1981 Scottish League Cup final

Event

Dundee United	Rangers

1	2

Date

28 November 1981

Venue

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Referee

Eddie Pringle (Edinburgh)

Attendance

53,777

← 1980

1982 →

The 1981 Scottish League Cup final was played on 28 November 1981, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 36th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Dundee United and Rangers. Rangers won the match 2–1 thanks to goals by Davie Cooper and Ian Redford.

Match details

28 November 1981

Dundee United	1–2	Rangers
Milne 47'		Cooper 74' Redford 88'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 53,777


DUNDEE UNITED:
GK	1	Hamish McAlpine
DF	2	John Holt
DF	3	Derek Stark
DF	4	David Narey
DF	5	Paul Hegarty
MF	6	Iain Phillip
MF	7	Eamonn Bannon
MF	8	Ralph Milne
MF	9	Billy Kirkwood
FW	10	Paul Sturrock
FW	11	Davie Dodds
Substitutes:
?	?
Manager:
Jim McLean


RANGERS:
GK	1	Jim Stewart
DF	2	Sandy Jardine
DF	3	Alex Miller
DF	4	Gregor Stevens
DF	5	Colin Jackson
MF	6	Jim Bett
MF	7	Davie Cooper
MF	8	Derek Johnstone
MF	9	Bobby Russell
FW	10	John MacDonald
FW	11	Gordon Dalziel	?'
Substitutes:
MF	12	Ian Redford	?'
Manager:
John Greig

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Dundee United F.C. matches

Dundee United F.C. matches
Scottish Cup Finals	1974 1981 1985 1987 1988 1991 1994 2005 2010 2014
Scottish League Cup Finals	1979 (December) 1980 1981 1984 (October) 1997 2008 2015
Scottish Challenge Cup Finals	1995 2017
UEFA Cup Final	1987

Rangers F.C. matches

Rangers F.C. matches
Scottish Cup Finals	1877 1879 1894 1897 1898 1899 1903 1904 1905 1909 1921 1922 1928 1929 1930 1932 1934 1935 1936 1948 1949 1950 1953 1960 1962 1963 1964 1966 1969 1971 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1989 1992 1993 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2008 2009 2016 2022
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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)
Other matches	1901 Glasgow International Exhibition Cup Final 1902 British League Cup Final 1946 Southern League Cup 1946 Victory Cup Berwick Rangers 1–0 Rangers (1967) 1971 Ibrox disaster Rangers 2–2 Celtic (1987) Dubai Champions Cup (1987) Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 Rangers (2017)

1981–82 in Scottish football

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