Match Details

Rangers

3-2

Celtic

League Cup Semi-Final

Hampden Park

13 December, 1978

Rangers

Peter McCloy

Alex Miller

Ally Dawson

Sandy Jardine

Colin Jackson

Alex MacDonald

Tommy McLean

Bobby Russell

Derek Johnstone

Kenny Watson

Davie Cooper

Substitutes used

Gordon Smith

Derek Parlane

4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

s

12

13

Celtic

Baines

Fillipi

Lynch

Aitken

MacDonald

Edvaldsson

Provan

Conroy (Casey)

McAdam

Burns

Doyle

Match Information

Goals

Doyle 10

T Burns sent off 26

Jardine pen 26

A Miller sent off

T McAdam 65

Jackson 80

Casey og 113

Match Information

Manager: John Greig

Attendance: 49,432

Referee: H Alexander (Kilmarnock)

Matchday: Wednesday

Match Trivia

after extra time

Programme

Match Report Gallery

Match Gallery

Rangers' Derek Johnstone (c) celebrates the winning goal with teammate Alex McDonald (l)

CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 80

13/12/78 SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL RANGERS V CELTIC (3-2) HAMPDEN - GLASGOW Rangers striker Gordon Smith (left) pursues Roddie MacDonald

13/12/78 LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL RANGERS v CELTIC (3-2 AET) HAMPDEN - GLASGOW Celtic's Roy Aitken (left) slides in for the ball against Kenny Watson

13/12/78 SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL RANGERS V CELTIC (3-2) HAMPDEN - GLASGOW Celtic's Roy Aitken (left) is tackled by Derek Johnstone

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