1959 Scottish League Cup final

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.^[1][2][3] Hearts later completed a League and League Cup double – the only non Old Firm side to achieve such a double.

1959 Scottish League Cup final

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 →

Match details

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

24 October 1959

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 57,994

Referee: 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

1. Third's Defence Strive Nobly But In Vain, The Glasgow Herald, 26 October 1959
2. Third Lanark brothers remember 'stuff of dreams' playing with legendary club in 1959 League Cup final, The Herald, 17 October 2019
3. 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