1973 Scottish League Cup Final
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The 1973 Scottish League Cup
Final was played on 15 December 1973 and was the final of the 28th Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by Dundee
and Celtic
. Dundee won the match 1–0, with Gordon Wallace
scoring the winning goal.
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CELTIC:
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GK
1
Ally Hunter
DF
2
Danny McGrain
DF
3
Jim Brogan
DF
4
Pat McCluskey
DF
5
Billy McNeill
MF
6
Steve Murray
MF
7
Harry Hood
MF
8
David Hay
MF
9
Paul Wilson
FW
10
Tommy Callaghan
FW
11
Kenny Dalglish
Substitutes:
MF
?
Jimmy Johnstone
MF
?
George Connelly
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 15 December 1973 and was the final of the 28th Scottish League Cup competition. It 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 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...
. Dundee won the match 1–0, with Gordon Wallace
Gordon Wallace (Scottish footballer)
Gordon Wallace is a former Scottish professional footballer who was a record-setting goal-scorer in the Scottish league. He was named Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year for 1967-68. Wallace is currently director of youth football for Dundee F.C..A native of Dundee, Wallace began his...
scoring the winning goal.
Match details
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GK | 1 | 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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DF | 2 | Jimmy Wilson Jimmy 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... |
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DF | 3 | Tommy Gemmell Tommy 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... |
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MF | 4 | Bobby Ford | |
DF | 5 | George Stewart | |
DF | 6 | Iain Phillip Iain Phillip Iain Phillip is a Scottish former footballer who played in defence. Phillip made over 400 league appearances during his eighteen-year playing career and won the Scottish League Cup three times... |
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MF | 7 | John Duncan John Duncan (footballer) John Pearson Duncan is a Scottish footballer and football manager.-Playing career:He played as a centre-forward for Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Scunthorpe United and the Scottish Football League.... |
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MF | 8 | Bobby Robinson Bobby Robinson (footballer) Robert Robinson was a Scottish former international footballer who played as a midfielder. Beginning his career with Falkirk, Robinson went on to spend around half his career with Dundee, winning four caps for Scotland during his time at Dens Park... |
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FW | 9 | Gordon Wallace Gordon Wallace (Scottish footballer) Gordon Wallace is a former Scottish professional footballer who was a record-setting goal-scorer in the Scottish league. He was named Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year for 1967-68. Wallace is currently director of youth football for Dundee F.C..A native of Dundee, Wallace began his... |
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FW | 10 | Jocky Scott Jocky Scott John Alexander Scott is a Scottish football coach and former player probably best known for his playing career, and three managerial spells with Dundee. Scott is currently the manager of Scottish Football League club Stirling Albion.- Club career :Scott played for Scotland, Dundee and Aberdeen... |
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MF | 11 | Duncan Lambie Duncan Lambie Duncan Lambie is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Dundee, St. Johnstone, FC Furth and Hibernian.- External links :*, www.ihibs.co.uk*, Neil Brown... |
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DF | ? | Davie Johnston | |
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Manager: | |||
David White David White (football manager) David White is a Scottish former football player and manager. He played as a wing half for Clyde for his whole career, before managing Clyde, Rangers and Dundee.-Career:... |
Ally Hunter
Ally Hunter is a Scottish former football goalkeeper, who played for Kilmarnock, Celtic, Motherwell, St. Mirren and Scotland.- External links :*, Neil Brown...
Danny McGrain
For the former Clyde F.C. footballer, see Danny McGrain Daniel Fergus "Danny" McGrain is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Celtic F.C. in defence. He made 657 appearances scoring 8 goals...
Jim 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...
Pat McCluskey
Pat McCluskey is a retired Scottish footballer. He spent most of his career in the Scottish League, except for part of one season in Ireland and one season in the United States....
Billy 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....
Steve Murray (footballer)
Steve Murray is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the majority of his career in the north-east of Scotland, with Dundee and Aberdeen. Murray also enjoyed success with Glasgow club Celtic and represented Scotland once...
Harry Hood (footballer)
Henry Anthony "Harry" Hood was a Scottish footballer.-Celtic:Hood played for Celtic, for whom he scored the winning goal in the final of the 1971 Scottish Cup, a 2-1 replay win over Rangers. He also scored the first goal in the 1974 Scottish Cup Final in a 3-0 victory over Dundee Utd...
David Hay
David Hay is a former Scottish footballer. After completing secondary education at St Mirin's Academy in Paisley he signed for Celtic in 1966 and became one of the so called 'Quality Street Kids', the great Celtic reserve team that also included players such as Kenny Dalglish, Lou Macari, Danny...
Paul Wilson (Scottish footballer)
Paul Wilson , is a former Scottish professional footballer of mixed Scottish and Portugese parentage.-Club career:...
Tommy Callaghan
Tommy Callaghan is a Scottish former football player, who played for Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic, and Clydebank. He was an elegant left-sided midfielder famous for his long attacking runs from deep positions, and powerful shot.He signed for Celtic from Dunfermline on 22 November 1968 for a...
Kenny Dalglish
Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and...
Jimmy 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...
Jock 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...