1922_Scottish_Cup_final

1922 Scottish Cup final

1922 Scottish Cup final

Football match

The 1922 Scottish Cup Final was played on 15 April 1922 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 44th staging of the Scottish Cup. Morton (as the Greenock club was named at the time) and Rangers contested the match, Morton won the match 1–0 with Jimmy Gourlay scoring the only goal of the game in the 12th minute.

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The match was hard fought, with Morton defending aggressively. Rangers captain Andy Cunningham went off on 30 minutes with a fractured jaw and Rangers played the remainder of the game with ten men.[1] Rangers had the bulk of play and missed a number of chances to score.[1]

The victory was Morton's sole Scottish Cup win. For the 2021–22 season, the club issued a 100th anniversary commemorative 'throwback' home kit with a similar design and no sponsor.[2]

Match details

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Attendance: 75,000

Teams

MORTON:
GKScotland Dave Edwards
FBScotland Jock McIntyre
FBScotland Robert Brown
RHScotland Jimmy Gourlay 12'
CHScotland Jackie Wright
LHScotland Bob McGregor
ORScotland Jock Buchanan
IRScotland Alex McNab
CFScotland Bobby McKay
ILScotland Alfred Brown
OLScotland James McMinn
Manager:
Scotland Bob Cochrane
RANGERS:
GKScotland William Robb
FBNorthern Ireland Bert Manderson
FBNorthern Ireland Billy McCandless
RHScotland David Meiklejohn
CHEngland Arthur Dixon
LHScotland Tommy Muirhead
ORScotland Sandy Archibald
IRScotland Andy Cunningham downward-facing red arrow 30'
CFScotland Geordie Henderson
ILScotland Tommy Cairns
OLScotland Alan Morton
Manager:
Scotland Bill Struth

See also

Played between the same teams:

References

  1. [1]
    "Scottish Cup Final | Morton's First Victory", Glasgow Herald, Glasgow, p. 4, 17 April 1922
  2. [2]
    Ronnie Cowan hails new Morton retro strip to mark 100th anniversary of Scottish Cup win, Greenock Telegraph, 2 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022
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