Scottish Cup Final
25th April 1959
Hampden Park, Glasgow
St. Mirren 3-1 Aberdeen
BRYCELAND 43
MILLER 65
BAKER 76
Baird 89
ATT: 108,591
Referee: Jack Mowatt
- Highly fancied Saints proved the critics right by comfortably disposing of the Dons to bring the Cup back to Paisley for the second time.
- The red hot forward line do the business once more for Saints, with Tommy Bryceland opening the scoring with a brilliant header from 15 yards just before half time.
- Alistair Miller added a second from close range midway through the 2nd half before Gerry Baker completed the feat of scoring in every round by clinically finding the top corner from just inside the box with 14 minutes remaining.
- Aberdeen grabbed a late consolation, but Saints wouldn’t be denied and the roar at full time from Hampden Park could be heard at Paisley Cross.
- The attendance was one of only two matches in Scotland that has ever attracted over 100,000 with either old firm club not playing.
- The numbers travelling from Aberdeen were estimated at 10,000, with close to 70,000 making the journey on behalf of Saints and the rest were neutrals.
- Captain David Lapsley retired after the match.
| St. Mirren | No | Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Walker | 1 | Fred Martin |
| David Lapsley | 2 | Dave Caldwell |
| John Wilson | 3 | Jimmy Hogg |
| Jackie Neilson | 4 | Ken Brownlee |
| Jackie McGugan | 5 | Jim Clunie |
| Tommy Leishman | 6 | Archie Glen |
| Jim Rodger | 7 | Dickie Ewen |
| Tommy Bryceland | 8 | Norrie Davidson |
| Gerry Baker | 9 | Hugh Baird |
| Tommy Gemmell | 10 | Bobby Wishart |
| Alistair Miller | 11 | Jack Hather |
1959 Scottish Cup Winning team:
Back row L to R: E McGarvie (Trainer), John “Cockles” Wilson, Gerry Baker, Dave Walker, Jackie Neilson, Jackie McGugan, Tommy Leishman.
Front Row: Jim Rodger, Tommy Bryceland, David Lapsley, Tommy Gemmell, Alistair Miller.
