The remarkable, forgotten story of former Don Joe O’Neil who defied doctor’s advice before netting a treble as Aberdeen inflicted Rangers’ record Scottish Cup defeat on their way to the 1954 Scottish Cup final against Celtic.
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Joe O’Neil: The fractured skull forward whose hat-trick fired Aberdeen into 1954 Scottish Cup final – three weeks after he’d been read LAST RITES
Joe O’Neil: The fractured skull forward whose hat-trick fired Aberdeen into 1954 Scottish Cup final – three weeks after he’d been read LAST RITES
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SPFL Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dundee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hearts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Livingston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | St Mirren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |