Motherwell Motherwell entered the competition in the fourth round. They began their campaign against
Dundee at
Dens Park and won 4–0 thanks to goals from
John Sutton (2),
Steve Jennings and
Jamie Murphy. Motherwell then took on
Stranraer at
Stair Park winning 2–0 thanks to goals from
Steve Jones and John Sutton, In the quarter-final Motherwell took the journey back to
Dundee to take on
Dundee United at
Tannadice Park, the match ended in a 2–2 draw, with both of Motherwell's goals coming from Sutton. Motherwell were then comfortable 3–0 winners in the replay back at
Fir Park with goals from Murphy,
Chris Humphrey and
Francis Jeffers. In the semi-final, Motherwell took on
St Johnstone at
Hampden Park again coming out 3–0 winners with goals from
Stephen Craigan, Murphy and Sutton. Prior to this Scottish Cup final, Motherwell have won two Scottish Cups, the last of which was in
1991.
Celtic Celtic also entered the competition in the fourth round. They began their campaign against
Berwick Rangers at
Shielfield Park coming out 2–0 winners, with goals from
Daniel Majstorović and
Scott Brown. Celtic then made the journey across
Glasgow to
Ibrox Stadium to take on their
Old Firm rivals
Rangers, the match ended in a 2–2 draw with Celtic's goals coming from Commons and Brown. Then in the replay Celtic were narrow 1–0 winners thanks to a goal from
Mark Wilson. In the quarter-final, Celtic took the long journey to
Inverness to take on
Inverness CT. Celtic came out 2–1 winners, with both goals coming from
Joe Ledley. Celtic were then 4–0 comfortable winners in the semi-final at
Hampden Park against
Aberdeen through goals from
Charlie Mulgrew, Ledley, Commons from the penalty spot and
Shaun Maloney. Prior to this Scottish Cup final, Celtic have won 34 Scottish Cups, making them the most successful team in the tournament's history. Their last success was in
2007. ==Match==