1979 Scottish League Cup Final (December)

1979–80 Scottish League Cup Final

Event

1979–80 Scottish League Cup

Dundee United	Aberdeen

First match

Dundee United	Aberdeen
0	0

Date

8 December 1979

Venue

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance

27,173

Replay

Dundee United	Aberdeen
3	0

Date

12 December 1979

Venue

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance

28,933

The 1979–80 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 8 December 1979 and replayed on 12 December 1979. It was the final of the 34th Scottish League Cup competition, and it was a New Firm derby contested by Dundee United and Aberdeen. The first match ended in a goalless draw, but Dundee United won the replay 3–0 thanks to goals by Willie Pettigrew (2) and Paul Sturrock.

United's victory earned them a place in the 1980–81 UEFA Cup competition.^[1]

Match details

Dundee United v Aberdeen

8 December 1979

Dundee United	0–0	Aberdeen

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 27,173


DUNDEE UNITED:
GK	1	Hamish McAlpine
DF	2	Derek Stark
DF	3	Frank Kopel
MF	4	Iain Phillip
DF	5	Paul Hegarty
DF	6	David Narey
MF	7	Eamonn Bannon
FW	8	Paul Sturrock
FW	9	Willie Pettigrew
MF	10	John Holt
MF	11	Graeme Payne
Substitutes:
MF	?	George Fleming
MF	?	Steve Murray
Manager:
Jim McLean


ABERDEEN:
GK	1	Bobby Clark
DF	2	Stuart Kennedy
DF	3	Doug Rougvie
DF	4	Alex McLeish
DF	5	Willie Garner
DF	6	Willie Miller
MF	7	Gordon Strachan
FW	8	Steve Archibald
FW	9	Mark McGhee
MF	10	John McMaster
MF	11	Ian Scanlon
Substitutes:
DF	?	Derek Hamilton
FW	?	Drew Jarvie
Manager:
Alex Ferguson

Replay

Dundee United v Aberdeen

12 December 1979

Dundee United	3–0	Aberdeen
Pettigrew Pettigrew Sturrock

Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 28,933


DUNDEE UNITED:
GK	1	Hamish McAlpine
DF	2	Derek Stark
DF	3	Frank Kopel
MF	4	George Fleming
DF	5	Paul Hegarty
DF	6	David Narey
MF	7	Eamonn Bannon
FW	8	Paul Sturrock
FW	9	Willie Pettigrew
MF	10	John Holt
MF	11	Billy Kirkwood
Substitutes:
?	?
?	?
Manager:
Jim McLean


ABERDEEN:
GK	1	Bobby Clark
DF	2	Stuart Kennedy
DF	3	Doug Rougvie
DF	4	Alex McLeish
DF	5	Willie Garner
DF	6	Willie Miller
MF	7	Gordon Strachan
FW	8	Steve Archibald
FW	9	Mark McGhee
MF	10	John McMaster
MF	11	Ian Scanlon
Substitutes:
DF	?	Derek Hamilton
FW	?	Drew Jarvie
Manager:
Alex Ferguson

References

↑ Spence, Jim (12 July 2011). "Dundee United prepare to meet old foes, Slask Wroclaw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2011.

External links

Soccerbase

Scottish League Cup

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Finals

Aberdeen F.C. matches

Scottish Cup Finals	1937 1947 1953 1954 1959 1967 1970 1978 1982 1983 1984 1986 1990 1993 2000

Scottish League Cup Finals	1947 (April) 1955 1976 1979 (March) 1979 (December) 1985 1987 1988 1989 1992 1995 2000 2014

European Cup Winners' Cup Final	1983

European Super Cup	1983

Other matches	Celtic 9–0 Aberdeen (2010)

Dundee United F.C. matches

Scottish Cup Finals	1974 1981 1985 1987 1988 1991 1994 2005 2010 2014

Scottish League Cup Finals	1979 (December) 1980 1981 1984 (October) 1997 2008 2015

Scottish Challenge Cup Final	1995

UEFA Cup Final	1987

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