1996 Scottish League Cup final explained

1996 Scottish League Cup final
Event:1996–97 Scottish League Cup
Team1:Rangers
Team1score:4
Team2:Heart of Midlothian
Team2score:3
Date:24 November 1996
Stadium:Celtic Park
City:Glasgow
Referee:Hugh Dallas (Motherwell)
Attendance:48,559
Previous:1995
Next:1997

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]

Match details

GK 1 Andy Goram
DF 2
DF 3
DF 4 Richard Gough (c)
DF 5
DF 6
MF 7
MF 8 Paul Gascoigne
FW 9 Ally McCoist
MF 10 Jörg Albertz
FW 11
Substitutes:
DF 12
GK 13 Theo Snelders
FW 14 Peter van Vossen
Manager:
Walter Smith
GK 1 Gilles Rousset
DF 2 David Weir
DF 3 Neil Pointon
MF 4 Gary Mackay
DF 5 Paul Ritchie
DF 6
MF 7
MF 8 Steve Fulton
FW 9 John Robertson
MF 10 Colin Cameron
MF 11 Neil McCann
Substitutes:
MF 12 Jeremy Goss
FW 13
DF 14 Allan McManus
Manager:
Jim Jefferies

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laudrup shatters Hearts. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/laudrup-shatters-hearts-1348182.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription. 19 May 1996. The Independent. 24 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Twenty years on: Is this the greatest League Cup final ever?. The Scotsman. 26 November 2016 . 24 October 2017.