1972 Scottish League Cup final
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| Event | 1972–73 Scottish League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 9 December 1972 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Referee | Alastair MacKenzie (Larbert) | ||||||
| Attendance | 71,696 | ||||||
The 1972 Scottish League Cup final was played on 9 December 1972 and was the final of the 27th Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by Hibernian and Celtic. Hibs won the match 2–1, thanks to goals by Jimmy O'Rourke and Pat Stanton. This meant that Hibs won their first major national cup competition since the 1902 Scottish Cup, and it was their first cup win at Hampden Park.[1]
Match details
[edit | edit source]| Hibernian | 2–1 | Celtic |
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| Stanton File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' O'Rourke File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
Dalglish File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 71,696
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See also
[edit | edit source]League Cup finals played between the same clubs:
- 1969 Scottish League Cup final (April)
- 1974 Scottish League Cup final
- 2021 Scottish League Cup final (December)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Classic match: Hibs 2, Celtic 1, December 9, 1972, Edinburgh Evening News, 26 January 2009. Accessed 1 May 2009. Archived 2009-05-05.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Soccerbase Archived 30 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- TheCelticWiki