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Trivia
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Scottish Cup Final
- Celtic win Scottish Cup final for second time (first time was in 1892).
- Rangers were winners in the previous two seasons, which helped establish them as a premier club in Scotland.
- Celtic stopped Rangers winning the Scottish League & Cup double.
- An interesting speech after that cup final saw Celtic chairman JH McLaughlin say in a fulsome mood:
- “Sectarianism is a dead letter in Scottish football… We cull players from all quarters, regardless of sect.”
A wag in the crowd shouted back “Or cost!“. A dig at Celtic’s spending (Harry Marshall‘s loan had cost £300, a lot in those days).
Review
[TBC]
Below Scottish Cup winner’s medal from 1898-89 medal is Willie Orr’s who actually didn’t play in this match. It was up for auction in Sep 2021. The winning team received £20 along with their medal. see: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/graham-budd-auctions-ltd/catalogue-id-srgrah10030/lot-a4761425-6694-4794-a8c6-ad8b00d72abe
Teams
Celtic :
McArthur, Welford, Storrier, Battles, Marshall, King, Hodge, Campbell, Divers, McMahon & Bell
Goals : McMahon, Hodge
Rangers :
Dickie, Smith, Crawford, Gibson, Neil, Mitchell, Campbell, McPherson, Hamilton, Millar & A Smith.
Goals : none
Attendance : 25,000
Ref : Tom Robertson (Queens Park)
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
Pictures
- Match Pictures
Articles
Dundee Advertiser 24th April 1899
Dundee Courier 24th April 1899
Dundee Evening Telegraph 24th April 1899
Glasgow Herald 24th April 1899
London Morning Post 24th April 1899
The Scotsman 24th April 1899
South Wales Daily News 24th April 1899
Sunderland Echo 24th April 1899
Glasgow Herald 24th April 1899
Match report from The (London) Times
