1978 Scottish League Cup final

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.

1978 Scottish League Cup final
Event1977–78 Scottish League Cup
Date18 March 1978
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeD. Syme
Attendance60,168
1976

Match details

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Rangers2–1 (a.e.t.)Celtic
Cooper  
Smith  
Eðvaldsson  
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 60,168
RANGERS:
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  
FW 9 Derek Johnstone
FW 10 Gordon Smith
MF 11 Davie Cooper  
Substitutes:
DF ? Alex Miller  
FW ? Derek Parlane  
Manager:
Jock Wallace
CELTIC:
GK 1 Peter Latchford
DF 2 Alan Sneddon
DF 3 Andy Lynch  
DF 4 Frank Munro
DF 5 Roddie MacDonald
MF 6 John Dowie
MF 7 Ronnie Glavin  
MF 8 Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
FW 9 George McCluskey
FW 10 Roy Aitken
MF 11 Tommy Burns
Substitutes:
MF ? Paul Wilson  
MF ? Johnny Doyle  
Manager:
Jock Stein
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