Match details
| Rangers | 4–3 | Heart of Midlothian |
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McCoist  11', 27'Gascoigne 64', 66' | Report | Fulton 44' Robertson 59'Weir 90' |
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| Event | 1996–97 Scottish League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 24 November 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Celtic Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Referee | Hugh Dallas (Motherwell) | ||||||
| Attendance | 48,559 | ||||||
The 1996 Scottish League Cup Final was a football match played at Celtic Park, Glasgow, on 24 November 1996. It was the final of the 51st Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Rangers and Heart of Midlothian, who had also been the participants in the 1996 Scottish Cup Final in May of that year. [1]
Rangers won the match 4–3 thanks to two goals each by Ally McCoist and Paul Gascoigne; Steve Fulton, John Robertson and David Weir scored for Hearts. [2]
| Rangers | 4–3 | Heart of Midlothian |
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| McCoist 11', 27' Gascoigne 64', 66' | Report | Fulton 44' Robertson 59'Weir 90' |
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