Thursday 11 January 2007

Celtic 2 Dundee United 1 - 18th May 1985, Scottish Cup Final

Season 1984-85 was another poor one for Celtic. Aberdeen dominated the league, winning the championship with a 7 point margin from Celtic. The League Cup run had ended at the Quarter Final stage, a 2-1 loss to Dundee United leaving Celtic in danger of finishing a second succesive season without a trophy.

The Hoops last chance for silverware lay in the Scottish cup. Wins over Hamilton and Inverness saw Celtic into the quarter final, where two games were needed to see off Dundee. The Semi Final opponents were Motherwell, and another replay was required before Celtic finally won through to the final with a 3-0 victory. Opponents in the final were to be Dundee United, who had finished third in the League.

The 1984-85 Scottish Cup Final at Hampden was the 100th in the tournaments history. A packed crowd saw Dundee Utd take a first half lead through Stuart Beeedie. But as has happened so often in games between Celtic and United, Celtic turned the game around in the closing stages. With only 14 minutes remaining Davie Provan curls a beautiful free kick into the top corner to level the game. And it's left to Frank McGarvey to pop up with an 84th minute winner and send the cup back to Paradise.








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