1977 Scottish Cup final

The 1977 Scottish Cup Final was played on 7 May 1977 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 92nd Scottish Cup. Celtic and Rangers contested the match, Celtic won the match 1–0 with Andy Lynch scoring a penalty in the 20th minute after Johnstone was judged to have handled the ball on the line.

1977 Scottish Cup Final
Event1976–77 Scottish Cup
Date7 May 1977
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeBob Valentine
Attendance54,252
WeatherRain
1976
1978

The match was the first Scottish Cup final to be televised live since the 1955 final. Rain and the televising of the match led to it having the lowest post-war attendance for a final to that date.

This was Jock Stein's 25th trophy as Celtic manager and the last one he won.

Match details

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Final

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Celtic1 – 0Rangers
Andy Lynch   20' (pen.) Report (page 16)
Attendance: 54,252
Referee: Bob Valentine

Teams

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CELTIC:
GK   Peter Latchford
DF   Danny McGrain
DF   Pat Stanton
DF   Roddie MacDonald
DF   Andy Lynch
MF   Alfie Conn
MF   Roy Aitken
MF   Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
MF   Paul Wilson
FW   Kenny Dalglish
FW   Joe Craig
Substitutes:
MF   Tommy Burns
MF   Johnny Doyle
Manager:
  Jock Stein
RANGERS:
GK   Stewart Kennedy
DF   Sandy Jardine
DF   Colin Jackson
DF   John Greig
DF   Tom Forsyth
MF   Tommy McLean
MF   Kenny Watson   71'
MF   Johnny Hamilton
MF   Alex MacDonald
FW   Derek Johnstone
FW   Derek Parlane
Substitutes:
FW   Chris Robertson   71'
MF   Alex Miller
Manager:
  Jock Wallace

References

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