1952 Scottish League Cup Final
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The 1952 Scottish League Cup
Final was played on 25 October 1952, at Hampden Park
in Glasgow
and was the final of the 7th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Dundee
and Kilmarnock
. Dundee won the match 2–0, thanks to two goals by Bobby Flavell
. This meant that they retained the trophy, having beaten Rangers
in the previous season
.
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KILMARNOCK :
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GK
John Niven
FB
Ralph Collins
FB
Jimmy Hood
RH
John Russell
CH
Bob Thyne
LH
Jim Middlemass
RW
Tommy Henaughan
IF
Willie Harvey
CF
Gerry Mays
IF
Willie Jack
LW
Matt Murray
Manager:
Malky McDonald
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 25 October 1952, 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 7th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
and 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...
. Dundee won the match 2–0, thanks to two goals by Bobby Flavell
Bobby Flavell (Scottish footballer)
Bobby Flavell was a Scottish association football player and manager. His senior playing career, which was delayed by the Second World War, had its high point at Dundee, where he won two Scottish League Cup winners' medals in consecutive years. Flavell won two caps for the Scotland national...
. This meant that they retained the trophy, having beaten 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...
in the previous season
1951 Scottish League Cup Final
The 1951 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 27 October 1951, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the sixth Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Dundee and Rangers. Dundee won the match 3–2, thanks to goals by Alf Boyd, Bobby Flavell and Johnny...
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Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | DUNDEE : | ||
| GK | Bobby Henderson |
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| FB | Gerry Follon |
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| FB |  Gordon Frew |
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| RH | Ken Ziesing |
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| CH | Alf Boyd |
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| LH | Doug Cowie Doug Cowie (footballer) Douglas "Doug" Cowie is a former Scottish footballer who played for Dundee, Greenock Morton and the Scotland national team. He played initially as a central defender but later converted to a left half.... |
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| RW | Jimmy Toner Jimmy Toner Jimmy Toner is a Scottish former footballer who played for Dundee and Leeds United. He won two Scottish League Cup winner's medals with Dundee.... |
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| IF | Bert Henderson |
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| CF | Bobby Flavell Bobby Flavell (Scottish footballer) Bobby Flavell was a Scottish association football player and manager. His senior playing career, which was delayed by the Second World War, had its high point at Dundee, where he won two Scottish League Cup winners' medals in consecutive years. Flavell won two caps for the Scotland national... |
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| IF | Billy Steel Billy Steel Billy Steel was a Scottish footballer who played for St. Mirren, Morton, Derby County, Dundee and the Scotland national team.... |
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| LW | George Christie |
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| Manager: | |||
| George Anderson George Anderson (footballer born 1904) George Anderson was a professional footballer who played for Airdrie, Chelsea, Brentford, Norwich City, Carlisle United, Gillingham, Bury, Huddersfield Town and Mansfield Town... |
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John NivenJohn Niven
John Niven is a Scottish writer. His books include Kill Your Friends, The Amateurs, and The Second Coming.Niven was born in Irvine, Ayrshire and read English Literature at Glasgow University, graduating in 1991 with First Class honours. He then worked for a variety of record companies over the...
Ralph Collins Jimmy Hood John Russell Bob ThyneBob Thyne
Bob Thyne was a Scottish football player. He played for Darlington in The Football League and Kilmarnock in the Scottish Football League. Thyne played for Kilmarnock in the 1952 Scottish League Cup Final.- External links :...
Jim Middlemass Tommy Henaughan Willie HarveyWillie Harvey
Willie Harvey was a Scottish footballer.-References:...
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...
Willie Jack Matt MurrayMatt Murray (Scottish footballer)
Matt Murray is a Scottish former football player. He played for Queen's Park, Kilmarnock, Ayr United, St. Mirren, Barrow, Carlisle United and Greenock Morton.- External links :*, Neil Brown...
Malky McDonaldMalky McDonald
Malky McDonald was a Scottish football player and manager.McDonald played for Celtic during the 1930s, but then signed for Kilmarnock during the Second World War, initially on loan. He moved to English football for a few years, playing for Brentford, but returned to Kilmarnock as manager...