Oh Hampden in the sun… 52 years on
Thankfully Celtic banged in seven of them with Billy McPhail leading the way with a hat-trick.
The Celtic team contains some great names, Charlie Tully, Bobby Evans, Bertie Peacock, Sean Fallon and Neilly Mochan are all still fondly remembered by older supporters but amazingly it was to be the last Celtic trophy win for all of them.
The celebrations must have been special but it was to be a long eight years before Celtic lifted another trophy which perhaps adds to the charm and mystique of the 7-1 match… not to mention the BBC ‘losing’ footage of the match before it resurfaced about 30 years later!
Bertie Auld had played for Celtic in both legs of the quarter-final win over Third Lanark as well as the semi final win over Clyde but wasn’t selected for the final.
Bertie’s story is great enough, signed three times by Celtic, a Fairs Cup Final appearance for Birmingham but nothing would have topped playing in Lisbon and also the 7-1 game… although Bertie is hardly short on talking points.
CELTIC: Dick Beattie, John Donnelly, Sean Fallon, Willie Fernie, Bobby Evans, Bertie Peacock, Charlie Tully, Bobby Collins, Billy McPhail, Sammy Wilson, Neilly Mochan