1925 Scottish Cup Final

Event

Celtic	Dundee

2	1

Date

11 April 1925

Venue

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Referee

T. Dougray

Attendance

75,317

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1926 →

The 1925 Scottish Cup Final was the 47th final of the Scottish Cup. The match took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 11 April 1925.^[1] The match was contested by Celtic and Dundee, with Celtic winning 2–1 for their eleventh success in the tournament and seeing them overtake Queens Park as the most successful club in the cup. The game is best remembered for Patsy Gallacher's equalising goal for Celtic, where he somersaulted over the goalkeeper into the goal with the ball between his feet.^[2]

Match details

Report

Dundee dominated the early stages of the game. They ably defended against Celtic's forwards, whilst their own attackers repeatedly threatened the Celtic goal. Dundee took the lead after 30 minutes when David McLean scored with a fine shot. The rest of the first half saw the game fluctuate, with both goalkeepers kept busy. However, both sets of defenders restricted their opponents to long range shots.^[3]

The second half saw Celtic constantly pushing forward for an equaliser, but were repeatedly thwarted by Dundee goalkeeper Jock Britton. The Dundee attack was largely nullified due to Celtic's pressure in attack.^[3] Celtic eventually equalised on 81 minutes:^[3] Peter Wilson passed to Patsy Gallacher, who dribbled past several Dundee defenders. Close to goal, Gallacher was tackled and fell, but he gripped the ball inbetween his feet and somersaulted into the goal - tangling himself in the goalnet in the process.

Dundee's confidence was visibly shaken after that, with Britton time-wasting at taking goal-kicks, and virtually every outfield player now acting as a defender.^[3] On 86 minutes,^[3] Celtic scored what proved to be the winning goal. John McFarlane took a free kick, sending it towards goal, and Jimmy McGrory headed it in to put Celtic 2-1 ahead.^[4]

Details

11 April 1925

Celtic	2 – 1	Dundee
Gallacher 81' McGrory 86'		McLean 30'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 75,317^[3]

Referee: T. Dougray


Celtic:
GK		Peter Shevlin
RB		Willie McStay
LB		Hugh Hilley
RH		Peter Wilson
CH		Jimmy McStay
LH		John McFarlane
OR		Paddy Connolly
IR		Patsy Gallacher
CF		Jimmy McGrory
IL		Alec Thomson
OL		Adam McLean
Manager:
Willie Maley


Dundee:
GK		Jock Britton
RB		Finlay Brown
LB		Napper Thomson
RH		Jock Ross
CH		Willie Rankin
LH		Sam Irving
OR		Charlie Duncan
IR		Dave McLean
CF		Dave Halliday
IL		Johnnie Rankin
OL		Jock Gilmour
Manager:
Sandy MacFarlane

References

^ "Scottish Cup Final tie today". The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ Campbell, Tom; Woods, Pat (1987). The Glory & The Dream. Grafton. p. 119. ISBN 9780586200056.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Scottish Cup Final: Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time". The Glasgow Herald (via The Celtic Wiki). 13 April 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ "Scottish Cup Final: Celtic 2 Dundee !". The Scotsman (via Celtic Wiki). 13 April 1925. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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