1975 Scottish League Cup Final

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1975 Scottish League Cup Final
Event 1975–76 Scottish League Cup
Date 25 October 1975
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance 58,806
1974
1976

The 1975 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 25 October 1975 and was the final of the 30th Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by the Old Firm rivals, Rangers and Celtic. Rangers won the match 1–0, with the only goal scored by Alex MacDonald.

The Scottish League Cup, currently known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. The competition had a straight knockout format but became a group and knockout competition from 2016–17.

Old Firm Celtic and Rangers, prominent rivals in Scottish football

The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply embedded in Scottish culture. It has reflected, and contributed to, political, social, and religious division and sectarianism in Scotland. As a result, the fixture has had an enduring appeal around the world.

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Rangers Football Club are a football club in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premiership, the first tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Although it is not part of the official name, they are occasionally referred to as Glasgow Rangers; their home ground, Ibrox Stadium, is in the south-west of the city in the Govan district.

Match details

Rangers 1–0 Celtic
MacDonald
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 58,806
RANGERS:
GK 1 Stewart Kennedy
DF 2 Sandy Jardine
DF 3 John Greig
DF 4 Tom Forsyth
DF 5 Colin Jackson
MF 6 Alex MacDonald
MF 7 Tommy McLean
FW 8 Colin Stein
FW 9 Derek Parlane
FW 10 Derek Johnstone
MF 11 Quinton Young
Substitutes:
FW 12 Bobby McKean (unused)
DF 14 Alex Miller (unused)
Manager:
Jock Wallace
CELTIC:
GK 1 Peter Latchford
DF 2 Danny McGrain
DF 3 Andy Lynch
DF 4 Pat McCluskey
DF 5 Roddie MacDonald
MF 6 Johannes Edvaldsson
MF 7 Harry Hood Sub off.svg
FW 8 Kenny Dalglish
MF 9 Paul Wilson Sub off.svg
MF 10 Tommy Callaghan
MF 11 Bobby Lennox
Substitutes:
DF ? Jackie McNamara, Sr. Sub on.svg
MF ? Ronnie Glavin Sub on.svg
Manager:
Jock Stein

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