The
1985 Scottish League CupThe Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
Final was played on 27 October 1985, at
Hampden ParkHampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
in
GlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and was the final of the 40th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by
AberdeenAberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
and
HibernianHibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
. Aberdeen won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by
Eric BlackEric Black is a former professional football player who played for Aberdeen and Metz. He played in attack. He won 2 international caps for Scotland. He was caretaker manager at Birmingham City following the departure of Steve Bruce. He is currently caretaker manager at Sunderland A.F.C...
(2) and
Billy StarkBilly Stark is a Scottish football former player and coach. He is currently head coach of the Scotland national under-21 football team.- Player :...
, giving
Alex FergusonSir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...
his only
Scottish League CupThe Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
trophy win.
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 Jim LeightonJames "Jim" Leighton MBE is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen , Manchester United, Arsenal, Dundee and Hibernian.-Club:...
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Stewart McKimmie Stewart McKimmie is a Scottish former professional footballer, who predominantly played for home town club Aberdeen. He played in defence, primarily as a right-back, and also played for Dundee and Dundee United.-Career:...
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Brian Mitchell Brian Mitchell is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in both Scotland and England, making over 250 league appearances for four teams.-Career:...
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Billy Stark Billy Stark is a Scottish football former player and coach. He is currently head coach of the Scotland national under-21 football team.- Player :...
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Alex McLeish Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa...
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Willie Miller William Ferguson Miller, MBE is a former professional football player who made a club record 558 league appearances for Aberdeen. He is currently the club's Director of Football...
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Eric Black Eric Black is a former professional football player who played for Aberdeen and Metz. He played in attack. He won 2 international caps for Scotland. He was caretaker manager at Birmingham City following the departure of Steve Bruce. He is currently caretaker manager at Sunderland A.F.C...
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Neil Simpson Neil Alexander Simpson is a former Scottish international footballer known for his time with Aberdeen F.C.....
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Frank McDougall Frank McDougall is a retired Scottish association football player who played as a striker for Clydebank, St. Mirren and Aberdeen in the 1970s and 1980s.-Early career:He was bought by St...
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John Hewitt John Hewitt, , is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who spent the majority of his playing career with Aberdeen F.C., but also had spells with Celtic and St. Mirren among others...
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Stevie Gray Stephen "Stevie" Gray was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right winger. Gray made 85 appearances in the Scottish Football League for Aberdeen and Airdrie between 1985 and 1993...
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Alex FergusonSir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...
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Alan Rough Alan Roderick Rough is a former Scottish international goalkeeper, who won over 50 caps and played in two FIFA World Cups...
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Alan SneddonAlan Sneddon is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a defender for Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell and East Fife in the Scottish Football League.Sneddon won the 1980 Scottish Cup Final with Celtic...
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Iain Munro Alexander Iain Fordyce Munro is a Scottish former professional footballer. Munro was also a manager.- Playing career :...
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Ally Brazil Ally Brazil is a Scottish former association football player, who played over 200 league games for Hibernian. He played in all three games of the marathon 1979 Scottish Cup Final, which Hibs lost in extra time of the second replay. His son, Alan Brazil, plays for Berwick Rangers as a...
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Mark Fulton Mark Fulton is a Scottish former professional association football player, who played for St. Mirren, Hibernian and Hamilton Academical....
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Gordon HunterGordon Hunter is a retired Scottish association football player, who played as a defender for , Canberra Cosmos, , , and . Hunter was part of the team that won the 1991 Scottish League Cup Final and he was granted a testimonial match by Hibernian in 1996...
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Paul Kane Paul Kane is a Scottish former professional footballer.-Career:A midfielder, Kane began his career with Hibernian in 1982. In eight years at Easter Road, he made 247 league appearances and scored 33 goals. In 1991 he joined Oldham Athletic and went on to make 21 appearances for the Boundary Park...
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Gordon ChisholmGordon Chisholm is a Scottish professional football former player and manager. Chisholm played as a central defender for Sunderland, Hibernian, Dundee and Partick Thistle....
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Steve Cowan Steve Cowan is a Scottish former professional association football player.Cowan began his career with , but followed Alex Ferguson to in 1980. Cowan was a fringe player with Aberdeen for five seasons...
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Gordon DurieGordon Scott Durie , known as Jukebox after the TV programme 'Jukebox Jury', is a Scottish former professional footballer, a utility player who usually played as a striker.- Playing career :...
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Joe McBride Joe McBride is a former Scottish footballer who played for several clubs, including Everton, Rotherham United, Hibernian, and Dundee...
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Colin Harris Colin Harris is a Scottish former professional association football player, who played for several clubs, most notably Raith Rovers, Hibernian and Hamilton Academical....
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| John Blackley John Henderson Blackley is a Scottish football coach and former player.Blackley made 279 appearances at centre-half for Hibernian and also represented Newcastle United, Preston North End and Hamilton Academical...
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