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CELTIC’S SCOTTISH CUP FINALS – Number 6…

CELTIC 5-1 ST MIRREN – HAMPDEN, 18th APRIL 1908 – Celtic went one better this year and won the Grand Slam – the Scottish Cup, Scottish League, Glasgow Cup and the Glasgow Charity Cup. Today on a windy day at Hampden, Celtic won their 6th Scottish Cup with a masterly performance over St Mirren.

Alec Bennett scored twice. Photo The Celtic Wiki

The forward play of McMenemy in particular was a sight to behold and ironically he was the only member of the forward line who didn’t score, Alec Bennett being the man who scored twice.

The Celtic team: Adams, McNair and Weir; Young, Loney and Hay; Bennett, McMenemy, Quinn, Somers and Hamilton. Scorers:Bennett 10, 48, Quinn 36, Hamilton 61, Somers 85

St Mirren: Grant, Gordon and White; Key, Robertson and McAvoy; Clements, Cunningham, Wylie, Paton and Anderson Scorer: Cunningham 53

Referee: Mr J Ferguson, Falkirk Attendance: 55-60,000

David Potter

Saints simply swept aside in rather one-sided Scottish Cup final as Celtic win their 6th Scottish Cup to create history with the first ever back-to-back league and Scottish Cup double.

Celtic’s Napoleon Jimmy McMenemy, image by Celtic Curio for Celtic in the Thirties, available at Celticstarbooks.com

Only man in the forward line not to score was Jimmy McMenemy, and he was the best player on the field!

The Evening News reporter had his papers blown out of the Press Box and he had to climb on to the roof of the stand to get it back – to the alarm of the crowd!

*Article from The Celtic Star archives, featuring the brilliant Celtic writing from Celtic Historian David Potter. Stay tuned for Celtic’s seventh Scottish Cup triumph. Any idea when that was? Don’t worry we’ll tell you shortly!

Alec McNair – Celtic’s Icicle. Available from Celticstarbooks.com