Stirlingshire - at Cattofield, Aberdeen Final 13 Apr Dundee v East Stirlingshire - at Dens
Park, Dundee (att 5000) |
0-4 0-3 6-1 |
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1901-02 |
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Semi final
22 Mar St Johnstone v Stenhousemuir 12 Apr St Johnstone v Stenhousemuir - both games
at Recreation Grounds, Perth 22 Mar Dundee Wanderers v Aberdeen - at Dens
Park, Dundee Final Stenhousemuir v Aberdeen - at Merchiston Park, Falkirk (att
4000) |
1-1 aet 1-3 1-0 2-1 |
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1902-03 |
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Semi final
11 Apr Victoria United v East Stirlingshire - at Central
Park, Aberdeen 18 Apr Dundee v St Johnstone - at Dens
Park, Dundee Final 2 May Dundee v Victoria United - at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen |
2-0 3-2 2-1 |
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1903-04 |
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Semi final
2 Apr Falkirk v Aberdeen - at
Brockville Park, Falkirk 16 Apr Dundee Wanderers v Dunblane - at Perth Final 23 Apr Dundee Wanderers v Falkirk - at Merchiston Park, Falkirk 30 Apr Dundee Wanderers v Falkirk - at Dens
Park, Dundee |
8-3 2-0 1-1 2-0 |
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1904-05 |
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Semi final
8 Apr Dundee v Aberdeen - at Dens
Park, Dundee 15 Apr Alloa Athletic v
St Johnstone - at
Recreation Park, Alloa Final 22 Apr Dundee v Alloa
Athletic - at Dens
Park, Dundee |
3-1 7-1 4-0 |
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1905-06 |
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Semi final
24 Mar Dunblane v Peterhead - at Perth 14 Apr Falkirk v Forfar Athletic - at
Brockville Park, Falkirk Final 5 May Falkirk v Dunblane - at
Brockville Park, Falkirk |
1-0 5-1 6-0 |
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1906-07 |
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Semi final
20 Apr St Johnstone v Arbroath - at
Recreation Grounds, Perth 27 Apr Aberdeen v East Stirlingshire - at
Brockville Park, Falkirk Final 4 May Aberdeen v St Johnstone - at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen |
2-1 2-0 3-0 |
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1907-08 |
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Semi final
20 Apr St Johnstone v Arbroath - at
Recreation Grounds, Perth 27 Apr Aberdeen v East Stirlingshire - at
Brockville Park, Falkirk Final 4 May Aberdeen v St Johnstone - at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen |
2-1 2-0 3-0 |
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1908-09 |
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Semi final
27 Mar Aberdeen v Aberdeen - at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen Apr
Dundee v Aberdeen - at Dens
Park, Dundee 3 Apr Alloa Athletic v
St Johnstone - at
Recreation Park, Alloa Final 17 Apr Aberdeen v Alloa
Athletic - at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen |
0-0 3-1 2-1 |
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1909-10 |
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Semi final
16 Apr Falkirk v Brechin
City - at
Brockville Park, Falkirk Apr
Dunblane v Aberdeen Final 30 Apr Falkirk v Aberdeen - at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen |
3-1 3-2 |
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1910-11 |
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Semi final
8 Apr St Johnstone v Fraserburgh - at Recreation
Grounds, Perth 22 Apr Dundee Hibernian v King’s Park - at Tannadice Park, Dundee Final 29 Apr St Johnstone v
King’s Park - at
Recreation Grounds, Perth |
9-1 0-1 4-0 |
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1911-12 |
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Semi final
20 Apr Arbroath v Aberdeen - at Gayfield Park, Arbroath 20 Apr King’s Park v St Johnstone - at Forthbank, Stirling 24 Apr St Johnstone v
King’s Park - at
Recreation Grounds, Perth Final 27 Apr St Johnstone v Arbroath - at
Recreation Grounds, Perth |
2-1 aet 0-0
aet 4-2 5-1 |
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1912-13 |
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Semi final
19 Apr Aberdeen v Dunblane - at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen 24 Apr St Johnstone v
King’s Park - at
Recreation Grounds, Perth Final Aberdeen v St Johnstone |
6-2 4-2 |
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1913-14 |
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Semi final
11 Apr Arbroath v Aberdeen - at Gayfield Park, Arbroath 4 Apr St Johnstone v Falkirk - at
Recreation Grounds, Perth 11 Apr St Johnstone v
Falkirk - at
Recreation Grounds, Perth Apr
Falkirk v St Johnstone - at
Brockville Park, Falkirk Final Falkirk v
Arbroath - at
Brockville Park, Falkirk |
1-0 1-1 3-3 3-1 4-0 |
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1914-15 |
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Semi final
10 Apr Dundee Hibernian v St Johnstone - at Tannadice Park, Dundee 24 Apr Aberdeen v King’s Park - at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen Final 1 May Aberdeen v Dundee Hibernian - at Dens
Park, Dundee (att 4000) |
2-0 3-1 1-0 |
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1926-27 |
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Semi final
8 Sep Dundee v
Falkirk 25 Aug
Aberdeen v St Johnstone Final Aberdeen v
Falkirk |
0-1 2-1 2-0 |
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1927-28 |
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Semi final
17 Aug Dundee
v Falkirk - at Dens Park
(att 4000) 17 Aug
Aberdeen v St Johnstone - at Pittodrie (att 8000) Final 31 Aug Falkirk
v St Johnstone - at
Brockville (att 5000) |
0-1 1-3 2-1 |
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1928-29 |
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Semi final
15Aug Aberdeen v St Johnstone at Pittodrie 14 Aug Dundee United v East Stirlingshire - at Tannadice Final 22 Aug
Aberdeen v Dundee United - at Pittodrie (att 10000) |
3-2 3-1 3-2 |
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1929-30 |
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Semi final
14 Aug St Johnstone v Aberdeen 14 Aug East
Stirlingshire v Dundee United -at Firs Park Final 28 Aug St Johnstone v East Stirlingshire - at Muirton Park 4 Sep East
Stirlingshire v St Johnstone At Firs Park |
3-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 |
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1930-31 |
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Semi final
13 AugAberdeen v
Falkirk -at Pittodrie 13 Aug St Johnstone v Dundee United -at Muirton Park Final 20 Aug
Aberdeen v St Johnstone - at Pittodrie (att 6000) 27 Aug St Johnstone v Aberdeen At Muirton Park |
3-1 2-1 3-3 0-5 |
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1931-32 |
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Semi final
12 Aug
Aberdeen v St Johnstone At Pittodrie Forfar
Athletic v Falkirk At Station
Park Final 19 Aug
Aberdeen v Falkirk - at Pittodrie (5000) |
3-1 1-5 5-1 |
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1932-33 |
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Semi final
17 Aug St Johnstone v Montrose At Muirton Park 17 Aug
Aberdeen v East Stirlingshire At Pittodrie Final 31 Aug
Aberdeen v St Johnstone At Pittodrie (att 8000) |
4-0 7-1 4-1 |
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1933-34 Qualifying round 26 Apr 1933 St Johnstone
v Vale of Atholl At Muirton Park |
7-3 |
Semi final
16 Aug
Aberdeen v Montrose At Pittodrie 16 Aug St Johnstone v Stenhousemuir At Muirton Park 30 Aug Stenhousemuir v St Johnstone At Ochilview Park Final 6 Sep Aberdeen
v St Johnstone - at Pittodrie |
2-0 4-4 2-4 2-1 |
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1934-35 |
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Semi final
15 Aug St Johnstone v Arbroath At Muirton Park (att 4000) 29 Aug Arbroath v St Johnstone At Gayfield (att 3000) 14 Aug Alloa Athletic v Aberdeen At Recreation
Park 29 Aug
Aberdeen v Alloa Athletic At Pittodrie Final 5 Sep St Johnstone v Aberdeen - at Muirton Park |
0-0 0-4 2-2 3-0 3-0 |
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1935-36 |
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Qualifying
round
12 Aug Blairgowrie Amateurs v St Johnstone Semi final
14 Aug Falkirk v
St Johnstone At Brockville (att 5000) 2 Oct Dundee v
Aberdeen At Dens Park Final 9 Oct Aberdeen v
Falkirk - at Pittodrie |
1-11 4-2 2-3 3-0 |
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1936-37 |
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Qualifying
round
18 Apr 1936 Aberdeen ‘A’ v Keith 22 Apr 1936 St Johnstone v Blairgowrie Semi final
26 Aug
Aberdeen v Arbroath At Pittodrie (att 8000) 12 Aug St Johnstone v East Stirlingshire At Muirton Park (att 3000) Final 2 Sep Aberdeen
v St Johnstone At Pittodrie (att 10000 |
3-0 2-1 4-0 3-0 5-1 |
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1937-38 |
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Qualifying
round
21 Apr 1937 St Johnstone v Breadalbane At Crieff
17 Apr 1937
Aberdeen ‘A’ v Buckie Thistle At Pittodrie 28 Apr 1937 Buckie Thistle v Aberdeen At Buckie Semi final
18 Aug St Johnstone v Aberdeen At Muirton Park 18 Aug Stenhousemuir v Arbroath At Ochilview Park Final 1 Sep St Johnstone v Arbroath - at Muirton Park |
8-0 2-1 0-3 3-0 0-2 0-1 |
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1938-39 |
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Qualifying
round
27 Apr 1938 Fraserburgh v Aberdeen 30 Apr 1936 Aberdeen v Fraserburgh
27 Apr 1938 St Johnstone v Blairgowrie (at Coupar Angus) Semi final
17 Aug Dundee v
Aberdeen At Dens Park (att 8000) 17 Aug Falkirk v
St Johnstone At Brockville (att 10000) Final 31 Aug Dundee v
Falkirk - at Dens (att 8000) |
0-1 7-0 3-2 2-1 3-1 1-2 |
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1939-40 |
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Qualifying
round
29 Apr 1939 St Johnstone
v Blairgowrie
At Muirton Park May 1938 Aberdeen v Buckie Thistle 12 Aug 1938 Buckie Thistle v Aberdeen Semi final
16 Aug St Johnstone v Falkirk At Muirton Park 16 Aug Arbroath
v Aberdeen At Gayfield (att 7000) Final 30 Aug Aberdeen
v Falkirk At Pittodrie (att 12000) 1 Oct Falkirk v
Aberdeen At Brockville |
6-0 5-2 5-7 0-3 0-3 2-2 1-2 |
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1940-41 |
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Qualifying
round
25 Mar 1940 St Johnstone
v Black Watch
At Muirton Park Competition abandoned |
6-1 |
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1945-46 |
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Final 13
Apr Aberdeen v Falkirk 23
Sep 1946 Aberdeen v Falkirk Both
games were at Pittodrie |
2-0 1-1 |
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1946-47 |
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Qualifying
round
15 May 1946 St Johnstone v No.5 ITC ‘C’ Semi final
22 Sep 1947 Aberdeen v Falkirk
Replay at Pittodrie Final 7 Apr 1948 Falkirk v Dundee At Brockville 10 Apr 1948 Dundee v Falkirk At Dens Park |
4-2 1-6 1-0 4-0 |
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1947-48 |
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Qualifying
round
20 Aug St Johnstone
v Breadalbane
At Muirton Park Semi final (2 legs) 12 Apr St Johnstone v Aberdeen At Muirton Park 19 Apr Aberdeen
v St Johnstone At Pittodrie 21 Apr Dundee v Alloa At Dens 28 Apr Alloa v Dundee At Recreation
Park Final (2 legs) 25 Aug 1948 St Johnstone v Dundee At Muirton Park 8 Sep 1948
Dundee v St Johnstone At Dens Park |
9-0 2-0 2-1 3-0 2-4 2-4 9-2 |
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1948-49 Dewar Shield Association decided that Dundee as
winners of the tournament for the previous season should be allowed entry. The
Forfarshire cup final for 1947-8 hadn't taken place by 30th Apr which seems
to have broken the Forfarshire Association rules and still hadn't taken place
by the time of the Dewar Shield draw. Although the Forfarshire Association
representative accepted this point he stated it had happened previously and
nobody had protested. A counter proposal to allow either Dundee United or
Forfar to enter the Dewar Shield was defeated. |
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1st Preliminary round 8 Sep Deveronvale v Aberdeen 21 Apr St Johnstone v Grandtully Vale 1st round 25 Aug St Johnstone v Dundee Semi final (2 legs) 6 Apr St Johnstone v Falkirk 16 Apr 1949
Falkirk v St Johnstone At Brockville 18 Apr Aberdeen
v Dundee 2 May Dundee v
Aberdeen 3 Oct 1949
Dundee v Aberdeen Replay at Dens
Park Final 18 Feb 1950
Dundee v St Johnstone At Dens Park 10 Apr 1950 St Johnstone v Dundee At Muirton Park |
2-3 4-0 2-4 3-2 1-2 1-0 2-1 3-2 1-1 2-5 |
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1949-50 1st Preliminary round 4 May 1949 Aberdeen v Peterhead 7 May 1949 Peterhead v Aberdeen 29 Apr St Johnstone v
Vale of Atholl |
3-3 0-1 7-0 |
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Semi final (2 legs) 7 Sep St Johnstone v East Stirlingshire At Muirton Park 12 Sep East
Stirlingshire v St Johnstone At Firs Park 10 Apr Dundee
United v Aberdeen At Tannadice 17 Apr Aberdeen
v Dundee United At Pittodrie Final (2 legs) 3 May East
Stirlingshire v Aberdeen 23 Aug 1950
Aberdeen v East Stirlingshire |
2-3 3-1 1-2 1-0 1-3 3-0 |
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1950-51 |
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1st
Preliminary Round 1 May 1950 Aberdeen v Peterhead 8 May 1950 Peterhead v Aberdeen 19 May 1950 St Johnstone v Grandtully Vale Semi-Final
- 2 legs 14 Apr Aberdeen v Falkirk 21 Apr Falkirk v Aberdeen 2 May Dundee v St Johnstone 5 May St Johnstone vDundee Final
– 2 legs 27 May 1954 Dundee (‘A’) v
Aberdeen (‘A’) Second leg not played, Dewar Shield FA declared both sides joint
winners |
2-2 0-2 5-1 4-2 3-3 4-0 2-3 2-2 |
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1951-52 |
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Qualifying
round
9 May 1951 St Johnstone v Grandtully Vale 15 May 1951 Aberdeen v Deveronvale
17 May 1951 Deveronvale v Aberdeen Semi final
– 2 legs
5 Sep St Johnstone
v Falkirk
11 Sep Falkirk v St Johnstone 12 Apr Aberdeen
v Dundee United 26 Apr Dundee
United v Aberdeen 5 May Dundee
United v Aberdeen -at Tannadice Final
- 2 legs 8 Sep 1952
Falkirk v Aberdeen Second leg not
played, Dewar Shield FA declared both sides joint winners |
7-0 5-1 0-7 0-4 3-2 3-0 4-1 3-7 5-5 |
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1952-53 |
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1st
Preliminary Round (2 legs) 24 Apr Breadalbane v St Johnstone 1st
Round Semi-Final
(2 legs) 2 May Montrose v St Johnstone 6 May St Johnstone v Montrose Falkirk v Deveronvale Final
– 2 legs 16 Jan 1954 Montrose v Falkirk Second leg not played, Dewar Shield FA declared both sides joint
winners |
0-6 1-2 1-3 1-1 |
1953-54
1st
Preliminary Round (2 legs)
?? 1953 Breadalbane v St Johnstone 1-4
27 Apr 1953 St Johnstone v Breadalbane 3-0
Semi final
Buckie Thistle v
Dumbarton wo-scr
St Johnstone v Brechin
City scr-wo
Final – 2 legs
26 Dec Brechin City v Buckie
Thistle 1-3
21 Apr Buckie Thistle v Brechin
City 2-0
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1954-55 |
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Semi final
27 Apr St Johnstone v Dundee United Dundee United
progressed to the final as St Johnstone couldn’t
agree to a replay date Apr 1955 Buckie Thistle v Stirling
Albion Final – 2 legs 23 Apr 1956
Stirling Albion v Dundee United 28 Apr 1956
Dundee United v Stirling Albion |
2-2 1-4 5-0 2-2 |
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1955-56 |
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Semi-Final
(2 legs) ?? Stirling Albion v St Johnstone 25 Dec St Johnstone v Stirling
Albion Final 12 Jan Stirling Albion v Dundee |
0-1 2-4 |
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1956-57 |
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Semi
final 5 Sep St Johnstone v Dundee 8 Oct St Johnstone v Dundee Final
2 May Fraserburgh v Dundee At Fraserburgh |
2-2 1-2 2-3 |
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1957-58 |
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Qualifying
round
6 Apr 1957 St Johnstone
v Breadalbane
Semi final
14 Oct St Johnstone v Dundee Buckie Thistle v Dumbarton Final 3 May 1958 Buckie Thistle v Dundee Dundee won on
penalties At Buckie |
10-1 3-6 Wo-scr 1-1 |
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1958-59 |
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Qualifying
round
3 May 1958 Breadalbane
v St Johnstone
Semi final
Final 2 May St Johnstone v Alloa At Muirton Park |
2-3 1-0 |
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1959-60 |
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Qualifying
round
28 Nov St Johnstone
v Breadalbane
Semi final
19 Mar St Johnstone v Brechin City Peterhead v Stirling Albion Final 29 Aug 1960 St
Johnstone v Stirling
Albion At Muirton Park |
10-0 2-1 3-5 4-1 |
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1960-61 |
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Semi final
27 Sep 1961 Alloa Athletic v St Johnstone Final 24 Oct 1961
Dundee v St Johnstone (reported as
the 1960 final) |
1-2 4-2 |
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1961-62 ? |
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Semi final
24 Oct 1962 St
Johnstone v Falkirk Final |
2-0 |
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1962-63 |
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Semi final
Dundee v St Johnstone Falkirk v
Dundee United Final |
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1965-66 |
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Semi final
11 Oct Dundee
United v Falkirk 27 Oct St Johnstone v Peterhead Final 22 Nov 1967
Dundee United v St Johnstone -at Tannadice |
6-1 6-3 5-1 |
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1966-67 |
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1st round
3 Oct Dundee v Deveronvale
Semi final
Final 2 May
1969 St Johnstone
v Dundee St Johnstone won on the toss of a coin - at Muirton Park, Perth |
0-0 |
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1967-68 |
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Semi final
13 Nov St Johnstone v Keith Final Dundee United v
St Johnstone |
3-0 |
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1969-70 |
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Semi-Final 11 Nov Dundee v Falkirk Replay 25 Nov Falkirk v Dundee Final 23 Mar Falkirk v St Johnstone |
2-2 5-2 4-0 |
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1970-71 |
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Semi final
Final 26 Feb 1972
Dundee United v Peterhead - at Tannadice Park, Dundee (2000) |
3-0 |
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1971-72 |
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First
round
26 Oct Falkirk
v Peterhead Semi final
Final 11 Oct St Johnstone v Dundee At Muirton Park) |
8-0 0-1 |
1972-73
13 Nov St Johnstone v Peterhead 6-0
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1982-83 |
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Semi final
Final 7 Aug 1982 St Johnstone v Forfar Athletic - at Station
Park, Forfar (att 427) |
1-0 |