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The 1981 Scottish Cup Final was played on 9 May 1981 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 96th Scottish Cup. Rangers and Dundee United contested the match. The first match, saw Dundee United start strongly, but fail to score. Rangers had the chance to win the match when they won a penalty at the end of normal time, but Ian Redford's effort was saved by Hamish McAlpine. After a period of extra time the match finished goalless.[1] The replay took place on 12 May 1981, Rangers ran out easy winners, beating Dundee United, whose players appeared not to have recovered from the first match, 4–1.[2]
| Event | 1980–81 Scottish Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 9 May 1981 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Referee | Ian Foote | ||||||
| Attendance | 53,346 | ||||||
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| Date | 12 May 1981 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Referee | Ian Foote | ||||||
| Attendance | 43,099 | ||||||
This was the last Final contested with a replay; beginning in the subsequent year, extra time and penalty shootouts were used to determine the winner on the same day.
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Replay
| Rangers | 4 – 1 | Dundee United |
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Cooper  10'Russell 20' MacDonald 28', 77' |
Report (page 24) | Davie Dodds 22' |
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