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And so, to the last installment in our Scottish Cup story, capturing all the drama of Scottish Cup Final day in words and pictures. From beginning to end, tremendous energy and stamina were displayed by both sides; Thistle were trademark resolute and Rangers were frustrated. Meet the last two squad members; stand-in Watty Borthwick and goalscorer John Blair... eternal Partick Thistle legend! The Day The Scottish Cup Came Up To Maryhill part 17 →

Alloa relegated. Enjoy Mike Mulraney.

If you want a number 2, there are many posters on here who are full of sh*t. As discussed earlier, my dog Wee Dug must be a prime candidate for that.

I'm looking at a 4 man dream to run the whole show: George Easton as Chief Executive, John Lambie as Director of Football, Big Wull as Manager and Davie McParland as First Team Coach.

At half time against EF we were effectively 9 points behind Falkirk ( they were drawing 1-1 at Airdrie). What an amazing turn around!

C.A.R.G.O. ordered ... other bottles may crash but hopefully not ours.

Lose on Tuesday and East Fife win 15 - 0, we're fourth.

Probably just me and laukat. Nice that we're all on the same page, at least for now.

We would need both of them to lose a game and us to draw for that to come into play. I would rather there was only one team on more points.

.....is in my ears and in my eyes. Oops!

I must admit: when I first opened this thread without knowing the result, seeing "Montrose Goal of the Game" in the title had me thinking that we might have lost by several goals!

Wonderful stuff as always. I love the word "ousted". Until I read your profile of him, I had not realised that John Blair's roots were in Ardrossan, and his career was launched with Saltcoats Victoria. A very good friend of mine is both Club Secretary and Club Chaplain at Saltcoats Victoria. I have just sent him an extract from your report and thanked Saltcoats Victoria for nurturing such a Thistle legend. The fact that the said friend happens to be the most ardent h*n in the history of the world only added to the pleasure!

Thank you the Thistle Archive team, and thank you AJ. But this is all about a wonderful dogged group of players. It was an epic. 3 games in round 2 against Hibs; 3 games in the QF against Motherwell; and 3 games against Hearts in the SF. Glasgow Spongers only stumble on their imperious route to the final was a 0-0 draw against Alloa at Ibrox in Round 3. This was followed up with a 4-1 win, also at Ibrox in the replay. I suppose the two 50,000+ crowds (half of the final attendance) helped sway the decision to forgo home advantage for the replay! This story was made for me by the elegant profiles of manager George Easton, trainer Sandy Lister and all of the players who took part in the campaign. My favourite? Jimmy (Napoleon) McMenemy. Written off by the Celtic manager Willie Maley, he came to the Jags, and showed what a football brain can do. More grist to the mill of our current Dads' Army! The enigmatic Matt Wilson I liked, as well as David Johnstone, who came into the midfield when Willie Hamilton fell ill. Willie sadly died a short time later. With all of the discussions we have about the best Thistle manager. George Easton must be up there - and not because of this cup win. A manager with excellent awareness of evolving talent, he brought excellent player after excellent player to Firhill. Well done TTA!!

A big thank you to everybody that made this thread possible. From the family members of Thistle players of the time to everybody @The Thistle Archive and also @East Kent Jag II,this thread has been fascinating and insightful. A great way to celebrate and commemorate the players who were involved in the 11 games that ended with us bringing the Scottish cup to Maryhill. All Thistle fans know what happened in 1921 and also 1971, in fact some of us auld yins were at the 1971 league cup final. But some of the stories from the 1921 Scottish cup squad most of us would never have heard. Who knew that a Rangers players knicker elastic might have helped Thistle win the cup. The reporting of the day was also a bit different from current reports, although just like 1971 we upset the odds to win the 1921 Scottish cup. The virtual medals are also a great idea.