1978 Scottish League Cup final
{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}
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{{ infobox football match
| title = 1978 Scottish League Cup final
| image =
| event = 1977–78 Scottish League Cup
| team1 = Rangers
| team1score = 2
| team2 = Celtic
| team2score = 1
| details =
| date = 18 March 1978
| stadium = Hampden Park
| city = Glasgow
| man_of_the_match1a =
| man_of_the_match1atitle =
| man_of_the_match1b =
| man_of_the_match1btitle =
| referee = D. Syme
| attendance = 60,168
| weather =
| previous = 1976
| next = 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
{{footballbox
|date = 18 March 1978
|time =
|team1 = Rangers
|score = 2–1 (a.e.t.)
|report =
|team2 = Celtic
|goals1 = Cooper {{goal}}
Smith {{goal}}
|goals2 = Eðvaldsson {{goal}}
|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee =
|attendance = 60,168
}}
| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"|RANGERS: | ||||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | {{suboff}} | |
| FW | 9 | Derek Johnstone | ||
| FW | 10 | Gordon Smith | ||
| MF | 11 | Davie Cooper | {{suboff}} | |
| colspan=4|Substitutes: | ||||
| DF | ? | Alex Miller | {{subon}} | |
| FW | ? | Derek Parlane | {{subon}} | |
| colspan=4|Manager: | ||||
| colspan="4"|Jock Wallace |
|valign="top" width="50%"|
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|CELTIC: | ||||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Peter Latchford | ||
| DF | 2 | Alan Sneddon | ||
| DF | 3 | Andy Lynch | {{suboff}} | |
| DF | 4 | Frank Munro | ||
| DF | 5 | Roddie MacDonald | ||
| MF | 6 | John Dowie | ||
| MF | 7 | Ronnie Glavin | {{suboff}} | |
| MF | 8 | Jóhannes Eðvaldsson | ||
| FW | 9 | George McCluskey | ||
| FW | 10 | Roy Aitken | ||
| MF | 11 | Tommy Burns | ||
| colspan=4|Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | ? | Paul Wilson | {{subon}} | |
| MF | ? | Johnny Doyle | {{subon}} | |
| colspan=4|Manager: | ||||
| colspan="4"|Jock Stein |
|}
External links
- [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=275025 Soccerbase] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506212610/http://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd |date=6 May 2012 }}
{{Scottish League Cup seasons}}
{{Celtic F.C. matches}}
{{Rangers F.C. matches}}
{{1977–78 in Scottish football}}
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