1991 Scottish Cup Final
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The 1991 Scottish Cup Final was played between Motherwell
and Dundee United
at Hampden Park
on May 18 1991. Motherwell held aloft the Cup after a classic encounter finished 4–3, after extra time. The match was dubbed the "family final", due to the two clubs being managed by brothers Tommy McLean
and Jim McLean
.
Motherwell took the lead when Iain Ferguson
headed home just after the half hour mark. Motherwell went two up through Ian Angus
in the second half before Dave Bowman pulled one back for United.
Motherwell looked likely to win easily when Phil O'Donnell, just 18 years old, stooped to head his team into a 3–1 lead. But just when it seemed the Cup was set for Fir Park
, John O'Neil
pulled one back for United and with seconds remaining Darren Jackson
made it 3–3 to force the game into extra-time. However, in the first period of extra-time "super sub" Stevie Kirk won the Cup for Motherwell with a header and wrote himself into Motherwell folklore.
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DUNDEE UNITED:
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GK
Alan Main
DF
John Clark
DF
Miodrag Krivokapić
DF
Fred van der Hoorn
DF
Maurice Malpas
MF
Dave Bowman
MF
Ray McKinnon
MF
Jim McInally
FW
Hamish French
FW
Duncan Ferguson
FW
Darren Jackson
Substitutes:
MF
Billy McKinlay
MF
John O'Neil
Manager:
Jim McLean
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
and Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
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...
on May 18 1991. Motherwell held aloft the Cup after a classic encounter finished 4–3, after extra time. The match was dubbed the "family final", due to the two clubs being managed by brothers Tommy McLean
Tommy McLean
Thomas "Tommy" McLean is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Kilmarnock and Rangers....
and Jim McLean
Jim McLean
James Yuill McLean is a Scottish former football player and manager. He is best known for his 22-year spell as manager of Dundee United; the longest-serving and most successful manager in the club's history, he led them to three major honours and established them as a force in European competitions...
.
Motherwell took the lead when Iain Ferguson
Iain Ferguson
Iain Ferguson is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker for numerous Scottish clubs during the 1980s and 90s.-Career:...
headed home just after the half hour mark. Motherwell went two up through Ian Angus
Ian Angus
Ian Angus is a socialist and ecosocialist activist in Canada. Angus joined the New Democratic Party in 1962 and then the Young Socialists in Ottawa in 1964. He was active in the YS and the League for Socialist Action into the 1970s...
in the second half before Dave Bowman pulled one back for United.
Motherwell looked likely to win easily when Phil O'Donnell, just 18 years old, stooped to head his team into a 3–1 lead. But just when it seemed the Cup was set for Fir Park
Fir Park
Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.- History :...
, John O'Neil
John O'Neil (footballer)
John Thomas O'Neil is a Scottish former professional association football player. He represented Scotland once, and played for Dundee United, St. Johnstone, Hibernian and Falkirk in the top division.-Career:...
pulled one back for United and with seconds remaining Darren Jackson
Darren Jackson
Darren Jackson is a Scottish former international footballer who played predominantly as a striker.- Career :...
made it 3–3 to force the game into extra-time. However, in the first period of extra-time "super sub" Stevie Kirk won the Cup for Motherwell with a header and wrote himself into Motherwell folklore.
Match details
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| GK | Ally Maxwell Ally Maxwell Alistair Espie "Ally" Maxwell is a Scottish football coach and former professional footballer. He is currently a youth coach for SC Del Sol Soccer Club in the United States, having previously played for Motherwell, Rangers and Dundee United, and coached Greenock Morton and US side Sereno Golden... |
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| DF | Luc Nijholt Luc Nijholt Luc Nijholt is a Dutch football manager and a former player, who played for a number of clubs, both home and abroad.Nijholt began his career in the early 1980s with Haarlem, spending six years with the club. Nijholt was a member of the famous Haarlem team that competed in the UEFA Cup in the... |
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| DF | Chris McCart Chris McCart Christopher 'Chris' McCart is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. McCart spent most of his career with Motherwell, spending twelve seasons with the Fir Park club before a short spell with Falkirk... |
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| DF | Craig Paterson Craig Paterson Craig Paterson is a Scottish former football player, who currently works as a pundit for BBC Radio Scotland and Sportscene.... |
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| DF | Tom Boyd |
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| MF | Ian Angus Ian Angus (footballer) Ian Angus is a Scottish former professional footballer.Angus started his career in 1980 at Aberdeen, playing in 84 league matches during his seven years at Pittodrie. A 1987 move to Dundee brought a similar number of appearances in only three seasons and saw Angus move to Motherwell... |
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| MF | Jim Griffin |
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| MF | Phil O'Donnell |
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| MF | 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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| FW | Iain Ferguson Iain Ferguson Iain Ferguson is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker for numerous Scottish clubs during the 1980s and 90s.-Career:... |
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| FW | Dougie Arnott Dougie Arnott Douglas "Dougie" Arnott is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. Arnott's entire career was at Motherwell, spending twelve seasons with the Fir Park club before retiring due to an injury in 1998... |
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| MF |  Colin O'Neill |
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| FW | Stevie Kirk |
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| Manager: | |||||
| Tommy McLean Tommy McLean Thomas "Tommy" McLean is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Kilmarnock and Rangers.... |
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Alan MainAlan Main
Alan David Main is a Scottish football goalkeeper.Main made his debut in the Highland Football League aged just fifteen and went on to a professional career exceeding twenty years. He has played for Dundee United, Cowdenbeath, East Stirlingshire, St. Johnstone, Livingston, Gretna and Ayr United...
John ClarkJohn Clark (footballer born 1964)
John Clark is a Scottish former footballer who played most prominently for Dundee United. He scored for the club in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final, but was unable to prevent their defeat to IFK Goteborg of Sweden in that game....
Miodrag KrivokapićMiodrag Krivokapic (footballer)
Miodrag Krivokapić is a Montenegrin former footballer who played in defence. He lives in Glasgow.-Career:...
Fred van der HoornFred van der Hoorn
Fred van der Hoorn is a Dutch former footballer who played defence.-Career:Van der Hoorn joined Dundee United in 1989 from Dutch side Den Bosch and stayed at Tannadice until just after United's Scottish Cup win in 1994, although he had fallen out of favour by that time...
Maurice MalpasMaurice Malpas
Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas is an ex-footballer and the assistant manager at Inverness Caledonian Thistle having joined the club on 27 January 2009 along with their new manager Terry Butcher...
Dave Bowman Ray McKinnonRay McKinnon (footballer)
Ray McKinnon is a Scottish footballer, who was last player/manager for Lochee United in the Scottish Junior Football East Super League until 2010....
Jim McInallyJim McInally
James Edward McInally is a former Scottish footballer and was previously manager of East Stirlingshire.-Playing career:...
Hamish FrenchHamish French
Hamish Mackie French is a former Scottish footballer who is currently head of youth development at Dunfermline Athletic.-Playing:He was born in Aberdeen and brought up in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, where his family still own a shop...
Duncan Ferguson Darren JacksonDarren Jackson
Darren Jackson is a Scottish former international footballer who played predominantly as a striker.- Career :...
Billy McKinlayBilly McKinlay
William Alexander McKinlay, better known as Billy McKinlay , is a Scottish former footballer and current development squad manager of Fulham.-Career:...
John O'NeilJohn O'Neil (footballer)
John Thomas O'Neil is a Scottish former professional association football player. He represented Scotland once, and played for Dundee United, St. Johnstone, Hibernian and Falkirk in the top division.-Career:...
Jim McLeanJim McLean
James Yuill McLean is a Scottish former football player and manager. He is best known for his 22-year spell as manager of Dundee United; the longest-serving and most successful manager in the club's history, he led them to three major honours and established them as a force in European competitions...