Blether with Brown: League Cup final hat-tricksters

No fewer than nine players have scored hat-tricks in Scottish League Cup finals.

Davie Duncan was the first to score a treble as his East Fife team beat Falkirk in a replay in 1947-48.

In 1954-55, the legendary Willie Bauld hit the back of the net three times as Hearts beat Motherwell 4-2.

The famous 7-1 victory for Celtic over Rangers in 57-58 saw Billy McPhail notch a hat-trick.

Rangers striker Jim Forrest actually went one better and scored four as Morton were beaten 5-0 in 63-64.

A very good Hibs side was trounced 6-0 by Celtic in 68-69, with Bobby Lennox helping himself to three of the tally.

The 74-75 final threw up two hat-tricksters.

However, Joe Harper’s three for Hibs was not enough as Celtic — aided by John ‘Dixie’ Deans’ (pictured) treble — won 6-3.

In 83-84, Ally McCoist became the eighth player when he scored three as Rangers edged Old Firm rivals Celtic 3-2.

The last player to hit three in this showpiece game was Celtic’s Henrik Larsson, with Kilmarnock on the receiving end 3-0 in the 2007 final.