1984 Scottish League Cup final (March) explained

1984 Scottish League Cup final
Event:1983–84 Scottish League Cup
Team1:Rangers
Team1score:3
Team2:Celtic
Team2score:2
Date:25 March 1984
Stadium:Hampden Park
City:Glasgow
Referee:Bob Valentine
Attendance:66,369
Previous:1982
Next:October 1984

The 1983–84 Scottish League Cup final was played on 25 March 1984, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 38th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was an Old Firm derby contested by Rangers and Celtic.

Rangers won the match 3–2 thanks to an Ally McCoist hat-trick. He scored a penalty in the first half, conceded a foul to give Celtic theirs in the last minute of normal time and then was himself fouled during extra time; although he had this second penalty saved, he scored the winning goal from the rebound.[1] [2] [3]

Match details

RANGERS :
GK Peter McCloy
RB Jimmy Nicholl
LB Ally Dawson
CB John McClelland (c)
CB Craig Paterson
RM Davie Cooper
CM Bobby Russell
CM Dave McPherson
LM
CF
CF Ally McCoist
Substitutes:
MF
FW
Manager:
Jock Wallace
CELTIC :
GK Packie Bonner
RB Danny McGrain (c)
CB Tom McAdam
CB Roy Aitken
CM Murdo MacLeod
LM Tommy Burns
RM
CM
LB Mark Reid
CF
CF Brian McClair
Substitutes:
DF Graeme Sinclair
FW Jim Melrose
Manager:
David Hay

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NOW YOU KNOW: Ally McCoist was Rangers' hat-trick hero when beating Celtic 3-2 in 1984 League Cup Final. Evening Times. 12 July 2017 . 23 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Celtic 2-3 Rangers, League Cup (newspaper report scans). The Celtic Wiki. 26 March 1984. 23 October 2017.
  3. News: The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks. The Scotsman. 31 October 2014. 27 November 2017.