1899-04-22: Celtic 2-0 Rangers, Scottish Cup Final

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Trivia

  • Scottish Cup Final

  • Celtic win Scottish Cup final for second time (first time was in 1892).
  • Rangers were winners in the previous two seasons, which helped establish them as a premier club in Scotland.
  • Celtic stopped Rangers winning the Scottish League & Cup double.
  • An interesting speech after that cup final saw Celtic chairman JH McLaughlin say in a fulsome mood:
    • “Sectarianism is a dead letter in Scottish football… We cull players from all quarters, regardless of sect.”

A wag in the crowd shouted back “Or cost!“. A dig at Celtic’s spending (Harry Marshall‘s loan had cost £300, a lot in those days).

Review

[TBC]

Below Scottish Cup winner’s medal from 1898-89 medal is Willie Orr’s who actually didn’t play in this match. It was up for auction in Sep 2021. The winning team received £20 along with their medal. see: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/graham-budd-auctions-ltd/catalogue-id-srgrah10030/lot-a4761425-6694-4794-a8c6-ad8b00d72abe

Teams

Celtic :
McArthur, Welford, Storrier, Battles, Marshall, King, Hodge, Campbell, Divers, McMahon & Bell
Goals : McMahon, Hodge

Rangers :
Dickie, Smith, Crawford, Gibson, Neil, Mitchell, Campbell, McPherson, Hamilton, Millar & A Smith.
Goals : none

Attendance : 25,000
Ref : Tom Robertson (Queens Park)

Articles

  • Match Report (see below)

Pictures

  • Match Pictures

Articles

Dundee Advertiser 24th April 1899

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Dundee Courier 24th April 1899

1899-04-24 Dundee Courier

Dundee Evening Telegraph 24th April 1899

1899-04-24 Dundee ET 01
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Glasgow Herald 24th April 1899

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1899-04-24 Glasgow Herald 02

London Morning Post 24th April 1899

1899-04-24 London Morning Post

The Scotsman 24th April 1899

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South Wales Daily News 24th April 1899

1899-04-24 South Wales Daily News

Sunderland Echo 24th April 1899

1899-04-24 Sunderland Echo

Glasgow Herald 24th April 1899

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Match report from The (London) Times

1899-04-22: Celtic 2-1 Rangers, Scottish Cup Final - The Celtic Wiki