Second-tier Queen’s Park produced one of the biggest shocks in Scottish Cup history to eliminate Rangers in the pair’s last-16 tie at Ibrox.
The result, which is likely to have severe implications for Philippe Clement, Rangers’ manager, marks the first time since 1966-67 the club have been knocked out of the Scottish Cup by lower-league opposition. Calum Ferrie, the heroic Queen’s Park goalkeeper, saved James Tavernier’s stoppage‑time penalty on an afternoon of high drama.
Queen’s Park last defeated Rangers in a Scottish Cup tie in 1882, at that point the second round of the “Glasgow and Suburbs” section. Scotland’s oldest league club will take a place in the quarter-final draw for the first time since 1983. Their match‑winner in 2025 was Seb Drozd, who danced inside Jefté after Rangers failed to clear a 69th-minute corner, the substitute then slotting calmly beyond Liam Kelly.
“It is unacceptable to lose this. They built credit back the last weeks and months; today they lost all of that credit.” Clement referenced a “rebuild” and said he was “confident” in the security of his role.
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Callum Davidson, the Queen’s Park manager, continued his domestic cup specialism. Davidson guided St Johnstone to the League and Scottish Cups in 2020-21. He watched this tie from the Ibrox main stand because of a suspension.
“We only had four fit defenders,” Davidson said. “I woke up at 1.30am worrying that any of them would be ill because we didn’t really have a plan B. The players will likely tell me to stay away from the touchline now. You have to enjoy results like this. If you don’t, there is no point being in football. The penalty was a bit soft but what a save. When you come to Ibrox, you need your goalkeeper to perform. He led by example today.”
