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CELTIC’S SCOTTISH CUP FINALS – Number 4…

CELTIC 3-2 RANGERS – HAMPDEN, 16th APRIL 1904 – This was the first game to be played at New Hampden and is generally seen as the springboard for the great “6 in a row League Championship” side that came next. It was also the occasion of the Jimmy Quinn hat-trick.

Jimmy Quinn scored a hat-trick , image by Celtic Curio

Rangers were 2-0 up early on, but then Quinn charged through to score and then hammered home a cross from Bobby Muir to equalise before half time. Then Jimmy charged through to score another goal not dissimilar to his first. He was almost dismembered by his ecstatic team mates, but then shook them off and walked with grim determination “cool as hell” (as an admirer out it) back to the centre line. This is arguably Celtic’s best and most famous Scottish Cup final of them all.

Scottish Cup final 1904 match ball, won by Celtic’s Jimmy Quinn who scored a hat-trick to turn around a 2-0 lead for Rangers. Photo The Celtic Wiki

Celtic Team – Davy Adams, Donald McLeod, Willie Orr, Jim Young, Willie Loney, Jimmy Hay, Bobby Muir, Jimmy McMenemy, Jimmy Quinn, Peter Somers, Davie Hamilton. Goals:- Quinn (3)

Rangers Team: Watson, N Smith, Drummond, Henderson, Stark, Robertson, Walker, Speedie, Mackie, Donachie, A Smith. Goals:- Speedie (2).

Referee: Mr T Robertson, Queen’s Park. Attendance: : 64,323.

Jimmy Quinn is the Celtic hero.

David Potter from his brilliant book on Jimmy Quinn

Rising to prominence with his hat-trick in the Scottish Cup final of 1904 against Rangers – a feat that remained unique until 1972 – Jimmy Quinn became the spearhead of Willie Maley’s great Edwardian side who won six League titles in a row. Making over 300 appearances and scoring 216 goals for his beloved Celtic, Quinn also became the hero of Scotland when in 1910 he almost single handedly beat England 2-0 to become the undisputed best player in Great Britain. No stranger to controversy, being twice sent off in acrimonious and controversial circumstances against Rangers, he played his part in the events that led up to the famous Hampden Riot of 1909.

Born in Croy in 1878 of illiterate Irish immigrants Quinn was in fact a reluctant hero and remained a shy and unpretentious man until his death in 1945. Some of the very essence of Scottish football lies here in the story of Jimmy Quinn – a gratifying read for anyone with a love for the Scottish game.

David Potter

Celtic – Scottish Cup winners 1904. Jimmy Quinn is the Celtic Hero

*Article from The Celtic Star archives, featuring the brilliant Celtic writing from Celtic Historian David Potter. Stay tuned for Celtic’s fifth 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