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Trivia
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Scottish Cup Final
- Celtic's eighth Scottish Cup title.
- Final played at Ibrox; a fierce gale blew straight down the field.
- After the game was duly won, the trophy was presented to Jimmy Kelly, Chairman of Celtic. he was congratulated by the chairman of Clyde, John McGuire, who said he hoped it would not be long before the losers had the chance to remove the clock at the top of the "umbrella" and put the cup in it's place. By the time Clyde did win the trophy John McGuire had unfortunately died.
- The next week Celtic defeated Kilmarnock in the league and the Scottish Cup was paraded. Notably the trophy was paraded with some small children with bugles in bare feet.
Review
"For the eighth time in their career, the Celtic have asserted their superiority and won the Scottish Cup. It is a record of which the club are justifiably proud."
Teams
Celtic:
Mulrooney; McNair, Dodds; Young, Loney, Johnstone; McAtee, Gallacher, Quinn, McMenemy, Browning.
Goals: McMenemy, Gallacher
Clyde:
Grant; Gilligan, Blair; Walker, McAndrew, Collins; Hamilton, Jackson, Morrison, Carmichael, Stevens.
Referee: T. Dougary, Nitshill
Attendance: 50,000
Venue: Ibrox
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
CELTIC AGAIN VICTORIOUS IN FINAL
A fierce gale blew straight down the field, and, as was the case against the Heart of Midlothian on the same ground the previous week, Young was right in guessing the spin of the coin, and the cup-holders started with a tremendous advantage. It was practically a case of winning the toss, winning the game, and inasmuch as this happy lot had fallen to the Celtic both in the semi-final and the final, in like circumstances, luck, it must be said befriended them in no uncertain manner in that respect. That apart, however, they have proved themselves to be as good Cup tie fighters as other famous Celtic teams of recent years, and if their football is not pretty, it is at least profitable. The remnant of the old champion combination, McNair, Young, Loney, Quinn, and McMenemy, exert a steady influence, and among the latest comers Mulrooney and McAtee might be instanced as likely to come up in due course to the old standard. The outside right is a clever player, and has had not a little to do with the victories of the past two weeks. Gallacher, who was brought in at the last moment against the Hearts, has struck up a capital understanding with him, and judging from their standard, recruiting at Parkhead is done judiciously.
Had Clyde won the toss on Saturday it is hard to say how the game would have gone. For half an hour the Shawfield players gave as much as they got when battling against the elements, and had it not been for a slip by Gilligan which let McMenemy in, the teams would have crossed over with a clean scoring sheet. Most of the dangerous Celtic aggression came from the right, but many balls which crossed to the centre were wasted, as Quinn was never in the game against McAndrew. Clyde's centre-half was almost a dominating force, and during the first half he was well backed up by the men on either side of him. One goal down was not considered an insurmountable handicap for Clyde to restart against, but the early attacking work of the second period came from Celtic. Eventually the Clyde half-backs got a grip of the opposition and a tug-of-war followed, in which the outstanding performer was Mulrooney. The Celtic colt handled the ball in fine style.
On one occasion, to save a hard grounder from Carmichael, he scraped the round the upright, fully stretched, and the effort was cheered to the echo. The Celtic survived this period, and McAtee was instrumental in putting them in a safe position with a fine single-handed effort. He beat man after man on the wing, and crossed with admirable precision, and after the ball had been again sent out to the winger and returned, Gallacher sent it past Grant. The Clyde goalkeeper seemed to have a chance of making a better clearance than he accomplished before the ball dropped at Gallacher's feet. Before the close Clyde attacked desperately, and though Walker came near reducing the leeway from a freekick, Mulrooney was equal to every call.
Enough has already been said to indicate the winning advantage which the cupholders started with, and to make one sympathise with Clyde, but in the second half they completely failed to take advantage of the conditions in the way the wily Celts had done earlier in the game. They disregarded the idea of playing to the outside men, which the Celtic had found so profitable, and their attacks never had the same thrusting qualities which had made their opponents so dangerous.
Mulrooney, however, was a distinct success in the Celtic goal. McNair was the same McNair as usual, ever calculating, and kicking with fine length, while Dodds was a little behind. The Celtic half-backs were a sound trio, with Loney outstanding, and the forwards combined better in the second half than in the earlier stages/ McAtee was the man of the line. Clyde's orwards were an uneven company, but the half-backs made up a sound division. McAndrew's work was invaluable. The backs and goalkeeper had their faults, and it was a pity that Gilligan made that fatal blunder.
An attendance of 50,000, which yielded £1100 at the gates and £310 in the stands, fell short of record and expectations.
