1909-04-10: Celtic 2-2 Rangers, Scottish Cup Final

Match Pictures | Matches: 19071908 | 1907-08 League

Trivia

  • Scottish Cup final
  • Celtic have to replay the final
  • Heavy month for Celtic, by the end of the month 12 games had to be played this month for Celtic.

Review

A see-saw of a game.

Celtic on top for most of game until Rangers switched Bennett to centre forward position.

Then Celtic looked down and out until Rennie stepped over his line holding the ball while he tried to avoid the inrushing Jimmy Quinn

Teams

Rangers:
Rennie, Law and Craig; May, Stark and Galt: Bennett, Gilchrist, Campbell, McPherson and Smith
Scorers: Gilchrist 75 Bennett 78

Celtic :
Adams, McNair and Weir; Young, Dodds and Hay: Munro, McMenemy, Quinn, Somers and Hamilton
Scorers:Quinn 21, og 83

Referee: Mr JB Stark. Airdrie
Attendance: 70,000

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

  • Match Pictures

Articles

Glasgow Herald 12th April 1909

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