1979 Scottish League Cup final (March)

The 1978–79 Scottish League Cup final was played on 31 March 1979 and was the final of the 33rd Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by Rangers and Aberdeen. Rangers won the match 2–1 thanks to goals by Colin Jackson and Alex MacDonald.

1979 Scottish League Cup final
Event1978–79 Scottish League Cup
Date31 March 1979
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeIan Foote (Glasgow)
Attendance54,000
1978

Match details

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Rangers2–1Aberdeen
Jackson  
MacDonald  
Davidson  
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 54,000
RANGERS:
GK 1 Peter McCloy
DF 2 Sandy Jardine
DF 3 Ally Dawson
DF 4 Derek Johnstone
DF 5 Colin Jackson
MF 6 Alex MacDonald
MF 7 Tommy McLean
MF 8 Bobby Russell
FW 9 Billy Urquhart  
FW 10 Gordon Smith  
MF 11 Davie Cooper
Substitutes:
DF 12 Alex Miller  
FW 14 Derek Parlane  
Manager:
John Greig
ABERDEEN:
GK 1 Bobby Clark
DF 2 Stuart Kennedy
DF 3 Chic McLelland
MF 4 John McMaster
DF 5 Doug Rougvie  
DF 6 Willie Miller
MF 7 Gordon Strachan
FW 8 Steve Archibald
FW 9 Joe Harper
FW 10 Drew Jarvie  
MF 11 Duncan Davidson
Substitutes:
DF 12 Alex McLeish  
? 14
Manager:
Alex Ferguson

See also

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