1972 Scottish League Cup Final

1972 Scottish League Cup Final
Event 1972–73 Scottish League Cup
Date 9 December 1972
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance 71,696

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.[1]

Match details

9 December 1972
Hibernian 2–1 Celtic
Stanton  60'
O'Rourke  66'
Dalglish  77'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 71,696
HIBERNIAN:
GK 1Jim Herriot
DF 2John Brownlie
DF 3Erich Schaedler
MF 4Pat Stanton
DF 5Jim Black
DF 6John Blackley
MF 7Alex Edwards
FW 8Jimmy O'Rourke
FW 9Alan Gordon
MF 10Alex Cropley
MF 11Arthur Duncan
Substitutes:
MF ?Johnny Hamilton
Manager:
Eddie Turnbull
CELTIC:
GK 1Evan Williams
DF 2Danny McGrain
DF 3Jim Brogan
DF 4Pat McCluskey
DF 5Billy McNeill
MF 6David Hay
MF 7Jimmy Johnstone
MF 8George Connelly
FW 9Kenny Dalglish
MF 10Harry Hood
FW 11Lou Macari
Substitutes:
MF ?Tommy Callaghan
Manager:
Jock Stein

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