The 1971 Scottish League Cup final was played on 23 October 1971 and was the final of the 26th Scottish League Cup competition. Newly promoted Partick Thistle beat Celtic, who had played in the European Cup final in 1970, in a major upset.Partick up for the cup, BBC Sport, 20 March 2002. Sam Leitch, a presenter of BBC sports show Grandstand, previewed the game by saying that:
Thistle went 4–0 up inside 37 minutes, causing the reported crowd of 62,470 to allegedly be swelled by many thousands of Rangers fans who were keen to see their Old Firm rivals be humiliated.The day Hansen and Thistle were a thorn in Celtic's side, The Daily Telegraph, 26 October 2006. Kenny Dalglish pulled a goal back for Celtic in the second half, but Thistle held on to win 4–1.
Match details
PARTICK THISTLE: GK 1Alan RoughDF 2John HansenDF 3Alex ForsythMF 4Ronnie Glavin DF 5Jackie CampbellDF 6Hugh StrachanMF 7Denis McQuadeFW 8Frank CoulstonFW 9Jimmy BoneMF 10Alex Rae (c) MF 11Bobby LawrieSubstitutes:MF ?Johnny Gibson Manager:Davie McParlandCELTIC: GK 1Evan WilliamsDF 2David HayDF 3Tommy GemmellMF 4Bobby Murdoch (c) MF 5George ConnellyDF 6Jim BroganMF 7Jimmy Johnstone FW 8Kenny DalglishMF 9Harry HoodMF 10Tommy CallaghanFW 11Lou MacariSubstitutes:DF ?Jim Craig Manager:Jock Stein
References
External links Soccerbase TheCelticWiki