CELTIC’S SCOTTISH CUP FINALS – Number 22…CELTIC 6-1 HIBS – HAMPDEN, 6 MAY 1972 – Another of the more famous Celtic Scottish Cup finals in which Dixie Deans emulated the feat of Jimmy Quinn by scoring a hat trick in a Scottish Cup final.
It was a great achievement for Dixie, who only two and a half weeks ago had infamously missed a penalty in the shoot out which deprived Celtic of a chance in another European Cup final.
The opposition were Hibs who had had a good season, and it was often said that Celtic played their best football against Hibs. So it turned out to-day. McNeill scored first, Deans then scored his hat-trick (his second goal and Celtic’s third being a sight to behold) before Lou Macari scored another two to confirm Celtic’s 22nd Scottish Cup victory. Ex Celt Bertie Auld came on as a substitute for Hibs.
The Celtic team was: Williams, Craig, Brogan, McNeill, Connelly, Murdoch, Johnstone, Callaghan, Deans, Macari, Dalglish.
