1966 Scottish League Cup final

The 1966 Scottish League Cup final was played on 29 October 1966 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and it was the final of the 21st Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by the Old Firm rivals Rangers and Celtic for a third consecutive year. Celtic won the match 1–0, with Bobby Lennox scoring the only goal.[1][2]

1966 Scottish League Cup final
Event1966–67 Scottish League Cup
Date29 October 1966
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance94,532
1965
1967

This meant that Celtic completed the first leg of the Quadruple in 1966–67, as they won all three major Scottish domestic honours and the 1967 European Cup Final.

Match details

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Rangers0–1Celtic
Report (Page 4) Lennox  
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 94,532
RANGERS:
GK Norrie Martin
FB Kai Johansen
FB David Provan
RH John Greig
CH Ron McKinnon
LH Dave Smith
RW Willie Henderson
IF Bobby Watson
CF George McLean
IF Alex Smith
LW Willie Johnston  
Substitutes:
LW Davie Wilson  
Manager:
Scot Symon
CELTIC:
GK Ronnie Simpson
FB Tommy Gemmell
FB Willie O'Neill
RH Bobby Murdoch
CH Billy McNeill
LH John Clark
RW Jimmy Johnstone
IF Bobby Lennox
CF Joe McBride
IF Bertie Auld
LW John Hughes  
Substitutes:
FW Stevie Chalmers  
Manager:
Jock Stein

References

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  1. ^ "1966 Scottish League Cup Final match reports". The Celtic Wiki. 29 October 1966. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. ^ ‘Parkhead erupted as it had never done so before,’ David Potter’s 7 Magnificently Random Celtic Stories, The Celtic Star, 23 October 2019
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