1904-10-08: Celtic 2-1 Rangers, Glasgow Cup

Match Pictures | Matches: 19041905 | 1904-05 League

Trivia

  • Glasgow Cup Final
  • Outstanding display by Celtic to win the Glasgow Cup for the first time since 1896.
  • The Cup was presented to the club immediately after the game, not at a hotel a few hours later.
  • It was as well that this was not generally known beforehand, says The Scottish Refereefor the supporters might have invaded the arena and played “helter skelter” with the stadium.

Review

Outstanding display by Celtic to win the Glasgow Cup for the first time since 1896.
The Cup was presented to the club immediately after the game, not at a hotel a few hours later.
It was as well that this was not generally known beforehand, says The Scottish Refereefor the supporters might have invaded the arena and played “helter skelter” with the stadium.

Teams

Celtic:
Adams, MacLeod and Orr; Young, Loney and Hay; Bennett, McMenemy, Quinn, Somers and Hamilton
Scorers:Quinn 17, Bennett 52

Rangers:
Allan, N Smith and Fraser; May, Speedie and Robertson; Mackie, Kyle, Hamilton, McColl and A Smith
Scorers:Hamilton 5

Referee: Mr T Robertson, Queen’s Park
Attendance: 50,000

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

  • Match Pictures

Articles

Match report from The Scottish Referee, 10th October 1904