1980 Scottish League Cup final

September 2014 April 2026 1980 Scottish League Cup final 1980–81 Scottish League Cup Dundee United 3 Dundee 0 6 December 1980 Dens Park Dundee Bob Valentine (Dundee) 24,466 December 1979 1981 The 1980 Scottish League Cup final was played on 6 December 1980, at Dens Park in Dundee and was the final of the 35th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was a Dundee derby contested by Dundee United and Dundee. Dundee United won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by Davie Dodds and Paul Sturrock (2). This was United's second senior trophy victory following success the previous season in the same tournament. Dundee's Billy Williamson was playing against his previous club. Background In the build up to the match The Glasgow Herald writer Jim Reynolds stated that he could not recall a major final in Scotland, including those contested by the Old Firm, which had attracted so much interest. Describing Dundee as the "football capital of Scotland" for the day of the match, Reynolds noted that the match had some features of a David vs Goliath struggle, albeit one with a difference as the two teams fortunes seemed to have switched over the previous few years. United who were the holders of the trophy had traditionally been the weaker side in Dundee, but were enjoying a period of success. By contrast, Dundee had for most of their history been the more successful club, but were now no longer in the top flight. This made United favourites with bookmakers and Reynolds also expected them to win.Reynolds Jim McLean's final solution https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19801206&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 4 July 2018 The Glasgow Herald 6 December 1980 Match details 6 December 1980 Dundee United 3–0 https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1782 Dundee Dodds 44 Sturrock 59 82 Dens Park, Dundee 24,466 Dundee United: GK 1Hamish McAlpineDF 2John HoltDF 3Frank KopelMF 4Iain PhillipDF 5Paul Hegarty (c) DF 6David NareyMF 7Eamonn BannonMF 8Graeme PayneFW 9Willie PettigrewFW 10Paul SturrockFW 11Davie DoddsManager:Jim McLeanDundee: GK 1Bobby GeddesDF 2Les BarrDF 3Erich SchaedlerDF 4Cammy FraserDF 5Bobby Glennie (c) DF 6George McGeachieMF 7Peter MackieMF 8Ray StephenFW 9Eric SinclairMF10Billy WilliamsonFW 11Andy GeddesManager:Don Mackay References External links Soccerbase https://web.archive.org/web/20120506212610/http://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd 6 May 2012 1980 Final Category:1980s in Dundee Category:Dundee F.C. matches Category:Dundee United F.C. matches Category:Sports competitions in Dundee Category:December 1980 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Football in Dundee