1907 – Celtic 3-0 Hearts
The 1907 final ensured another piece of history for the Celts, and also Scottish football.
Playing at Hampden Park in April 1907, 50,000 turned out to watch Celtic face Hearts. The Edinburgh men had won the previous season’s cup and so were expected to be tough opponents. Instead, it proved to be a one-sided contest as a Willie Orr penalty and Peter Somers double made it 3-0 to Celtic.
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- Willie Orr, Celtic FC, photo The Celtic Wiki
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- Peter Somers. Photo The Celtic Wiki
Four days later, Celtic went to Partick Thistle’s Meadowside ground and claimed a 2-0 win, making the Celts the champions. This was the first time in Celtic and Scottish football’s history that a team had won the League and Scottish Cup double, although it would certainly not be the last occasion this happened.
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