1968 Scottish Cup final

The 1968 Scottish Cup Final was played on 27 April 1968 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 83rd staging of the Scottish Cup. Dunfermline Athletic and Hearts contested the match. Dunfermline Athletic won the match 3–1 with goals from two goals from Pat Gardner and a goal from Ian Lister, Hearts got on the scoresheet through a John Lunn own goal.

1968 Scottish Cup Final
Event1967–68 Scottish Cup
Date27 April 1968
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeWillie Anderson
Attendance56,366
1967
1969

The game was Dunfermline's second and most recent Scottish cup triumph.

Hearts had the bulk of the play in the first half but were unable to press home their advantage, so the first half finished goalless.[1] In the second half Dunfermline came out strongly, attacking down the wings and troubling Hearts' defence. Dunfermline went ahead in the 56th minute with a goal from Gardner. Three minutes later Hearts goalkeeper Cruickshank pulled down Paton, Lister scored the penalty to make it 2-0.[1] Five minutes later Hearts replaced Jensen with Moller, this paid dividends as soon after Moller's cross was deflected into the box by Dunfermline's Lunn to make it 2-1.[1] However, Hearts' revival was short-lived as Gardner scored a goal in the 73rd minute to make it 3-1.[1]

Final

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Dunfermline Athletic3 – 1Heart of Midlothian
Pat Gardner    
Ian Lister   (pen.)
Report (Page 10) John Lunn   (o.g.)
Attendance: 56,366
Referee: Willie Anderson

Teams

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DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC:
GK   Bent Martin
DF   Willie Callaghan
DF   John McGarty
DF   Roy Barry
DF   John Lunn
MF   Ian Lister
MF   Tommy Callaghan
MF   Hugh Robertson
MF   Alex Edwards
FW   Pat Gardner
FW   Bert Paton
Substitutes:
?
Manager:
  George Farm
HEARTS:
GK   Jim Cruickshank
DF   Ian Sneddon
DF   Alan Anderson
DF   Eddie Thomson
DF   Arthur Mann
MF   Roald Jensen   ?'
MF   George Miller
MF   Jim Townsend
MF   Tommy Traynor
FW   Donald Ford
FW   Jim Irvine
Substitutes:
FW   Rene Moller   ?'
Manager:
  John Harvey

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Teamwork triumphs in final", Glasgow Herald, Glasgow, p. 10, 29 April 1968
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