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

Event	1978–79 Scottish League Cup
Rangers Aberdeen 2 1
Date	31 March 1979
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Ian Foote (Glasgow)
Attendance	54,000

Match details

31 March 1979

Rangers	2–1	Aberdeen
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

• Aberdeen F.C.–Rangers F.C. rivalry

External links

• Soccerbase Archived 6 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine