1969 Scottish League Cup final (April)

September 2014 1969 Scottish League Cup final 1968–69 Scottish League Cup Hibernian 2 Celtic 6 5 April 1969 Hampden Park Glasgow 74,240 1967 October 1969 The 1968–69 Scottish League Cup final was played on 5 April 1969 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 23rd Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Hibernian and Celtic. Celtic won a one-sided match by 6–2, with Bobby Lennox scoring a hat-trick.http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/the-elite-players-who-scored-cup-final-hat-tricks-1-3589574 The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks The Scotsman 31 October 2014 27 November 2017 Bertie Auld, Jim Craig and Willie Wallace scored Celtic's other goals, while Jimmy O'Rourke and Eric Stevenson scored for Hibs. The final was originally scheduled for 28 October 1968, but was postponed until April because a fire destroyed part of the south stand at Hampden Park.Robertson Ross 129 Match details 5 April 1969 Hibernian 2–6 Celtic O'Rourke Stevenson Lennox Auld Craig Wallace Hampden Park, Glasgow 74,240 HIBERNIAN: GK Thomson AllanRB Chris ShevlaneLB Joe DavisRH Pat Stanton (c) CH John MadsenLH John BlackleyRW Peter MarinelloIF Pat QuinnCF Peter CormackIF Jimmy O'RourkeLW Eric StevensonSubstitutes:IF Willie HunterManager:Bob ShanklyCELTIC: GK John FallonFB Jim CraigFB Tommy Gemmell 45RH Bobby MurdochCH Billy McNeill (c) LH Jim BroganRW Jimmy JohnstoneIF Willie WallaceCF Stevie ChalmersIF Bertie AuldLW Bobby LennoxSubstitutes:LH John Clark 45Manager:Jock Stein See also Other League Cup finals played between the same clubs: 1972 Scottish League Cup final 1974 Scottish League Cup final 2021 Scottish League Cup final (December) References 2 Sources Forrest Robertson David Ross The First 100 Years of Hampden First Press Publishing 1-901603-18-0 External links Soccerbase https://web.archive.org/web/20050223070857/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=274994 23 February 2005 September 2014 1969 04 Final Scottish League Cup Final 1969 04 Scottish League Cup Final 1969 04 Category:1960s in Glasgow Category:April 1969 sports events in the United Kingdom