1951 Scottish League Cup Final
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The 1951 Scottish League Cup
Final was played on 27 October 1951, at Hampden Park
in Glasgow
and was the final of the sixth Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Dundee
and Rangers
. Dundee won the match 3–2, thanks to goals by Alf Boyd, Bobby Flavell
and Johnny Pattillo
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RANGERS :
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GK
Bobby Brown
FB
George Young
FB
John Little
RH
Ian McColl
CH
Willie Woodburn
LH
Sammy Cox
RW
Willie Waddell
IF
Willie Findlay
CF
Willie Thornton
IF
Joe Johnson
LW
Eddie Rutherford
Manager:
Bill Struth
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
Final was played on 27 October 1951, at Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and was the final of the sixth Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
and Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
. Dundee won the match 3–2, thanks to goals by Alf Boyd, Bobby Flavell
Bobby Flavell (Scottish footballer)
Bobby Flavell was a Scottish association football player and manager. His senior playing career, which was delayed by the Second World War, had its high point at Dundee, where he won two Scottish League Cup winners' medals in consecutive years. Flavell won two caps for the Scotland national...
and Johnny Pattillo
Johnny Pattillo
Johnny Pattillo was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for Aberdeen, Dundee and finally St. Johnstone in 1953. He managed St. Johnstone for five years, initially performing both playing and management roles.- References :...
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Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | DUNDEE : | ||
| GK | Bill Brown |
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| FB | Gerry Follon |
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| FB |  Jack CowanJack Cowan Jack Cowan was a Canadian association football player, who played for Scottish club Dundee from 1949 to 1954. He was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame as a player in 2000.-External links:**... |
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| RH | Tommy Gallacher |
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| CH | Doug Cowie Doug Cowie (footballer) Douglas "Doug" Cowie is a former Scottish footballer who played for Dundee, Greenock Morton and the Scotland national team. He played initially as a central defender but later converted to a left half.... |
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| LH | Alf Boyd |
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| RW | Jimmy Toner Jimmy Toner Jimmy Toner is a Scottish former footballer who played for Dundee and Leeds United. He won two Scottish League Cup winner's medals with Dundee.... |
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| IF | Johnny Pattillo Johnny Pattillo Johnny Pattillo was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for Aberdeen, Dundee and finally St. Johnstone in 1953. He managed St. Johnstone for five years, initially performing both playing and management roles.- References :... |
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| CF | Bobby Flavell Bobby Flavell (Scottish footballer) Bobby Flavell was a Scottish association football player and manager. His senior playing career, which was delayed by the Second World War, had its high point at Dundee, where he won two Scottish League Cup winners' medals in consecutive years. Flavell won two caps for the Scotland national... |
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| IF | Billy Steel Billy Steel Billy Steel was a Scottish footballer who played for St. Mirren, Morton, Derby County, Dundee and the Scotland national team.... |
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| LW | George Christie |
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| Manager: | |||
| George Anderson George Anderson (footballer born 1904) George Anderson was a professional footballer who played for Airdrie, Chelsea, Brentford, Norwich City, Carlisle United, Gillingham, Bury, Huddersfield Town and Mansfield Town... |
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Bobby Brown George YoungGeorge Young (footballer)
George Lewis Young was a Scottish footballer, best remembered for his association with Rangers and for being the first player to receive over 50 caps for the Scotland national team.-Club:...
John LittleJohn Little (footballer)
Robert John Little , known as John Little or Johnny Little, is a retired Scottish football defender who played for Queen's Park, Rangers, Morton and the Scotland national team....
Ian McCollIan McColl
John Miller "Ian" McColl was a Scottish association football defender who played for Queen's Park, Rangers and the Scotland national team...
Willie WoodburnWillie Woodburn
William 'Willie' Woodburn was a Scottish footballer. He was the last footballer in Britain to receive a life ban from the game for indiscipline. He is also an inductee of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame and the Rangers F.C...
Sammy CoxSammy Cox
Samuel "Sammy" Richmond Cox is a former Scottish international footballer.Cox initially played amateur football with Queen's Park, Third Lanark and Dundee during World War II, before turning professional in 1946 when he joined Rangers.Cox, a versatile defender, made his league debut for Rangers in...
Willie Waddell Willie FindlayWillie Findlay
Willie Findlay was a Scottish football player.Motherwell-born Findlay began his career with Scottish junior club Blantyre Victoria F.C. before moving to join Scottish Football League club Albion Rovers in 1941...
Willie ThorntonWillie Thornton
William Thornton was a Scottish footballer and manager. His entire senior playing career was spent with Rangers, and he is considered to be one of the greatest players in the club's history...
Joe JohnsonJoe Johnson (footballer)
Joe Johnson is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.Johnson began his career at Arthurlie before joining Rangers in 1947. He stayed with the club for five years making sporadic appearances and going on loan to Falkirk in 1950. He then moved to...
Eddie RutherfordEddie Rutherford
Edward 'Eddie' Rutherford was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Hearts and Scotland.-Career:Born in Govan, Scotland, Rutherford joined Rangers from Mossvale in 1941 but during the Second World War he was posted to England so he guested for Lincoln City and Bradford City...
Bill StruthBill Struth
Bill Struth was the second manager of Rangers Football Club, leading the Club for 34 years between 1920 and 1954, as well as the holder of a number of other positions, including director...