1949 Scottish League Cup Final (October)
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The 1949–50 Scottish League Cup
Final was played on 29 October 1949, at Hampden Park
in Glasgow
and was the final of the fourth Scottish League Cup competition. The final was a Fife derby
match contested by East Fife
and Dunfermline Athletic
. East Fife won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by Davie Duncan
, Charlie Fleming
and Norris.
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DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC :
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GK
George Johnstone
FB
Bobby Kirk
FB
Adam McLean
RH
Jackie McCall
CH
Jimmy Clarkson
LH
Andy Whyte
RW
Gerry Mays
IF
Jim Cannon
CF
George Henderson
IF
Tom McGairy
LW
Stirton Smith
Manager:
Webber Lees
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 29 October 1949, 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 final of the fourth Scottish League Cup competition. The final was a Fife derby
Fife derby
The Fife Derby is a football rivalry that is based in Fife, Scotland. Matches are contested between any two from Dunfermline Athletic, Raith Rovers, East Fife and Cowdenbeath....
match contested by East Fife
East Fife F.C.
East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...
and 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....
. East Fife won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by Davie Duncan
Davie Duncan
Davie Duncan was a Scottish international footballer who played in the successful East Fife post war team, when they enjoyed creditable league and cup success....
, Charlie Fleming
Charlie Fleming
Charles "Charlie" Fleming was a Scottish footballer who played for Blairhall Colliery, East Fife, Sunderland and the Scotland national team...
and Norris.
Match details
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| GK | John McGarrity |
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| FB | Willie Laird Willie Laird Willie Laird was a Scottish association football player, best known for his time with East Fife before and after the Second World War.Willie Laird joined East Fife in 1937, signing from East Stirlingshire. Laird debuted for the Fifers in November of the same year in the 1-1 draw at Broomfield away... |
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| FB | Sammy Stewart |
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| RH | Jimmy Philp Jimmy Philp Jimmy Philp was a Scottish footballer who played for St Bernards, Heart of Midlothian, East Fife F.C. and Brechin City. At East Fife he was part of their highly successful post war side.-St Bernards & Hearts:... |
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| CH | Willie Finlay |
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| LH | George Aitken George Aitken (footballer born 1925) George Aitken was a Scottish international football player, who played for clubs including East Fife and Sunderland. Aitken was part of the East Fife's famous half back line of Philp, Finlay and Aitken.... |
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| RW | Bobby Black Bobby Black Bobby Black is a Scottish ex-professional footballer from Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway perhaps best known for his time at East Fife and Queen of the South and was also capped by the Scottish League. Black later was an all England bowls champion... |
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| IF | Charlie Fleming Charlie Fleming Charles "Charlie" Fleming was a Scottish footballer who played for Blairhall Colliery, East Fife, Sunderland and the Scotland national team... |
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| CF | Norris |
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| IF | Allan Brown |
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| LW | Davie Duncan Davie Duncan Davie Duncan was a Scottish international footballer who played in the successful East Fife post war team, when they enjoyed creditable league and cup success.... |
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| Scot Symon |
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George JohnstoneGeorge Johnstone (footballer)
George Johnstone was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He played for Aberdeen, Dunfermline Athletic, Raith Rovers and Greenock Morton. Johnstone appeared for Aberdeen in one Scottish Cup Final and two Scottish League Cup Finals during the late 1940s.- External links :*, Post War English & Scottish...
Bobby KirkBobby Kirk (footballer)
Robert "Bobby" Kirk was a Scottish footballer best known for playing for Heart of Midlothian throughout the 1950s, he made 213 league appearances and scored eight goals...
Adam McLean Jackie McCall Jimmy Clarkson Andy Whyte Gerry MaysGerry Mays
Gerry Mays was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for Hibernian, St. Johnstone, Dunfermline Athletic and Kilmarnock, and then managed Ayr United...
Jim Cannon George Henderson Tom McGairy Stirton Smith Webber Lees