The game had been scheduled to be played at Ibrox on 12 April, but the first Ibrox disaster took place the week earlier and forced the final to be moved.
Going to Celtic’s home ground for the Cup Final was a daunting prospect at the time, albeit the crowd was only 15,000 strong due to the gale force winds that whipped around the west of Scotland.
The first half was a quiet one before the game came to life in the second period. Despite struggling with the conditions, Celtic had the first big opportunity. George Livingstone broke away before his effort beat the Hibs ‘keeper and rebounded off the crossbar. The ball fell to the feet of Celtic forward William McCafferty who couldn’t take advantage of the opportunity.
From that point, Hibs took control of the proceedings and a goal seemed to be only a matter of time. Bobby Atherton looked as if he had scored with a terrific effort, but to his dismay and that of the Hibs fans in the ground, the goal was disallowed.
In the 75th minute, the Hibees finally took the lead. Paddy Callaghan’s clever corner was left by Bobby Atherton and ran through to Andy McGeechan who struck an effort into the net from close range.
Hibs continued to press forward and should have increased their lead, but with time running out, a last minute counter-attack from Celtic almost brought an equaliser.
The final whistle sparked celebrations from the Hibernian FC faithful before the Scottish Cup was presented to Hibs Club President Phillip Farmer, Great Uncle of former owner Sir Tom Farmer, in the Alexandra Hotel.
The team were paraded along Princes Street to the Waverley Station where traffic had been stopped because of a reception by a crowd of ten thousand, the biggest yet for a cup winning team.
The Hibs team that day was Rennie, Gray, Glen, Breslin, Harrower, Robertson, McCall, McGeachan, Divers, Callaghan, and Atherton.
Little did anyone associated with the club know that this would be their last Scottish Cup triumph for 114 years.
