From Australia to Hampden: Pars fans cross globe for cup final

Many fans flew across the world to watch the Pars [Mark Smith] Dunfermline Athletic fans have travelled across the globe to watch their team have a shot of glory at Hampden. Supporters from Australia, the US, the Netherlands and beyond have made the pilgrimage to Scotland for the Scottish Cup final clash with Celtic. Neil Lennon's Championship side beat top-flight Hibernian, Aberdeen and Falkirk en-route to the showpiece match.

And they will make history if they can overcome Martin O'Neill's Premiership winners and lift the trophy for the first time since 1968. Celtic v Dunfermline: All you need to know about Scottish Cup final 'Underdogs bite' - Dunfermline boss Lennon warns Celtic BBC Scotland News spoke to Pars fans who said they could not miss the big match -including a family who cut short a holiday. Mark Smith, from Dunfermline, has lived in Batemans Bay in New South Wales, Australia, for 15 years.

He travelled home with his 11-year-old son, Jake, last week. They booked flights last month, hours after Dunfermline beat rivals Falkirk in the semi-final. He said: "We watched the game in the middle of the night by the time it got to penalties it was 7:00.

"We booked flights that morning. My cousin is Matty Todd so it will be really special. "There is a bus with 80 of us driving over tomorrow morning.