1909 Scottish Cup final

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{{Infobox football match

| title = 1909 Scottish Cup Final

| image =

| event = 1908–09 Scottish Cup

| team1 = Rangers

| team1score1 = 2

| team2 = Celtic

| team2score1 = 2

| details1 =

| date1 = 10 Apr 1909

| stadium1 = Hampden Park

| city1 = Glasgow

| man_of_the_match1a =

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| man_of_the_match1b =

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| referee1 =

| attendance1 = 70,000

| weather1 =

| secondleg = Replay

| team1score2 = 1

| team2score2 = 1

| details2 =

| date2 = 17 April 1909

| stadium2 = Hampden Park

| city2 = Glasgow

| man_of_the_match2a =

| referee2 =

| attendance2 = 60,000

| weather2 =

| previous = 1908

| next = 1910

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The 1909 Scottish Cup final was the final of the 36th season of the Scottish Cup. The match was an Old Firm affair contested by Rangers and Celtic at Hampden Park, with the trophy being withheld by the Scottish Football Association following crowd disorder.{{cite news|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,,2038307,00.html |title=Why no one won the Scottish Cup in 1909|date=21 March 2007|access-date=4 October 2009|publisher=The Guardian}}

The final ended 2–2 on 10 April,[http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Scottish+Cup+Riot+1909 Scottish Cup Riot 1909], TheCelticWiki. Accessed 2009-10-04. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100508045010/http://www.kerrydalestreet.com/page/Scottish+Cup+Riot+1909 Archived] 2009-10-07. prompting a replay which took place on 17 April. When that ended 1–1, the initial assumption was that extra time would follow, but competition rules only provided for that in the event of a second replay. When it became clear to the crowd that extra time would not be played, and fuelled by rumours that the results were manipulated to increase ticket revenue, the crowd invaded the pitch. In the ensuing disorder, the goalposts were torn down, parts of the pitch were ripped up and the wooden pay-boxes were set alight. Mounted police and the fire brigade also came under attack and in total there were over 100 injuries.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VtVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aaYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6287%2C5574164 Riot at Hampden Park. | Angry Football Spectators.], The Glasgow Herald, 19 April 1909

Both clubs requested the SFA not schedule a second replay and subsequently, the trophy and medals were withheld. Queen's Park F.C., the owners of Hampden, were paid £500 in compensation by the SFA, who ordered both competing clubs to pay an additional £150 each.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13198793.Six_classic_matches__the_birth_of_the_Old_Firm_and_the_day_Hampden_burned/|title=Six classic matches: the birth of the Old Firm and the day Hampden burned|date=26 January 2015|access-date=29 November 2017|publisher=The Herald}}{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/the-old-firm-story-when-fans-joined-forces-to-riot-1-4162491|title=The Old Firm story: When fans joined forces to riot|date=24 June 2016|access-date=29 November 2017|publisher=The Scotsman}}