1966 Scottish League Cup final

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| title = 1966 Scottish League Cup final

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| event = 1966–67 Scottish League Cup

| team1 = Rangers

| team1score = 0

| team2 = Celtic

| team2score = 1

| details =

| date =29 October 1966

| stadium = Hampden Park

| city = Glasgow

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| attendance =94,532

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| previous = 1965

| next = 1967

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The 1966 Scottish League Cup final was played on 29 October 1966 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and it was the final of the 21st Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by the Old Firm rivals Rangers and Celtic for a third consecutive year. Celtic won the match 1–0, with Bobby Lennox scoring the only goal.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1966-10-29%3A+Celtic+1-0+Rangers%2C+League+Cup+Final|title=1966 Scottish League Cup Final match reports|date=29 October 1966|access-date=19 January 2018|publisher=The Celtic Wiki}}[https://thecelticstar.com/parkhead-erupted-as-it-had-never-done-so-before-david-potters-7-magnificently-random-celtic-stories/amp/ ‘Parkhead erupted as it had never done so before,’ David Potter’s 7 Magnificently Random Celtic Stories], The Celtic Star, 23 October 2019

This meant that Celtic completed the first leg of the Quadruple in 1966–67, as they won all three major Scottish domestic honours and the 1967 European Cup Final.

Match details

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|date = 29 October 1966

|team1 = Rangers

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19661031&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report (Page 4)]

|team2 = Celtic

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Lennox {{goal}}

|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow

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|attendance = 94,532 }}

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|colspan="4"|RANGERS:

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GKNorrie Martin
FBKai Johansen
FBDavid Provan
RHJohn Greig
CHRon McKinnon
LHDave Smith
RWWillie Henderson
IFBobby Watson
CFGeorge McLean
IFAlex Smith
LWWillie Johnston{{suboff}}
colspan=4|Substitutes:
LWDavie Wilson{{subon}}
colspan=4|Manager:
colspan="4"|Scot Symon

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|colspan="4"|CELTIC:

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GKRonnie Simpson
FBTommy Gemmell
FBWillie O'Neill
RHBobby Murdoch
CHBilly McNeill
LHJohn Clark
RWJimmy Johnstone
IFBobby Lennox
CFJoe McBride
IFBertie Auld
LWJohn Hughes{{suboff}}
colspan=4|Substitutes:
FWStevie Chalmers{{subon}}
colspan=4|Manager:
colspan="4"|Jock Stein

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