1974_Scottish_League_Cup_final

1974 Scottish League Cup final

1974 Scottish League Cup final

Football match

The 1974 Scottish League Cup final was played on 26 October 1974 and was the final of the 29th Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by Hibernian and Celtic. Celtic won the match 6–3, with John "Dixie" Deans and Joe Harper scoring hat-tricks for each side.[1][2] Jimmy Johnstone, Steve Murray and Paul Wilson scored Celtic's other goals.

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Match details

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Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 53,848
HIBERNIAN:
GK1ScotlandJim McArthur
DF2ScotlandJohn Brownliedownward-facing red arrow
MF3ScotlandDes Bremner
DF4ScotlandPat Stanton
DF5ScotlandDerek Spalding
DF6ScotlandJohn Blackley
MF7ScotlandAlex Edwards
MF8ScotlandAlex Cropley
FW9ScotlandJoe Harper
MF10ScotlandIain Munro
MF11ScotlandArthur Duncandownward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
DF?ScotlandBobby Smithupward-facing green arrow
DF?ScotlandWillie Murrayupward-facing green arrow
Manager:
ScotlandEddie Turnbull
CELTIC:
GK1ScotlandAlly Hunter
DF2ScotlandDanny McGrain
DF3ScotlandJim Brogan
MF4ScotlandSteve Murray
DF5ScotlandBilly McNeill
DF6ScotlandPat McCluskey
MF7ScotlandJimmy Johnstone
FW8ScotlandKenny Dalglish
FW9ScotlandJohn "Dixie" Deans
MF10ScotlandHarry Hood
MF11ScotlandPaul Wilson
Substitutes:
FW12ScotlandBobby Lennox
DF14ScotlandRoddie MacDonald
Manager:
ScotlandJock Stein

Media coverage

In Scotland highlights of the final were shown on BBC One Scotland on their Sportsreel programme in the evening and also on STV and Grampian Television on the former's Scotsport programme the following day.

See also

Other League Cup finals played between the same clubs:

References

  1. [1]
    Harper hit sour note with fans, Edinburgh Evening News, 8 November 2008. Accessed 26 April 2009. 2009-05-05.
  2. [2]
    "The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks". The Scotsman. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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