1981 Scottish Cup final

Football match
1981 Scottish Cup Final
Event1980–81 Scottish Cup
Rangers Dundee United
0 0
Rangers Dundee United
Date9 May 1981
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeIan Foote
Attendance53,346
Replay
Rangers Dundee United
4 1
Date12 May 1981
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeIan Foote
Attendance43,099
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The 1981 Scottish Cup Final was played on 9 May 1981 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 96th Scottish Cup. Rangers and Dundee United contested the match. The first match, saw Dundee United start strongly, but fail to score. Rangers had the chance to win the match when they won a penalty at the end of normal time, but Ian Redford's effort was saved by Hamish McAlpine. After a period of extra time the match finished goalless.[1] The replay took place on 12 May 1981, Rangers ran out easy winners, beating Dundee United, whose players appeared not to have recovered from the first match, 4–1.[2]

This was the last Final contested with a replay; beginning in the subsequent year, extra time and penalty shootouts were used to determine the winner on the same day.

Match details

Rangers0 – 0Dundee United
Report (page 19)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 53,346
Referee: Ian Foote

Teams

RANGERS:
GK Scotland Jim Stewart
DF Scotland Sandy Jardine
DF Scotland Gregor Stevens
DF Scotland Tom Forsyth
DF Scotland Ally Dawson
MF Scotland Tommy McLean
MF Scotland Bobby Russell
MF Scotland Jim Bett
MF Scotland Ian Redford
MF Scotland Willie Johnston downward-facing red arrow ?'
FW Scotland Colin McAdam downward-facing red arrow ?'
Substitutes:
MF Scotland Davie Cooper upward-facing green arrow ?'
FW Scotland John MacDonald upward-facing green arrow ?'
Manager:
Scotland John Greig
DUNDEE UNITED:
GK Scotland Hamish McAlpine
DF Scotland John Holt
DF Scotland Paul Hegarty
DF Scotland David Narey
DF Scotland Frank Kopel
MF Scotland Eamonn Bannon
MF Scotland Billy Kirkwood
MF Scotland Iain Phillip downward-facing red arrow ?'
MF Scotland Ralph Milne downward-facing red arrow ?'
FW Scotland Davie Dodds
FW Scotland Paul Sturrock
Substitutes:
DF Scotland Derek Stark upward-facing green arrow ?'
FW Scotland Willie Pettigrew upward-facing green arrow ?'
Manager:
Scotland Jim McLean

Replay


Rangers4 – 1Dundee United
Cooper 10'
Russell 20'
MacDonald 28', 77'
Report (page 24) Davie Dodds 22'
Attendance: 43,099
Referee: Ian Foote

Teams

RANGERS:
GK Scotland Jim Stewart
DF Scotland Sandy Jardine
DF Scotland Gregor Stevens
DF Scotland Tom Forsyth
DF Scotland Ally Dawson
MF Scotland Bobby Russell
MF Scotland Ian Redford
MF Scotland Jim Bett
MF Scotland Davie Cooper
MF Scotland Derek Johnstone
FW Scotland John MacDonald
Substitutes:
MF Scotland Tommy McLean (unused)
FW Scotland Colin McAdam (unused)
Manager:
Scotland John Greig
DUNDEE UNITED:
GK Scotland Hamish McAlpine
DF Scotland John Holt
DF Scotland Paul Hegarty
DF Scotland David Narey
DF Scotland Frank Kopel
MF Scotland Eamonn Bannon
MF Scotland Billy Kirkwood
MF Scotland Iain Phillip downward-facing red arrow ?'
MF Scotland Ralph Milne
FW Scotland Davie Dodds
FW Scotland Paul Sturrock
Substitutes:
DF Scotland Derek Stark upward-facing green arrow ?'
FW Scotland Willie Pettigrew
Manager:
Scotland Jim McLean

References

  1. ^ Robertson, Forrest H. C. (2014). How The Cup Was Won. The Scottish Cup Finals Story. Kirkcaldy: PM Publications. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-9534682-7-0.
  2. ^ Robertson, Forrest H. C. (2014). How The Cup Was Won. The Scottish Cup Finals Story. Kirkcaldy: PM Publications. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-9534682-7-0.

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