1975 Scottish Cup final

1975 Scottish Cup Final
Event	1974–75 Scottish Cup
Date	3 May 1975
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Ian Foote
Attendance	75,457
	← 1974 1976 →

The 1975 Scottish Cup Final was played on 3 May 1975 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the 90th final of the Scottish Cup. Celtic and Airdrieonians contested the match: Celtic won the match 3–1 with goals from Paul Wilson (two) and a Pat McCluskey penalty; Kevin McCann scoring Airdrieonians’ goal.

The game was Celtic's seventh successive appearance in the final, it was also Celtic's 25th Scottish Cup. Airdrieonians played in their second Scottish Cup final, 51 years after they won the cup.

After the match, Celtic captain Billy McNeill announced his retirement.

Match details

3 May 1975

Celtic	3–1	Airdrieonians
Wilson 14', 43' McCluskey 58'	[1]	McCann 42'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 75,457

Referee: Ian Foote

Teams


CELTIC:
GK		Peter Latchford
DF		Danny McGrain
DF		Billy McNeill
DF		Pat McCluskey
DF		Andy Lynch
MF		Paul Wilson
MF		Steve Murray
MF		Ronnie Glavin
MF		Bobby Lennox
FW		Kenny Dalglish
FW		Harry Hood
Substitutes:
MF		Tommy Callaghan
DF		Roddie MacDonald
Manager:
Jock Stein


AIRDRIEONIANS:
GK		Dave McWilliams
DF		Paul Jonquin
DF		John Menzies
DF		Jim Black
DF		Mark Cowan
MF		Kevin McCann
MF		Derek Whiteford
MF		John Lapsley
MF		Billy Wilson
FW		Tommy Walker
FW		Willie McCulloch
Substitutes:
MF		Tommy Reynolds
DF		Jim March
Manager:
Ian McMillan

External links

SFA report

References

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