1970 Scottish Cup Final

1970 Scottish Cup Final
Event	1969–70 Scottish Cup
Date	11 April 1970
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Bobby Davidson
Attendance	108,434
	← 1969 1971 →

The 1970 Scottish Cup Final was played on 11 April 1970 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 85th Scottish Cup. Aberdeen and Celtic contested the match, Aberdeen won the match 3–1 with a goal from Joe Harper and two from Derek McKay.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Match details[]

11 April 1970

Aberdeen	3 – 1	Celtic
Joe Harper 27' (pen.) Derek McKay 83' 90'	Report (page 4)	Bobby Lennox 89'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 108,434

Referee: Bobby Davidson


ABERDEEN:
GK		Bobby Clark
DF		Henning Boel
DF		Tommy McMillan
DF		Martin Buchan
DF		Jim Hermiston
MF		Derek McKay
MF		George Murray
MF		Davie Robb
MF		Arthur Graham
FW		Jim Forrest
FW		Joe Harper
Substitutes:
FW		George Buchan
Manager:
Eddie Turnbull


CELTIC:
GK		Evan Williams
DF		David Hay
DF		Billy McNeill
DF		Jim Brogan
DF		Tommy Gemmell
MF		Jimmy Johnstone
MF		Bobby Murdoch
MF		Bobby Lennox
MF		John Hughes
FW		George Connelly
FW		Willie Wallace
Substitutes:
MF		Bertie Auld
Manager:
Jock Stein

References[]

^ "Aberdeen 3–1 Celtic, Scottish Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 11 April 1970. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Munro, Malcolm (13 April 1970). "Red Revolutionaries". Evening Times. p. 12. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Celtic treble slayer Joe Harper says his old team Aberdeen can replicate his feats, Lindsay Herron, Evening Times, 25 November 2016

External links[]

Video highlights from official British Movietone archive

[1] "Aberdeen 3–1 Celtic, Scottish Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 11 April 1970. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[2] Munro, Malcolm (13 April 1970). "Red Revolutionaries". Evening Times. p. 12. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[slayer-3] Celtic treble slayer Joe Harper says his old team Aberdeen can replicate his feats, Lindsay Herron, Evening Times, 25 November 2016

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