1985_Scottish_Cup_Final

1985 Scottish Cup final

1985 Scottish Cup final

Football match

The 1985 Scottish Cup Final was played on 18 May 1985 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 100th season of the Scottish Cup. The previous winners were Aberdeen, who had beaten Celtic in the 1984 final, but they were knocked out by Dundee United at the Semi-final stage. The Final was contested by Celtic and Dundee United. Celtic won the match 2–1, thanks to a free kick scored by Davie Provan and a late diving header from Frank McGarvey.

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Match

The first half was a tame affair, with neither Pat Bonner or Hamish McAlpine been required to make a save of note. Dundee United opened the scoring on 53 minutes; Eamonn Bannon passed to David Dodds who controlled the ball whilst holding off a challenge, then slipped the ball to Stuart Beedie who fired a low shot past Bonner's left hand into the corner of the goal. Trailing to Dundee United, Celtic manager Davie Hay make a tactical change in the second half by pushing Roy Aitken forward from central defence into midfield. The move proved a success as Aitken's presence in midfield began to galvanise Celtic. A virtuoso free-kick from Davie Provan in 77 minutes equalised the earlier goal from Dundee Utd's Beedie, only the third occasion that a goal had been scored direct from a free-kick in a Scottish Cup Final. Five minutes from the end, a driving run and cross from down the right by Aitken set up a diving header from Frank McGarvey to win the game for Celtic.[1][2][3]

Roy Aitken, who had been sent off in the previous year's final, won the Man of the Match Award.[3]

Celtic and Dundee United would again meet in the final three years later, when Celtic would once again come from a goal down to beat United by two goals to one.[4]

Details

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Attendance: 60,346
Referee: Brian McGinlay
DUNDEE UNITED:
GK1Scotland Hamish McAlpine
DF2Scotland Maurice Malpas
MF3Scotland Stuart Beediedownward-facing red arrow 78'
DF4Scotland Richard Gough
DF5Scotland Paul Hegarty
DF6Scotland David Narey
MF7Scotland Eamonn Bannon
MF8Scotland Ralph Milne
MF9Scotland Billy KirkwoodYellow card 39'
FW10Scotland Paul Sturrock
FW11Scotland Davie Dodds
Substitutes:
DF12Scotland John Holtupward-facing green arrow 78'
FW14Scotland Tommy Coyne
Manager:
Scotland Jim McLean
CELTIC:
GK1Republic of Ireland Pat Bonner
DF2Scotland Willie McStayYellow card 73'
DF3Scotland Danny McGrainYellow card 85'
DF4Scotland Roy Aitken
DF5Scotland Tom McAdam
MF6Scotland Murdo MacLeod
MF7Scotland Davie Provan
MF8Scotland Paul McStaydownward-facing red arrow 75'
FW9Scotland Mo Johnston
MF10Scotland Tommy Burnsdownward-facing red arrow 65'
FW11Scotland Frank McGarvey
Substitutes:
DF12Republic of Ireland Pierce O'Learyupward-facing green arrow 75'
FW13Scotland Brian McClairupward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Scotland David Hay

Man of the Match:
Scotland Roy Aitken (Celtic)

References

  1. [1]
    Davidson, Alan (18 May 1985). "Final touch from Frank". Evening Times Saturday Sport. pp. 1 & 3. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. [2]
    Davidson, Alan (20 May 1985). "Hay's all star 50,000". Evening Times. p. 30. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. [3]
    Reynolds, Jim (20 May 1985). "Roy of Celtic marches forward for Cup glory". The Glasgow Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    Traynor, James (16 May 1988). "Thatcher is forgotten amid Celtic delirium". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
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