The Scottish Cup is back for 2026 with the Scottish Gas Women’s Scottish Cup fourth round this weekend.

After a dramatic third round packed with goals, the last 16 are set to battle for a place in the quarter-finals as one of Scotland’s most cherished domestic competitions continues.

With a mixture of top-flight powerhouses facing off and ambitious challengers still standing, this round is sure to deliver another exciting weekend of football.

Eight-time Scottish Cup winners Hibernian will face 2022 and 2023 winners Celtic whilst Aberdeen take on Montrose in an all-SWPL1 clash, Dundee United host Bonnyrigg Rose and Boroughmuir Thistle go to Firhill to face Partick Thistle.

A closer look...

Aberdeen v Montrose

The Dons go into this weekend’s fixture off the back of a 3-nil defeat to Rangers in the league - they booked their place in the fourth round with a comprehensive 4-0 win away to Falkirk.

Opponents Montrose will be buoyed by their impressive league form which included a 2-1 victory over Aberdeen in November.

Dundee United v Bonnyrigg Rose

SWF Championship side Bonnyrigg Rose make the trip to Dundee to face United who are locked in a top-six battle in SWPL 2 with fellow fourth round competitors Boroughmuir Thistle and Queens Park.

Bonnyrigg Rose progressed thanks to a thrilling 8-3 victory in extra time over East Fife whilst Dundee United dispatched of Rossvale with a 4-0 win.


Hibernian v Celtic

Another top-flight clash will see Celtic travel to Edinburgh to face Hibernian. The two sides recently met in December with Celtic emerging victorious at Meadowbank thanks to a 2-1 win. Six points separate the two sides in the league and both will be looking to ensure they reach the latter stages of the competition.

Glasgow City are the only team that have lifted the Women’s Scottish Cup more than Hibs, however Joelle Murray’s side haven’t reached the final since 2019 whilst Celtic have enjoyed more recent success after securing the silverware in back-to-back seasons 2021-22 and 2022-23.

In other fixtures…

Gary Holt’s Partick Thistle will host Boroughmuir Thistle who are sitting second in SWPL 2 behind Kilmarnock who haven’t lost a league game all season. The Ayrshire side, who are two-times Women’s Scottish Cup winners, will travel to holders Rangers.

Last year’s finalists Glasgow City host Queens Park and Stenhousemuir travel to Armadale Thistle.

Heart of Midlothian's match against Stirling University has been postponed due to pitch conditions. The fixture will now be played on Wednesday, 14 January, 7.45pm KO.

Scottish Gas Women's Scottish Cup fourth round fixtures

Aberdeen v Montrose
Armadale Thistle v Stenhousemuir
Dundee United v Bonnyrigg Rose
Glasgow City v Queen’s Park
Hibernian v Celtic
Partick Thistle v Boroughmuir Thistle
Rangers v Kilmarnock
Stirling University v Heart of Midlothian

Scottish Gas Women's Scottish Cup quarter-final draw 

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Scottish Gas Women's Scottish Cup will take place on Monday evening at 7pm.

Scotland international and SK Brann forward Lauren Davidson will join host Gordon Duncan at Barclays Hampden to conduct the draw, which will be live on the Scottish Cup social media channels.

Round three results

Armadale Thistle 5 - 2 Cumbernauld United

Bonnyrigg Rose 8 - 3 East Fife*

Boroughmuir Thistle 6 - 0 Edinburgh Uni Thistle

Celtic 14 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic

Dundee United 4 - 0 Rossvale

Falkirk 0 - 4 Aberdeen

Glasgow City 3 – 0 Motherwell

Hibernian 7 - 0 Dryburgh Athletic

Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Gartcairn

Livingston 0 - 2 Partick Thistle

Montrose 2 – 1 Hamilton Academical*

Queen of the South 1 – 3 Stenhousemuir

Rangers 8 - 0 Renfrew

St Johnstone 0 - 9 Queen’s Park

Stirling University 5 - 2 Ayr United*

Spartans 0 - 4 Heart of Midlothian

*AET