2011 Scottish League Cup final

May 2020 April 2017 2011 Scottish League Cup final 2010–11 Scottish League Cup Celtic 1 Rangers 2 After extra time 20 March 2011 Hampden Park Glasgow Craig Thomson 51,181 2010 2012 The 2011 Scottish League Cup final was the final match of the 2010–11 Scottish League Cup, the 65th season of the Scottish League Cup. It was played by Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers. Rangers won the trophy after extra time 2–1.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/8394485/Celtic-1-Rangers-2-match-report.html Celtic 1 Rangers 2 2011-03-20 The Daily Telegraph 2011-03-21 Route to the final 2010–11 Scottish League Cup Celtic Round Opposition Score Third round Inverness CT 6–0 Quarter-final St Johnstone 3–2 Semi-final Aberdeen 4–1 As Celtic had been competing in Europe, they entered the competition in the third round. They began their campaign against Inverness Caledonian Thistle and they beat Caley 6–0, thanks to goals from Georgios Samaras (3), Gary Hooper and Anthony Stokes (2).https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/9013893.stm Celtic 6-0 Inverness CT 22 September 2010 BBC 15 September 2025 7 August 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250807030234/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/9013893.stm live Celtic then traveled to Perth, where they played St Johnstone. Two goals by Stokes and one from Niall McGinn gave The Bhoys a comfortable 3–0 lead. The Saints later came back into the game with goals from Sam Parkin and Murray Davidson, but Celtic held on to win 3–2.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/9122491.stm St Johnstone 2-3 Celtic 27 October 2010 BBC 15 September 2025 13 July 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250713121917/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/9122491.stm live In the semi-final, Celtic played Aberdeen, who had been beaten earlier in the season by Celtic 9–0 and 1–0. Celtic scored four goals in 34 minutes (Kris Commons, Charlie Mulgrew, Thomas Rogne and Anthony Stokes) and eventually won 4–1.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/9378059.stm Aberdeen 1-4 Celtic 29 January 2011 BBC 15 September 2025 6 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231106213714/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/9378059.stm live This League Cup final was the 28th in Celtic's history. They have won 14 of them, the last in 2009, which means Celtic are the second-most successful team in the history of the tournament. Rangers Round Opposition Score Third round Dunfermline Athletic 7–2 Quarter-final Kilmarnock 2–0 Semi-final Motherwell 2–1 As Rangers also had been competing in Europe, they entered the competition in the third round. They began their campaign at home against First Division side Dunfermline Athletic and beat The Pars 7–2, thanks to goals from Nikica Jelavic (2) Kyle Lafferty (3), Madjid Bougherra and Steven Naismith.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/9013885.stm Rangers 7-2 Dunfermline 21 September 2010 BBC 15 September 2025 7 July 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250707171132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/9013885.stm live In the next round Rangers travelled to Rugby Park, where they played Kilmarnock in an all-SPL cup tie. The Gers won 2–0 thanks to goals from Andrew Little and Naismith.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/9122489.stm Kilmarnock 0-2 Rangers 27 October 2010 BBC 15 September 2025 2 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241202011931/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/9122489.stm live In the semi-final, Rangers played Motherwell, who had been beaten earlier by Rangers twice in the league 4–1. Rangers scored first, but Maurice Edu's strike was cancelled out by a Keith Lasley second half goal. Rangers then scored again, thanks to Naismith's third goal in this season's competition and Walter Smith's men triumphed 2–1.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/9378094.stm Rangers 2-1 Motherwell 30 January 2011 BBC This League Cup final was the 34th in Rangers' history. They have won 27 of them, which means Rangers are the most successful team in the history of the tournament. Match details 20 March 2011 15:00 Celtic 1–2 yes http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/9428470.stm Rangers Ledley 31 Davis 24 Jelavić 98 Hampden Park Glasgow Craig Thomson 51,181 _celtic1011h _celtic1011h _celtic1011h _celtic1011h _celtic1011hl 009f00 000000 009f00 ffffff 007125 Celtic _rangers10h _redhorizontal 0000bf 0000bf 0000bf FFFFFF 000000 Rangers CELTIC: GK26ENG Fraser ForsterRB12SCO Mark Wilson 95CB25NOR Thomas Rogne 73CB21SCO Charlie Mulgrew 110LB3HON Emilio Izaguirre 0 120+1RM8SCO Scott Brown (c) 65CM16WAL Joe LedleyCM33ISR Beram Kayal 66LM15SCO Kris Commons 103CF9GRE Georgios SamarasCF88ENG Gary HooperSubstitutes:GK24POL Łukasz ZałuskaDF22NED Glenn Loovens 73MF18KOR Ki Sung-Yueng 65MF20NIR Paddy McCourt 103FW10IRL Anthony StokesManager:NIR Neil LennonRANGERS: GK25SCO Neil AlexanderRB16SCO Steven WhittakerCB3SCO David Weir (c)CB24ALG Madjid Bougherra 82LB5BIH Saša Papac 58RM14SCO Steven NaismithCM7USA Maurice EduCM8NIR Steven DavisLM39SCO Gregg WyldeCF11NIR Kyle Lafferty 90+3CF18CRO Nikica Jelavić 33 117Substitutes:GK1SCO Allan McGregorMF20SVK Vladimír Weiss 90+3MF41SCO Kyle Hutton 82FW15NIR David HealyFW17SEN El Hadji Diouf 118 117Manager:SCO Walter Smith MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Craig Thomson Assistant Referee 1: Graham Chambers Assistant Referee 2: George Drummond Fourth Official: William CollumMATCH RULES 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions Statistics Statistic Celtic RangersGoals scored 1 2Total shots 12 15Shots on target 6 9Ball possession 50% 50%Corner kicks 6 9Fouls committed 25 20Yellow cards 3 3Red cards 1 0 Media coverage In the UK, the final was broadcast live on BBC One Scotland on their Sportscene programme with build-up starting at 14:30 UTC. Commentary of the match on radio was from BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. In Ireland the 2011 Scottish League Cup final was broadcast live on Setanta Ireland. References 2011 Category:Celtic F.C. matches Category:Rangers F.C. matches Final Category:2010s in Glasgow Category:Old Firm matches Category:March 2011 sports events in the United Kingdom