1963 Scottish League Cup Final
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The 1963 Scottish League Cup
Final was played on 26 October 1963 at Hampden Park
in Glasgow
and it was the final of the 18th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Rangers
and Morton F.C.
. Rangers won with a score of 5-0.
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MORTON :
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GK
Alex Brown
FB
John Boyd
FB
Jimmy Mallon
RH
Jim Reilly
CH
Jim Kiernan
LH
Hugh Strachan
RW
Bobby Adamson
IF
Bobby Campbell
CF
Morris Stevenson
IF
Allan McGraw
LW
Jimmy Wilson
Manager:
Hal Stewart
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 26 October 1963 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 it was the final of the 18th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by 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...
and Morton F.C.
Greenock Morton F.C.
Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs....
. Rangers won with a score of 5-0.
Match details
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| GK | Billy Ritchie Billy Ritchie William "Billy" Ritchie is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.Ritchie started his career at local side Bathgate Thistle before moving to Rangers in 1955... |
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| FB | Bobby Shearer Bobby Shearer Bobby Shearer was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He represented Scotland in four full international games.... |
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| FB | David Provan David Provan (footballer born 1941) Dave Provan is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.Provan was a product of the Rangers youth team and played as a full back. He made his debut on 27 December 1958 in a league match away to Third Lanark which Rangers won 3-2... |
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| RH | John Greig John Greig John Greig MBE is a Scottish former professional football player who, despite his boyhood allegiance to hometown team Heart of Midlothian, spent his entire career in Glasgow with Rangers as a player, manager and director.Greig was voted "The Greatest Ever Ranger" in 1999 by the Rangers supporters... |
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| CH | Ron McKinnon |
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| LH | Jim Baxter Jim Baxter James Curran Baxter was a left-footed Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder. He is regarded by some as the country's greatest ever footballer... |
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| RW | Willie Henderson Willie Henderson William "Willie" Henderson is a retired Scottish football player. He played most of his career for Rangers, and spent the latter part of his career with Sheffield Wednesday, in Hong Kong with Hong Kong Rangers and with Airdrieonians. He was a prolific winger... |
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| IF | Alex Willoughby Alex Willoughby Alex Willoughby was a Scottish professional football forward who played for and .Willoughby was born in Springburn, Glasgow and played youth football with Drumchapel Amateurs before starting his professional career with Rangers... |
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| CF | Jim Forrest |
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| IF | Ralph Brand Ralph Brand Ralph Laidlaw Brand is a retired Scottish footballer, who played as a striker for Rangers, and latterly, Manchester City, Sunderland, Raith Rovers and Hamilton Academical.-Playing career:... |
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| LW | Craig Watson |
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| Manager: | |||
| Scot Symon |
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Alex Brown John Boyd Jimmy MallonJimmy Mallon
James Gillan Mallon , is a Scottish footballer who played as a forward in the Football League.-External links:*...
Jim Reilly Jim Kiernan Hugh Strachan Bobby Adamson Bobby Campbell Morris StevensonMorris Stevenson
Morris Stevenson is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward.-Career :Stevenson began his professional career in 1960 with Motherwell and played in twelve league matches over a two-year period. A 1962 move to Hibernian saw him feature twenty times but leave within a year for Morton...
Allan McGrawAllan McGraw
Allan McGraw is a retired football striker and manager.He holds the record for most goals in a season in Scottish football, a feat he achieved while playing for Greenock Morton. He finished as Morton's top goalscorer in five consecutive seasons, helping the club to two promotions and a Scottish...
Jimmy WilsonJimmy Wilson (footballer born 1942)
Jimmy Wilson is a Scottish former football player and manager, who played for Newcastle United, Greenock Morton, Aberdeen, Motherwell, Dundee and Falkirk. He later became player–manager of Elgin City, while they were a Highland Football League club.- External links :*, Neil Brown...
Hal Stewart