1961/62 | Cairters Corner – St Mirren database

Scottish Cup Final
21st April 1962
Hampden Park, Glasgow

Rangers 2-0 St. Mirren

Brand 40
Wilson 58

ATT: 127,940

Referee: Tiny Wharton

In the 5th Scottish Cup final played by the club, Saints are beaten 2-0 by league runners up Rangers, following goals from Ralph Brand and Davie Wilson.
However, Saints have periods of domination throughout the match, with George McLean and Tommy Bryceland controlling the midfield area ahead of the highly rated Jim Baxter and Ian McMillan.
Rangers take their chances however, in front of the largest attendance Saints are ever likely to play in front of, and still the 10th highest ever recorded in Europe for a domestic match.
The crucial goals came just before and after half time, frustratingly lost during key parts of the match and the second in particular scored against the run of play, leaving Saints with too big a task to get back into the match.

Rangers	No	St. Mirren
Billy Ritchie	1	Bobby Williamson
Bobby Shearer	2	Bobby Campbell
Eric Caldow	3	John Wilson
Harold Davis	4	Rab Stewart
Ronnie McKinnon	5	Jim Clunie
Jim Baxter	6	George McLean
Willie Henderson	7	Tommy Henderson
Ian McMillan	8	Tommy Bryceland
Jimmy Millar	9	Don Kerrigan
Ralph Brand	10	Willie Fernie
Davie Wilson	11	Þór Beck

DATE	OPPOSITION	ATT	COMP	SCORE	O	SCORERS
05/08/1961	LEICESTER CITY	10,500	PCPF	3-1	W	Kerrigan, Clunie (p), Bryceland
12/08/1961	KILMARNOCK	16,149	LCP	1-0	W	Bryceland
16/08/1961	Raith Rovers	5,190	LCP	3-0	W	Bryceland, Roger, Kerrigan
19/08/1961	HEARTS	18,255	LCP	1-0	W	Kerrigan
23/08/1961	Hearts	14,250	SD1	2-2	D	Rodger, Kerrigan
26/08/1961	Kilmarnock	15,838	LCP	1-6	L	Miller
30/08/1961	RAITH ROVERS	10,687	LCP	0-2	L
02/09/1961	Hearts	20,902	LCP	1-3	L	Clunie (p)
09/09/1961	FALKIRK	8,204	SD1	2-0	W	OG, Kerrigan
16/09/1961	Kilmarnock	11,492	SD1	3-4	L	Kerrigan (2), Rodger
23/09/1961	RANGERS	32,230	SD1	1-1	D	Nelson
30/09/1961	Raith Rovers	3,971	SD1	0-4	L
07/10/1961	ABERDEEN	9,135	SD1	3-2	W	Henderson, Kerrigan (2)
14/10/1961	Dundee United	8,828	SD1	1-3	L	Miller
21/10/1961	AIRDRIE	8,177	SD1	0-2	L
28/10/1961	Stirling Albion	4,135	SD1	3-0	W	Kerrigan (2), Beck
04/11/1961	MOTHERWELL	11,032	SD1	2-1	W	Beck, Kerrigan
15/11/1961	Celtic	21,065	SD1	1-7	L	Beck
18/11/1961	PARTICK THIS	9,575	SD1	1-3	L	Miler
20/11/1961	PRESSED STEEL		RCPSF	10-2	W	McDonald 3, McFadzean 2, Provan 2, OG, Campbell, McLean
25/11/1961	St.Johnstone	5,854	SD1	3-0	W	Kerrigan, Fernie, Beck
02/12/1961	HIBERNIAN	7,787	SD1	2-3	L	Kerrigan, Clunie (p)
16/12/1961	Third Lanark	7,811	SD1	2-5	L	Kerrigan, B Campbell
23/12/1961	DUNDEE	8,911	SD1	1-1	D	Fernie
25/12/1961	Morton	7,000	RCPF/1	2-3	L	Nelson, McDonald
30/12/1961	Dunfermline Athletic	5,000	SD1	0-7	L
06/01/1962	HEARTS	8,996	SD1	0-1	L
10/01/1962	Falkirk	3,518	SD1	3-3	D	McDonald (2), McLean
13/01/1962	Rangers	36,925	SD1	0-4	L
17/01/1962	KILMARNOCK	5,547	SD1	2-1	W	Henderson, McDonald
20/01/1962	RAITH ROVERS	8,131	SD1	5-1	W	Beck (4), McLean
27/01/1962	Dundee	22,834	SCP2	1-0	W	McLean
03/02/1962	Aberdeen	8,720	SD1	1-3	L	McLean
10/02/1962	DUNDEE UTD	7,989	SD1	1-1	D	McLean
17/02/1962	Raith Rovers	10,630	SCP3	1-1	D	Fernie
20/02/1962	RAITH ROVERS	16,500	SCP3(R)	4-0	W	Stewart, Kerrigan (2), Stewart
24/02/1962	STIRLING ALB	7,943	SD1	3-1	W	Kerrigan, OG, McLean
03/03/1962	Motherwell	8,213	SD1	1-2	L	Kerrigan
10/03/1962	DUNFERMLINE ATH	23,226	SCPQF	1-0	W	McLean
17/03/1962	Partick Thistle	8,995	SD1	1-0	W	McLean
19/03/1962	Airdrie	4,015	SD1	1-3	L	OG
24/03/1962	ST. JOHNSTONE	7,121	SD1	1-3	L	McLean
26/03/1962	CELTIC	18,258	SD1	0-5	L
31/03/1962	Celtic*	59,278	SCPSF	3-1	W	Fernie, Kerrigan, Beck
04/04/1962	Hibernian	1,508	SD1	1-2	L	Beck
07/04/1962	THIRD LANARK	7,929	SD1	1-2	L	B Campbell
21/04/1962	Rangers**	127,940	SCPF	0-2	L
25/04/1962	Dundee	18,712	SD1	0-2	L
28/04/1962	DUNFERMLINE ATH	9,559	SD1	4-1	W	Fernie, OG, Bryceland, Provan
05/05/1962	MORTON	5,000	RCPF/2	1-1	D	OG

*Played at Ibrox
**Played at Hampden Park

KEY
SD1	1st Division
LCP	League Cup Group
SCP	Scottish Cup

PLAYER	SD1	GLS	SCP	GLS	LCP	GLS	RCP	GLS	PCP	GLS	TOTAL APP	TOTAL GLS
BECK, Thor	19	9	6	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	25	11
BROWN, Jim	21	0	2	0	5	0	–	–	1	0	29	0
BRYCELAND, Tommy	4	1	2	0	3	2	–	–	1	1	10	4
CAMPBELL, Bobby (BLACK)	6	1	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	7	2
CAMPBELL, Bobby (RED)	21	1	3	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	32	1
CLARK, Alex	2	0	–	–	–	–	2	0	–	–	4	0
CLUNIE, Jim	33	1	6	0	6	1	1	0	1	1	47	3
DOONAN, Joe	10	0	3	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	0
FERNIE, Willie	20	3	6	2	–	–	1	0	–	–	26	6
GEMMELL, Tommy	7	0	–	–	4	0	1	0	–	–	11	1
GORDON, Sam	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0	–	–	2	0
HENDERSON, Bert	12	1	–	–	6	0	–	–	1	0	19	1
HENDERSON, Tommy	16	2	6	0	–	–	2	0	–	–	24	2
KERRIGAN, Don	21	14	4	3	6	2	–	–	1	1	32	20
MacDONALD, Jim	8	3	–	–	2	0	3	4	–	–	13	7
McFADZEAN, Jim	2	0	–	–	1	0	1	2	–	–	4	2
McLEAN, George	21	7	6	2	1	0	3	1	1	0	32	10
McTAVISH, John	32	0	4	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	44	0
MILLER, Alistair	19	2	2	0	6	1	–	–	1	0	28	3
MURRAY, Cammy	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	–	–	1	0
NELSON, Drew	6	1	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	7	2
PROVAN, Drew	3	1	–	–	–	–	3	2	–	–	6	3
RIDDELL, Ian	2	0	–	–	1	0	2	0	–	–	5	0
RODGER, Jim	16	2	–	–	5	1	–	–	1	0	22	3
STEWART, Rab	19	0	6	1	1	0	1	0	–	–	27	1
TIERNEY, Jim	1	0	–	–	–	–	1	0	–	–	2	0
WILLIAMSON, Bobby	13	0	4	0	1	0	3	0	–	–	21	0
WILSON, John	34	0	6	0	6	0	2	0	1	0	49	0

APPEARANCES	SD1	SCP	LCP	RCP	PCP	TOTAL
WILSON, John	34	6	6	2	1	49
CLUNIE, Jim	33	6	6	1	1	47
McTAVISH, John	32	4	6	1	1	44
CAMPBELL, Bobby (RED)	21	3	6	1	1	32
KERRIGAN, Don	21	4	6	–	1	32
McLEAN, George	21	6	1	3	1	32
BROWN, Jim	21	2	5	–	1	29
MILLER, Alistair	19	2	6	–	1	28
STEWART, Rab	19	6	1	1	–	27
FERNIE, Willie	20	6	–	1	–	26
BECK, Thor	19	6	–	–	–	25
HENDERSON, Tommy	16	6	–	2	–	24
RODGER, Jim	16	–	5	–	1	22
WILLIAMSON, Bobby	13	4	1	3	–	21
HENDERSON, Bert	12	–	6	–	1	19
DOONAN, Joe	10	3	–	–	–	13
MacDONALD, Jim	8	–	2	3	–	13
GEMMELL, Tommy	7	–	4	1	–	11
BRYCELAND, Tommy	4	2	3	–	1	10
CAMPBELL, Bobby (BLACK)	6	–	–	1	–	7
NELSON, Drew	6	–	–	1	–	7
PROVAN, Drew	3	–	–	3	–	6
RIDDELL, Ian	2	–	1	2	–	5
CLARK, Alex	2	–	–	2	–	4
McFADZEAN, Jim	2	–	1	1	–	4
GORDON, Sam	–	–	–	2	–	2
TIERNEY, Jim	1	–	–	1	–	2
MURRAY, Cammy	–	–	–	1	–	1

GOALSCORERS	SD1	SCP	LCP	RCP	PCP	TOTAL
KERRIGAN, Don	14	3	2	–	1	20
BECK, Thor	9	2	–	–	–	11
McLEAN, George	7	2	–	1	–	10
MacDONALD, Jim	3	–	–	4	–	7
FERNIE, Willie	3	2	–	–	–	6
BRYCELAND, Tommy	1	–	2	–	1	4
CLUNIE, Jim	1	–	1	–	1	3
MILLER, Alistair	2	–	1	–	–	3
RODGER, Jim	2	–	1	–	–	3
PROVAN, Drew	1	–	–	2	–	3
HENDERSON, Tommy	2	–	–	–	–	2
CAMPBELL, Bobby (BLACK)	1	–	–	1	–	2
NELSON, Drew	1	–	–	1	–	2
McFADZEAN, Jim	–	–	–	2	–	2
CAMPBELL, Bobby (RED)	1	–	–	–	–	1
STEWART, Rab	–	1	–	–	–	1
HENDERSON, Bert	1	–	–	–	–	1
GEMMELL, Tommy	–	–	–	–	–	1

POS	CLUB	P	W	D	L	F	A	GR	PTS
1	Dundee	34	25	4	5	80	46	1.739	54
2	Rangers	34	22	7	5	84	31	2.71	51
3	Celtic	34	19	8	7	81	37	2.189	46
4	Dunfermline	34	19	5	10	77	46	1.674	43
5	Kilmarnock	34	16	10	8	74	58	1.276	42
6	Hearts	34	16	6	12	55	49	1.122	38
7	Partick This	34	16	3	15	60	55	1.091	35
8	Hibernian	34	14	5	15	58	72	0.806	33
9	Motherwell	34	13	6	15	65	62	1.048	32
10	Dundee Utd	34	13	6	15	70	71	0.986	32
11	Third Lanark	34	13	5	16	59	60	0.983	31
12	Aberdeen	34	10	9	15	60	73	0.822	29
13	Raith Rovers	34	10	7	17	51	73	0.699	27
14	Falkirk	34	11	4	19	45	68	0.662	26
15	Airdrieonians	34	9	7	18	57	78	0.731	25
16	St Mirren	34	10	5	19	52	80	0.65	25
17	St Johnstone (R)	34	9	7	18	35	61	0.574	25
18	Stirling Albion (R)	34	6	6	22	34	76	0.447	18

GR (GOAL RATIO) used to separate clubs in the event of finishing on equal points, as opposed to the more accepted and traditional method of Goal Difference (GD). GR is calculated by diving F (Goals For) by A (Goals Against).