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Trivia
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Scottish Cup Final
- Celtic win their 16th Scottish Cup thanks to a goal from John McPhail.
- Celtic’s first major senior trophy since the 1937/38 league title.
- This was the third time Celtic had met Motherwell in a cup final and the third time Celtic had beaten them.
- Jack McAlindon made way for John McPhail at centre forward.
- When the squad toured America that summer, John McPhail paraded the cup before each match.
Review
There have been many better Cup Finals than this one but few better goals than the one from John McPhail which gave Celtic the trophy for the 16th time.
Hunter made a miracle save midway through the second half from a Humphries half volley that was headed for the top corner.
“As I walked off at Hampden Park I felt I had got everything out of like I had ever wanted. I had become a member of the famous Celtic FC and holder of a Scottish Cup badge all in one year.”
Sean Fallon.
Teams
Celtic:
Hunter; Fallon, Rollo; Evans, Boden, Baillie; J Weir, Collins, McPhail, Peacock, Tully.
Scorers: McPhail (12)
Motherwell:
Johnstone, Kilmarnock, Shaw, McLeod, Paton, Redpath, Humphries, Forrest, Kelly, Watson, Aitkenhead
Scorers: none
Referee: Jack Mowat
Attendance: 131,943
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Glasgow Herald 23rd April 1951
Evening Times 23rd April 1951
Match report from The (London) Times, 23rd April 1951.
Programme