Loughal Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Before penalties became the accepted way to settle cup ties, the only way was to have replays until a result was gained. I've heard of some ties taking four matches to find a winner. Let's hear from you on any long drawn out ties, in the Scottish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 This wasn't a "lots of replays" scenario, but Girvan v Rutherglen Glencairn in the season before last took 9 weeks to be resolved. The match was originally scheduled for 18th January 2014, but was postponed five times before eventually being played at Largs on 22nd February. Predictably the match ended in a draw, meaning a replay at Rutherglen scheduled for 1st March, but the replay was also postponed twice. Finally the replay took place on 15th March, and predictably it ended in a draw again, meaning the long-running saga ended with a penalty shoot-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Inverness Thistle and Falkirk took 30 attempts to find a winner back in the 70s (29 postponements rather than replays though ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishaw Secretary Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 In 1979/80 it took 5 matches to settle Wishaw v Musselburgh in Rd 3 0-0, 0-0, 3-3, 1-1, 0-2 I'm pretty sure that way back in the 20's or 30's it took 6 games to settle a Wishaw v Royal Albert tie but I don't have the details handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMFC Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Pollok have never gone beyond a second replay in the Scottish, although the 1911/12 second round tie with Carfin Shamrock took four attempts to find a winner after the original second replay was abandoned with seven minutes of extra time remaining. Most drawn out tie for us in any competition was against Benburb in the 1966/67 Glasgow Junior Cup when 'Lok played five games to be knocked out in round one (0-0, 3-3, 0-0, 1-1, 0-1). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 In the Scottish Cup the record number of games needed to settle a single tie is 5... In 1908-09, in R1 the tie between Broxburn Utd & Beith ended 1-1 on Saturday 23rd January and 0-0 the following weekend. They then drew 1-1 aet on the Wednesday at Ibrox, 1-1 aet on the Thursday again at Ibrox, and finally Beith won 4-2 at Love Street on the Friday. By now knackered and short of 3/5 of the week's wages, Beith lost 3-0 in the next round the following day... against St Mirren at Love Street !! I'd suspect there are instances in senior non-league football and Junior football of 6+. Most-postponed tie in Scottish football history was the Scottish Cup R1 tie Airdrieonians v Stranraer, during the 'Big Freeze' winter. It went ahead at the 34th attempt, on Monday 11th March 1963 - which was 2 months after the first ties had gone ahead on Saturday 12th January. Remember, however, that in those days you had to start trying every day of the week after suffering a couple of postponements; so many of those 33 call-offs were consecutive weekdays when there could have been no realistic expectation of the tie going ahead and the inspection and listing was simply a formality. It was approached, but not beaten, by Inverness Thistle v Falkirk in the 1978-79 winter which as noted above got postponed 29 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 In 1979/80 it took 5 matches to settle Wishaw v Musselburgh in Rd 3 0-0, 0-0, 3-3, 1-1, 0-2 I'm pretty sure that way back in the 20's or 30's it took 6 games to settle a Wishaw v Royal Albert tie but I don't have the details handy. It was a Scottish Junior Cup R1 tie in 1932-33. According to the SJFA centenary history Wishaw & Royal Albert drew 1-1 in a 4th replay, however no reference to a 5th replay could be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standalone Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Think Petershill and Carnoustie played a few times in Scottish Cup tie in the late forties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Think Petershill and Carnoustie played a few times in Scottish Cup tie in the late forties. Scottish Junior Cup QF in 1948-49. It took 3 replays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 The Scottish Cup third round tie between Ross County and Meadowbank in 1991 wasn't played until the day of the 4th round ties due to postponements.. For the record Thistle beat County 6-1- ah, them were the days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrellburn Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 The winter of 62-63v was certainly a cracker, remember it well,we played our last game of 1962 on 22nd december then did not play again until 9th march. We had to play 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds of the Scottish on successive weeks. None of them went to a replay although we would have preferred if the 5th round one had gon to one as we lost 2-1 at Whitburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugent4nil Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Arthurlie played Largs in the second round of season 32/33, 0-0 at Barrhead followed by a 1-1 draw at Largs. Third game played again at Largs ended 1-1 and the four game ended 2-1 to Largs but Arthurlie lodged a successful protest so they met again for the fifth time with Largs winning 2-1 at Tinto Park It also took Arthurlie and Petershill four games to decide a tie in 62/63, 0-0, 0-0, 2-2, then 4-0 to Petershill at Newlandsfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerblastie Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Clash city where are ta with our crazy run. we had 8 replays one in 3 ties mid 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipple burn Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Just moved house so records scattered about in boxes. However I have Talbot going to four games in the Scottish, twice before WW1. 1911/12 when Talbot drew 1-1 away, 1-1 home, 2-2 in replay and 1-2 in deciding game. This was against Dunaskin Lads. The second time was in 1914/15 when they went to four games with Glenbuck Cherrypickers 0-0 away, 1-1 home, 0-0 replay and 0-2 the deciding tie. The 0-2 was actually abandoned due to Talbot fans being involved in a break in. The match was awarded to Glenbuck. In the 1922/23 Coylton Cup Talbot were awarded a bye, in the first round, took two games to beat Dailly Thistle, three games to beat Cumnock, two games to beat Kello in the semi's and Ayr Fort were defeated in the final after two games. Every round went to a replay. Talbot and Maryhill took four games in a Scottish tie in the 70's buT I can't find my records for the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardenvohr6 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Three games to find a winner in the 1973 Final, Irvine Meadow v Cambuslang Rangers. I also saw three games in a Senior Final when Rangers beat Hibs after two replays making six games for two cup wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Certainly can't find any Petershill ties that went longer than the two already mentioned here. Anyone know when the rules changed? I can remember a few second replays back in the 1980s which I think would have gone to penalties if they had also ended level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerblastie Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Certainly can't find any Petershill ties that went longer than the two already mentioned here. Anyone know when the rules changed? I can remember a few second replays back in the 1980s which I think would have gone to penalties if they had also ended level. 94 we played 3 games against newtongrange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex-german exile Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hurlford lost out to Glenrothes in a third match, second replay in the 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishaw Secretary Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 It was a Scottish Junior Cup R1 tie in 1932-33. According to the SJFA centenary history Wishaw & Royal Albert drew 1-1 in a 4th replay, however no reference to a 5th replay could be found. I have a note that this actually went to a seventh game. I have the results somewhere but can't get access to them just now. Perhaps the Albert can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loughal Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 I have a note that this actually went to a seventh game. I have the results somewhere but can't get access to them just now. Perhaps the Albert can help.If confirmed looks as though Wishaw v Royal Albert are the record holders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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