1961 Scottish League Cup final

1961 Scottish League Cup final
Event	1961–62 Scottish League Cup
First match
Date	28 October 1961
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance	88,000
Replay
Date	18 December 1961
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance	47,500
	← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Scottish League Cup final was played on 28 October 1961 and replayed on 18 December 1961. Both matches were played at Hampden Park in Glasgow and it was the final of the 16th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Rangers and Heart of Midlothian. The first match ended in a 1–1 draw, necessitating the replay. Rangers won the replay match 3–1, thanks to goals by Ralph Brand, Ian McMillan and Jimmy Millar.

Match details

28 October 1961

Rangers	1 – 1 AET	Heart of Midlothian
Millar		(pen.) Cumming

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 88,000


RANGERS:
GK		Billy Ritchie
FB		Bobby Shearer
FB		Eric Caldow
RH		Harold Davis
CH		Bill Paterson
LH		Jim Baxter
RW		Alex Scott
IF		Ian McMillan
CF		Jimmy Millar
IF		Ralph Brand
LW		Davie Wilson
Manager:
Scot Symon


HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN :
GK		Gordon Marshall
FB		Bobby Kirk
FB		David Holt
RH		John Cumming
CH		Willie Polland
LH		Billy Higgins
RW		Danny Ferguson
IF		Maurice Elliott
CF		Willie Wallace
IF		Alan Gordon
LW		Johnny Hamilton
Manager:
Tommy Walker

Replay

18 December 1961

Rangers	3–1	Heart of Midlothian
Millar Brand McMillan		Davidson

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 47,500


RANGERS:
GK		Billy Ritchie
FB		Bobby Shearer
FB		Eric Caldow
RH		Harold Davis
CH		Doug Baillie
LH		Jim Baxter
RW		Alex Scott
IF		Ian McMillan
CF		Jimmy Millar
IF		Ralph Brand
LW		Davie Wilson
Manager:
Scot Symon


HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN :
GK		Jim Cruickshank
FB		Bobby Kirk
FB		David Holt
RH		John Cumming
CH		Willie Polland
LH		Billy Higgins
RW		Danny Ferguson
IF		Norrie Davidson
CF		Willie Bauld
IF		Bobby Blackwood
LW		Johnny Hamilton
Manager:
Tommy Walker

External links

Soccerbase – first match Archived 26 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine
Soccerbase – replay Archived 26 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine
London Hearts – first match
London Hearts – replay

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SFL Championship Play-offs	1891 1905
Scottish Challenge Cup Finals	2014 2016
European Cup Winners' Cup Finals	1961 1967 1972
UEFA Europa League Finals	2008 2022
European Super Cup	1972 (unofficial)
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