2005 Scottish League Cup final

The 2005 Scottish League Cup final was played on 20 March 2005 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 58th Scottish League Cup.

2005 Scottish League Cup final
Davie Cooper (who played for both clubs) featured on the tickets for the final.
Event2004–05 Scottish League Cup
Date20 March 2005
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the MatchSotirios Kyrgiakos
RefereeMike McCurry
Attendance50,182
2004
2006

The final was contested by Rangers and Motherwell. Rangers won the match 5–1, with goals from Maurice Ross, Fernando Ricksen, Nacho Novo and a double from Sotirios Kyrgiakos.

The match was popularly known as "The Cooper Final",[1] in honour of Davie Cooper, who was a prominent player for both clubs. Cooper had died almost 10 years to the day before the 2005 League Cup final was played.

Match details

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Rangers5–1Motherwell
Ross   5'
Kyrgiakos   9', 86'
Ricksen   33'
Novo   48'
Report Partridge   13'
Attendance: 50,182
Referee: Mike McCurry
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rangers
 
 
 
 
 
 
Motherwell
RANGERS :
GK 25   Ronald Waterreus
RB 21   Maurice Ross
CB 16   Sotirios Kyrgiakos
CB 12   Robert Malcolm
LB 18   Michael Ball
RM 2   Fernando Ricksen (c)
CM 6   Barry Ferguson
CM 4   Thomas Buffel
LM 24   Grégory Vignal   79'
CF 9   Dado Pršo
CF 10   Nacho Novo   84'
Substitutes:
GK 30   Graeme Smith
DF 15   Zurab Khizanishvili
MF 8   Alex Rae   79'
MF 26   Peter Løvenkrands
FW 19   Steven Thompson   84'
Manager:
  Alex McLeish
MOTHERWELL:
GK 1   Gordon Marshall
RB 2   Martyn Corrigan
CB 5   Stephen Craigan
CB 14   David Partridge
LB 3   Steven Hammell
RM 17   Kevin McBride   83'
CM 8   Scott Leitch (c)
CM 10   Phil O'Donnell
LM 18   Jim Paterson   65'
CF 7   Scott McDonald
CF 9   Richie Foran   65'
Substitutes:
GK 15   Barry John Corr
DF 19   Paul Quinn   83'
DF 24   Marc Fitzpatrick   65'
MF 21   Shaun Fagan
FW 12   David Clarkson   65'
Manager:
  Terry Butcher

Notes

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