2007 Scottish League Cup Final
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The 2007 Scottish League Cup
Final was played on 18 March 2007 at Hampden Park
in Glasgow
and was the 60th Scottish League Cup Final. The final was contested by Kilmarnock
and Hibernian
, who had never met before in a Cup Final. Hibernian won the match 5–1.
The previous year's winners were Celtic
, who had beaten Dunfermline Athletic
3–0 in the 2006 Final
, but they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Falkirk
, who beat them 5–4 on penalties. With Dunfermline also being eliminated in the early rounds, it was the fourth successive year in which both of the previous year's finalists did not make it back to the final.
Rangers
' shock 2–0 defeat by First Division
club St. Johnstone meant that neither Old Firm
club featured in the semi-finals. Kilmarnock
beat Falkirk 3–0 at Fir Park
and Hibernian
beat St. Johnstone 3–1 after extra time at Tynecastle
in the semi-finals.
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HIBERNIAN:
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GK
41
Andrew McNeil
RB
2
Steven Whittaker
CB
15
Chris Hogg
CB
5
Rob Jones
(c)
LB
3
David Murphy
RM
17
Ivan Sproule
CM
14
Guillaume Beuzelin
CM
7
Scott Brown
LM
26
Lewis Stevenson
CF
20
Steven Fletcher
CF
10
Abdessalam Benjelloun
Substitutes:
GK
1
Simon Brown
DF
12
Shelton Martis
DF
25
Kevin McCann
MF
6
Michael Stewart
MF
4
Merouane Zemmama
Manager:
John Collins
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 18 March 2007 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 60th Scottish League Cup Final. The final was contested by Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock F.C.
Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...
and 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...
, who had never met before in a Cup Final. Hibernian won the match 5–1.
Road to the final
The previous year's winners were 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...
, who had beaten Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic F.C.
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....
3–0 in the 2006 Final
2006 Scottish League Cup Final
The 2006 Scottish League Cup Final was a football match played on 19 March 2006 at Hampden Park in Glasgow. It was the final match of the 2005–06 Scottish League Cup and the 59th Scottish League Cup Final. The final was contested by Dunfermline Athletic and Celtic...
, but they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
, who beat them 5–4 on penalties. With Dunfermline also being eliminated in the early rounds, it was the fourth successive year in which both of the previous year's finalists did not make it back to the final.
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...
' shock 2–0 defeat by First Division
Scottish Football League First Division
The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
club St. Johnstone meant that neither 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,...
club featured in the semi-finals. Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock F.C.
Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...
beat Falkirk 3–0 at Fir Park
Fir Park
Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.- History :...
and 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...
beat St. Johnstone 3–1 after extra time at Tynecastle
Tynecastle Stadium
Tynecastle Stadium is a football stadium situated in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hearts. Tynecastle has a seating capacity of 17,420, which makes it the seventh largest football stadium in Scotland...
in the semi-finals.
Kilmarnock
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Hibernian
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Match details
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| GK | 1 | Alan Combe Alan Combe Alan Combe is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper.Born in Edinburgh, Combe played for Cowdenbeath, St. Mirren, Dundee United, Bradford City and Kilmarnock. Combe was Kilmarnock's regular goalkeeper until he suffered a serious hip injury early in the 2009–10 season... |
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| RB | 6 | Simon Ford Simon Ford Simon Gary Ford is an English-born Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Football League One side Chesterfield.... |
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| CB | 5 | Gordon Greer Gordon Greer Gordon Greer is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Brighton & Hove Albion.-Career:Greer began his professional career with Clyde where he played only 33 games before securing a £250,000 move to English Premiership club Blackburn Rovers... |
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| CB | 14 | Frazer Wright Frazer Wright Frazer Wright is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club St... |
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| LB | 3 | Garry Hay Garry Hay Garry Hay is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.... (c) |
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| RM | 18 | Paul di Giacomo Paul di Giacomo Paul di Giacomo is a Scottish footballer of Italian descent, who is playing for Greenock Morton.He began his career at Kilmarnock, before dropping into the Scottish Football League First Division with Airdrie United and then Ross County... |
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| CM | 12 | Allan Johnston Allan Johnston Allan 'Magic' Johnston is a Scottish international professional association footballer currently signed to Queen of the South where he is now also the first team coach.-Hearts:... |
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| CM | 2 | James Fowler |
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| LM | 22 | Peter Leven Peter Leven Peter McDonald Leven is a Scottish professional association football player who plays for Oxford United.Leven, who was a youth player with Rangers, signed for Kilmarnock in 2004 but he struggled to establish himself in the first team... |
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| CF | 9 | Colin Nish Colin Nish Colin Nish is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hartlepool United.-Early life:Nish grew up in Musselburgh and was a fan of his local side Hibernian as a child.-Dunfermline Athletic:... |
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| CF | 7 | Steven Naismith Steven Naismith Steven John Naismith is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Scotland national team.Naismith began his career with Kilmarnock in 2004... |
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| GK | 13 | Graeme Smith Graeme Smith (footballer born 1982) Graeme Smith is a Scottish association footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for St. Mirren in the Scottish Premier League.-Kilmarnock:... |
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| DF | 15 | Grant Murray Grant Murray Grant Robert Murray is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Raith Rovers.Murray signed from Partick Thistle in the summer of 2009 having played for the Firhill side since the beginning of the 2003–04 season. His other previous teams are St... |
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| DF | 21 | Ryan O'Leary Ryan O'Leary Ryan O'Leary is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Kilmarnock. O'Leary is the son of former Republic of Ireland international footballer Pierce O'Leary and the nephew of David O'Leary.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 8 | Gary Locke |
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| FW | 10 | Gary Wales Gary Wales Gary Wales is a Scottish professional footballer currently without a club.-Career:Wales, a striker, started his career at Hamilton. In 35 games he scored 11 goals before moving to Hearts for £50,000. In five years at Tynecastle, Wales scored 17 goals in 92 appearances... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Jim Jefferies Jim Jefferies James "Jim" Jefferies is a Scottish football former player and manager. Jefferies played for Heart of Midlothian for almost his whole playing career and enjoyed a successful first managerial spell with the club, winning the 1998 Scottish Cup... |
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Andrew McNeilAndrew McNeil
Andrew "Andy" McNeil is a Scottish professional association football goalkeeper who currently plays for Livingston. McNeil was previously with Hibernian, for whom he played in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final win...
Steven WhittakerSteven Whittaker
Steven Gordon Whittaker is a Scottish association footballer who currently plays as a right back for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Scotland national side....
Chris HoggChris Hogg
Christopher Francis "Chris" Hogg is an English footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Inverness Caledonian Thistle as a defender....
Rob JonesRob Jones (footballer born 1979)
Robert William "Rob" Jones is an English footballer who currently plays as a centre back for League One club Sheffield Wednesday....
(c)
David MurphyDavid Murphy (footballer)
David Paul Murphy is an English professional footballer who plays for Birmingham City. Murphy, born in Hartlepool, County Durham, is a defender who plays at left back.-Club career:...
Ivan SprouleIvan Sproule
Ivan Sproule is a Northern Irish professional association football player. Sproule, a winger who is known for his explosive pace, only turned professional after he signed for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian in January 2005, just a month before his 24th birthday...
Guillaume BeuzelinGuillaume Beuzelin
Guillaume Beuzelin is a French former professional footballer. He played for Le Havre, AS Beauvais, Hibernian, Coventry City, Hamilton Academical and Olympiakos Nicosia.-Hibernian:...
Scott Brown Lewis Stevenson Steven FletcherSteven Fletcher (footballer)
Steven Kenneth Fletcher is a Scottish international footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently signed to English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....
Abdessalam BenjellounAbdessalam Benjelloun
Abdessalam Benjelloun is a Moroccan footballer, who currently plays for Wydad de Fes.Benjelloun, who is also known as Benji, has represented the Morocco national football team. He started his career in his native Morocco, before moving to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in 2006...
Simon BrownSimon Brown (footballer born 1976)
Simon James Brown is an English footballer, who currently plays for Cambridge United. Brown is a goalkeeper.-Playing career:...
Shelton MartisShelton Martis
Shelton Martis is a football defender, currently playing for Doncaster Rovers.-Early career:...
Kevin McCannKevin McCann
Kevin James McCann is a Scottish association football player who plays for Greenock Morton in the Scottish Football League. He is primarily a right full-back who can also play in a defensive midfield role.- Club career :...
Michael StewartMichael Stewart (footballer)
Michael James Stewart is a Scottish footballer who is currently a free agent after his release by Charlton Athletic. He is notable for beginning his career with Manchester United and having played for both of the Edinburgh derby rivals Hibernian and Hearts. He terminated his contract with Turkish...
Merouane ZemmamaMerouane Zemmama
Merouane Zemmama is a Moroccan football player who currently plays for English Championship club Middlesbrough. Zemmama represented Morocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics and was first capped at full international level in 2008....
John Collins