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David Potter on Celtic’s Scottish Cup Finals – Our first eight triumphs

By David Potter 31 May, 2023 No Comments

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CELTIC’S SCOTTISH CUP FINALS – Number 6…CELTIC 5-1 ST MIRREN – HAMPDEN, 18th APRIL 1908 – Celtic went one better this year and won the Grand Slam – the Scottish Cup, Scottish League, Glasgow Cup and the Glasgow Charity Cup. Today on a windy day at Hampden, Celtic won their 6th Scottish Cup with a masterly performance over St Mirren.

Alec Bennett scored twice

The forward play of McMenemy in particular was a sight to behold and ironically he was the only member of the forward line who didn’t score, Alec Bennett being the man who scored twice.

The Celtic team was: Adams, McNair and Weir; Young, Loney and Hay; Bennett, McMenemy, Quinn, Somers and Hamilton.

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David Potter

David was a distinguished Celtic author and historian and writer for The Celtic Star. He lived in Kirkcaldy and followed Celtic all my life, having seen them first at Dundee in March 1958. He was a retired teacher and his other interests were cricket, drama and the poetry of Robert Burns. David Potter passed away on 29 July 2023 after a short illness. He was posthumously awarded a Special Recognition award by Celtic FC at the club's Player of the Year awards in May 2024. David's widow Rosemary accepted the award to huge applause from the Celtic Supporters in the Hydro.