1969 Scottish League Cup final (April)
The 1968–69 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.[1] Bertie Auld, Jim Craig and Willie Wallace scored Celtic's other goals, while Jimmy O'Rourke and Eric Stevenson scored for Hibs.
| Event | 1968–69 Scottish League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 5 April 1969 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Attendance | 74,240 | ||||||
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.[2]
Match details
| Hibernian | 2–6 | Celtic |
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O'Rourke  Stevenson |
Lennox Auld Craig Wallace |
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 74,240
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See also
Other League Cup finals played between the same clubs:
References
- "The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks". The Scotsman. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- Robertson & Ross, p. 129.
- Sources
- Robertson, Forrest; Ross, David. The First 100 Years of Hampden. First Press Publishing. ISBN 1-901603-18-0.
External links
- Soccerbase Archived 23 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine
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