1997 Scottish League Cup Final
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The 1997 Scottish League Cup
Final was played on 30 November 1997, at Ibrox Stadium
in Glasgow
and was the final of the 52nd Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Celtic
and Dundee United
. Celtic won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by Marc Rieper
, Henrik Larsson
and Craig Burley
.
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DUNDEE UNITED :
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GK
Sieb Dykstra
DF
Magnus Skoldmark
DF
Mark Perry
DF
Maurice Malpas
DF
Steven Pressley
DF
Erik Pedersen
MF
Lars Zetterlund
MF
Craig Easton
MF
Dave Bowman
FW
Robbie Winters
FW
Kjell Olofsson
Substitutes:
MF
Jamie Dolan
MF
Mikael Andersson
FW
Gary McSwegan
Manager:
Tommy McLean
Scottish League Cup
The 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 30 November 1997, at Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082...
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 52nd Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
and Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
. Celtic won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by Marc Rieper
Marc Rieper
Marc Rieper-Jensen is a Danish former professional football player, who most notably played as a central defender for English club West Ham United F.C. and Celtic F.C. from Scotland...
, Henrik Larsson
Henrik Larsson
Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before...
and Craig Burley
Craig Burley
Craig William Burley is a Scottish former international association football player who played for clubs including Chelsea, Celtic and Derby County...
.
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | CELTIC : | ||
| GK | Jonathan Gould Jonathan Gould Jonathan Alan Gould is a former Scottish international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the Goalkeeping Coach at Perth Glory of the Australian A-League.-Playing:... |
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| DF | Tom Boyd |
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| DF |  Marc RieperMarc Rieper Marc Rieper-Jensen is a Danish former professional football player, who most notably played as a central defender for English club West Ham United F.C. and Celtic F.C. from Scotland... |
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| DF |  Alan StubbsAlan Stubbs Alan Stubbs is a retired English footballer who played as a centre back. He was forced to retire from professional football due to a troublesome knee injury on the 20 August 2008. The final match of his career was against Doncaster Rovers on 9 August 2008... |
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| DF |  Stephane MaheStéphane Mahé Stéphane Mahé is a retired Breton and French professional footballer and former manager of Saint Nazaire FC .-Club career:... |
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| MF | Jackie McNamara, Jr. |
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| MF | Craig Burley Craig Burley Craig William Burley is a Scottish former international association football player who played for clubs including Chelsea, Celtic and Derby County... |
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| MF | Morten Wieghorst Morten Wieghorst Morten Wieghorst is a Danish association football manager and former player. He is the manager of the Denmark national under-21 football team and the former manager of FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga whom he guided to the 2010 and 2011 Danish Cup trophy.During his active career, Wieghorst... |
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| MF | Regi Blinker Regi Blinker Reginald "Regi" Waldi Blinker is a former Dutch footballer of Surinamese extraction, who played as a left winger.... |
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| FW | Henrik Larsson Henrik Larsson Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before... |
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| FW |  Andreas ThomAndreas Thom Andreas Thom is a former German football player who was capped by East Germany, and later Germany. He is a youth coach at Hertha BSC.-Club career:... |
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| MF | Paul Lambert Paul Lambert Paul Christopher Lambert is a Scottish football manager and former player who is the manager of Norwich City. He won numerous trophies as a player, winning the Scottish Cup with St... |
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| FW | Simon Donnelly Simon Donnelly Simon Thomas Donnelly is a Scottish professional footballer currently with Partick Thistle.-Club career:Donnelly, a wide-sided forward, started his career at Queen's Park but left in 1993 to join Celtic. Donnelly made his league debut towards the end of the 1993–94 season, appearing as a... |
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| Manager: | |||
| Wim Jansen Wim Jansen Wilhelmus Marinus Anthonius Jansen is a Dutch former association football player and manager.- Playing career :He spent most of his playing career with his hometown team, Feyenoord, between 1965 and 1980... |
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Sieb Dykstra Magnus SkoldmarkMagnus Sköldmark
Bo Magnus Sköldmark is a Swedish former footballer who is currently club director for Swedish side GAIS. Sköldmark played for Örebro SK in his native Sweden before spells with Chinese side Dalian Wanda and Scottish side Dundee United. During his spell at Dundee United he is remembered for scoring...
Mark PerryMark Perry (Scottish footballer)
Mark George Perry is a Scottish footballer who currently plays in defence for Highland League side Keith. He has previously played at all four levels of Scottish senior football.-Career:...
Maurice MalpasMaurice Malpas
Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas is an ex-footballer and the assistant manager at Inverness Caledonian Thistle having joined the club on 27 January 2009 along with their new manager Terry Butcher...
Steven PressleySteven Pressley
Steven John "Elvis" Pressley is a retired Scottish footballer, who is now the manager of Scottish First Division club Falkirk. Pressley had a long playing career, playing for both halves of the Old Firm and making over 100 league appearances for both Dundee United and Hearts...
Erik PedersenErik Pedersen
Erik Stensrud Pedersen is a former Norwegian footballer who played as left back. Pedersen spent most of his career in Norway, but had a spell in Scotland with Dundee United, whose club badge he has tattooed on his right arm....
Lars ZetterlundLars Zetterlund
Lars Åke Zetterlund is a Swedish former footballer. He is currently a development coach at Örebro SK.- Playing career :...
Craig EastonCraig Easton
Craig Easton is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dunfermline Athletic.-Dundee United:...
Dave Bowman Robbie WintersRobbie Winters
Robbie Winters is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Alloa Athletic.-Career:Winters began his career at Dundee United in 1992 and played 99 league games for the Terrors, scoring 19 times. A move to Aberdeen beckoned, which saw Billy Dodds and cash come to Tannadice in exchange for Winters...
Kjell OlofssonKjell Olofsson
Kjell Olofsson is a Swedish footballer.-Time with Dundee United:Olofsson is perhaps best known for his time with Scottish club Dundee United with whom he joined at the start of the 1996/97 season...
Jamie DolanJamie Dolan
James Dolan was a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Motherwell, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Livingston, Forfar Athletic and Partick Thistle....
Mikael AnderssonMikael Andersson (footballer)
Mikael Andersson is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder. Andersson was playing for Örebro before joining Dundee United on loan for one month in November 1997. After making three appearances, Andersson returned to Sweden. It is unknown where he went after this.-See also:* Dundee United...
Gary McSweganGary McSwegan
Gary John McSwegan is a Scottish professional footballer currently without a club following his release from Clyde...
Tommy McLeanTommy McLean
Thomas "Tommy" McLean is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Kilmarnock and Rangers....