The 1974 Scottish League Cup final was played on 26 October 1974 and was the final of the 29th Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by Hibernian and Celtic. Celtic won the match 6–3, with John "Dixie" Deans and Joe Harper scoring hat-tricks for each side.Harper hit sour note with fans, Edinburgh Evening News, 8 November 2008. Accessed 26 April 2009. 2009-05-05. Jimmy Johnstone, Steve Murray and Paul Wilson scored Celtic's other goals.
Match details
HIBERNIAN: GK 1Jim McArthurDF 2John Brownlie MF 3Des BremnerDF 4Pat Stanton (c) DF 5Derek SpaldingDF 6John BlackleyMF 7Alex EdwardsMF 8Alex CropleyFW 9Joe HarperMF 10Iain MunroMF 11Arthur Duncan Substitutes:DF ?Bobby Smith DF ?Willie Murray Manager:Eddie TurnbullCELTIC: GK 1Ally HunterDF 2Danny McGrainDF 3Jim BroganMF 4Steve MurrayDF 5Billy McNeill (c) DF 6Pat McCluskeyMF 7Jimmy JohnstoneFW 8Kenny DalglishFW 9John "Dixie" DeansMF 10Harry HoodMF 11Paul WilsonSubstitutes:FW 12Bobby LennoxDF 14Roddie MacDonald Manager:Jock Stein
Media coverage In Scotland highlights of the final were shown on BBC One Scotland on their Sportsreel programme in the evening and also on STV and Grampian Television on the former's Scotsport programme the following day.
See also Other League Cup finals played between the same clubs: 1969 Scottish League Cup final (April) 1972 Scottish League Cup final 2021 Scottish League Cup final (December)
References
External links Soccerbase