1990 Scottish Cup Final
Event1989–90 Scottish Cup
(after extra time)
(Aberdeen won 9–8 on penalties)
Date12 May 1990
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeGeorge Smith
Attendance60,493

The 1990 Scottish Cup Final was the 105th final of the Scottish Cup, Scottish football's most prestigious knock-out association football competition. The match took place at Hampden Park on 12 May 1990 and was contested by Scottish Premier Division clubs Aberdeen and Celtic. It was Aberdeen's 13th and Celtic's 45th Scottish Cup Final. The clubs had previously met at the same stage of the tournament on five occasions. Celtic were the defending champions of the competition from the previous two seasons having defeated Rangers and Dundee United respectively.

As Scottish Premier Division clubs, Aberdeen and Celtic both entered the competition in the third round. Aberdeen won all of its four fixtures before the final on its first attempt whilst Celtic needed one replay to see off Premier Division club Dunfermline Athletic in the quarter-finals. Aberdeen knocked out Division One clubs Partick Thistle and Morton before defeating Premier Division clubs Heart of Midlothian and Dundee United before the final. Celtic also defeated two Division One clubs as well as Old Firm and Premier Division rivals Rangers in the fourth round.

The match was Celtic's 45th appearance in the final while it was Aberdeen's 13th. Both clubs had met in the final on five occasions beforehand in 1937, 1954, 1967, 1970 and 1984 with Celtic winning three over Aberdeen's two. Celtic had previously won the tournament 29 times whilst Aberdeen only six times, four coming in the previous nine seasons. Aberdeen were favourites to win the match on this occasion having finished well ahead of Celtic in the league, and having beaten the Glasgow side 3–1 at Parkhead a mere ten days earlier.[1]

Aberdeen won the match 9–8 on penalties after a 0–0 draw over 90 minutes of normal play and 30 minutes of extra-time. With the shoot-out poised at 3-4 Celtic bound striker Charlie Nicholas was required to score to send the shoot-out to Sudden Death. After a further 8 consecutive successful penalty kicks Celtic's Anton Rogan missed the penultimate kick, allowing Brian Irvine to win the tie and claim Aberdeen's seventh Scottish Cup victory.[2][3]

Route to the final

AberdeenRoundCeltic
Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen scorer(s)Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic scorer(s)
Partick Thistle2 – 6AberdeenVan der Ark
Mason
Grant
Robertson
Round Three[4]Forfar Athletic1 – 2CelticMorris
Dziekanowski
Aberdeen2 – 1Greenock MortonGillhaus
Nicholas
Round FourCeltic1 – 0RangersCoyne
Aberdeen4 – 1HeartsBett 7'
McKimmie 71'
Irvine 75'
Nicholas 84'
Quarter-finalsDunfermline Athletic0 – 0CelticNone
ReplayCeltic3 – 0Dunfermline AthleticMcStay
Coyne
Miller
Aberdeen4 – 0Dundee UnitedIrvine
Gillhaus (o.g.) (o.g.)
Semi-finalsCeltic2 – 0ClydebankWalker

Match details

Aberdeen0–0 (a.e.t.)Celtic
Report
Penalties
9–8
Attendance: 60,493
Referee: George Smith
ABERDEEN:
GKNetherlands Theo Snelders
DFScotland Stewart McKimmie
DFScotland Alex McLeish
DFScotland Brian Irvine
DFScotland David Robertson
MFEngland Paul Masondownward-facing red arrow 105'
MFScotland Brian Grant
MFScotland Jim Bett
FWScotland Bobby Connor
FWScotland Charlie Nicholas
FWNetherlands Hans Gillhaus
Substitutes:
DFScotland Graham Watsonupward-facing green arrow 105'
MFScotland Eoin Jess
Manager:
Scotland Alex Smith
CELTIC:
GKRepublic of Ireland Pat Bonner
DFPoland Dariusz Wdowczyk
DFEngland Paul Elliott
DFScotland Derek Whyte
DFNorthern Ireland Anton Rogan
MFScotland Billy Starkdownward-facing red arrow 90'
MFScotland Peter Grant
MFScotland Paul McStay
FWScotland Joe Miller
FWScotland Andy Walkerdownward-facing red arrow 100'
FWPoland Dariusz Dziekanowski
Substitutes:
MFScotland Mike Gallowayupward-facing green arrow 90'
FWRepublic of Ireland Tommy Coyneupward-facing green arrow 100'
Manager:
Scotland Billy McNeill

References

  1. Potter, David; Jones, Phil H (2016). The History of the Scottish Cup the Story of every Season 1873-2016. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-78531-214-4.
  2. Traynor, James (14 May 1990). "Stagnant Celtic pay ultimate penalty. Snelders saves Rogan's kick and Irvine secures cup for Aberdeen". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. Don Morrison (13 May 1990). "Cheers and tears". Sunday Mail. The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 27 October 2018 via The Celtic Wiki.
  4. Premier Division teams received a bye to the third round.
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