1971 Scottish League Cup Final

1971 Scottish League Cup Final
Event 1971–72 Scottish League Cup
Date 23 October 1971
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance 62,470

The 1971 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 23 October 1971 and was the final of the 26th Scottish League Cup competition. Newly promoted Partick Thistle beat Celtic, who had played in the European Cup final in 1970, in a major upset.[1] Sam Leitch, a presenter of BBC sports show Grandstand, previewed the game by saying that:[2]

In Scotland, it's League Cup final day at Hampden Park, where Celtic meet Partick Thistle, who have no chance.

Thistle went 4–0 up inside 37 minutes, causing the reported crowd of 62,470 to allegedly be swelled by many thousands of Rangers fans who were keen to see their Old Firm rivals be humiliated.[2] Kenny Dalglish pulled a goal back for Celtic in the second half, but Thistle held on to win 4–1.[2]

Match details

23 October 1971
Partick Thistle 4–1 Celtic
Rae  10'
Lawrie  15'
McQuade  28'
Bone  37'
Report (page 4) Dalglish  70'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 62,470
PARTICK THISTLE:
GK 1Alan Rough
DF 2John Hansen
DF 3Alex Forsyth
MF 4Ronnie Glavin
DF 5Jackie Campbell
DF 6Hugh Strachan
MF 7Denis McQuade
FW 8Frank Coulston
FW 9Jimmy Bone
MF 10Alex Rae
MF 11Bobby Lawrie
Substitutes:
MF ?Johnny Gibson
Manager:
Davie McParland
CELTIC:
GK 1Evan Williams
DF 2David Hay
DF 3Tommy Gemmell
MF 4Bobby Murdoch
MF 5George Connelly
DF 6Jim Brogan
MF 7Jimmy Johnstone
FW 8Kenny Dalglish
MF 9Harry Hood
MF 10Tommy Callaghan
FW 11Lou Macari
Substitutes:
DF ?Jim Craig
Manager:
Jock Stein

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