1984 Scottish League Cup final (March)

1984 Scottish League Cup final

Event	1983–84 Scottish League Cup
Rangers Celtic 3 2
Date	25 March 1984
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Bob Valentine
Attendance	66,369

The 1983–84 Scottish League Cup final was played on 25 March 1984, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 38th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was an Old Firm derby contested by Rangers and Celtic.

Rangers won the match 3–2 thanks to an Ally McCoist hat-trick. He scored a penalty in the first half, conceded a foul to give Celtic theirs in the last minute of normal time and then was himself fouled during extra time; although he had this second penalty saved, he scored the winning goal from the rebound.^[1][2][3]

Match details

25 March 1984

Rangers	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Celtic
McCoist 44' (pen.), 61', 104'		McClair 67' Reid 89' (pen.)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 66,369

Referee: Bob Valentine

RANGERS : GK Peter McCloy RB Jimmy Nicholl LB Ally Dawson CB John McClelland (c) CB Craig Paterson RM Davie Cooper CM Bobby Russell CM Dave McPherson LM John MacDonald  1' CF Sandy Clark  2' CF Ally McCoist Substitutes: MF Hugh Burns  1' FW Colin McAdam  2' Manager: Jock Wallace

CELTIC  : GK Packie Bonner RB Danny McGrain (c) CB Tom McAdam CB Roy Aitken CM Murdo MacLeod LM Tommy Burns RM Davie Provan  1' CM Paul McStay LB Mark Reid CF Frank McGarvey  2' CF Brian McClair Substitutes: DF Graeme Sinclair  1' FW Jim Melrose  2' Manager: David Hay

References

1. "NOW YOU KNOW: Ally McCoist was Rangers' hat-trick hero when beating Celtic 3-2 in 1984 League Cup Final". Evening Times. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
2. "Celtic 2-3 Rangers, League Cup (newspaper report scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 26 March 1984. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
3. "The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks". The Scotsman. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.