1911-04-15: Celtic 2-0 Hamilton Academical, Scottish Cup Final Replay

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Trivia

Celtic win the Scottish Cup after a replay.
First match was 0-0.
Both matches played at Ibrox.
Only change for both sides from the first match was that John Hastie was dropped for Andy McAtee.
The first match was to be John Hastie’s last senior competitive match.
Ex-Celt Philip Watson in the Hamilton team, but also was John McLaughlin was the son of Celtic’s founding father John H McLaughlin, both share the same name. John moved to Hamilton in the early 1890s.
On April 12, Helen McNair, the month old daughter of Celtic player Alec McNair died. After discussing the matter with his family and Mr Maley, Alec decided to play in the replay.

Review

Two late goals see Celtic win the Scottish Cup in a replay.

Teams

Celtic:
Adams, Mcnair, Hay, Young McAteer, Dodds, McAtee, McMenemy, Quinn, Kivlichan, Hamilton
Goals: Quinn (80), MacAteer (90)

Hamilton Academicals:
J. Watson, Davie, Miller, P. Watson, McLaughlin, Eglinton, J. H. McLaughlin, Waugh, Hunter, Hastie, McNeil

Referee: T. Dougray
Attendance: 23,000

Stadium: Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Articles

Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

Match Pictures

Articles

Glasgow Herald 17th April 1911

Match report from The Scotsman, 17th April 1911

For the second time these teams met at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, to decide the destination of the Scottish Cup. A draw was the result a week ago, there being no scoring.

The weather was the antithesis of that favouring the previous meeting, a half-gale of wind sweeping a blinding rain from end to end of the playing pitch. Nevertheless, it is estimated that 23,000 braved the elements, £550 being taken at the entrances, while £250 were yielded by the stand accommodation.

The only change on the two sides was that Hastie dropped out of the Celtic eleven, Kivlichan taking his place, with McAtee at outside right.

The captain of the Hamilton team was again fortunate enough to win the toss, and on this occasion elected to play with the wind behind his side. As a consequence the Academicals went off in quite a satisfactory fashion, the Celtic defence being early and persistently called upon.

J. H. McLaughlin got across several nice centres; Adams had to effect some saving, and more than once his charge was seriously in danger.

Still, the Celtic managed to keep down the scoring, and while the Parkhead forwards had not had much say in the game, they did succeed in making headway to the extent of Quinn getting in an angular effort, which caused J. Watson to fist away. At the interval there was no scoring.

The Celtic restarted in a telling fashion, a fine shot by McAtee paving the way for good work by the Parkheaders. But though the Celtic pressed, and pressed persistently, they found the Hamilton goal difficult to locate. McMenemy worked hard, and Quinn continued to be the outstanding shot of his side.

Thus it was only fitting that when a goal did come, the famous Celtic centre had the honour of scoring it. And it was loudly cheered, the remaining ten minutes’ play holding out little hope that the Academicals would rob their formidable rivals of the lead.

Just on time, McAteer scored with a long, hard drive, the Celtic being then comfortable winners of the Cup for the seventh time in their history.

The game, despite the wretched conditions of the first half especially, was an improvement on the former meeting of the sides, and Hamilton Academicals made quite a praiseworthy show as first-time finalists.

The Cup was presented to the Celtic at the close of the game.