2010 Scottish League Cup final

2010 Scottish League Cup final
Event	2009–10 Scottish League Cup
Date	21 March 2010
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match	Garry Brady
Referee	Craig Thomson
Attendance	44,538
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The 2010 Scottish League Cup final was the final match of the 2009–10 Scottish League Cup, the 63rd season of the Scottish League Cup.

Route to the final

St Mirren

Round	Opposition	Score
First Round	East Stirlingshire (a)	3–6
Second Round	Ayr United (a)	0–2
Third Round	Kilmarnock (a)	1–2
Quarter-final	Motherwell (h)	3–0
Semi-final	Hearts (n)	1–0

St Mirren faced Third Division

Hearts at Fir Park.^[5]

Rangers

Round	Opposition	Score
Third Round	Queen of the South (a)	1–2
Quarter-final	Dundee (a)	1–3
Semi-final	St Johnstone (n)	2–0

As Rangers had been competing in Europe, they entered the competition in the third round. Rangers began their campaign against

Graeme Smith.^[9]

St Mirren were without defender Chris Innes due to a torn abductor muscle. Also missing were Rory Loy, who was ineligible under the terms of his loan deal from Rangers, and Tom Brighton.^[10] Brighton was ruled out for the rest of the 2009–10 season due to a knee injury.^[11]

Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra missed his second successive League Cup final through a hamstring injury.^[12] Also missing was Kirk Broadfoot due to a hamstring strain.^[13] On 20 March Rangers manager Walter Smith stated that Neil Alexander, usually Rangers' reserve goalkeeper, was to continue in goal for the final, having played in the previous rounds.^[14] Midfielder Steven Davis was a late fitness concern with a sickness bug.^[15]

Match Summary

The Buddies dominated the first half,

Danny Wilson saw red for a professional foul on Craig Dargo. But Kenny Miller headed a dramatic winner for Rangers' nine men in the 84th minute.^[16]

Three days after their demoralising defeat, St Mirren defeated Celtic 4–0 in a Scottish Premier League fixture, with the surprise result going a long way to ensuring their survival in the division and derailing Celtic's challenge for the league title, which instead ultimately went to Rangers. In contrast, on the same night Rangers were eliminated from the Scottish Cup by eventual winners Dundee United, ending the Govan club's hopes of a treble.^[17]

Match details

21 March 2010

15:00

St Mirren	0–1	Rangers
	Report	Miller 84'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 44,538

Referee: C. Thomson

St Mirren

Rangers


ST MIRREN :
GK	1	Paul Gallacher
RWB	2	Jack Ross
CB	4	David Barron
CB	6	John Potter (c)
CB	5	Lee Mair	57'
LWB	3	Graham Carey
CM	7	Hugh Murray	19'	60'
CM	10	Steven Thomson
CM	8	Garry Brady	67'	85'
CF	9	Billy Mehmet		70'
CF	11	Michael Higdon
Substitutes:
GK	17	Mark Howard
DF	15	Steven Robb
MF	16	Andy Dorman		60'
FW	12	Stephen O'Donnell		85'
FW	14	Craig Dargo		70'
Manager:
Gus MacPherson


RANGERS :
GK	25	Neil Alexander
RB	16	Steven Whittaker	29'
CB	3	David Weir (c)
CB	66	Danny Wilson	71'
LB	5	Saša Papac
RM	7	Steven Davis		45'
CM	6	Lee McCulloch	73'
CM	8	Kevin Thomson	53'
LM	10	Nacho Novo		89'
FW	9	Kris Boyd		79'
FW	18	Kenny Miller	85'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Allan McGregor
DF	26	Steven Smith		89'
MF	2	Maurice Edu		45'
FW	20	Damarcus Beasley
FW	14	Steven Naismith		79'
Manager:
Walter Smith

MATCH OFFICIALS^[18]

Referee: Craig Thomson
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Cryans
Assistant Referee 2: James Bee
Fourth Official: Brian Winter

MATCH RULES

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
Five named substitutes
Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics

Statistic	St Mirren	Rangers
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	11	14
Shots on target	3	4
Ball possession	65%	35%
Corner kicks	9	2
Fouls committed	23	11
Offsides	0	0
Yellow cards	3	3
Red cards	0	2

Source

Media coverage

The 2010 Scottish League Cup Final was broadcast live on

Setanta Ireland

.

Commentary of the match on radio was from

BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

.

References

^ "E Stirlingshire 3-6 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
^ "Ayr 0-2 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
^ "Kilmarnock 1-2 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
^ "St Mirren 3-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
^ "Hearts 0-1 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
^ "Queen of the South 2-3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
^ "Queen of South 1-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
^ "Dundee 1-3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
^ "Rangers 2-0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
^ "Innes a final doubt for Buddies". Teamtalk. Retrieved 22 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Buddies' Brighton out for season". BBC Sport. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
^ "Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra to miss cup final". BBC Sport. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
^ "Rangers pair ruled out of final". Teamtalk. Retrieved 22 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Rangers' Allan McGregor set to be on cup final bench". BBC Sport. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
^ "Doubt over sick Davis". Scotsman. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
^ St Mirren 0-1 Rangers, BBC Sport, 21 March 2020
^ The night St Mirren stunned Celtic 4-0: 10 years on, BBC Sport, 24 March 2020
^ "The Co-operative Insurance Cup Final, 2009 – Appointment of Match Officials" (PDF). Scottish Football League. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2010.

External links

2010 Final

[1] "E Stirlingshire 3-6 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2009.

[2] "Ayr 0-2 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

[3] "Kilmarnock 1-2 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

[4] "St Mirren 3-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

[5] "Hearts 0-1 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.

[6] "Queen of the South 2-3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2009.

[7] "Queen of South 1-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

[8] "Dundee 1-3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

[9] "Rangers 2-0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

[10] "Innes a final doubt for Buddies". Teamtalk. Retrieved 22 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[11] "Buddies' Brighton out for season". BBC Sport. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2010.

[12] "Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra to miss cup final". BBC Sport. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.

[13] "Rangers pair ruled out of final". Teamtalk. Retrieved 22 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[14] "Rangers' Allan McGregor set to be on cup final bench". BBC Sport. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.

[15] "Doubt over sick Davis". Scotsman. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.

[16] St Mirren 0-1 Rangers, BBC Sport, 21 March 2020

[17] The night St Mirren stunned Celtic 4-0: 10 years on, BBC Sport, 24 March 2020

[18] "The Co-operative Insurance Cup Final, 2009 – Appointment of Match Officials" (PDF). Scottish Football League. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2010.

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