Today’s photo of the day brings you an image of Danny McGrain holding a loft the Scottish Cup trophy, following Celtic’s 2-1 victory over Dundee United in May 1985.
The occasion was historic for so many reasons. It was the 100th Scottish Cup final and the last such final not to be an all ticket affair, after the SFA received huge criticism for allowing the dangerous overcrowding to take place at the Celtic end. In Celtic terms, the final was one for the history books because it was Davie Hay’s first triumph as Manager, the McStay’s became a pair of only a few brothers to ever lift the cup in the same team, and Davie Provan became only the fifth person to score direct from a free kick in a Scottish Cup final – the first do so for almost 40 years.
Provan’s goal was the equaliser for the Bhoys, before Frank McGarvey scored an incredible diving header to win the game with six minutes to go.
