1986 Scottish League Cup final explained

1986 Scottish League Cup final
Event:1986–87 Scottish League Cup
Team1:Rangers
Team1score:2
Team2:Celtic
Team2score:1
Date:26 October 1986
Stadium:Hampden Park
City:Glasgow
Referee:David Syme
Attendance:74,219
Previous:1985
Next:1987

The 1986 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 26 October 1986, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 41st Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Rangers and Celtic in an Old Firm derby.

Rangers won the match 2–1, thanks to goals from Davie Cooper and Ian Durrant.[1] In the aftermath of Mo Johnston's dismissal, Tony Shepherd was shown a red card by referee David Syme, who thought he had been struck by Shepherd. The linesman on the bench side confirmed that in fact it was a coin thrown from the crowd that had hit him, and Shepherd's red card was immediately retracted, although the chaotic nature of the incident led to confused accounts in contemporary reports.

Match details

RANGERS :
GK Chris Woods
RB Jimmy Nicholl
CB Ally Dawson
CB Terry Butcher (c)
LB Stuart Munro
RM Cammy Fraser
CM
CM Derek Ferguson
LM Ted McMinn
CF Davie Cooper
CF
Substitutes:
MF
FW
Manager:
Graeme Souness
CELTIC :
GK Packie Bonner
RB Peter Grant
LB Murdo MacLeod
CB Roy Aitken (c)
CB Derek Whyte
CF
CM Brian McClair
CM Paul McStay
CF
CM Tony Shepherd
CF Alan McInally
Substitutes:
LW Owen Archdeacon
Manager:
David Hay

Notes and References

  1. News: Bad advert for football mars a classic cup final . The Glasgow Herald (scan hosted at 'The Celtic Wiki') . 27 October 1987 . Jim . Reynolds . 23 October 2017.