Manchester, Celtic Win Cup Finals

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31973, 28 April 1969, Page 15

Manchester, Celtic Win Cup Finals

(N ZP.A.-Reuter— Copyright) LONDON. Manchester City and Glasgow Celtic won their respective English and Scottish Cup soccer finals on Saturday.

Manchester City added the English Cup to the first division championship it won last season by defeating Leicester (City. 1-0, at Wembley. ! A crowd of 100,000 paid $220,000 to watch the final, i decided by a goal in the twenty-third minute by the i inside-forward, N. Young. It was Manchester’s fourth cupj final victory while luckless ; Leicester his now failed in four final appearances. Celtic crushed Its great Glss. gow rival. Rangers, in front of 135.000 fans at Hampden Park, by 4-0. Seeking Third Title Celtic, which has already won the Scottish League Cup this season and is virtually certain of retaining the league championships, pounded Bangers after the centre-half, W. McNeill, had given It a firstminute lead. Celtic’s twentieth cup victory was sealed In 60 seconds of exciting action Just before halftime. Lennox netted the club’s second goal after a great eolo run, and Connelly added the third before Rangers had time to recover The second half was a formality, and Lennox completed Celtic's success with a fourth goal in the 76th minute. Celtic, the 1967 European Cup I winner, was without its star wingers. J. Hughes and J. Johnstone. Hughes was out bscause of injury, while Johnstone wee i under suspension. Rsngers I lacked the services of their goal-scoring centre-forward. C.

Stein, also because of suspension.

Strong Early Attacks Manchester opened strongly. Young with a shot over the bar. and Coleman going close In the first 15 minutas. But Leicester gradually gained confidence, and H. Dowd. In the Manchester goal, had to save brilliantly when Clarke drove In a firm shot. The Manchester centre-half, T. Booth, cleared from in front | of an open goal after L. Glover I had turned the ball past Dowd, and it seemed Leicester might take command as the full-back. P. Rodrigues, created another chance. But Young's goal signalled a further spall of Manchester dominance.

Leicester created chances in the second half, but a combination of indifferent finishing and stout defence by the Man. cheater full-backs. Book and Pardoe, denied Leicester a goal. Results of other matches were:— ENGLISH LEAGUI Division l.—lpswich 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0: Nottingham 1. Everton 0. Division lll.—Barnsley 2. Northampton 1: Bournemouth 0, Orient 1; Luton 1, Stockport 1; Mansfield 2, Walsall 1; Rotherham 3, Crewe 0. Division IV—Bradford City 0, Darlington 0: Chesterfield 0, Southend 0: Colchester 0, Swansea 1; Port Vale 1, Bradford 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division IL—Albion 4, Stenhousemulr 2; Alloa 3. Hamilton 1: Barwick 3. Clydebank 0: Cowdenbeath 4. Stranraer 1: Dumbarton 4, East Stirling 1: Forfar 3. East Fife 2; Motherwell 3, Stirling Albion 0; Queen of the South 3, Ayr 2.