1970 Scottish League Cup Final
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The 1970 Scottish League Cup
Final was played on 24 October 1970 and was the final of the 25th Scottish League Cup competition. The match was an Old Firm
derby between Rangers
and Celtic
. Rangers won the match 1–0, thanks to a goal by the then 16 year old Derek Johnstone
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CELTIC:
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GK
1
Evan Williams
DF
2
Jim Craig
DF
3
Jimmy Quinn
MF
4
Bobby Murdoch
DF
5
Billy McNeill
DF
6
David Hay
MF
7
Jimmy Johnstone
MF
8
George Connelly
FW
9
Willie Wallace
MF
10
Harry Hood
FW
11
Lou Macari
Substitutes:
MF
?
Bobby Lennox
Manager:
Jock Stein
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 24 October 1970 and was the final of the 25th Scottish League Cup competition. The match was an Old Firm
Old Firm
The Old Firm is a common collective name for the association football clubs Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow, Scotland.The origin of the term is unclear. One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers. However, author,...
derby between 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...
and Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
. Rangers won the match 1–0, thanks to a goal by the then 16 year old Derek Johnstone
Derek Johnstone
Derek Joseph Johnstone is a former Scottish association footballer.Johnstone played mainly for Rangers during his career. He also had a spell at Chelsea and a brief stint in management with Partick Thistle. He mainly played as a striker but could also perform in central defence, and in midfield...
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Match details
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| GK | 1 | Peter McCloy Peter McCloy Peter McCloy is a retired football goalkeeper who played for Motherwell and Rangers. He was a member of the Rangers team which won the 1972 Cup Winners Cup, and was Rangers' first-choice goalkeeper for most of his 16-year spell at the club despite competition from players such as Gerhardt Neef and... |
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| DF | 2 | Sandy Jardine |
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| DF | 3 | Alex Miller Alex Miller Alex Miller is a Scottish association football coach and former player. As a player, he had a 15 year career with Rangers. As a manager, he won the 1991 Scottish League Cup with Hibernian... |
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| MF | 4 | Alfie Conn, Jr. Alfie Conn, Jr. Alfred James "Alfie" Conn is a Scottish former professional footballer who was the first post-World War II player to play for both Rangers and Celtic.- Life and career :... |
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| DF | 5 | Ronnie McKinnon Ronnie McKinnon Ronald "Ronnie" MacKinnon is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers and the Scotland national team.MacKinnon, a defender, made his Rangers debut against Hearts on 8 March 1961 in a 3-0 win at Ibrox... |
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| DF | 6 | Colin Jackson Colin Jackson (footballer) Colin MacDonald Jackson is a former Scottish assocation footballer who played predominantly for Rangers and the Scotland national team.-Career:... |
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| MF | 7 | Willie Henderson Willie Henderson William "Willie" Henderson is a retired Scottish football player. He played most of his career for Rangers, and spent the latter part of his career with Sheffield Wednesday, in Hong Kong with Hong Kong Rangers and with Airdrieonians. He was a prolific winger... |
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| MF | 8 | Alex MacDonald |
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| FW | 9 | Derek Johnstone Derek Johnstone Derek Joseph Johnstone is a former Scottish association footballer.Johnstone played mainly for Rangers during his career. He also had a spell at Chelsea and a brief stint in management with Partick Thistle. He mainly played as a striker but could also perform in central defence, and in midfield... |
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| FW | 10 | Colin Stein Colin Stein Colin Stein is a former Scottish football player.-Career:Stein began his career with Armadale Thistle, and went on to play for Hibernian, Rangers and the Scottish national team during the 1960s and 1970s. He also had a spell in England with Coventry City... |
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| MF | 11 | Willie Johnston Willie Johnston William McClure "Willie" Johnston is a Scottish former professional football player, best remembered for his time at Rangers and West Brom.-Career:... |
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| Manager: | |||
| Willie Waddell |
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Evan WilliamsEvan Williams (footballer)
Evan Williams is a Scottish former football goalkeeper, who played for Third Lanark, Wolves, Aston Villa, Celtic, Clyde and Stranraer. Williams also managed Vale of Leven.- External links :*, Neil Brown*, the Celtic wiki...
Jim CraigJim Craig (footballer)
James "Jim" Philip Craig is a retired footballer who played as a fullback. Most closely associated with Celtic, he was a member of their Lisbon Lions side which won the 1967 European Cup....
Jimmy QuinnJimmy Quinn (footballer born 1947)
Jimmy Quinn is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Celtic, Clyde and Sheffield Wednesday. Quinn is the grandson of former Celtic and Scotland player Jimmy Quinn.- External links :*, Neil Brown...
Bobby MurdochBobby Murdoch
Bobby Murdoch was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic and was one of the Lisbon Lions, the Celtic team who won the European Cup in 1967. He and Bertie Auld formed Celtic's central midfield....
Billy McNeillBilly McNeill
William "Billy" McNeill MBE is a former Scottish footballer and manager. He is best known for captaining Celtic to the European Cup triumph in 1967 and he later went on to manage the club. He is now the official Club Ambassador at Celtic....
David HayDavid Hay
David Hay is a former Scottish footballer. After completing secondary education at St Mirin's Academy in Paisley he signed for Celtic in 1966 and became one of the so called 'Quality Street Kids', the great Celtic reserve team that also included players such as Kenny Dalglish, Lou Macari, Danny...
Jimmy JohnstoneJimmy Johnstone
James Connolly "Jimmy" Johnstone was a Scottish football player. Johnstone was best known for his time with Celtic, and was voted their best ever player by the club's fans in 2002...
George Connelly Willie WallaceWilliam Wallace (footballer)
William "Willie" Semple Brown Wallace is a former Scottish football player and coach.-Early career:He started his playing career with Stenhousemuir in 1958, moving to Raith Rovers a year later...
Harry HoodHarry Hood (footballer)
Henry Anthony "Harry" Hood was a Scottish footballer.-Celtic:Hood played for Celtic, for whom he scored the winning goal in the final of the 1971 Scottish Cup, a 2-1 replay win over Rangers. He also scored the first goal in the 1974 Scottish Cup Final in a 3-0 victory over Dundee Utd...
Lou MacariLou Macari
Luigi "Lou" Macari is a Scottish former footballer and football manager of Italian descent.-Playing career:...
Bobby LennoxBobby Lennox
Robert "Bobby" Lennox, MBE is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic Football Club and was a member of their 1967 European Cup winning team known as the Lisbon Lions. He also earned ten international caps for his national team Scotland...
Jock SteinJock Stein
John 'Jock' Stein CBE was a Scottish association football player and manager. He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967...