1896 Scottish Cup Final

Event

Heart of Midlothian	Hibernian

3	1

Date

14 March 1896

Venue

Logie Green, Edinburgh

Referee

Mr W McLeod

Attendance

16,034

The 1896 Scottish Cup Final was played on 14 March 1896 at Logie Green in Edinburgh^[1] and was the final of the 23rd season of the Scottish Cup. The Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts and Hibernian contested the match. Hearts won the match 3–1, thanks to goals from Davie Baird (penalty kick), Alex King and Willie Michael.^[1]^[2] Jo O'Neill scored a consolation goal for Hibs.^[1]

As of 2014, it is the only Scottish Cup Final to have been played outside the city of Glasgow.^[1] Logie Green was then the home ground of another Edinburgh club, St Bernard's.^[3]

Final

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

14 March 1896

Heart of Midlothian	3 – 1	Hibernian
Davie Baird 3' (pen) Alex King Willie Michael		Jo O'Neill

Logie Green, Edinburgh
Attendance: 16,034

Teams


Hearts:
GK		Fairbairn
RB		McCartney
LB		Mirk
RH		Begbie
CH		Russell
LH		Hogg
RW		Mclaren
IR		Baird
CF		Michael
IL		King
LW		Walker


Hibernian:
GK		McColl
RB		Robertson
LB		Macfarlane
RH		Breslin
CH		Neil
LH		Murphy
RW		Murray
IR		Kennedy
CF		Groves
IL		Smith
LW		O'Neill

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Historians up for cup memorial at derby final site". Edinburgh Evening News (Johnston Press). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
↑ "London Hearts Match Report". Retrieved 27 June 2011.
↑ "Logie Green: the final Edinburgh didn't want". The Scotsman (Johnston Press). 27 March 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

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