1978 Scottish League Cup Final
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The 1978 Scottish League Cup
Final was played on 18 March 1978 and was the final of the 32nd Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by the Old Firm
derby rivals, Rangers
and Celtic
. Rangers won the match 2–1 after extra time thanks to goals by Davie Cooper
and Gordon Smith.
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CELTIC:
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GK
1
Peter Latchford
DF
2
Alan Sneddon
DF
3
Andy Lynch
DF
4
Frank Munro
DF
5
Roddie MacDonald
MF
6
John Dowie
MF
7
Ronnie Glavin
MF
8
Johannes Edvaldsson
FW
9
George McCluskey
FW
10
Roy Aitken
MF
11
Tommy Burns
Substitutes:
MF
?
Paul Wilson
MF
?
Johnny Doyle
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 18 March 1978 and was the final of the 32nd Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by the Old Firm
Old Firm
The Old Firm is a common collective name for the association football clubs Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow, Scotland.The origin of the term is unclear. One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers. However, author,...
derby rivals, 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 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...
. Rangers won the match 2–1 after extra time thanks to goals by Davie Cooper
Davie Cooper
David "Davie" Cooper was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a left winger....
and Gordon Smith.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Stewart Kennedy Stewart Kennedy Stewart Kennedy is a retired Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played for clubs including Dunfermline, Stenhousemuir, Rangers and Forfar.... |
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| DF | 2 | Sandy Jardine |
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| DF | 3 | 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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| DF | 4 | Tom Forsyth Tom Forsyth Thomas "Tom" Forsyth is a former Scottish assocation footballer and manager who played for Motherwell and Rangers. He was born in Paisley, Scotland and moved to Stonehouse, Lanarkshire when he was 6 months old and still lives to this day.-Club:Forsyth started his career at Motherwell before being... |
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| DF | 5 | Colin Jackson Colin Jackson (footballer) Colin MacDonald Jackson is a former Scottish assocation footballer who played predominantly for Rangers and the Scotland national team.-Career:... |
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| MF | 6 | Alex MacDonald |
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| MF | 7 | Tommy McLean Tommy McLean Thomas "Tommy" McLean is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Kilmarnock and Rangers.... |
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| MF | 8 | Johnny Hamilton Johnny Hamilton (footballer born 1949) Johnny Hamilton is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers and Hibernian.... |
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| FW | 9 | Derek Johnstone Derek Johnstone Derek Joseph Johnstone is a former Scottish association footballer.Johnstone played mainly for Rangers during his career. He also had a spell at Chelsea and a brief stint in management with Partick Thistle. He mainly played as a striker but could also perform in central defence, and in midfield... |
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| FW | 10 | Gordon Smith |
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| MF | 11 | Davie Cooper Davie Cooper David "Davie" Cooper was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a left winger.... |
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| DF | ? | Alex Miller Alex Miller Alex Miller is a Scottish association football coach and former player. As a player, he had a 15 year career with Rangers. As a manager, he won the 1991 Scottish League Cup with Hibernian... |
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| FW | ? | Derek Parlane Derek Parlane Derek Parlane was a former professional football striker who played for Rangers for 10 years, from 1970 until 1980.... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Jock Wallace Jock Wallace John "Jock" Martin Bokas Wallace was a professional Scottish football player and manager. His father, Jock Wallace, Sr., was a goalkeeper for Raith Rovers, Blackpool and Derby County.... |
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Peter LatchfordPeter Latchford
Peter William Latchford is an English former football goalkeeper.Latchford started his career at West Bromwich Albion and signed for Celtic F.C. for £25,000 on 15 July 1975 after a spell on loan. He made over 270 appearances for Celtic in the late 1970s and early 1980s, winning 2 League...
Alan SneddonAlan Sneddon
Alan Sneddon is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a defender for Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell and East Fife in the Scottish Football League.Sneddon won the 1980 Scottish Cup Final with Celtic...
Andy LynchAndy Lynch (footballer)
Andy Lynch is a Scottish former football player and coach.Lynch moved to Queens Park from Renfrew Juniors in his teens, however he quickly returned to the Junior ranks with Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. He earned a second chance in senior football when he joined Heart of Midlothian, signing for the...
Frank MunroFrank Munro
Francis Michael "Frank" Munro was a Scottish international footballer who played as a centre back.Munro played for Dundee United and Aberdeen in his native Scotland before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1968...
Roddie MacDonaldRoddie MacDonald
Roddie MacDonald is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Celtic, Hearts, Morton, Partick Thistle and Queen of the South.- External links :*, London Hearts Supporters' Club*, Neil Brown...
John DowieJohn Dowie (footballer)
John Dowie is a Scottish-born former football midfielder, who played in the Football League and Scottish Football League during the 1970s and 1980s....
Ronnie GlavinRonnie Glavin
Ronnie Glavin is a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder.-Club career:Glavin began his League career at Partick Thistle and spent six years at the club, making his name as a talented attacking midfielder before joining Celtic in 1974. During his five years at Parkhead, Glavin enjoyed...
Johannes Edvaldsson George McCluskeyGeorge McCluskey
George McKinley Cassidy McCluskey is a Scottish former association football player for clubs including Celtic and Leeds United. He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Premier Division in the 1981–82 season....
Roy AitkenRoy Aitken
Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken is a former footballer who went on to become a coach with clubs including Leeds United and Aston Villa. His position as a player was defence.Born in Irvine, Ayrshire, he grew up in Ardrossan...
Tommy Burns Paul WilsonPaul Wilson (Scottish footballer)
Paul Wilson , is a former Scottish professional footballer of mixed Scottish and Portugese parentage.-Club career:...
Johnny DoyleJohnny Doyle
Johnny Doyle was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger. Born in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Doyle started his senior career with Ayr United, whom he joined from juvenile side Viewpark in 1970....
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...