Iconic Moments
Aside from the final itself, the semi-final victory was momentous for Hibs. 40,000 were in attendance at Hampden on a Wednesday night to see the Hibees knock the overwhelming favourites out of the cup.
No one gave Hibs much of a chance. This was a club down on its luck and one that had just sold its best player, Andy Goram, to Rangers. Even transport was conspiring against the team in green, when Hibs arrived at Hampden the front door to the bus wouldn’t open.
This was a Rangers side packed to the guns full of internationalists: Stuart McCall, David Robertson, Nigel Spackman, Trevor Stevens, Gary Stephen, Mark Hateley and of course, Ally McCoist.
In their iconic Adidas Originals kit (with no sponsor, for added style points) the Easter Road club undoubtedly rode their luck over the course of the 90 minutes. Goram’s replacement, 40-year-old eccentric goalkeeper John Burridge, was absolutely inspired, pulling off some terrific saves, including a fantastic double stop from McCoist in the second half.
The only goal of the game came in the 29th minute, a goal kick from Burridge found its way to Pat McGinlay who, facing his own goal, launched a looping pass behind him. Mark McGraw chased the ball which was punched clear by an on-rushing Andy Goram. The punch landed at the feet of Mickey Weir who played a pin point cross to the unmarked Keith Wright standing just inside the six yard box. His