1959 Scottish League Cup final

Football match

Event

1959–60 Scottish League Cup

Heart of Midlothian	Third Lanark

2	1

Date

24 October 1959

Venue

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance

57,994

← 1958 1960 →

The 1959 Scottish League Cup final was a football match played on 24 October 1959 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 14th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Hearts, who had won the previous year's final, and Third Lanark. Third Lanark led 1–0 at half time thanks to an early goal by Joe McInnes, but Hearts turned things around and won 2–1 to retain the cup thanks to second half goals by Johnny Hamilton and Alex Young. Hearts later completed a League and League Cup double – the only non Old Firm side to achieve such a double.

Match details

24 October 1959

Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Third Lanark
Hamilton 57' Young 59'	Report	McInnes 2'

Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 57,994Referee: Tom Wharton


HEARTS:
GK		Gordon Marshall
FB		Bobby Kirk
FB		George Thomson
RH		Andy Bowman
CH		John Cumming
LH		Billy Higgins
RW		Gordon Smith
IF		Ian Crawford
CF		Alex Young
IF		Bobby Blackwood
LW		Johnny Hamilton
Manager:
Tommy Walker


THIRD LANARK :
GK		Jocky Robertson
FB		Billy Lewis
FB		John Brown
RH		Jim Reilly
CH		George McCallum
LH		Willie Cunningham
RW		Joe McInnes
IF		Bobby Craig
CF		Dave Hilley
IF		Matt Gray
LW		Ian Hilley
Manager:
George Young

References

Third's Defence Strive Nobly But In Vain, The Glasgow Herald, 26 October 1959
Third Lanark brothers remember 'stuff of dreams' playing with legendary club in 1959 League Cup final, The Herald, 17 October 2019
Digging up spuds before Final didn't do the trick for Mac, The Sunday Post, via PressReader

External links

Soccerbase Archived 26 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine
London Hearts

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