Celtic FC – Scottish Cup Winners for the 19th time – 1967

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·27. Mai 2025

Celtic FC – Scottish Cup Winners for the 19th time – 1967

CELTIC’S SCOTTISH CUP FINALS – Number 19…

CELTIC 2-0 ABERDEEN – HAMPDEN, 29 APRIL 1967 – Celtic were on the way to Lisbon, having got the better of Dukla Prague on the Tuesday night! Would this cause them to “take their eye off the ball” as far as the Scottish Cup was concerned? They were up against a good Aberdeen side, who were, as usual well supported on such occasions.

But Willie Wallace, who had joined the club from Hearts last December, scored a goal either side of half time, and without any undue alarms, Celtic saw out Aberdeen to win their 19th Scottish Cup. In fairness to Aberdeen, it must be pointed out that their Manager Eddie Turnbull was absent, having taken ill at the Gleneagles Hotel.

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The Celtic team was: Simpson, Craig, Gemmell. Murdoch, McNeill, Clark, Johnstone, Wallace, Chalmers, Auld, Lennox. Scorers: Wallace 2 (42, 49)

Aberdeen: Clark, Whyte, Shewan, Munro, McMillan, Petersen, Wilson, Smith, Storrie, Melrose, Johnston

Referee: WM Syme Attendance: 126,102

*On the 26th April Kilmarnock beat Lokomotiv Leipzig 2-0 to progress to the semi finals of the Fairs Cup. This put three Scottish representatives in the final stages of all three European trophies this season and would represent a real footballing achievement in any terms for such a small nation to compete on terms with all the European greats.

*Celtic delayed naming the team till late Friday. However when the announcement was made it came as no surprise that there were no changes to the line-up that had drawn with Dukla Prague.

*A huge crowd turned up at Hampden for the game. Contrary to the Hampden hoodoo, Aberdeen took the ‘home’ dressing room but the ‘liucky’ dressing room failed to work its magic.

*Aberdeen manager Eddie Turnbull suddenly taken unwell on the morning of the match and cannot attend the game.

*Ronnie Simpson is a cup winner at 36 years old.

*Third trophy Celtic have won this season – only two to go – League and European Cup.

*Simpson, Craig, Johnstone and Wallace win their first Scottish cup medal.