On Saturday December 1, 1979 Aberdeen and Morton met in the League Cup semi-final at Hampden Park, with the Dons winning 2-1.
Alex Ferguson's side had beaten both Celtic and Rangers home and away en route to the last four while Benny Rooney's team knocked out Kilmarnock on penalties in the quarter-final after it finished 5-5 on aggregate.
The Dons dominated the first half and Mark McGhee headed them in front, then Gordon Strachan converted a penalty, but the Cappielow club were much improved after the break and Andy Ritchie got a goal back from the spot towards the end.
Aberdeen faced Dundee United in the final, only to lose 3-0 in a Dens Park replay after a 0-0 draw at Hampden, but they went on to clinch the Premier Division title in a memorable season.
Morton, who were a real bogey side for the Dons at that time, won three of the four league meetings between the teams but eventually finished sixth in the table.
1979 semi-final line-ups
Aberdeen
Bobby Clark
Stuart Kennedy
Doug Rougvie
Alex McLeish
Willie Garner
Willie Miller
Gordon Strachan
Steve Archibald
Mark McGhee
John McMaster
Ian Scanlon
Morton
Roy Baines
Davie Hayes
Jim Holmes
George Anderson
Joe McLaughlin
Neil Orr
John McNeil (Jim Tolmie)
Jimmy Millar (Ally Scott)
Bobby Thomson
Roddy Hutchison
Andy Ritchie
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