1985 Scottish Cup final

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The 1985 Scottish Cup Final was played on 18 May 1985 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 100th season of the Scottish Cup. The previous winners were Aberdeen, who had beaten Celtic in the 1984 final, but they were knocked out by Dundee United at the Semi-final stage. The Final was contested by Celtic and Dundee United. Celtic won the match 2–1, thanks to a free kick scored by Davie Provan and a late diving header from Frank McGarvey.

1984 Scottish Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1984–85 Scottish Cup
Date18 May 1985
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeBrian McGinlay
Attendance60,346
1984
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Match

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The first half was a tame affair, with neither Pat Bonner or Hamish McAlpine been required to make a save of note. Dundee United opened the scoring on 53 minutes; Eamonn Bannon passed to David Dodds who controlled the ball whilst holding off a challenge, then slipped the ball to Stuart Beedie who fired a low shot past Bonner's left hand into the corner of the goal. Trailing to Dundee United, Celtic manager Davie Hay make a tactical change in the second half by pushing Roy Aitken forward from central defence into midfield. The move proved a success as Aitken's presence in midfield began to galvanise Celtic. A virtuoso free-kick from Davie Provan in 77 minutes equalised the earlier goal from Dundee Utd's Beedie, only the third occasion that a goal had been scored direct from a free-kick in a Scottish Cup Final. Five minutes from the end, a driving run and cross from down the right by Aitken set up a diving header from Frank McGarvey to win the game for Celtic.[1][2][3]

Roy Aitken, who had been sent off in the previous year's final, won the Man of the Match Award.[3]

Celtic and Dundee United would again meet in the final three years later, when Celtic would once again come from a goal down to beat United by two goals to one.[4]

Details

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Dundee United1 – 2Celtic
Stuart Beedie   55' Report (page 18) Davie Provan   77'
Frank McGarvey   84'
Attendance: 60,346
Referee: Brian McGinlay
DUNDEE UNITED:
GK 1   Hamish McAlpine
DF 2   Maurice Malpas
MF 3   Stuart Beedie   78'
DF 4   Richard Gough
DF 5   Paul Hegarty
DF 6   David Narey
MF 7   Eamonn Bannon
MF 8   Ralph Milne
MF 9   Billy Kirkwood   39'
FW 10   Paul Sturrock
FW 11   Davie Dodds
Substitutes:
DF 12   John Holt   78'
FW 14   Tommy Coyne
Manager:
  Jim McLean
CELTIC:
GK 1   Pat Bonner
DF 2   Willie McStay   73'
DF 3   Danny McGrain   85'
DF 4   Roy Aitken
DF 5   Tom McAdam
MF 6   Murdo MacLeod
MF 7   Davie Provan
MF 8   Paul McStay   75'
FW 9   Mo Johnston
MF 10   Tommy Burns   65'
FW 11   Frank McGarvey
Substitutes:
DF 12   Pierce O'Leary   75'
FW 13   Brian McClair   65'
Manager:
  David Hay

Man of the Match:
  Roy Aitken (Celtic)

References

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  1. ^ Davidson, Alan (18 May 1985). "Final touch from Frank". Evening Times Saturday Sport. pp. 1 & 3. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ^ Davidson, Alan (20 May 1985). "Hay's all star 50,000". Evening Times. p. 30. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b Reynolds, Jim (20 May 1985). "Roy of Celtic marches forward for Cup glory". The Glasgow Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ^ Traynor, James (16 May 1988). "Thatcher is forgotten amid Celtic delirium". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 3 July 2018.