Dundee Utd0–0Clyde

The first ever Scottish Cup meeting between the clubs somehow ended in stalemate, because United had enough chances to win not only this game, but retain the trophy itself! Evidence that this perhaps wasn't going to be the Tangerines day presented in the third minute when Craig Brewster hit the bar from the edge of the box. Clyde quickly countered that by also striking the bar five minutes later with Martin O'Neill hammering in a shot after a clearance from a corner fell to him just outside the penalty box.

It was all action stuff and after a perky start by the second division side, United began to dominate, creating and missing chance after chance! The catalogue was almost endless. Most noteworthy in the first half was after 20 minutes when Billy McKinlay beautifully evaded the challenges of two defenders out on the left wing before driving the ball into the middle where Dailly whipped in a first time shot which Fridge acrobatically saved.

But the first half pattern resumed almost as soon as the referee's whistle signalled the start of the second half. A venomously struck volley from Maurice Malpas whistled inches over less than a minute into the second period. Jerren Nixon carved the way open for Brewster, but Fridge was to alert as he lip the ball past the advancing keeper. United's cup final hero of last year passed up another golden opportunity after Fridge had done great to paw away a shot from Hannah but Craig Brewster knocked it wide. Frustration crept into United's play towards the end and with twelve minutes left the unthinkable almost happened as Gordon Parks broke clear and dragged his shot wide of the target.

Golac commented, "We could have played for another week and not scored."