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 March 12, 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.
