1996 Scottish League Cup final

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]

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

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
GK1Scotland Andy Goram
DF2Scotland Alec Clelanddownward-facing red arrow 46'
DF3Australia Craig MooreYellow card
DF4Scotland Richard Gough (c)
DF5Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gordan PetrićYellow card
DF6Sweden Joachim BjörklundYellow card
MF7Scotland Charlie MillerYellow card
MF8England Paul Gascoigne
FW9Scotland Ally McCoist
MF10Germany Jörg Albertz
FW11Denmark Brian LaudrupYellow card
Substitutes:
DF12Scotland David Robertsonupward-facing green arrow 46'
GK13Netherlands Theo Snelders
FW14Netherlands Peter van Vossen
Manager:
Scotland Walter Smith
GK1France Gilles Rousset
DF2Scotland David Weir
DF3England Neil Pointon
MF4Scotland Gary Mackay
DF5Scotland Paul Ritchie
DF6Italy Pasquale BrunoYellow card
MF7France Stéphane Pailledownward-facing red arrow 78'
MF8Scotland Steve Fulton
FW9Scotland John Robertson
MF10Scotland Colin Cameron
MF11Scotland Neil McCann
Substitutes:
MF12Wales Jeremy Goss
FW13England Darren Beckfordupward-facing green arrow 78'
DF14Scotland Allan McManus
Manager:
Scotland 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.
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