| Match Pictures | Matches: 1907 – 1908 | 1907-08 League |
Trivia
- Aggressive match.
- Jamie Weir was taken off with a broken nose, which Celtic players believed was no accident
- Hibs' Borthwick charged little Davie Hamilton "rather forcefully", then Jimmy Quinn charged him in retaliation.
- Hamilton sent off for saying "I wish I had a revolver" which was deemed "obscene and threatening language". Hamilton suspended – for two months!
- Quinn sent off but was exonerated.
- Referee Stark, already in trouble for "poor control" of previous games – So why was he put in charge of this one?
Review
Games between Hibs and Celtic often had an edge about them, and this one was no exception.
Celtic were leading comfortably but Jamie Weir was taken off with a broken nose, which Celtic players believed was no accident.
Hib's Borthwick charged little Davie Hamilton "rather forcefully", then Jimmy Quinn charged him in retaliation.
Referee Stark, already in trouble for "poor control" of previous games, sent off both Quinn for charge and Hamilton for saying "I wish I had a revolver" which was deemed "obscene and threatening language".
Celtic finished game with 8 men.
Later Quinn was exonerated, but Hamilton suspended – for two months!
Teams
Hibs:
Rennie, Main and Allan; Grieve, Borthwick and Duguid; Callaghan, Harker, McNeill, Findlay and Ritchie
Scorers: Main 80
Celtic:
Adams, McNair and Weir; Young, Loney and Hay; Bennett, McMenemy, Quinn, Somers and Hamilton
Scorers:Quinn 20, 42
Referee: Mr J Stark, Cambuslang
Attendance: 17,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
- Match Pictures