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

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]

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

Rangers0–1Celtic
Report (Page 4) Lennox
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 94,532
RANGERS:
GKNorrie Martin
FBKai Johansen
FBDavid Provan
RHJohn Greig
CHRon McKinnon
LHDave Smith
RWWillie Henderson
IFBobby Watson
CFGeorge McLean
IFAlex Smith
LWWillie Johnstondownward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
LWDavie Wilsonupward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Scot Symon
CELTIC:
GKRonnie Simpson
FBTommy Gemmell
FBWillie O'Neill
RHBobby Murdoch
CHBilly McNeill
LHJohn Clark
RWJimmy Johnstone
IFBobby Lennox
CFJoe McBride
IFBertie Auld
LWJohn Hughesdownward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
FWStevie Chalmersupward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Jock Stein

References

  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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