2009 Scottish Cup final
The 2009 Scottish Cup Final was the final of the 124th season of the main domestic football cup competition in Scotland, the Scottish Cup. The final was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 30 May 2009. The match was contested by Rangers, who were defending the trophy having won the 2008 final, and Falkirk who last won the Cup in 1957.
| Event | 2008–09 Scottish Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 30 May 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Man of the Match | David Weir | ||||||
| Referee | Craig Thomson | ||||||
| Attendance | 50,956 | ||||||
Falkirk were contesting a Scottish Cup final for only the fourth time in their history, while it was Rangers' 51st appearance (winning 32 times and losing 17, with one final (1909) resulting in the cup being withheld). It was Rangers' second cup final of the season, having lost to Celtic in the League Cup Final on 15 March 2009.
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