1978 Scottish League Cup Final

1978 Scottish League Cup Final
Event	1977–78 Scottish League Cup
Date	18 March 1978
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	D. Syme
Attendance	60,168
	← 1976 March 1979 →

The 1978 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 18 March 1978 and was the final of the 32nd Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by the Old Firm derby rivals, Rangers and Celtic. Rangers won the match 2–1 after extra time thanks to goals by Davie Cooper and Gordon Smith.

Match details[]

18 March 1978

Rangers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Celtic
Cooper Smith		Eðvaldsson

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 60,168


RANGERS:
GK	1	Stewart Kennedy
DF	2	Sandy Jardine
DF	3	John Greig
DF	4	Tom Forsyth
DF	5	Colin Jackson
MF	6	Alex MacDonald
MF	7	Tommy McLean
MF	8	Johnny Hamilton
FW	9	Derek Johnstone
FW	10	Gordon Smith
MF	11	Davie Cooper
Substitutes:
DF	?	Alex Miller
FW	?	Derek Parlane
Manager:
Jock Wallace


CELTIC:
GK	1	Peter Latchford
DF	2	Alan Sneddon
DF	3	Andy Lynch
DF	4	Frank Munro
DF	5	Roddie MacDonald
MF	6	John Dowie
MF	7	Ronnie Glavin
MF	8	Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
FW	9	George McCluskey
FW	10	Roy Aitken
MF	11	Tommy Burns
Substitutes:
MF	?	Paul Wilson
MF	?	Johnny Doyle
Manager:
Jock Stein

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