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Trivia
- In the one change from the first game McColl started in place of Ebenzer Owers and immediately justified his selection with goals in the 8th and 11th minutes to put Celtic 2-0 up and in total control. Winger Browning would add two more as the Bhoys strolled to victory.
- Colin Hampton, Motherwell's goalkeeper is transferred to Chelsea for a fee and also three players; Norman Fairgray, an outside left, David Calderhead Jnr., a centre half, and a goalkeeper Dawsons? till the end of the season, See below.
- Sir Edward Carson, reviewed 1,000 troops of the Ulster Volunteer Force's South Derry, regiment at Garvagh House where he inspected them in ranks and then in a speech he praised them finishing of by praising them for being like him, determined, "never to live under a Home Rule Parliament, governed by the Ancient Order of Hibernians (Cheers)."
- Major A. C. Ferguson, HM Inspector of Constabulary, Scotland published his annual report for 1913 which showed a large increase in the number of persons apprehended for drunkenness. In cities and burghs an increase of 4,434, and in counties an increase of 1,403, a total of 5,837. Major Ferguson stated: “enhanced prosperity, causes so many to take their pleasure in alcohol. Little improvement can be looked for until drunkenness is generally held to be offensive and degrading, and the drunkard looked on with disgust.”
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Young, Johnstone, McMaster, McAtee, Gallacher, McColl, McMenemy, Browning
Scorers: McColl (2), Browning (2)
HIBERNIAN:
W Allan, Girdwood, Templeton, Kerr, Paterson, Grosert, R Wilson, Fleming, Hendren, Wood, Smith.
Scorer: Smith
Referee: T. Dougray (Nitshill)
Venue: Ibrox Park
Attendance: 40,000
Articles
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Articles
The Scotsman Friday 17th April 1914
SCOTTISH CUP FINAL
EASY VICTORY FOR CELTIC OVER HIBERNIANS.
By vanquishing the Hibernians at Ibrox, Glasgow, yesterday evening in the replayed final for the Scottish Cup, the Celtic claimed their ninth win in a national competition. The result – 4 goals to 1 in favour of the famous Glasgow club – was a fair reflex of the run of play. The Hibernians were quite outclassed, and they never really looked like winning or saving the tie. They played a good, stuffy club game, but were never in the running with their opponents when it came to skilful and effective football. Nor was their defence as sound as it often is, though it could not be said that Allan was to blame for any of the goals recorded, and he had at least two great saves, including a remarkably fine one late in the match.
The Hibernians were rather unfortunate in being two goals down so early in the game, and these goals, softly and rather easily taken as both of them were, rather surprised those supporters who had seen them put up such a fine fight against the redoubtable Celtic on Saturday. Each of the points was scored by McColl, who displaced Owers in the centre forward position, and if he had done nothing else during the game, the change would have been justified by reason of these successes. Owers might have taken the goals just as well, but judging by Saturday’s form, it is very improbable that he would have done so. The play of the Celtic youngster was an eye-opener to many, and his first goal, six minutes after the start, followed by a second five minutes later, paved the way for a convincing Glasgow win. The first point was the outcome of a corner kick by Browning. The ball travelled across the goal mouth, McAtee returned it with his head and McColl tapped the ball into the net far out of Allan’s reach, with nobody near to frustrate him or say him nay. The second goal had no guile in it either, McColl shot into Allen on the run, and the goalkeeper could only palm the leather out. Then the centre got in between the backs and again beat the custodian with a simple-looking shot, which, however, Allan had no chance of saving.
These successes spurred the Celtic on to greater effort, and under the stiff pressure with which their goal was assailed, the usually strong and resolute Hibernian defence began to show signs of wavering. After a time they found their bearings again, and the half-backs contrived to build up an attack with the aid of their forwards, but the latter on this occasion, as on many others during the progress of the a more or less quiet, uneventful and uninteresting game, spent themselves on the rock-like defence put up by McNair, Dodds, and Co. The Hibernians, it is true, had a number of good tries, which with a little luck might have counted, but the Celtic never lost their grip on the game, and when Browning gave Girdwood the slip – the referee discreetly allowed the forward to go on, though he was fouled – and popped on Celtic’s third goal, the fate of the Hibernians appeared sealed. And so it proved. A three-goal deficit at half-time was too much for even the gallant Hibernians to pull in, and a fourth goal against them from Browning’s foot a quarter of an hour after the resumption made their task more hopeless than ever. A goal for the Edinburgh team, finely taken five minutes later by Smith, made little difference one way or the other. It was not often that Shaw was seriously troubled, and he was invariably very safe, as indeed, was the whole Celtic defence.
Result:- Celtic, 4 goals; Hibernians, 1.
The drawings at the gate amounted to £897, and a sum of £210 was taken at the stands, representing an attendance of close on 40,000.
Mr James Kelly, Chairman of the Celtic, accepted the cup on behalf of the club.
Mr John Farmer, the president of the Hibernian Club, also spoke. He congratulated the Celtic on their victory, and frankly admitted that they had played the better game. He hoped his team would make a better show the next time they met their old opponents.
Glasgow Herald 17th April 1912 :
