1998 Scottish Cup final

February 2016 December 2019 1998 Scottish Cup Final 1997–98 Scottish Cup Heart of Midlothian 2 Rangers 1 16 May 1998 Celtic Park Glasgow Gilles Rousset Willie Young 48,946 1997 1999 The 1998 Scottish Cup Final was played on 16 May 1998 at Celtic Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 113th Scottish Cup. Heart of Midlothian and Rangers contested the match which Hearts won 2–1, thanks to Colin Cameron's early penalty and Stephane Adam's goal. The match was also notable as Ally McCoist's last game for Rangers; he went on to score their goal after coming on as a substitute. It was the end of an era for one of the Glasgow club's most successful squads, who had won a record-equalling nine consecutive league titles but finished the 1997–98 season empty-handed, losing the cup final a week after their run of championships was ended by arch-rivals Celtic;https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/90174.stm Celtic get by with a little help from their Scandinavians BBC Sport 9 May 1998 24 October 2017 in addition to McCoist, it was the last Rangers appearance for a number of their older players including Goram, McCall, Durrant, Gough and Laudrup and the manager Walter Smith, although several would return to the club in another capacity in the years to follow. There was an element of revenge for Hearts in the victory, as they had recently lost to Rangers in both the 1996 Scottish Cup Finalhttps://www.independent.co.uk/sport/laudrup-shatters-hearts-1348182.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/laudrup-shatters-hearts-1348182.html 1 May 2022 subscription Laudrup shatters Hearts 19 May 1996 The Independent 24 October 2017 and the 1996 Scottish League Cup Final.http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/hearts/twenty-years-on-is-this-the-greatest-league-cup-final-ever-1-4301900 The Scotsman Twenty years on: Is this the greatest League Cup final ever? 26 November 2016 24 October 2017 John Robertson was an unused substitute in the match, which was his last involvement as a player with the club. Gary Locke, Hearts club captain, did not play in the final due to injury. Hampden Park, the usual venue, was being rebuilt: its next game would be the 1999 Scottish Cup Final.The new Hampden re-opens https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0046/print.shtml BBC 23 May 2024 Match details 16 May 1998Calum Philip Scottish Cup Final: Stage of dramatic Hearts https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-scottish-cup-final-stage-of-dramatic-hearts-1158932.html The Independent London 17 May 1998 20 March 2015 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Rangers Report Cameron 2 pen. Adam 52 McCoist 81 Celtic Park, Glasgow Willie Young 48,946 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN: GK 1FRA Gilles RoussetDF 2SCO Dave McPhersonDF 4SCO David WeirDF 5SCO Paul RitchieDF 3SCO Gary NaysmithMF 6ITA Stefano SalvatoriMF 7SCO Neil McCannMF 8SCO Steve Fulton (c)MF 10SCO Colin CameronMF 11AUT Thomas FlögelFW 9FRA Stéphane Adam 78Substitutes:DF SCO Grant MurrayFW SCO John RobertsonFW SCO Jim Hamilton 78Manager:SCO Jim JefferiesRANGERS: GK 1SCO Andy GoramDF 2ITA Sergio PorriniDF 5ITA Lorenzo AmorusoDF 4SCO Richard Gough (c)DF 6SWE Joachim BjörklundDF 3NOR Ståle Stensaas 45MF 7ITA Gennaro GattusoMF 8SCO Ian FergusonMF 10SCO Stuart McCall 68FW 9SCO Gordon DurieFW 11DEN Brian LaudrupSubstitutes:DF 15 AUS Craig MooreMF 17SCO Ian Durrant 68FW 16SCO Ally McCoist 45Manager:SCO Walter Smith References External links Hearts vs Rangers Line ups Association football Scotland 1998 Final Scottish Cup Final 1998 Scottish Cup Final 1998 Category:1990s in Glasgow Category:May 1998 sports events in the United Kingdom