Celtic enjoyed magnificent cup run but Danny McGrain still mystified why the final was too often a game too far

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Celtic enjoyed magnificent cup run but Danny McGrain still mystified why the final was too often a game too far

28-10-2018, 21:10

THIRTEEN would prove to be unlucky for Celtic in 1976. Victory over Hearts on a squally Monday October evening at Hampden saw Jock Stein’s side reach the League Cup final for a 13th year in succession. They would reach that stage one more time before that remarkable run was finally ended by Rangers in the semi-finals in 1978. No other team has come close to matching that level of consistency. No side ever will.

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