Celtic had gone five barren, trophyless seasons between 1989-90 and 1993-94. The 1995 Scottish Cup Final was the last chance to avoid making it six. And having finished fourth in the league, it was Tommy Burns' sides last hope of bringing European football to Celtic Park the following season.
What followed was 90 minutes of scrappy football that ran in contradiction to much of what the Tommy Burns Celtic sides are remembered for. But Celtic got the win - the decisive goal coming from the head of our newest hero, Pierre Van Hooijdonk. And when the final whistle went, no one cared how bad the performance might have been. Six years of agony were over, and the Scottish Cup was coming back to Celtic Park.
Of course it'd be another 3 seasons of misery before we won anything else, but we were still blissfully ignorant of that in May 1995.
What followed was 90 minutes of scrappy football that ran in contradiction to much of what the Tommy Burns Celtic sides are remembered for. But Celtic got the win - the decisive goal coming from the head of our newest hero, Pierre Van Hooijdonk. And when the final whistle went, no one cared how bad the performance might have been. Six years of agony were over, and the Scottish Cup was coming back to Celtic Park.
Of course it'd be another 3 seasons of misery before we won anything else, but we were still blissfully ignorant of that in May 1995.
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