1998 Scottish Cup final
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Event | 1997–98 Scottish Cup | ||||||
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Date | 16 May 1998 | ||||||
Venue | 1999 → |
The 1998 Scottish Cup Final was played on 16 May 1998 at
The match was also notable as Ally McCoist's last game for Rangers; he went on to score their goal after coming on as a substitute. It was the end of an era for one of the Glasgow club's most successful squads, who had won a record-equalling nine consecutive league titles but finished the 1997–98 season empty-handed, losing the cup final a week after their run of championships was ended by arch-rivals Celtic;[1] in addition to McCoist, it was the last Rangers appearance for a number of their older players including Goram, McCall, Durrant, Gough and Laudrup and the manager Walter Smith, although several would return to the club in another capacity in the years to follow.
There was an element of revenge for Hearts in the victory, as they had recently lost to Rangers in both the
Match details
Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Rangers |
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Adam 52' |
Report | McCoist 81' |
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References
- ^ "Celtic get by with a little help from their Scandinavians". BBC Sport. 9 May 1998. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Laudrup shatters Hearts". The Independent. 19 May 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Twenty years on: Is this the greatest League Cup final ever?". The Scotsman. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Philip, Calum (17 May 1998). "Scottish Cup Final: Stage of dramatic Hearts". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 March 2015.