The 1996 Scottish League Cup final was a football match played at Celtic Park, Glasgow, on 24 November 1996. It was the final of the 51st Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Rangers and Heart of Midlothian, who had also been the participants in the 1996 Scottish Cup Final in May of that year.[1]
| Event | 1996–97 Scottish League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 24 November 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Celtic Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Paul Gascoigne | ||||||
| Referee | Hugh Dallas (Motherwell) | ||||||
| Attendance | 48,559 | ||||||
Rangers won the match 4–3 thanks to two goals each by Ally McCoist and Paul Gascoigne; Steve Fulton, John Robertson and David Weir scored for Hearts.[2]
Match details edit
| Rangers | 4–3 | Heart of Midlothian |
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McCoist  11', 27'Gascoigne 64', 66' |
Report | Fulton 44' Robertson 59'Weir 90' |
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References edit
- ^ "Laudrup shatters Hearts". The Independent. 19 May 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Twenty years on: Is this the greatest League Cup final ever?". The Scotsman. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
External links edit
- Soccerbase Archived 6 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine