1996 Scottish League Cup final

1996 Scottish League Cup final
Event1996–97 Scottish League Cup
Date24 November 1996
VenueCeltic Park, Glasgow
Man of the MatchPaul Gascoigne
RefereeHugh Dallas (Motherwell)
Attendance48,559

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

Rangers4–3Heart of Midlothian
McCoist 11', 27'
Gascoigne 64', 66'
Report Fulton 44'
Robertson 59'
Weir 90'
Attendance: 48,559
GK 1 Andy Goram
DF 2 Alec Cleland  46'
DF 3 Craig Moore
DF 4 Richard Gough (c)
DF 5 Gordan Petrić
DF 6 Joachim Björklund
MF 7 Charlie Miller
MF 8 Paul Gascoigne
FW 9 Ally McCoist
MF 10 Jörg Albertz
FW 11 Brian Laudrup
Substitutes:
DF 12 David Robertson  46'
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 Pasquale Bruno
MF 7 Stéphane Paille  78'
MF 8 Steve Fulton
FW 9 John Robertson
MF 10 Colin Cameron
MF 11 Neil McCann
Substitutes:
MF 12 Jeremy Goss
FW 13 Darren Beckford  78'
DF 14 Allan McManus
Manager:
Jim Jefferies

References

  1. ^ "Laudrup shatters Hearts". The Independent. 19 May 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Twenty years on: Is this the greatest League Cup final ever?". The Scotsman. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.