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Trivia
- Played at Celtic Park, Celtic had received a bye to this game. Rangers had defeated Third Lanark 3-1 at Ibrox 4 days before this game. In the other preliminary game Clyde beat Partick Thistle 2-1 to set up a meeting at Hampden with Queen's Park on this day and they drew 1-1 with QP winning on the toss of a coin to set up a final between Queen's Park and Rangers which Rangers won 3-1 to take the cup for the thirteenth time.
- Elsewhere the SFA had put forward a resolution to their membership committee to change the structure of the League. League A wqould stay the same but League B would be divided into an east and West section. The resolution would require 75% of the members to vote for it's implementation.
Review
Celtic hit the bar four times and the post once and Rangers hooked the ball off the line twice. The last minute goal for Rangers was described as a 'travesty' of a result. Celtic outplayed Rangers for 9/10ths of the game but lost to the one Stein mistake of the game in the last three minutes. Stein miskicked and the ball fell kindly to Simpson who promptly dispatched the ball past Bonnar. Mochan had a terrific game and his speed and shooting troubled Rangers all game. Conroy at left back for Celtic had a tough time of it.
Teams
Celtic:
Bonnar; Haughney, Conroy; Evans, Stein, Peacock; Collins, Fernie, Walsh, Tully, Mochan.
Scorer:
Rangers:
Niven; Caldow, Little; McColl, Young, Prentice; Scott, McMillan, Simpson, Rae, Hubbard.
Scorer: Simpson (88)
Referee: W Brittle (Glasgow)
Attendance: 25,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
- Match Pictures
Articles
Glasgow Herald, 9/5/55
