The 1972 Scottish League Cup final was played on 9 December 1972 and was the final of the 27th Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by Hibernian and Celtic. Hibs won the match 2–1, thanks to goals by Jimmy O'Rourke and Pat Stanton. This meant that Hibs won their first major national cup competition since the 1902 Scottish Cup, and it was their first cup win at Hampden Park.[1]
| Event | 1972–73 Scottish League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 9 December 1972 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Referee | Alastair MacKenzie (Larbert) | ||||||
| Attendance | 71,696 | ||||||
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See also edit
League Cup finals played between the same clubs:
References edit
- ^ Classic match: Hibs 2, Celtic 1, December 9, 1972, Edinburgh Evening News, 26 January 2009. Accessed 1 May 2009. Archived 2009-05-05.
External links edit
- Soccerbase Archived 30 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- TheCelticWiki