Sunday is Celtic’s Scottish Cup Semi-Final Centenary
CELTIC’S SCOTTISH CUP SEMI-FINAL CENTENARY…Callum McGregor of Celtic celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Semi Final match between St Johnstone and Celtic at Ha...
Sunday is Celtic’s Scottish Cup Semi-Final Centenary CELTIC’S SCOTTISH CUP SEMI-FINAL CENTENARY… Callum McGregor of Celtic celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Semi Final match between St Johnstone and Celtic at Hampden Park on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) This Sunday, the Celts are in Scottish Cup semi-final action against St Mirren. Including replays, it will be the Bhoys’ 100th such match.
It’s no surprise that the game is at Hampden Park; this has become the accepted home of national semi-finals and finals in Scotland. However, this wasn’t always the case. St Johnstone v Celtic, Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park on Sunday 20 April 2025.
Photo by Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star) Until 1912, Scottish Cup semi-finals were not held at neutral venues. Instead, the first team picked in the draw got a home game for this match. Callum McGregor of Celtic celebrates scoring the opening goal with James Forrest during the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Semi Final match between St Johnstone and Celtic at Hampden Park on April 20, 2025.
(Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) Celtic’s first such semi-final took them out of Glasgow. In 1889, the Celts travelled to Boghead in Dumbarton where they overcame the local team by four goals to one. This took the green-and-white men to their first final although they lost to Third Lanark.
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