1971 Scottish League Cup final

1971 Scottish League Cup final
Event1971–72 Scottish League Cup
Date23 October 1971
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeW.J. Mullan (Dalkeith)
Attendance62,470
1970
1972

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.[1] Sam Leitch, a presenter of BBC sports show Grandstand, previewed the game by saying that:[2]

In Scotland, it's League Cup final day at Hampden Park, where Celtic meet Partick Thistle, who have no chance.

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.[2] Kenny Dalglish pulled a goal back for Celtic in the second half, but Thistle held on to win 4–1.[2]

Match details

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Partick Thistle4–1Celtic
Rae 10'
Lawrie 15'
McQuade 28'
Bone 37'
Report (page 4) Dalglish 70'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 62,470
PARTICK THISTLE:
GK 1 Alan Rough
DF 2 John Hansen
DF 3 Alex Forsyth
MF 4 Ronnie Glavin downward-facing red arrow
DF 5 Jackie Campbell
DF 6 Hugh Strachan
MF 7 Denis McQuade
FW 8 Frank Coulston
FW 9 Jimmy Bone
MF 10 Alex Rae
MF 11 Bobby Lawrie
Substitutes:
MF ? Johnny Gibson upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Davie McParland
CELTIC:
GK 1 Evan Williams
DF 2 David Hay
DF 3 Tommy Gemmell
MF 4 Bobby Murdoch
MF 5 George Connelly
DF 6 Jim Brogan
MF 7 Jimmy Johnstone downward-facing red arrow
FW 8 Kenny Dalglish
MF 9 Harry Hood
MF 10 Tommy Callaghan
FW 11 Lou Macari
Substitutes:
DF ? Jim Craig upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Jock Stein

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