Match Pictures | Matches: 1971 – 1972 | 1971-1972 Pictures
Trivia
- Played at Hampden Park on a Wednesday night.
- Jock Stein gave nothing away before the game. Jim Brogan was definetly out with a hip injury sustained against St Johnstone, as was Kenny Dalglish who injured a leg.Tommy Gemmell stepped in from the Reserves where he had been cooling his heels. When the team was announced a minor shake-up saw Lennox starting and Harry Hood brought back in and Wallace on the bench.
- St Mirren had been demoted to the Scottish Second Division at the end of the previous season after finishing second to bottom just above Cowdenbeath.
- Celtic play in a strip of all yellow
- Denis Connaghan’s performance earns him a move to Celtic just 3 weeks later.Stein was unhappy with Evan Williams performance and had no confidence in his goalkeepers.
- Celtic qualify for their eighth consecutive LCF since 1964.
- St Mirren in 2nd division at this time.
- McLaughlin of St Mirren was sent off for a second bad tackle after 35 minutes.
Review
Connaghan had an exceptional game but the game was over after Hay hit the opener against his home town team.
Celtic struggled in the first half and probably received a rocket from Stein at half time. They came out and scored three quick goals to take the game but the team looked far from ground shaking against Second Division opposition who had played most of the game with 10 men following McLaughlin’s sending off after just 35 minutes.
Celtic would meet newly promoted Partick Thistle in the final and were immediately installed at 5-1 favourites to win the Cup.
Teams
Celtic :
Williams, Craig, Gemmell, Hay, McNeill, Connelly, Johnstone, Lennox, Hood, Callaghan (Wallace), Macari.
Goals: Hay (59), Hood (60), Lennox (62)
St Mirren:
Connaghan, Murray, McLaughlin, Knox, McQueen, Fulton, McKean, Miller (Lawson), Blair, MacLeod, Munro.
Goals:
Referee: J R P Gordon (Newport-on-Tay)
Attendance: 29,488
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
