1955 Scottish League Cup final

1955 Scottish League Cup final
Event	1955–56 Scottish League Cup
Date	22 October 1955
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance	44,106

The 1955 Scottish League Cup final was played on 22 October 1955, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 10th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Aberdeen and St Mirren. Aberdeen won the match 2–1, thanks to a goal by Graham Leggat and an own goal by Jim Mallan. The winning goal, scored 11 minutes from the end, was a wind-assisted cross. The match proved to be St Mirren's last appearance in a Scottish League Cup final until 2010.

Match details

22 October 1955

Aberdeen	2–1	St Mirren
Mallan o.g.' Leggat		Holmes

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 44,106

Referee: H. Phillips^[1]


ABERDEEN :
GK		Fred Martin
FB		Jimmy Mitchell
FB		Dave Caldwell
RH		Bob Wilson
CH		Jim Clunie
LH		Archie Glen
RW		Graham Leggat
IF		Harry Yorston
CF		Paddy Buckley
IF		Bobby Wishart
LW		Jack Hather
Manager:
Davie Shaw


ST. MIRREN :
GK		Jim Lornie
FB		David Lapsley
FB		Jim Mallan
RH		Jackie Neilson
CH		Willie Telfer
LH		Bobby Holmes
RW		Jim Rodger
IF		Davie Laird
CF		Jackie Brown
IF		Tommy Gemmell
LW		Brian Callan
Manager:
Willie Reid

References

^ Match report, AFC Heritage Trust

External links

Soccerbase Archived 6 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Match report, AFC Heritage Trust

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Scottish League Cup
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Finals Winning managers

Aberdeen F.C. matches
Scottish Cup finals	1937 1947 1953 1954 1959 1967 1970 1978 1982 1983 1984 1986 1990 1993 2000 2017 2025
Scottish League Cup finals	1947 (April) 1976 1979 (March) 1979 (December) 1985 1987 1988 1989 1992 1995 2000 2014 2016 (November) 2018 2023 (December)
European Cup Winners' Cup final	1983
European Super Cup	1983
Other	1946 Southern League Cup 1951 Saint Mungo Cup final

St Mirren F.C. matches
Scottish Cup Finals	1908 1926 1934 1959 1962 1987
Scottish League Cup Finals	2010 2013
Scottish Challenge Cup Finals	1993 2005 2017
Other	1919 Victory Cup

1955–56 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
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Division Two	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dundee United East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Montrose Morton Queen's Park St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir Stranraer Third Lanark