1972 Scottish League Cup Final
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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
.
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CELTIC:
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GK
1
Evan Williams
DF
2
Danny McGrain
DF
3
Jim Brogan
DF
4
Pat McCluskey
DF
5
Billy McNeill
MF
6
David Hay
MF
7
Jimmy Johnstone
MF
8
George Connelly
FW
9
Kenny Dalglish
MF
10
Harry Hood
FW
11
Lou Macari
Substitutes:
MF
?
Tommy Callaghan
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 9 December 1972 and was the final of the 27th Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
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...
. Hibs won the match 2–1, thanks to goals by Jimmy O'Rourke
Jimmy O'Rourke
Jimmy O'Rourke is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a striker for Hibernian, St. Johnstone and Motherwell....
and Pat Stanton
Pat Stanton
Patrick Gordon Stanton is a Scottish former football player and manager.He joined Hibs from Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in 1963 and made his debut for the club against Motherwell in October that year. He quickly established himself in the first team, playing in defence or midfield...
. 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
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...
.
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | HIBERNIAN: | ||
| GK | 1 | Jim Herriot Jim Herriot James "Jim" Herriot is a former Scottish international footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for clubs in both Scotland and England.-Career:... |
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| DF | 2 | John Brownlie John Brownlie John Brownlie is a Scottish former football player who played for Pumpherston Juniors, Hibernian, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers, Blyth Spartans and Scotland. He was a right back.... |
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| DF | 3 | Erich Schaedler Erich Schaedler Erich Peter Schaedler was a Scottish professional footballer of German extraction, who played as a left back. Schaedler was the son of a German POW.... |
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| MF | 4 | Pat Stanton Pat Stanton Patrick Gordon Stanton is a Scottish former football player and manager.He joined Hibs from Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in 1963 and made his debut for the club against Motherwell in October that year. He quickly established himself in the first team, playing in defence or midfield... |
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| DF | 5 | Jim Black Jim Black (footballer) Jim Black is a retired Scottish association football player, who played as a defender for Airdrie, Hibernian and Stenhousemuir. He was part of the Hibs side that won the Scottish League Cup in 1972 and the Drybrough Cup twice... |
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| DF | 6 | John Blackley John Blackley John Henderson Blackley is a Scottish football coach and former player.Blackley made 279 appearances at centre-half for Hibernian and also represented Newcastle United, Preston North End and Hamilton Academical... |
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| MF | 7 | Alex Edwards Alex Edwards (footballer) Alex Edwards is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a midfielder for Dunfermline, Hibernian and Arbroath.... |
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| FW | 8 | Jimmy O'Rourke Jimmy O'Rourke Jimmy O'Rourke is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a striker for Hibernian, St. Johnstone and Motherwell.... |
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| FW | 9 | Alan Gordon Alan Gordon (footballer) Alan Gordon was a Scottish football player who is notable for playing for the two senior sides of both Edinburgh and Dundee, and is thought to be the only player to do so.- Hearts :... |
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| MF | 10 | Alex Cropley Alex Cropley Alex Cropley is a retired footballer who won two caps for Scotland.Cropley began his career with Hibernian, where he featured in the Hibs side of the early 1970s known as "Turnbull's Tornadoes". While with Hibs he played in a Scottish Cup Final and won the Scottish League Cup... |
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| MF | 11 | Arthur Duncan Arthur Duncan (footballer) Arthur Duncan is a retired Scottish football player, who was capped six times by Scotland and currently holds the record for the most number of league appearances for Hibernian.... |
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| MF | ? | Johnny Hamilton Johnny Hamilton (footballer born 1949) Johnny Hamilton is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers and Hibernian.... |
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| Manager: | |||
| Eddie Turnbull Eddie Turnbull Edward Hunter Turnbull was a Scottish professional football player and manager.During the late 1940s and 1950s he was one of the Famous Five, the noted Hibernian forward line, along with Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, and Willie Ormond... |
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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...
Danny McGrainDanny McGrain
For the former Clyde F.C. footballer, see Danny McGrain Daniel Fergus "Danny" McGrain is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Celtic F.C. in defence. He made 657 appearances scoring 8 goals...
Jim BroganJim Brogan (footballer)
Jim Brogan is a Scottish former football player, who played in over 200 league games for Jock Stein's highly successful Celtic sides of the late 1960s and early 1970s...
Pat McCluskeyPat McCluskey
Pat McCluskey is a retired Scottish footballer. He spent most of his career in the Scottish League, except for part of one season in Ireland and one season in the United States....
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 Kenny DalglishKenny Dalglish
Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and...
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:...
Tommy CallaghanTommy Callaghan
Tommy Callaghan is a Scottish former football player, who played for Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic, and Clydebank. He was an elegant left-sided midfielder famous for his long attacking runs from deep positions, and powerful shot.He signed for Celtic from Dunfermline on 22 November 1968 for a...
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...