1996 Scottish Cup Final
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The 1996 Scottish Cup
Final was played on May 18, 1996 at Hampden Park
in Glasgow
and was the final of the 111th Scottish Cup. Rangers and Hearts contested the match, Rangers won the match 5–1, thanks to a Gordon Durie
hat-trick and a Brian Laudrup
brace.
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HEARTS:
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GK
Gilles Rousset
DF
Dave McPherson
DF
Allan McManus
DF
Pasquale Bruno
DF
Paul Ritchie
DF
Neil Pointon
MF
Gary Locke
MF
Gary Mackay
MF
Steve Fulton
FW
Allan Johnston
FW
John Colquhoun
Substitutes:
GK
Myles Hogarth
FW
John Robertson
FW
Alan Lawrence
Manager:
Jim Jefferies
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
Final was played on May 18, 1996 at Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden 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 Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow 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 111th Scottish Cup. Rangers and Hearts contested the match, Rangers won the match 5–1, thanks to a Gordon Durie
Gordon Durie
Gordon 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 :...
hat-trick and a Brian Laudrup
Brian Laudrup
Brian Laudrup is a Danish former football player and current football commentator, pundit and analyst on TV3+. Along with former international goalkeeper Lars Høgh, Laudrup manages a football academy for marginalized youth...
brace.
Match details
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| GK | Andy Goram Andy Goram Andrew Lewis Goram is a former Scotland international association football goalkeeper. He started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for Rangers during the 1990s, when he earned the moniker "The Goalie"... |
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| DF | Alex Cleland |
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| DF | David Robertson David Robertson (footballer born 1968) David Robertson is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a left back. Throughout his career, Robertson played for Aberdeen, Rangers, Leeds United and Montrose.- Playing career :... |
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| DF | Richard Gough Richard Gough (footballer) Charles Richard Gough is a former Scottish football central defender who enjoyed great success as captain of Rangers. He also played for Scotland 61 times and had a brief spell as manager of Livingston... (c) |
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| DF | Alan McLaren Alan McLaren Alan James McLaren is a former Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian and Rangers.McLaren started his career with Hearts in 1987 and made over 180 appearances for the Tynecastle club. He moved to Rangers in 1994 in a £2m part-exchange deal, with Dave McPherson moving the opposite... |
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| MF | John Brown |
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| MF | Paul Gascoigne Paul Gascoigne Paul John Gascoigne , commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, where he scored at least a goal... |
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| MF | Ian Ferguson |
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| MF | Stuart McCall Stuart McCall Andrew Stuart Murray McCall , usually known as Stuart McCall, is a former footballer who played in central midfield. He played a total of 763 league games during his career, the 13th highest of all British footballers... |
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| FW | Gordon Durie Gordon Durie Gordon 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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| FW |  Brian LaudrupBrian Laudrup Brian Laudrup is a Danish former football player and current football commentator, pundit and analyst on TV3+. Along with former international goalkeeper Lars Høgh, Laudrup manages a football academy for marginalized youth... |
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| DF |  Gordan PetrićGordan Petric Gordan Petrić is a retired Serbian footballer.-Career:After starting his career in his homeland with Partizan, he moved to Scotland in 1993 when he joined Dundee United for £600,000. His impressive performances at Tannadice earned him a move to Rangers in July 1995 for £1.5m... |
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| MF | Ian Durrant Ian Durrant Ian Durrant is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers, Kilmarnock and the Scotland national team... |
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| FW | Erik Bo Andersen Erik Bo Andersen Erik Bo Andersen is a Danish former professional footballer who played six matches for the Danish national team and represented Denmark at the 1996 European Championship... |
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| Walter Smith Walter Smith Walter Smith, OBE is a Scottish football manager. His most recent job was at Scottish Premier League club Rangers.Smith had a relatively modest playing career, consisting of two spells with Dundee United which was split by a short time at Dumbarton.A pelvic injury meant he moved in to coaching at... |
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Gilles RoussetGilles Rousset
Gilles Rousset is a French former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.Rousset started his career with Sochaux in 1982, where he spent eight seasons, playing more than 100 times for the Montbéliard side before he was transferred to Olympique Lyonnais in 1990...
Dave McPherson Allan McManusAllan McManus
Allan William McManus is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Dumbarton....
Pasquale BrunoPasquale Bruno
Pasquale Bruno is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender for a number of clubs in his homeland, Heart of Midlothian, in Scotland and, Wigan Athletic, in England...
Paul Ritchie Neil PointonNeil Pointon
Neil Geoffrey Pointon, born November 28, 1964 in Church Warsop, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, is a former professional football player...
Gary Locke Gary MackayGary Mackay
Gary Mackay is a former Scottish international association football player, who is now a SFA–registered agent. He also managed for a year.-Club career:...
Steve FultonSteve Fulton
Stephen "Steve" Fulton is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a left winger.Fulton joined Celtic from their Boys Club in 1987 and made his league debut during the 1988-89 season...
Allan JohnstonAllan Johnston
Allan 'Magic' Johnston is a Scottish international professional association footballer currently signed to Queen of the South where he is now also the first team coach.-Hearts:...
John Colquhoun Myles HogarthMyles Hogarth
Myles Hogarth is a Scottish professional footballer who currently is currently playing for Camelon Juniors F.C..-Career:...
John RobertsonJohn Grant Robertson
John Robertson is a former professional association football player and is currently the manager of East Fife. His playing career included spells at Newcastle United, Dundee and Livingston but he is best known for his two spells at Heart of Midlothian...
Alan LawrenceAlan Lawrence
Alan Lawrence , fondly known as “Nipper”, is a former Scottish footballer best known for his time spent with Airdrieonians and Heart of Midlothian in the early and mid-1990s...
Jim JefferiesJim Jefferies
James "Jim" Jefferies is a Scottish football former player and manager. Jefferies played for Heart of Midlothian for almost his whole playing career and enjoyed a successful first managerial spell with the club, winning the 1998 Scottish Cup...