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{{infobox football match
| title                   = 1998 Scottish Cup Final
| image                   = 
| event                   = [[1997–98 Scottish Cup]]
| team1                   = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
| team1score              = 2
| team2                   = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| team2score              = 1
| details                 = 
| date                    = 16 May 1998
| stadium                 = [[Celtic Park]]
| city                    = [[Glasgow]]
| man_of_the_match1a      = [[Gilles Rousset]] 
| man_of_the_match1atitle = 
| man_of_the_match1b      = 
| man_of_the_match1btitle = 
| referee                 = [[Willie Young (referee)|Willie Young]]
| attendance              =48,946
| weather                 = 
| previous                = [[1997 Scottish Cup Final|1997]]
| next                    = [[1999 Scottish Cup Final|1999]]
}}

The '''1998 Scottish Cup Final''' was played on 16 May 1998 at [[Celtic Park]] in [[Glasgow]] and was the final of the 113th [[Scottish Cup]]. [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] contested the match which Hearts won 2–1, thanks to [[Colin Cameron (footballer)|Colin Cameron]]'s early penalty and [[Stephane Adam]]'s goal.

The match was also notable as [[Ally McCoist]]'s last game for Rangers; he went on to score their goal after coming on as a substitute. It was the end of an era for one of the Glasgow club's most successful squads, who had won a record-equalling [[History of Rangers F.C.#Smith's tenure (1991–1998)|nine consecutive league titles]] but finished the [[1997–98 in Scottish football|1997–98]] season empty-handed, losing the cup final a week after their run of championships was ended by arch-rivals [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]];<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/90174.stm |title=Celtic get by with a little help from their Scandinavians |work=BBC Sport |date=9 May 1998 |access-date=24 October 2017}}</ref> in addition to McCoist, it was the last Rangers appearance for a number of their older players including [[Andy Goram|Goram]], [[Stuart McCall|McCall]], [[Ian Durrant|Durrant]], [[Richard Gough|Gough]] and [[Brian Laudrup|Laudrup]] and the manager [[Walter Smith]], although several would return to the club in another capacity in the years to follow.

There was an element of revenge for Hearts in the victory, as they had recently lost to Rangers in both the [[1996 Scottish Cup Final]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/laudrup-shatters-hearts-1348182.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/laudrup-shatters-hearts-1348182.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription|title=Laudrup shatters Hearts|date= 19 May 1996|work=The Independent|access-date=24 October 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the [[1996 Scottish League Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/hearts/twenty-years-on-is-this-the-greatest-league-cup-final-ever-1-4301900|publisher=The Scotsman|title=Twenty years on: Is this the greatest League Cup final ever?|date=26 November 2016 |access-date=24 October 2017}}</ref> [[John Robertson (footballer, born 1964)|John Robertson]] was an unused substitute in the match, which was his last involvement as a player with the club. [[Gary Locke]], Hearts club [[Captain (association football)|captain]], did not play in the [[1998 Scottish Cup Final|final]] due to injury.

[[Hampden Park]], the usual venue, was being rebuilt: its next game would be the 1999 Scottish Cup Final.<ref>{{cite web |title=The new Hampden re-opens |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0046/print.shtml |website=BBC |access-date=23 May 2024}}</ref>

== Match details ==

{{football box
 |date = 16 May 1998<ref name="98final">{{Cite news |first=Calum |last=Philip |title=Scottish Cup Final: Stage of dramatic Hearts |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-scottish-cup-final-stage-of-dramatic-hearts-1158932.html |work=The Independent |location=London |date=17 May 1998 |access-date=20 March 2015  }}</ref>
 |team1 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
 |score = 2–1
 |team2 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
 |report = [https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-scottish-cup-final-stage-of-dramatic-hearts-1158932.html Report]
 |goals1 = [[Colin Cameron (footballer)|Cameron]] {{goal|2|pen.}}<br /> [[Stephane Adam|Adam]] {{goal|52}}
 |goals2 = [[Ally McCoist|McCoist]] {{goal|81}}
 |stadium = [[Celtic Park]], [[Glasgow]]<ref name="98final"/>
 |referee = Willie Young
 |attendance = 48,946<ref name="98final"/>
}}

{| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|'''HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN:'''
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''1'''||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gilles Rousset]]
|-
|DF ||'''2'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dave McPherson (footballer)|Dave McPherson]]
|-
|DF ||'''4'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Weir (Scottish footballer)|David Weir]]
|-
|DF ||'''5'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Ritchie (footballer born 1975)|Paul Ritchie]]
|-
|DF ||'''3'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Naysmith]]
|-
|MF ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Salvatori]]
|-
|MF ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Neil McCann]]
|-
|MF ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steve Fulton]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|MF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Cameron (footballer)|Colin Cameron]]
|-
|MF ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Flögel]]
|-
|FW ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stéphane Adam]] || || {{suboff|78}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|DF || ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Grant Murray]]
|-
|FW ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Grant Robertson|John Robertson]]
|-
|FW ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Hamilton (footballer, born 1976)|Jim Hamilton]] || || {{subon|78}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Jefferies (footballer)|Jim Jefferies]]
|}
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|'''RANGERS:'''
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''1'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andy Goram]]
|-
|DF ||'''2'''||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sergio Porrini]]
|-
|DF ||'''5'''||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo Amoruso]]
|-
|DF ||'''4'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Richard Gough]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|DF ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Joachim Björklund]]
|-
|DF ||'''3'''||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ståle Stensaas]] || || {{suboff|45}}
|-
|MF ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gennaro Gattuso]]
|-
|MF ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ian Ferguson (footballer born 1967)|Ian Ferguson]]
|-
|MF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart McCall]] || || {{suboff|68}}
|-
|FW ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Durie]]
|-
|FW ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Laudrup]]
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|DF ||'''15''' ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Moore]]
|-
|MF ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ian Durrant]] || || {{subon|68}}
|-
|FW ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ally McCoist]] || || {{subon|45}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Walter Smith]]
|}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links ==
*[https://www.nottheoldfirm.com/interview/why-hearts-1998-scottish-cup-winning-team-was-one-of-scotlands-best-ever/ Hearts vs Rangers] 
*[https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/football/1998-scottish-cup-final-hearts-16273420.amp Line ups] 

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