On This Day | 10th May 1986

Saturday 10/05/1986 1985-86 Attendance 62,841

Scottish Cup Final | Heart of Midlothian 0 Aberdeen 3

Aberdeen completed their first domestic cup double this afternoon as they piled the misery on Hearts only seven days after they blew the title. Their misery was compounded as the Dons swept them away in front of 63,000 fans. Dons fans were shocked to find that Eric Black, who had just agreed to sign for French club Metz, had been dropped from the squad. That was soon forgotten when John Hewitt fired them ahead with only five minutes on the clock. Hearts tried to fight back, but a Robertson lob that scraped the bar was the closest they came. Three minutes after the re-start Hewitt doubled the advantage when McDougall dummied a Weir cross and he bulleted home the second. Substitute Stark made it three with a diving header and Hearts frustrations was complete when captain Walter Kidd was sent off. Hewitt was named MOTM, becoming the first player to win the award in both cup finals in the same season.

Aberdeen Team: J. Leighton, S. McKimmie, T. McQueen, J. McMaster, A. McLeish, W. Miller, J. Hewitt, N. Cooper, F. McDougall, J. Bett, P. Weir. Aberdeen Subs: B. Stark, J. Miller. Goal Scorers: J. Hewitt (2) B. Stark (1) Referee: Alexander, H Manager: Ferguson, Alex

FERGUSON WANTED MORE THIS SEASON

For most observers, it had been a good season for the Dons. Last eight of the European Cup, a first ever domestic cup double and a league campaign that suffered through injuries to key players. Ironically Gothenburg should have been overcome in the quarter finals with the Dons exiting on the away goals rule.

However, Alex Ferguson, who was set to lead Scotland in the World Cup this summer, was left looking for more. “As far as I am concerned we should have won the lot. We just lost too many players through injury at crucial times in the league campaign. I suppose two cups in the same season will mean that I am a good manager though!” Surely there’s more to come from the great man.

LIVERPOOL CLINCH THE DOUBLE

A week after securing the league title over city rivals Everton, the two were at Wembley today to compete for the F.A. Cup. For the first time in the history of the competition one of the teams competed without using an English player. Liverpool had four Scots, three Irishmen, one Welshman as well as a Dane, an Australian and a Zimbabwean. Gary Lineker gave Everton a half-time lead, but Liverpool stormed back after the break to win 3-1 and complete the double.

JOE JOHNSON SURPRISE WINNER AT CRUCIBLE

Earlier in the week, the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield produced a surprise winner when 150-1 outsider Joe Johnson beat Steve Davis 18-12 in the final. Johnson had never won a tournament prior to this, but dominated the second day’s play to win the £70,000 prize. Scot Stephen Hendry became the youngest player to compete at only seventeen years and three months. He lost 10-8 to Willie Thorne.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Government leaders of the seven largest industrial nations met in Tokyo this week and issued a declaration of war on international terrorism with Libya being singled out. Nepalese climber Tenzing Norgay alias Sherpa Tenzing, who had accompanied Edmund Hilary on his conquest of Everest, died yesterday.

ROCK ME AMADEUS

Vienna born rock musician and rapper Falco topped the UK singles chart this week with his hit “Rock Me Amadeus”. The song had topped the charts all over Europe and even hit the top in the U.S. Roxy Music topped the Album charts for the third week with their greatest hits compilation, “Street Life – 20 Greatest Hits.”

Number One Single Rock Me Amadeus Falco

Movie Releases The Jewel of the Nile Michael Douglas

Number One Album Street Life – 20 Great Hits Bryan Ferry / Roxy Music