| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Defending champions | Rangers |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Celtic |
| Runners-up | Rangers |
The1903–04Scottish Cup was the 31st season of Scotland's most prestigiousfootball knockout competition. The cup was won byCeltic when they beat holdersRangers 3–2 in the final at the newly builtHampden Park to claim the trophy for a fourth time.[1] The fixture may have been the point when the 'Old Firm' term began to be used in media to denote the relationship between the clubs, due to the increasing frequency of their meetings and the mutual commercial benefits of the growing rivalry.[2][3]
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 28 January 1904 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Second round | 6 February 1904 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 20 February 1904 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 5 March 1904 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 16 April 1904 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 4 – 0 | Clyde |
| Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | Nithsdale Wanderers |
| Maxwelltown Volunteers | 1 – 1 | Abercorn |
| West Calder Swifts | 3 – 3 | St Bernard's |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Abercorn | 2 – 1 | Maxwelltown Volunteers |
| Kilmarnock | 2 – 1 | Nithsdale Wanderers |
| St Bernard's | 2 – 0 | West Calder Swifts |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 4 –0 | Abercorn |
| Hibernian | 1 – 2 | Rangers |
| Kilmarnock | 2 – 2 | Albion Rovers |
| Leith Athletic | 3 – 1 | Motherwell |
| Greenock Morton | 2 – 0 | Arbroath |
| St Bernard's | 0 – 4 | Celtic |
| St Mirren | 4 – 0 | St Johnstone |
| Third Lanark | 3 – 1 | Alloa Athletic |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Albion Rovers | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1 – 1 | Dundee |
| Leith Athletic | 1 – 3 | Greenock Morton |
| St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Rangers |
| Third Lanark | 3 – 0 | Kilmarnock |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 0 – 0 | Celtic |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 5 – 0 | Dundee |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2 – 1 | Third Lanark |
| Rangers | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton |