The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 95th time in 1979/80 . The most important Scottish soccer cup competition, which was directed by the Scottish Football Association, began on December 15, 1979 and ended with the final on May 10, 1980 in Hampden Park in Glasgow . As the defending champion, the Glasgow Rangers started the competition, who had prevailed in the final of the previous year against Hibernian Edinburgh . In the final of this year's cup, the Rangers and Celtic faced each other in the Old Firm . It was the twelfth final derby between the two clubs since their first encounter in the cup final in 1894 . The Rangers reached the final for the fifth consecutive time since 1976 . It was also the 34th Gers final in the club's history since 1877 . Celtic reached the final for the 47th time since 1889 . The Bhoys in Green won the final 1-0 after extra time with a goal from George McCluskey . After the award ceremony, there was a storm in Hampden Park by hooligans from the two warring camps. As a result of the numerous brawls, more than 100 people were injured, including four police officers. 210 rioters were arrested. Only the intervening Mounted Police (mounted police) could push back the thugs. From this game onwards, alcohol consumption in Scottish stadiums was banned entirely. It occupies one of the major games in the Celtic-Rangers rivalry. It went down in Scottish football history as the Second Riot at Hampden after the riots of 1909 . In the same season, both clubs were eliminated from the Scottish League Cup prematurely. In the final table of the Scottish Championship , both Glasgow clubs also disappointed. Celtic took part in the European Cup Winners' Cup the following season . There the team was eliminated in the first round against FC Politehnica Timișoara from Romania .