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.Classic match: Hibs 2, Celtic 1, December 9, 1972, Edinburgh Evening News, 26 January 2009. Accessed 1 May 2009. Archived 2009-05-05.
Match details
HIBERNIAN: GK 1Jim HerriotDF 2John BrownlieDF 3Erich SchaedlerMF 4Pat StantonDF 5Jim BlackDF 6John BlackleyMF 7Alex Edwards (c) FW 8Jimmy O'RourkeFW 9Alan GordonMF 10Alex CropleyMF 11Arthur DuncanSubstitutes:MF ?Johnny HamiltonManager:Eddie TurnbullCELTIC: GK 1Evan WilliamsDF 2Danny McGrainDF 3Jim BroganDF 4Pat McCluskeyDF 5Billy McNeill (c) MF 6David HayMF 7Jimmy Johnstone MF 8George ConnellyFW 9Kenny DalglishMF 10Harry HoodFW 11Lou MacariSubstitutes:MF ?Tommy Callaghan Manager:Jock Stein
See also League Cup finals played between the same clubs:
References
External links Soccerbase TheCelticWiki