1925 Scottish Cup final
final match of the 1924-1925 Scottish Cup
The 1925 Scottish Cup Final was the 47th final of the Scottish Cup. The match took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 11 April 1925. The match was contested by Celtic and Dundee, with Celtic winning 2–1 for their eleventh success in the tournament and seeing them overtake Queens Park as the most successful club in the cup. The game is best remembered for Patsy Gallacher's equalising goal for Celtic, where he somersaulted over the goalkeeper into the goal with the ball between his feet.
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Dundee dominated the early stages of the game. They ably defended against Celtic's forwards, whilst their own attackers repeatedly threatened the Celtic goal. Dundee took the lead after 30 minutes when David McLean scored with a fine shot. The rest of the first half saw the game fluctuate, with both goalkeepers kept busy. However, both sets of defenders restricted their opponents to long range shots.
The second half saw Celtic constantly pushing forward for an equaliser, but were repeatedly thwarted by Dundee goalkeeper Jock Britton.
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