Scottish Cup · Final
St Mirren1–0Dundee Utd
After extra time
Ian Ferguson 111′
Lineups
St Mirren
Dundee Utd
St Mirren · Starting XI
- Campbell Money
- Tommy Wilson
- Derek Hamilton
- Billy Abercromby
- David Winnie
- Neil Cooper
- Frank McGarvey
- Ian Ferguson
- Kenny McDowall
- Brian Hamilton
- Paul Lambert
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
St Mirren · Substitutes
- Ian Cameron
- Tony Fitpatrick
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
St Mirren · Substitutions
- Ian Cameron for Kenny McDowall74′
- Tony Fitzpatrick for Paul Lambert88′
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Kevin Gallacher for Paul Sturrock76′
- Paul Hegarty for Ian Redford116′
St Mirren · Manager
- Not recorded
Dundee Utd · Manager
St Mirren · Cautions
- Not recorded
Dundee Utd · Cautions
Match report
Our fourth Cup Final appearance in 13 years ended as all the previous ones - in defeat, but this was perhaps the bitterest pill of all to swallow. In truth we never really played well enough to deserve to win the Cup for the first time in our history, but again a controversial offside decision at Hampden was of crucial significance. A game of few chances had gone into extra-time, and at the beginning of the second period, we looked to be on the way to victory. Ian Redford, having taken up a good position on the left, made a…Read moreRead less
Our fourth Cup Final appearance in 13 years ended as all the previous ones - in defeat, but this was perhaps the bitterest pill of all to swallow. In truth we never really played well enough to deserve to win the Cup for the first time in our history, but again a controversial offside decision at Hampden was of crucial significance.
A game of few chances had gone into extra-time, and at the beginning of the second period, we looked to be on the way to victory. Ian Redford, having taken up a good position on the left, made a superb run before crossing low into the middle, the on rushing Kevin Gallacher missed the ball, but Iain Ferguson following up didn't and crashed the ball into the net. Jubilation turned to total frustration when a linesman's flag indicated that Kevin Gallacher's momentum had taken him into an offside position on the goal line and the referee chalked off the goal.
It was so reminiscent of Paul Sturrock's disallowed goal in the 1981 League Cup Final, and the roof fell in for United supporters nine minutes from the end of extra-time when Saints' Ian Ferguson broke clear and hammered a low shot past the advancing Billy Thomson and won the Cup.
A game of few chances had gone into extra-time, and at the beginning of the second period, we looked to be on the way to victory. Ian Redford, having taken up a good position on the left, made a superb run before crossing low into the middle, the on rushing Kevin Gallacher missed the ball, but Iain Ferguson following up didn't and crashed the ball into the net. Jubilation turned to total frustration when a linesman's flag indicated that Kevin Gallacher's momentum had taken him into an offside position on the goal line and the referee chalked off the goal.
It was so reminiscent of Paul Sturrock's disallowed goal in the 1981 League Cup Final, and the roof fell in for United supporters nine minutes from the end of extra-time when Saints' Ian Ferguson broke clear and hammered a low shot past the advancing Billy Thomson and won the Cup.