1978 Scottish League Cup final

Football match
1978 Scottish League Cup final
Event1977–78 Scottish League Cup
Rangers Celtic
2 1
Date18 March 1978
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeD. Syme
Attendance60,168
1976
March 1979 →

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.

Match details

Rangers2–1 (a.e.t.)Celtic
Cooper
Smith
Eðvaldsson
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 60,168
RANGERS:
GK 1 Stewart Kennedy
DF 2 Sandy Jardine
DF 3 John Greig
DF 4 Tom Forsyth
DF 5 Colin Jackson
MF 6 Alex MacDonald
MF 7 Tommy McLean
MF 8 Johnny Hamilton downward-facing red arrow
FW 9 Derek Johnstone
FW 10 Gordon Smith
MF 11 Davie Cooper downward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
DF ? Alex Miller upward-facing green arrow
FW ? Derek Parlane upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Jock Wallace
CELTIC:
GK 1 Peter Latchford
DF 2 Alan Sneddon
DF 3 Andy Lynch downward-facing red arrow
DF 4 Frank Munro
DF 5 Roddie MacDonald
MF 6 John Dowie
MF 7 Ronnie Glavin downward-facing red arrow
MF 8 Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
FW 9 George McCluskey
FW 10 Roy Aitken
MF 11 Tommy Burns
Substitutes:
MF ? Paul Wilson upward-facing green arrow
MF ? Johnny Doyle upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Jock Stein

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