1969 Scottish League Cup Final (April)
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The first 1969 Scottish League Cup
Final was played on 5 April 1969 at Hampden Park
in Glasgow
and was the final of the 23rd Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Hibernian
and Celtic
. Celtic won a one-sided match by 6–2, with Bobby Lennox
scoring a hat-trick
. Bertie Auld
, Jim Craig and Willie Wallace
scored Celtic's other goals, while Jimmy O'Rourke
and Eric Stevenson
scored for Hibs.
The Final had been due to be played on 28 October 1968, but was postponed until April because a fire destroyed part of the south stand at Hampden Park
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CELTIC:
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GK
John Fallon
FB
Jim Craig
FB
Tommy Gemmell
RH
Bobby Murdoch
CH
Billy McNeill
LH
Jim Brogan
RW
Jimmy Johnstone
IF
Willie Wallace
CF
Stevie Chalmers
IF
Bertie Auld
LW
Bobby Lennox
Substitutes:
LH
John Clark
Manager:
Jock Stein
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 5 April 1969 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 23rd Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
and Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
. Celtic won a one-sided match by 6–2, with Bobby Lennox
Bobby Lennox
Robert "Bobby" Lennox, MBE is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic Football Club and was a member of their 1967 European Cup winning team known as the Lisbon Lions. He also earned ten international caps for his national team Scotland...
scoring a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
. Bertie Auld
Bertie Auld
Robert "Bertie" Auld is a Scottish former football player and manager, perhaps most notable as a member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions side of 1967. As a player, he made more than 200 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Celtic, Dumbarton and Hibernian, and more than 100 in the Football League...
, Jim Craig and Willie Wallace
William Wallace (footballer)
William "Willie" Semple Brown Wallace is a former Scottish football player and coach.-Early career:He started his playing career with Stenhousemuir in 1958, moving to Raith Rovers a year later...
scored Celtic's other goals, while Jimmy O'Rourke
Jimmy O'Rourke
Jimmy O'Rourke is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a striker for Hibernian, St. Johnstone and Motherwell....
and Eric Stevenson
Eric Stevenson (footballer)
Eric Stevenson is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Hearts, Hibernian and Ayr United.- External links :*, www.ihibs.co.uk*, Neil Brown...
scored for Hibs.
The Final had been due to be played on 28 October 1968, but was postponed until April because a fire destroyed part of the south stand 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...
.
Match details
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| GK | Thomson Allan Thomson Allan Thomson Sandlands Allan is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Allan began his career at Hibernian in 1963, where he was a League Cup runner-up in 1968-69... |
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| RB | Chris Shevlane Chris Shevlane Chris Shevlane is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Hearts, Celtic, Hibernian and Greenock Morton.- External links :*, www.ihibs.co.uk*, Neil Brown... |
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| LB | Joe Davis Joe Davis (footballer born 1941) Joe Davis is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Third Lanark, Hibernian and Carlisle United.- External links :*, www.ihibs.co.uk*, Neil Brown... |
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| RH | Pat Stanton Pat Stanton Patrick Gordon Stanton is a Scottish former football player and manager.He joined Hibs from Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in 1963 and made his debut for the club against Motherwell in October that year. He quickly established himself in the first team, playing in defence or midfield... |
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| CH |  John MadsenJohn Madsen (footballer) John Madsen is a Danish former footballer, who played for Esbjerg fB, Greenock Morton, Hibernian and Denmark.- External links :*, www.ihibs.co.uk*, Neil Brown... |
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| LH | John Blackley John Blackley John Henderson Blackley is a Scottish football coach and former player.Blackley made 279 appearances at centre-half for Hibernian and also represented Newcastle United, Preston North End and Hamilton Academical... |
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| RW | Peter Marinello Peter Marinello Peter Marinello is a Scottish former football player.Marinello started his career at Hibernian, and could play either as a forward or right winger. He was regarded as being talented enough there that he was dubbed "the next George Best" by the British press... |
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| IF | Pat Quinn Pat Quinn (footballer) Pat Quinn is a Scottish former professional association football player and manager.Quinn began his career in League football at Motherwell under the management of Bobby Ancell where he would play alongside other "Ancell's Babes" such as Ian St. John. Quinn would establish himself as a scheming... |
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| CF | Peter Cormack Peter Cormack Peter Barr Cormack is a Scottish former professional footballer and football manager who reached his peak as a player in the first great Liverpool side of the 1970s.-Life and playing career:... |
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| IF | Jimmy O'Rourke Jimmy O'Rourke Jimmy O'Rourke is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a striker for Hibernian, St. Johnstone and Motherwell.... |
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| LW | Eric Stevenson Eric Stevenson (footballer) Eric Stevenson is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Hearts, Hibernian and Ayr United.- External links :*, www.ihibs.co.uk*, Neil Brown... |
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| IF | Willie Hunter William Hunter (footballer born 1940) William Hunter was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career with Motherwell.-Club career:Hunter joined Motherwell from Edinburgh Norton in 1957... |
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| Manager: | |||
| Bob Shankly Bob Shankly Robert "Bob" Shankly was a professional football player and manager. from the village of Glenbuck in Ayrshire, Scotland.... |
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John FallonJohn Fallon
John Fallon is a Scottish former professional footballer and member of the Celtic squad that won the European Cup in 1967, which came to be known as the Lisbon Lions....
Jim Craig Tommy GemmellTommy Gemmell
Thomas Gemmell is a former Scottish footballer and manager.He played as left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability. In October 1961, he joined Celtic from Coltness United. He was one of the 'Lisbon Lions' who won the European Cup in 1967. In the final he scored a spectacular goal that...
Bobby MurdochBobby Murdoch
Bobby Murdoch was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic and was one of the Lisbon Lions, the Celtic team who won the European Cup in 1967. He and Bertie Auld formed Celtic's central midfield....
Billy McNeillBilly McNeill
William "Billy" McNeill MBE is a former Scottish footballer and manager. He is best known for captaining Celtic to the European Cup triumph in 1967 and he later went on to manage the club. He is now the official Club Ambassador at Celtic....
Jim BroganJim Brogan (footballer)
Jim Brogan is a Scottish former football player, who played in over 200 league games for Jock Stein's highly successful Celtic sides of the late 1960s and early 1970s...
Jimmy JohnstoneJimmy Johnstone
James Connolly "Jimmy" Johnstone was a Scottish football player. Johnstone was best known for his time with Celtic, and was voted their best ever player by the club's fans in 2002...
Willie WallaceWilliam Wallace (footballer)
William "Willie" Semple Brown Wallace is a former Scottish football player and coach.-Early career:He started his playing career with Stenhousemuir in 1958, moving to Raith Rovers a year later...
Stevie ChalmersStevie Chalmers
Stevie Chalmers is a former Scottish association football player who played as a centre forward. He is best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final against Inter Milan....
Bertie AuldBertie Auld
Robert "Bertie" Auld is a Scottish former football player and manager, perhaps most notable as a member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions side of 1967. As a player, he made more than 200 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Celtic, Dumbarton and Hibernian, and more than 100 in the Football League...
Bobby LennoxBobby Lennox
Robert "Bobby" Lennox, MBE is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic Football Club and was a member of their 1967 European Cup winning team known as the Lisbon Lions. He also earned ten international caps for his national team Scotland...
John Clark Jock SteinJock Stein
John 'Jock' Stein CBE was a Scottish association football player and manager. He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967...