Tragedy for Willie Maley

On January 12 1901 Celtic beat Rangers 1-0 in the Scottish Cup, the only goal coming in the first half from Willie McOustra. It was called the “Cup tie of the Century” (a little exaggerated, one feels!) and it was rightly hailed as a great triumph for Willie Maley and for his decision to take his team to the Lorne Hotel, Rothesay for some concentrated pre-match training in the fresh sea air well away from the foul atmosphere of Glasgow in January.But there was tragedy...