1969 Scottish League Cup Final (April)

1969 Scottish League Cup Final
Event 1968–69 Scottish League Cup
Date 5 April 1969
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance 74,240

The first 1969 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 5 April 1969 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 23rd Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Hibernian and Celtic. Celtic won a one-sided match by 6–2, with Bobby Lennox scoring a hat-trick. Bertie Auld, Jim Craig and Willie Wallace scored Celtic's other goals, while Jimmy O'Rourke and Eric Stevenson scored for Hibs.

The Final was originally scheduled for 28 October 1968, but was postponed until April because a fire destroyed part of the south stand at Hampden Park.[1]

Match details

5 April 1969
Hibernian 2–6 Celtic
O'Rourke
Stevenson
Lennox
Auld
Craig
Wallace
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 74,240
HIBERNIAN:
GK Thomson Allan
RB Chris Shevlane
LB Joe Davis
RH Pat Stanton
CH John Madsen
LH John Blackley
RW Peter Marinello
IF Pat Quinn
CF Peter Cormack
IF Jimmy O'Rourke
LW Eric Stevenson
Substitutes:
IF Willie Hunter
Manager:
Bob Shankly
CELTIC:
GK John Fallon
FB Jim Craig
FB Tommy Gemmell  45'
RH Bobby Murdoch
CH Billy McNeill
LH Jim Brogan
RW Jimmy Johnstone
IF Willie Wallace
CF Stevie Chalmers
IF Bertie Auld
LW Bobby Lennox
Substitutes:
LH John Clark  45'
Manager:
Jock Stein

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