1970 Scottish League Cup final

Football match

Event

1970–71 Scottish League Cup

Rangers	Celtic

1	0

Date

24 October 1970

Venue

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Referee

Tiny Wharton

Attendance

106,263

← 1969 1971 →

The 1970 Scottish League Cup final was played on 24 October 1970 and was the final of the 25th Scottish League Cup competition. The match was an Old Firm derby between Rangers and Celtic. Rangers won the match 1–0, thanks to a goal by the then 16-year-old Derek Johnstone.

Match details

24 October 1970

Rangers	1–0	Celtic
Johnstone

Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 106,263


RANGERS:
GK	1	Peter McCloy
DF	2	Sandy Jardine
DF	3	Alex Miller
MF	4	Alfie Conn, Jr.
DF	5	Ronnie McKinnon
DF	6	Colin Jackson
MF	7	Willie Henderson
MF	8	Alex MacDonald
FW	9	Derek Johnstone
FW	10	Colin Stein
MF	11	Willie Johnston
Substitutes:
?	?	Graham Fyfe
Manager:
Willie Waddell


CELTIC:
GK	1	Evan Williams
DF	2	Jim Craig
DF	3	Jimmy Quinn
MF	4	Bobby Murdoch
DF	5	Billy McNeill
DF	6	David Hay
MF	7	Jimmy Johnstone
MF	8	George Connelly
FW	9	Willie Wallace
MF	10	Harry Hood
FW	11	Lou Macari
Substitutes:
MF	?	Bobby Lennox
Manager:
Jock Stein

References

League Cup triumph of 1970 remains special for McCloy Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Scotsman, 13 March 2008.
"1970 Scottish League Cup Final match reports". The Celtic Wiki. 24 October 1970. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

External links

Soccerbase Archived 23 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine

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