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 | Hearts | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Celtic | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | St Mirren | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Rangers | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Livingston | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 6 |
| 10 | Falkirk | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | Dundee | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 6 |
| 12 | Aberdeen | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |