Hibernian came from behind to beat Rangers 3-2 in a pulsating Scottish Cup final yesterday that ended with a violent pitch invasion after a stoppage-time winner from captain David Gray ended their 114-year wait for the trophy.

Hibernian, who had lost 10 successive finals since last winning the Cup in 1902, became the first side from outside the top flight to win the competition since East Fife in 1938.

Anthony Stokes equalised in the 80th minute and Gray won it with an emphatic header in the 91st, prompting a pitch invasion by Hibs supporters and clashes between the two sets of fans at Hampden Park, with the police having to separate them.

“You can see by the action at the end just what it meant to the fans,” Gray said.

“I think everybody thought it could never happen. It’s been such a long time, but we always believed it could happen.”

The scenes after the final whistle overshadowed the joy of the celebrations and prompted the Scottish FA and the police to launch an investigation.

“Scottish FA is appalled by the scenes of disorder immediately after full-time and at the contemptible behaviour that ensued,” the SFA said in a statement.

“What should have been an historic, memorable Scottish Cup final will now, sadly, be remembered for all the wrong reasons.”

Rangers also issued a statement condemning what the Glasgow club called the “disgraceful behaviour of Hibs fans”.

The cup triumph was some consolation for Hibernian who missed out on the chance of getting promoted to the Scottish Premiership when they lost to Falkirk in a play-off semi-final.