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Trivia
- Kilmarnock went on to win the Scottish Cup defeating Rangers 2-0 in the final, during which Sam Clemmie the Killie keeper saved a penalty with the scores at 0-0.
- The save is recorded in the official Kilmarnock history as 'Sam's Finest Hour'. Unfortunately after marrying a Catholic, Sam's Killie career was deemed to be over, by the then Kilmarnock board. Sam later converted to Catholicism one Easter Sunday to the delight and amazement of his wife and children. Up to that moment only the local priest had known of his decision and had kept the secret until that Sunday. The save against Rangers is still held as 'Sam's Finest Hour' by his family now.
- Matthew "Mattha" Smith, grandfather of Gordon Smith is the only Killie player to have won two Scottish Cup winners medals with the club, in 1920 and 1929.
- Page 13 of The Glasgow Herald of 25 March carried the fifth part of series on the effects of Irish immigration into Scotland which included the text of a letter sent by the C. of S. to the government which read: "The process of unregulated migration out of and into Scotland in the past has brought about a situation where there is a danger of the control of the affairs of their own country passing out of the hands of the Scottish people, and even to the endangering of the continued existence of the Scottish nationality and civilisation. If this were for the good of Scotland, if it was the case of an inferior race being supplanted by a superior race, however unpalatable it might be, we would be compelled to resign ourselves to it. But we are convince that the opposite is the case:"
Review
Teams
Kilmarnock:
Clemie; Robertson, Nibloe; Morton, McLaren, McEwan; Connell, Smith, Weir, Williamson, Paterson.
Scorers: Weir (25)
Celtic:
J Thomson; W McStay, McGonagle; Wilson, J McStay, Donoghue; Connolly, R Thomson, McGrory, Scarff, Gray.
Scorers:
Referee: P. Craigmyle (Aberdeen).
Attendance: 40,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
- Match Pictures
Articles
The Glasgow Herald – Mar 25, 1929; page 7.
KILMARNOCK, 1; CELTIC, 0.
At Ibrox Park, Glasgow. Attendance, 40,000. Drawings, £1,665.
With the wind in their favour, the Ayrshire side opened well, and McEwan, with a couple of long shots, caused Thomson some trouble ere he cleared.
Kilmarnock continued to hover round the Celtic goal, and Matt. Smith missed a glorious opportunity to open the scoring when Weir jumped over the ball, but Smith had not anticipated the move.
Morton nearly surprised Thomson with a long, bouncing ball which the keeper was lucky to tip over for a corner.
Connolly tore away and tricked McEwan and Nibloe, but Robertson rushed across and cleared.
Kilmarnock gained three corners in quick succession, and as they were keeping up a continual pressure on the Celtic goal it was no surprise when Connell beat Donaghue and crossed for Weir to open the scoring after 25 minutes.
Celts were seen to better advantage after this, but the only occasion on which Clemie had to handle was when McLaren passed back when pressed by McGrory. There was no further scoring at the interval.
On the restart the Celtic forwards were soon in touch with the Kilmarnock rear division, but gradually the superiority of the Ayrshire halves asserted itself, and Patterson again had the ball in the net, but after a previous infringement against McGonnigle <sic> nullified the point.
In the closing ten minutes Clemmie was twice called upon to clear from Connelly and McGrory. Interest was maintained until the final whistle, which came with Kilmarnock in the vicinity of Thomson.
Goal-scorer :- Kilmarnock – Weir.