1960-04-02: Rangers 1-1 Celtic, Scottish Cup SF

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Trivia

Scotland announced the team to face England at Hampden on 9th April. Duncan MacKay and Bobby Evans were selected. MacKay was also selected for the U23s to face Belgium on 20th April along with Frank Haffey and Billy McNeill.
Rangers had just come off of winning the quarter final replay European cup game against Sparta Rotterdam and were set up for a European Cup semi final against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Eric Smith was out having suffered a head injury in a car crash during the previous week. In came Stevie Chalmers and back came John Divers who had recovered from the ankle knock that had kept him out against Third Lanark.
In the other semi final played at Ibrox Kilmarnock beat Clyde 2-0 to contest their second Scottish Cup in four years.

Review

After initial clashes this settled down in the first half to a series of midfield skirmishes with both sets of half backs going turn and turn about. In the 25th minute Celtic won a corner taken by Colrain. The ball sailed over and Chalmers took a mighty leap to head home for Celtic. Rangers threw everything at the Celtic goal but also had to survive an excellent header from Divers.
Rangers came out for the second half with the wind at their backs and proceeded to camp in the Celtic half searching for the equaliser. Celtic's forwards were dangerous whenever they saw the ball, no more so than Mochan. Rangers equaliser arrived in the 68th minute from a Millar header. Celtic desperately held out for the final twenty minutes.