CELTIC’S SCOTTISH CUP FINALS – Number 1…
CELTIC 5-1 QUEEN’S PARK – IBROX, 9th APRIL 1892 – This game was actually a replay because the first game was played on 12 March, but abandoned because of crowd problems. It was actually played to a finish and Celtic won 1-0 but the SFA had already decided on a replay.
As the SFA and Queen’s Park were virtually the same thing in 1892, there was no shortage of “conspiracy theorists”, a group which grew when prices were doubled for the game on 9 April, something that looked like sheer greed but also seemed to discriminate against the poverty stricken Irish while the well heeled Queen’s Park supporters were more able to afford 2 shillings.
23,000 appeared for the game including not a few Celtic fans who had clearly saved up for admission.
They saw their team one goal down at half time but turning it on in the second half to win 5-1 with two goals from Sandy McMahon, two from Johnny Campbell and one from an own goal. The celebrations in the East End that night were immense and all-pervasive because “Our Bhoys Have Won The Cup”!
The Celtic team was: Cullen, Reynolds and Doyle; Maley, Kelly and Gallagher; McCallum, Brady, Gallagher, McMahon and Campbell. Celtic Scorers: McMahon (2), Campbell (2), Sillars (og)
“There was much jubilation on the part of the Irish population of Edinburgh and Leith when it became known that Celtic had won the Scottish Cup . . . Edinburgh and Leith people look forward with expectancy to the coming of the Celts on Monday next when they meet with the Athletic…” Scottish Referee Magazine.
David Potter
*Article from The Celtic Star archives, featuring the brilliant Celtic writing from Celtic Historian David Potter. Stay tuned for Celtic’s second Scottish Cup triumph. Do you know which year the trophy was won again?
