The 1925 Scottish Cup Final was the 47th final of the

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on 11 April 1925. The match was contested by

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and

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, with Celtic winning 2–1 for their eleventh success in the tournament and seeing them overtake Queens Park as the most successful club in the cup. The game is best remembered for

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's equalising goal for Celtic, where he somersaulted over the goalkeeper into the goal with the ball between his feet.

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dominated the early stages of the game. They ably defended against

's forwards, whilst their own attackers repeatedly threatened the Celtic goal. Dundee took the lead after 30 minutes when David McLean scored with a fine shot. The rest of the first half saw the game fluctuate, with both goalkeepers kept busy. However, both sets of defenders restricted their opponents to long range shots. The second half saw Celtic constantly pushing forward for an equaliser, but were repeatedly thwarted by Dundee goalkeeper Jock Britton. The Dundee attack was largely nullified due to Celtic's pressure in attack. Celtic eventually equalised on 81 minutes: Peter Wilson passed to

, who dribbled past several Dundee defenders. Close to goal, Gallacher was tackled and fell, but he gripped the ball inbetween his feet and somersaulted into the goal - tangling himself in the goalnet in the process. Dundee's confidence was visibly shaken after that, with Britton time-wasting at taking goal-kicks, and virtually every outfield player now acting as a defender. On 86 minutes, Celtic scored what proved to be the winning goal.

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took a free kick, sending it towards goal, and

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headed it in to put Celtic 2-1 ahead.

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