I am sure you have many great Scottish Cup final memories. For me the best was Airdrieonians, twice. My earliest memory of attending a final was the 1975 win, Kenny Dalglish, Paul Wilson and Pat McCluskey. Watched big Billy and Jinky emerge from Hampden with the trophy after the game.
Then, of course, there was that huge final in 1995. Six years without a trophy, Celtic were at their lowest point in decades and had already lost a final to Raith Rovers that season. Beating Airdrieonians in that final is one of the most important victories in Celtic history.
By any measure, apart from Scottish Cups, Hibs are the fifth biggest team in Scotland, yet they haven’t won the Cup in 110 years. Since then the Wright brothers headed to Kitty Hawk and tried to get ‘Flyer’ off the ground for the first time in history and Teddy Rosevelt made history by becoming the first US president to ride in a motor car.
If they can pull a good 90 minutes together today, Hibs might become the first club in Scottish footballs’ rebirth. They have reclaimed thousands of fans in recent weeks and are proof that there is life outside Glasgow.
Good luck to them.
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Scottish cup 85 and 88
Then 89 only this time goal right in to the Orc end
Think the ticket price was £4 in 85 and £5 in 88
Sure someone can tell me price ?
Best money ever spent
As for today………come on hibs ….just 1 goal that’s all it takes
Jam67
TheBarcaMole
All local guys as well :-)
It was only second ever game, My dad took me and zimmerman, also of this parish
We all know what happened next.
“My head says Hearts, and my heart says Hibs”
Brilliant Lenny:) Mon the Edinburgh Irish:)
Come on the Hibees.
Our feeder club since Celtic began, you deserve a wee bit of success.
Was on the phone to my pal who is a Jambo back in Scotland and he is in knots.
For my pal I would care but for Hearts I care little.
traditionalist88 on 19 May, 2012 at 14:50 said:
Heard that…..CLASS
Hibees
Hammers
Ulster
Bayern
For me a nice one if it comes in
Methinks Majority of Celtic fans will have origins in Ulster :)
Jail Jail
M
roy croppie, 14:24
I was in London and had no idea of the score when I got round to my pals at full time. Put BBC1 on and Motson (I think) started off the sentence by saying ‘and in Scotland Rangers…’ and my heart sank before he finished with ‘lost to Celtic’… as if the Huns had some god-given right to the trophy and they had been denied it.
And I thought if that had have been any other team in any other country it would have been reported as a team winning a cup, not the other team losing it.
Did Mc.Lean say, “the. 2010 Cup Final”?
Good question Kevtic! :-)
The BBC preview has been a shocker!
Went to 1965 final with a guy from my school (Brian McKenna are you a CQNer?).
On January 14 this year,outside Celtic Park I met Billy McNeill for the first time. We chatted for a wee bit (I was Holy Cross Hamilton and he was Our Lady’s Motherwell, so we had a bit of banter) and then I explained how I’d seen his winning goal in 1965 as he climbed on Bobby Lennox’s back to head the ball.
He burst out laughing and said “Aye, and he says he’s been carrying me ever since.”
HH
Come on yee boys in green….
There was an FA cup final, not sure if it was ’69 pr 71.
Anyway, Man City won and the interviewer said to manager Joe Mercer post match, ” incidentally, Celtic won the Scottih Cup today”.
Mercer replied, “and if they had been playing here today, they would have won this,too”.
A fan was Joe.
Switched on just in time for kick off. Who needs previews?
The first 8 minutes of this game for a neutral = Ludovico technique
Black leading with his arm as usual. If ever there was an archetypal hun it’s him.
Ian Black – scumbag
First Cup Final was 73 when Forsythe toe poked it over the line at the Celtic end.
Kenny and George Connelly scored. Conn scored for them.
RRC: on 19 May, 2012 at 14:04 said:
1st Scottish Cup Final for me 1967 against Aberdeen.
The Celtic team that day…
Simpsom, Craig, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeil, Clark, Johnstone, Wallace, Chalmers, Auld and Lennox
2nd Scottish Cup Final – 1969 Celtic 4 Rangers 0
Ditto….as we were at them together,
I remember just getting into the crowd as the game had kicked off…then big billy nets with that header,..can and pie in the air,didn’t even get a bite.
Ref having a poor game already ….Black went for the man not the ball with a leading elbow……Hibs not getting many of the decisions.
That was there Centenary Year……..now 40 years later it is their Liquidation Year.
Kujabi, dear oh dear, defender’s instinct :-(
Hearts lead – Barr.
Scrappy goal from a corner.Poor defending from Hibs – one defender staying on the line and playing everyone onside/
What was Hibs No 19 thinking?
Dreaming on post….
First final was 66 (replay) and as my Da was on night-shift, so I was allowed to go (in his place) with my Uncle Dan; knew on the Monday that I was going and it was all the Purgatory/Limbo stories rolled into one, waiting for the day!
Anyway, at school on the day, and asked Miss Brogan, Miss Brogan, Miss Brogan, if I could go home early as I had an upset tummy; of course son, no need to go on and on but will speak to your Mother at devotions tonight to see that you are ok eh!…..
To this day, I think she knew the script……..
Had told all the guys in the class at playtime kick-about that I was going to the game that night….
‘Aye, right, so ye ur’ ………
‘Am ur really’……
‘OK, get a programme then eh!’……
‘Aye, sure ah wull ah’ll get two’……..
So far up in the God’s at Hampden; seriously, even years later being in Barcelona where the players looked like dots was ‘nothing’ in comparison to my childhood rememberances……
Long story cut short…
No programmes on sale, really!!!
Wrong result but still a magical experience…
The whole experience in longer format was recounted on ‘The Dubai Hoops CSC’ website and response(s) came back from erstwhile classmates saying ‘ah didnae believe you about the nae programmes line then and ah still don’t’……wae a wee smiley, I might add!!!
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Scottish cup memory.. My specs falling off when we scored v Dundee Utd , Provan free kick.. In the old north terrace, just caught them before they hit ground..
Oof Diethun score.. Nightmare .. Saved ref a handball call though..
zimmerman
How you doing bud?
Aye, with the St. Etienne game in 68 too
At times, Hearts are the team I despise most in life.. can’t stand them..
This is like the Junior Cup Final. Off to watch the mighty Frankel soon.
Best cup final 1965! As an older CQN I well remember the defeats post 1957 and the 1965 final reminded me why I was part of The Celtic Family. Agree with Paul 67 re the 1995 final, a watershed for CFC.
BTW the 1967 team was not too bad and if only BJ kept the same eleven for Lisbon who knows? Did he? Halcyon days
Hail Hail to all Tims
Hearts players getting the benefit of doubt over yellow cards.
Hard to see how Hibs can turn this game around.
They are rank!
The mib is having a poor game or he is a hun.
2 – 0 Skacel
afternoon bhoys and ghirls
did my ears decieve me or did billy dodds gush ” ah like ian black, he’s got all the skill” ???????
he’s a feckin hatchet man!!!!
damn 2-0 as i type
So that’ll be 111 years then.
just back from the Celtic Festival at Newbattle Abbey College in Dalkeith (its always good to do something involving Celtic on a Saturday !). A young group from Donegal there – An Crann Og – superb traditional Irish music. To be recommended !!
Hibs are brutal and need to change things just to avoid a hiding here
Hibs are playing rubbish. Get Stokes and Brown off!
Oh, wait a minute…:-)
just you watch the jambo players drop like flies everytime they are challenged