1981 Scottish League Cup Final
# 1981 Scottish League Cup Final

The 1981 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 28 November 1981, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 36th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Dundee United and Rangers. Rangers won the match 2–1 thanks to goals by Davie Cooper and Ian Redford.

## Match details

DUNDEE UNITED: :

| GK | 1 | Hamish McAlpine |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | John Holt |
| DF | 3 | Derek Stark |
| DF | 4 | David Narey |
| DF | 5 | Paul Hegarty |
| MF | 6 | Iain Phillip |
| MF | 7 | Eamonn Bannon |
| MF | 8 | Ralph Milne |
| MF | 9 | Billy Kirkwood |
| FW | 10 | Paul Sturrock |
| FW | 11 | Davie Dodds |
| Substitutes: ||||
| Manager: ||||
| Jim McLean ||||

RANGERS: :

| GK | 1 | Jim Stewart |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Sandy Jardine |
| DF | 3 | Alex Miller |
| DF | 4 | Gregor Stevens |
| DF | 5 | Colin Jackson |
| MF | 6 | Jim Bett |
| MF | 7 | Davie Cooper |
| MF | 8 | Derek Johnstone |
| MF | 9 | Bobby Russell |
| FW | 10 | John MacDonald |
| FW | 11 | Gordon Dalziel | ?' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | 12 | Ian Redford | ?' |
| Manager: ||||
| John Greig ||||
