1971 Scottish League Cup Final

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1971 Scottish League Cup Final
Event 1971–72 Scottish League Cup
Date23 October 1971
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee W.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]

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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

Partick Thistle 4–1 Celtic
Rae Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Lawrie Soccerball shade.svg 15'
McQuade Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Bone Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Report (page 4) Dalglish Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 62,470
PARTICK THISTLE:
GK1 Alan Rough
DF2 John Hansen
DF3 Alex Forsyth
MF4 Ronnie Glavin Sub off.svg
DF5 Jackie Campbell
DF6 Hugh Strachan
MF7 Denis McQuade
FW8 Frank Coulston
FW9 Jimmy Bone
MF10 Alex Rae
MF11 Bobby Lawrie
Substitutes:
MF? Johnny Gibson Sub on.svg
Manager:
Davie McParland
CELTIC:
GK1 Evan Williams
DF2 David Hay
DF3 Tommy Gemmell
MF4 Bobby Murdoch
MF5 George Connelly
DF6 Jim Brogan
MF7 Jimmy Johnstone Sub off.svg
FW8 Kenny Dalglish
MF9 Harry Hood
MF10 Tommy Callaghan
FW11 Lou Macari
Substitutes:
DF? Jim Craig Sub on.svg
Manager:
Jock Stein

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