1970 Scottish Cup final

Football match

1970 Scottish Cup Final

Event

1969–70 Scottish Cup

Aberdeen	Celtic
3	1

Date

11 April 1970

Venue

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Referee

Bobby Davidson

Attendance

108,434

← 1969

1971 →

The 1970 Scottish Cup Final was played on 11 April 1970 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 85th Scottish Cup. Aberdeen and Celtic contested the match, Aberdeen won the match 3–1 with a goal from Joe Harper and two from Derek McKay.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Match details

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11 April 1970

Aberdeen	3 – 1	Celtic
Harper 27' (pen.) McKay 83', 90'	Report	Lennox 89'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 108,434

Referee: Bobby Davidson

ABERDEEN:
GK	Scotland Bobby Clark
DF	Denmark Henning Boel
DF	Scotland Tommy McMillan
DF	Scotland Martin Buchan
DF	Scotland Jim Hermiston
MF	Scotland Derek McKay
MF	Scotland George Murray
MF	Scotland Davie Robb
MF	Scotland Arthur Graham
FW	Scotland Jim Forrest
FW	Scotland Joe Harper
Substitutes:
FW	Scotland George Buchan
Manager:
Scotland Eddie Turnbull

CELTIC:
GK	Scotland Evan Williams
DF	Scotland David Hay
DF	Scotland Billy McNeill
DF	Scotland Jim Brogan
DF	Scotland Tommy Gemmell
MF	Scotland Jimmy Johnstone
MF	Scotland Bobby Murdoch
MF	Scotland Bobby Lennox
MF	Scotland John Hughes	downward-facing red arrow
FW	Scotland George Connelly
FW	Scotland Willie Wallace
Substitutes:
MF	Scotland Bertie Auld	upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Scotland Jock Stein

References

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^ "Aberdeen 3–1 Celtic, Scottish Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 11 April 1970. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Munro, Malcolm (13 April 1970). "Red Revolutionaries". Evening Times. p. 12. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Celtic treble slayer Joe Harper says his old team Aberdeen can replicate his feats, Lindsay Herron, Evening Times, 25 November 2016

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