1988 Scottish Cup final

December 2024 April 2017 1988 Scottish Cup Final 1987–88 Scottish Cup Celtic 2 Dundee United 1 14 May 1988 Hampden Park Glasgow George Smith 74,000 1987 1989 The 1988 Scottish Cup Final was played between Celtic and Dundee United at Hampden Park on 14 May 1988. Celtic had reached the final after coming from behind to defeat Hearts 2-1 in the semi-final, while Dundee United had defeated Aberdeen 1-0 in their semi-final after two replays.Potter David Jones Phil H The History of the Scottish Cup the Story of every Season 1873-2016 2016 Pitch Publishing Worthing 978-1-78531-214-4 263–264 Celtic won 2–1, with Frank McAvennie scoring both of their goals. They had been 1-0 down after Kevin Gallacher put Dundee United ahead, only for McAvennie to score a late equaliser and then a winner with a low right foot shot at the back post after a corner to complete the double for Celtic, who were already Premier Division champions.Richard Wilson https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12507324.frank-mcavennie-interview/ Frank McAvennie interview Herald Scotland 6 September 2009 28 March 2020 Match Report After a goalless first half, Kevin Gallacher opened the scoring for Dundee United a few minutes after halftime. Gallacher outpaced Celtic's Roy Aitken to a ball which had been headed forward by Eamonn Bannon and shot passed Celtic's goalkeeper Allen McKnight, who was in the team due to an injury to Celtic's regular goalie Packie Bonner. Shortly afterwards United failed to take the opportunity to increase their lead when Bannon missed two good opportunities. This proved costly when Frank McAvennie equalised for Celtic. McAvennie then scored the winner with 50 seconds of play remaining.Traynor James Jim Traynor Thatcher is forgotten amid Celtic delirium https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19880516&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 3 July 2018 The Glasgow Herald 16 May 1988 The defeat meant that United had now lost all five Scottish Cup finals that they had played in. The scoreline and pattern of the match was noted by reporter Jim Traynor for being similar to the 1985 final when Celtic had also defeated United. Traynor suggested that for Dundee United the 1988 final was like a 're-run of a bad movie'. Details 14 May 1988 Celtic 2 – 1 Dundee United Report Frank McAvennie 76', 90' Kevin Gallacher 49' Hampden Park, Glasgow George Smith 74,000 CELTIC: GK 1 NIR Allen McKnightDF 2 IRE Chris MorrisDF 5 IRE Mick McCarthyDF 6 SCO Derek Whyte 70DF 3 NIR Anton RoganMF7 SCO Joe MillerMF 4 SCO Roy AitkenMF 8 SCO Paul McStay (c)MF 11 SCO Tommy BurnsFW 9 SCO Frank McAvennieFW 10 SCO Andy Walker 70Substitutes:MF SCO Billy Stark 70FW SCO Mark McGhee 70Manager:SCO Billy McNeillDUNDEE UNITED: GK SCO Billy ThomsonDF SCO David BowmanDF SCO Paul HegartyDF SCO David NareyDF SCO Maurice Malpas (c)MF SCO Billy McKinlayMF SCO Jim McInallyMF SCO Eamonn BannonFW SCO Kevin GallacherFW FIN Mixu Paatelainen 71FW SCO Iain FergusonSubstitutes:MF SCO John Clark 71FW SCO Paul SturrockManager:SCO Jim McLean References Association football Scotland 1988 Final Scottish Cup Final 1988 Scottish Cup Final 1988 Category:1980s in Glasgow Category:May 1988 sports events in the United Kingdom