1990 Scottish Cup final

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1990 Scottish Cup Final
Event 1989–90 Scottish Cup
(after extra time)
(Aberdeen won 9–8 on penalties)
Date12 May 1990
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee George Smith
Attendance60,493
1989
1991

The 1990 Scottish Cup Final was the 105th final of the Scottish Cup, Scottish football's most prestigious knock-out association football competition. The match took place at Hampden Park on 12 May 1990 and was contested by Scottish Premier Division clubs Aberdeen and Celtic. It was Aberdeen's 13th and Celtic's 45th Scottish Cup Final. The clubs had previously met at the same stage of the tournament on five occasions. Celtic were the defending champions of the competition from the previous two seasons having defeated Rangers and Dundee United respectively.

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As Scottish Premier Division clubs, Aberdeen and Celtic both entered the competition in the third round. Aberdeen won all of its four fixtures before the final on its first attempt whilst Celtic needed one replay to see off Premier Division club Dunfermline Athletic in the quarter-finals. Aberdeen knocked out Division One clubs Partick Thistle and Morton before defeating Premier Division clubs Heart of Midlothian and Dundee United before the final. Celtic also defeated two Division One clubs as well as Old Firm and Premier Division rivals Rangers in the fourth round.

The match was Celtic's 45th appearance in the final while it was Aberdeen's 13th. Both clubs had met in the final on five occasions beforehand in 1937, 1954, 1967, 1970 and 1984 with Celtic winning three over Aberdeen's two. Celtic had previously won the tournament 29 times whilst Aberdeen only six times, four coming in the previous nine seasons. Aberdeen were favourites to win the match on this occasion having finished well ahead of Celtic in the league, and having beaten the Glasgow side 3–1 at Parkhead a mere ten days earlier. [1]

Aberdeen won the match 9–8 on penalties after a 0–0 draw over 90 minutes of normal play and 30 minutes of extra-time. With the shoot-out poised at 3-4 Celtic bound striker Charlie Nicholas was required to score to send the shoot-out to Sudden Death. After a further 8 consecutive successful penalty kicks Celtic's Anton Rogan missed the penultimate kick, allowing Brian Irvine to win the tie and claim Aberdeen's seventh Scottish Cup victory. [2] [3]

Route to the final

Aberdeen Round Celtic
Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen scorer(s)Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic scorer(s)
Partick Thistle 2 – 6Aberdeen Van der Ark Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Mason Soccerball shade.svg
Grant Soccerball shade.svg
Robertson Soccerball shade.svg
Round Three [4] Forfar Athletic 1 – 2Celtic Morris Soccerball shade.svg
Dziekanowski Soccerball shade.svg
Aberdeen2 – 1 Greenock Morton Gillhaus Soccerball shade.svg
Nicholas Soccerball shade.svg
Round FourCeltic1 – 0 Rangers Coyne Soccerball shade.svg
Aberdeen4 – 1 Hearts Bett Soccerball shade.svg7'
McKimmie Soccerball shade.svg71'
Irvine Soccerball shade.svg75'
Nicholas Soccerball shade.svg84'
Quarter-finals Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Celtic None
ReplayCeltic3 – 0Dunfermline Athletic McStay Soccerball shade.svg
Coyne Soccerball shade.svg
Miller Soccerball shade.svg
Aberdeen4 – 0 Dundee United Irvine Soccerball shade.svg
Gillhaus Soccerball shade.svg(o.g.)Soccerball shade.svg(o.g.)
Semi-finalsCeltic2 – 0 Clydebank Walker Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg

Match details

Aberdeen 0–0 (a.e.t.) Celtic
Report
Penalties
9–8
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 60,493
Referee: George Smith
ABERDEEN:
GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg Theo Snelders
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart McKimmie
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Alex McLeish
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Irvine
DF Flag of Scotland.svg David Robertson
MF Flag of England.svg Paul Mason Sub off.svg 105'
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Grant
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Bett
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Connor
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Charlie Nicholas
FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Gillhaus
Substitutes:
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Watson Sub on.svg 105'
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Eoin Jess
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Smith
CELTIC:
GK Flag of Ireland.svg Pat Bonner
DF Flag of Poland.svg Dariusz Wdowczyk
DF Flag of England.svg Paul Elliott
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Derek Whyte
DF Ulster Banner.svg Anton Rogan
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Stark Sub off.svg 90'
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Grant
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Paul McStay
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Joe Miller
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Walker Sub off.svg 100'
FW Flag of Poland.svg Dariusz Dziekanowski
Substitutes:
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Mike Galloway Sub on.svg 90'
FW Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Coyne Sub on.svg 100'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Billy McNeill

References

  1. Potter, David; Jones, Phil H (2016). The History of the Scottish Cup the Story of every Season 1873-2016. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. p. 268. ISBN   978-1-78531-214-4.
  2. Traynor, James (14 May 1990). "Stagnant Celtic pay ultimate penalty. Snelders saves Rogan's kick and Irvine secures cup for Aberdeen". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. Don Morrison (13 May 1990). "Cheers and tears". Sunday Mail. The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 27 October 2018 via The Celtic Wiki.
  4. Premier Division teams received a bye to the third round.