| Match Pictures | Matches: 1925 – 1926 |
Trivia
- Glasgow Cup final
- Clyde defeat Celtic in a shock result as Clyde played the entire second half without Cowan.
- Clyde’s team includes ex-Celt George McLaughlin who played only once for Celtic’s first team.
- A shock a result as this was only Celtic’s second defeat so far in the season, and Clyde were in the second tier. Celtic were also reigning Scottish Cup title holders, and had just defeated Rangers 2-0 just two days back.
- Celtic did still go on to win the league whilst Clyde won promotion coming 2nd in the second tier.
- The Glasgow Cup victory was to be Clyde’s last Glasgow Cup title until 1946-47, it was also only their second ever Glasgow Cup title.
- This game saw Patsy Gallacher’s final appearance in the hoops.
Review
Teams
CELTIC: Shevlin, W McStay, Hilley, Wilson, J McStay,
McFarlane, Connolly, Gallacher, McGrory, Thomson McLean
Scorer: McGrory
CLYDE: Tommy Fraser, George McGuire, Kelly, Wallace, Gibson, Liddell, Malone, William Ballantyne, Cowan, Willie Hood, McLaughlan
Scorers: W. McStay o.g., Gibson
Referee: T. Dougray (Bellshill)
Attendance: 23,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
- Match Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman, Oct 12, 1925
GLASGOW CUP
DEFEAT OF THE CELTIC
The unexpected happened at Celtic Park, Glasgow, where Clyde, after a great fight triumphed over the Celtic in the Glasgow Cup final. Despite the fact that both teams had played two stiff games during the week, the game was fought out at a great pace throughout. Clyde deserved every credit for their victory, as they had to play throughout the second half without Cowan, who met an injury just before the interval. The Second Division team made a good start, and when four minutes had gone W. McStay, when hard pressed by McLachlan, put the ball through his own goal. McGrory made the scores level after 16 minutes’ play, but before the interval Gibson again gave the Clyde the lead by heading the ball into the net following a corner kick. In the second half the Celtic made desperate efforts to save the game, but some poor shooting, coupled with a great defensive display by Clyde, nullified their efforts. Fraser kept a grand goal for the winners, and of the others, Gibson, McGuire, Kelly, Malone, and McLachlan were best. The attendance was about 23,000.
