2014 Scottish Cup Final

The 2014 Scottish Cup Final was the 129th final of the Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Celtic Park on 17 May 2014 and was contested by St Johnstone and Dundee United.

2014 Scottish Cup Final

Official programme cover
Event	2013–14 Scottish Cup
St Johnstone Dundee United 2 0
Date	17 May 2014
Venue	Celtic Park, Glasgow
Referee	Craig Thomson[1]
Attendance	47,345

After winning the game 2–0, St Johnstone entered the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League in the Second Qualifying Round.[2]

This was St Johnstone's first-ever Scottish Cup Final in their 130-year history, and Dundee United's 10th.[3]

Route to the final

See also: 2013–14 Scottish Cup

St Johnstone

Round	Opposition	Score
Fourth Round	Livingston	2–0
Fifth Round	Forfar Athletic	4–0
Quarter-final	Raith Rovers	3–1
Semi-final	Aberdeen	2–1

St Johnstone entered the competition in the Fourth Round. They began their campaign against Livingston at McDiarmid Park. Stevie May and Sanel Jahić scored the goals that sealed the Saints' passage into the next round.[4] St Johnstone then took on Forfar Athletic, winning 4–0, courtesy of goals from May, Frazer Wright, Michael O'Halloran and James Dunne.[5]

In the quarter-final St Johnstone were drawn against Raith Rovers. Goals from Gary McDonald, Nigel Hasselbaink and Steven Anderson sealed a 3–1 victory.[6] In the semi-final at Ibrox on 13 April, St Johnstone faced Aberdeen. A double from May sent St Johnstone to their first-ever Scottish Cup final.[7]

Dundee United

Round	Opposition	Score
Fourth Round	Kilmarnock	5–2
Fifth Round	St Mirren	2–1
Quarter-final	Inverness CT	5–0
Semi-final	Rangers	3–1

Dundee United entered the competition in the Fourth Round. They began their campaign against Kilmarnock at Tannadice. Andrew Robertson scored twice, with goals from Stuart Armstrong, Brian Graham and Gary Mackay-Steven sealing the Terrors' passage into the next round.[8] Dundee United then took on St Mirren. United won 2–1, courtesy of goals from Ryan Gauld and Nadir Çiftçi.[9]

In the quarter-final Dundee United were drawn against Inverness CT. Çiftçi scored twice, with goals from Gavin Gunning, Mackay-Steven and Armstrong sealing a 5–0 victory.[10] In the semi final at Ibrox on 12 April, Dundee United faced Rangers. Goals from Armstrong, Mackay-Steven and Çiftçi sent Dundee United to the final for the first time since 2010.[11]

Pre-match

This was St Johnstone's first appearance in the Scottish Cup Final,[12] while it was Dundee United's tenth appearance. United had previously won two Scottish Cups (in 1994 and 2010), and have been beaten in seven finals. The most notable meeting of the two clubs in the Scottish Cup until now was in the 1990–91 Scottish Cup, when Dundee United won 2–1 in a semi-final at East End Park and advanced to the 1991 Scottish Cup Final.

Pre-match ceremonies at Celtic Park

For the first time in its history, the Scottish Cup Final was played on a Sunday in 2013.[13] This was done to comply with UEFA regulations which prohibit televised matches being played on the same day as the UEFA Champions League Final.[13] As the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final was being played on a different weekend, this meant that the Scottish Cup Final could again be played on a Saturday.

The redevelopment of Hampden Park for use as the main athletics stadium in the 2014 Commonwealth Games meant that the traditional home of the Scottish Cup Final was not available.[14] As with the 2014 Scottish League Cup Final, the Scottish Football Association opted to use Celtic Park instead.[12][14] 26,000 tickets were sold on the first full day of sales.[12] St Johnstone received an initial allocation of 11,300 tickets, but almost all of these were sold after the first day of public sale.[12] Dundee United had sold about 16,000 tickets before commencing their public sale of tickets.[12] A JustGiving appeal to fund tickets for poorer fans raised over £14,000 within 12 hours of it being launched.[15]

A day before the final Dundee United announced they had broken their own record of ticket sales for a final by selling over 28,000 tickets. St Johnstone, meanwhile, sold over 15,000 tickets.[16][17]

The match was shown live on BBC Scotland and on Sky Sports.

Match details

17 May 2014

15:00 BST

St Johnstone	2–0	Dundee United
Anderson  45+1' MacLean  84'	Report

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 47,345

Referee: Craig Thomson[1]

St Johnstone

Dundee United

GK 1 Alan Mannus RB 2 Dave Mackay CB 5 Frazer Wright CB 6 Steven Anderson LB 24 Brian Easton RM 7 Chris Millar CM 10 David Wotherspoon  86' CM 12 James Dunne  49' LM 29 Michael O'Halloran  73' RS 9 Steven MacLean  85' LS 17 Stevie May  53' Substitutes: GK 15 Steve Banks DF 19 Gary Miller MF 4 Patrick Cregg MF 8 Gary McDonald  86' MF 22 Lee Croft  73' FW 11 Nigel Hasselbaink FW 25 Chris Iwelumo Manager: Tommy Wright

GK 1 Radosław Cierzniak RB 12 Keith Watson CB 2 Seán Dillon CB 5 Gavin Gunning  89' LB 26 Andrew Robertson CDM 6 Paul Paton  52'  77' CDM 8 John Rankin RM 18 Ryan Dow CAM 10 Stuart Armstrong LM 11 Gary Mackay-Steven  64' FW 21 Nadir Çiftçi  90+3' Substitutes: GK 25 Marc McCallum DF 16 Mark Wilson DF 20 John Souttar MF 27 Morgaro Gomis MF 19 Ryan Gauld  64' FW 9 Brian Graham  77' FW 29 Farid El Alagui Manager: Jackie McNamara

Man of the Match: Steven Anderson (St Johnstone)

Match officials

• Referee:
  • Craig Thomson
• Assistant referees:
  • Graham Chambers
  • Michael Banks
• Additional assistant referees:
  • Kevin Clancy
  • Alan Muir
• Fourth official:
  • Stephen Finnie

Match rules

• 90 minutes
• 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
• Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
• Seven named substitutes
• Maximum of three substitutions

References

1. "Craig Thomson to referee Scottish Cup final". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
2. "St Johnstone make Scottish Cup history as MacLean sinks Dundee United". Guardian. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
3. "St Johnstone 2-0 Dundee United". Scotsman. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
4. "St Johnstone 2–0 Livingston". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
5. "Forfar 0–4 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
6. "Raith Rovers 1–3 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
7. "St Johnstone 2–1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
8. "Dundee Utd 5–2 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
9. "Dundee Utd 2–1 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
10. "Inverness CT 0–5 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
11. "Rangers 1–3 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
12. "Ticket sales for Scottish Cup final hit 26,000 in a day". BBC News. BBC. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
13. "Sunday switch for 2013 Scottish Cup final". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
14. "Celtic Park to host 2013/2014 Scottish Cup final". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
15. "Dundee United fans raise £14,000 for final tickets". BBC News. BBC. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
16. "RECORD BREAKING TANGERINE ARMY". dundeeunited.co.uk. dundeeunited.co.uk. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
17. "ONE DAY AND COUNTING". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.

See also

• Tayside derby