1979 Scottish League Cup final (March)
# 1979 Scottish League Cup final (March)

The 1978–79 Scottish League Cup final was played on 31 March 1979 and was the final of the 33rd Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by Rangers and Aberdeen. Rangers won the match 2–1 thanks to goals by Colin Jackson and Alex MacDonald.

## Match details

RANGERS: :

| GK | 1 | Peter McCloy |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Sandy Jardine |
| DF | 3 | Ally Dawson |
| DF | 4 | Derek Johnstone |
| DF | 5 | Colin Jackson |
| MF | 6 | Alex MacDonald |
| MF | 7 | Tommy McLean |
| MF | 8 | Bobby Russell |
| FW | 9 | Billy Urquhart |
| FW | 10 | Gordon Smith |
| MF | 11 | Davie Cooper |
| Substitutes: ||||
| DF | 12 | Alex Miller |
| FW | 14 | Derek Parlane |
| Manager: ||||
| John Greig ||||

ABERDEEN: :

| GK | 1 | Bobby Clark |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Stuart Kennedy |
| DF | 3 | Chic McLelland |
| MF | 4 | John McMaster |
| DF | 5 | Doug Rougvie |
| DF | 6 | Willie Miller |
| MF | 7 | Gordon Strachan |
| FW | 8 | Steve Archibald |
| FW | 9 | Joe Harper |
| FW | 10 | Drew Jarvie |
| MF | 11 | Duncan Davidson |
| Substitutes: ||||
| DF | 12 | Alex McLeish |
| ? | 14 | |
| Manager: ||||
| Alex Ferguson ||||
