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Through no fault of his own, Jorge Cadete was involved in one of the greatest controversies in Scottish Football history. Despite being signed prior to the transfer deadline, the S.F.A. deliberately delayed processing his registration in time for a Scottish Cup tie against Rangers at Hampden.


Following a complaint from Celtic chairman Fergus McCann, SFA chief Jim Farry was relieved of his duties after being found guilty of deliberately holding back Jorge Cadete's registration.




In January 1997 in a crunch league match with Rangers at Ibrox Stadium, Cadete was yet again the victim of controversial action. The striker netted to make the game 2-2 but the linesman ruled the goal offside. Television evidence went on to prove the goal was in fact legitimate. Celtic went on to lose 3-1 thanks to a Jorg Albertz free kick and Erik Bo Andersen double for Rangers.








Cadete missed the following matches:

February
24th, Celtic 4-0 Partick Thistle, Premier Division

March
2nd, Celtic 4-0 Heart of Midlothian, Premier Division
10th, Celtic 2-1 Dundee United, Scottish Cup
17th, Rangers 1-1 Celtic, Premier Division
23rd, Motherwell 0-0 Celtic, Premier Division

April
7th, Rangers 2-1 Celtic, Scottish Cup

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