1998 Scottish Cup final

1998 Scottish Cup Final
Event	1997–98 Scottish Cup
Date	16 May 1998
Venue	Celtic Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match	Gilles Rousset
Referee	Willie Young
Attendance	48,946
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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;^[1] 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 Final^[2] and the 1996 Scottish League Cup Final.^[3] 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.^[4]

Match details

16 May 1998^[5]

Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Rangers
Cameron 2' (pen.) Adam 52'	Report	McCoist 81'

Celtic Park, Glasgow^[5]

Attendance: 48,946^[5]

Referee: Willie Young


HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN:
GK	1	Gilles Rousset
DF	2	Dave McPherson
DF	4	David Weir
DF	5	Paul Ritchie
DF	3	Gary Naysmith
MF	6	Stefano Salvatori
MF	7	Neil McCann
MF	8	Steve Fulton (c)
MF	10	Colin Cameron
MF	11	Thomas Flögel
FW	9	Stéphane Adam	78'
Substitutes:
DF		Grant Murray
FW		John Robertson
FW		Jim Hamilton	78'
Manager:
Jim Jefferies


RANGERS:
GK	1	Andy Goram
DF	2	Sergio Porrini
DF	5	Lorenzo Amoruso
DF	4	Richard Gough (c)
DF	6	Joachim Björklund
DF	3	Ståle Stensaas	45'
MF	7	Gennaro Gattuso
MF	8	Ian Ferguson
MF	10	Stuart McCall	68'
FW	9	Gordon Durie
FW	11	Brian Laudrup
Substitutes:
DF	15	Craig Moore
MF	17	Ian Durrant	68'
FW	16	Ally McCoist	45'
Manager:
Walter Smith

References

^ "Celtic get by with a little help from their Scandinavians". BBC Sport. 9 May 1998. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ "Laudrup shatters Hearts". The Independent. 19 May 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ "Twenty years on: Is this the greatest League Cup final ever?". The Scotsman. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ "The new Hampden re-opens". BBC. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Philip, Calum (17 May 1998). "Scottish Cup Final: Stage of dramatic Hearts". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

External links

[1] "Celtic get by with a little help from their Scandinavians". BBC Sport. 9 May 1998. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[2] "Laudrup shatters Hearts". The Independent. 19 May 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[3] "Twenty years on: Is this the greatest League Cup final ever?". The Scotsman. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[4] "The new Hampden re-opens". BBC. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[98final-5] Philip, Calum (17 May 1998). "Scottish Cup Final: Stage of dramatic Hearts". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

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