1985 Scottish Cup Final

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1985 Scottish Cup Final
1985 Scottish Cup Final match programme.jpg
Match programme cover
Event 1984–85 Scottish Cup
Date 18 May 1985
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee Brian McGinlay
Attendance 60,346
1984
1986

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.

Match

File:Davie Provan free kick 1985 Cup Final.jpg
Davie Provan lines up to score Celtic's equaliser from a free kick

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]

Details

18 May 1985
Dundee United 1 – 2 Celtic
Stuart Beedie Goal 55' Report (page 18) Davie Provan Goal 77'
Frank McGarvey Goal 84'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 60,346
Referee: Brian McGinlay
DUNDEE UNITED:
GK 1 Scotland Hamish McAlpine
DF 2 Scotland Maurice Malpas
MF 3 Scotland Stuart Beedie Substituted off 78'
DF 4 Scotland Richard Gough
DF 5 Scotland Paul Hegarty
DF 6 Scotland David Narey
MF 7 Scotland Eamonn Bannon
MF 8 Scotland Ralph Milne
MF 9 Scotland Billy Kirkwood Booked 39'
FW 10 Scotland Paul Sturrock
FW 11 Scotland Davie Dodds
Substitutes:
DF 12 Scotland John Holt Substituted in 78'
FW 14 Scotland Tommy Coyne
Manager:
Scotland Jim McLean
CELTIC:
GK 1 Republic of Ireland Pat Bonner
DF 2 Scotland Willie McStay Booked 73'
DF 3 Scotland Danny McGrain Booked 85'
DF 4 Scotland Roy Aitken
DF 5 Scotland Tom McAdam
MF 6 Scotland Murdo MacLeod
MF 7 Scotland Davie Provan
MF 8 Scotland Paul McStay Substituted off 75'
FW 9 Scotland Mo Johnston
MF 10 Scotland Tommy Burns Substituted off 65'
FW 11 Scotland Frank McGarvey
Substitutes:
DF 12 Republic of Ireland Pierce O'Leary Substituted in 75'
FW 13 Scotland Brian McClair Substituted in 65'
Manager:
Scotland David Hay

Man of the Match:
Scotland Roy Aitken (Celtic)

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