2005 Scottish League Cup Final

The 2005 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 20 March 2005 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 58th Scottish League Cup.

2005 Scottish League Cup Final

Davie Cooper (who played for both clubs) featured on the tickets for the final.
Event	2004–05 Scottish League Cup
Rangers Motherwell 5 1
Date	20 March 2005
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Mike McCurry
Attendance	50,182
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The final was contested by Rangers and Motherwell. Rangers won the match 5–1, with goals from Maurice Ross, Fernando Ricksen, Nacho Novo and a double from Sotirios Kyrgiakos.

The match was popularly known as "The Cooper Final",^[1] in honour of Davie Cooper, who was a prominent player for both clubs. Cooper had died almost 10 years to the day before the 2005 League Cup Final was played.

Match details

20 March 2005

Rangers	5–1	Motherwell
Ross   5' Kyrgiakos   9', 86' Ricksen   33' Novo   48'	Report	Partridge   13'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 50,182

Referee: Mike McCurry

Rangers

Motherwell

RANGERS : GK 25   Ronald Waterreus RB 21   Maurice Ross CB 16   Sotirios Kyrgiakos CB 12   Robert Malcolm LB 18   Michael Ball RM 2   Fernando Ricksen (c) CM 6   Barry Ferguson CM 4   Thomas Buffel LM 24   Grégory Vignal   79' CF 9   Dado Pršo CF 10   Nacho Novo   84' Substitutes: GK 30   Graeme Smith DF 15   Zurab Khizanishvili MF 8   Alex Rae   79' MF 26   Peter Løvenkrands FW 19   Steven Thompson   84' Manager:   Alex McLeish

MOTHERWELL: GK 1   Gordon Marshall RB 2   Martyn Corrigan CB 5   Stephen Craigan CB 14   David Partridge LB 3   Steven Hammell RM 17   Kevin McBride   83' CM 8   Scott Leitch (c) CM 10   Phil O'Donnell LM 18   Jim Paterson   65' CF 7   Scott McDonald CF 9   Richie Foran   65' Substitutes: GK 15   Barry John Corr DF 19   Paul Quinn   83' DF 24   Marc Fitzpatrick   65' MF 21   Shaun Fagan FW 12   David Clarkson   65' Manager:   Terry Butcher

Notes

1. SMITH WELCOMES FITTING COOPER TRIBUTE 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Sporting Life.