1948–49 Scottish League Cup


The 1948–49 Scottish League Cup was the third season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Raith Rovers in the Final.

First round

Group 1


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Celtic 1–0 Hibernian 11 September 1948
Rangers 1–1 Clyde 11 September 1948
Clyde 0–2 Celtic 18 September 1948
Hibernian 0–0 Rangers 18 September 1948
Celtic 3–1 Rangers
Hibernian 4–0 Clyde
Clyde 1–3 Rangers 2 October 1948
Hibernian 4–2 Celtic 2 October 1948
Celtic 3–6 Clyde 9 October 1948
Rangers 1–0 Hibernian 9 October 1948
Clyde 1–4 Hibernian 16 October 1948
Rangers 2–1 Celtic 16 October 1948

Group 2


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dundee 2–1 Albion Rovers 11 September 1948
Motherwell 1–0 Falkirk 11 September 1948
Albion Rovers 0–1 Motherwell 18 September 1948
Falkirk 2–3 Dundee 18 September 1948
Falkirk 2–1 Albion Rovers
Motherwell 0–1 Dundee
Albion Rovers 2–3 Dundee 2 October 1948
Falkirk 1–0 Motherwell 2 October 1948
Dundee 4–2 Falkirk 9 October 1948
Motherwell 8–3 Albion Rovers 9 October 1948
Albion Rovers 2–1 Falkirk 16 October 1948
Dundee 0–1 Motherwell 16 October 1948

Group 3


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Partick Thistle 11 September 1948
Queen of the South 0–4 East Fife 11 September 1948
East Fife 4–0 Heart of Midlothian 18 September 1948
Partick Thistle 9–0 Queen of the South 18 September 1948
Partick Thistle 2–5 East Fife
Queen of the South 2–3 Heart of Midlothian
East Fife 3–1 Queen of the South 2 October 1948
Partick Thistle 3–1 Heart of Midlothian 2 October 1948
Heart of Midlothian 6–1 East Fife 9 October 1948
Queen of the South 3–2 Partick Thistle 9 October 1948
East Fife 3–0 Partick Thistle 16 October 1948
Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Queen of the South 16 October 1948

Group 4


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aberdeen 3–1 St Mirren 11 September 1948
Morton 2–1 Third Lanark 11 September 1948
St Mirren 1–1 Morton 18 September 1948
Third Lanark 1–1 Aberdeen 18 September 1948
Aberdeen 3–1 Morton
St Mirren 4–0 Third Lanark
St Mirren 1–1 Aberdeen 2 October 1948
Third Lanark 2–2 Morton 2 October 1948
Aberdeen 2–4 Third Lanark 9 October 1948
Morton 0–3 St Mirren 9 October 1948
Morton 3–1 Aberdeen 16 October 1948
Third Lanark 4–2 St Mirren 16 October 1948

Group 5


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Stirling Albion 11 September 1948
Raith Rovers 3–3 Cowdenbeath 11 September 1948
Cowdenbeath 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic 18 September 1948
Stirling Albion 1–7 Raith Rovers 18 September 1948
Cowdenbeath 3–3 Dunfermline Athletic
Raith Rovers 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic
Cowdenbeath 0–6 Raith Rovers 2 October 1948
Stirling Albion 4–3 Dunfermline Athletic 2 October 1948
Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 Cowdenbeath 9 October 1948
Raith Rovers 6–2 Stirling Albion 9 October 1948
Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Raith Rovers 16 October 1948
Stirling Albion 5–2 Cowdenbeath 16 October 1948

Group 6


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
East Stirlingshire 2–1 Kilmarnock 11 September 1948
Queens Park 4–1 Alloa Athletic 11 September 1948
Alloa Athletic 1–0 East Stirlingshire 18 September 1948
Kilmarnock 3–3 Queens Park 18 September 1948
Kilmarnock 4–3 Alloa Athletic
Queens Park 2–0 East Stirlingshire
Alloa Athletic 1–0 Queens Park 2 October 1948
Kilmarnock 4–1 East Stirlingshire 2 October 1948
East Stirlingshire 1–3 Alloa Athletic 9 October 1948
Queens Park 2–2 Kilmarnock 9 October 1948
Alloa Athletic 2–0 Kilmarnock 16 October 1948
East Stirlingshire 1–1 Queens Park 16 October 1948

Group 7


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
St Johnstone 1–1 Dundee United 11 September 1948
Stenhousemuir 1–1 Hamilton Academical 11 September 1948
Dundee United 4–2 Stenhousemuir 18 September 1948
Hamilton Academical 2–2 St Johnstone 18 September 1948
Dundee United 1–2 Hamilton Academical
St Johnstone 2–1 Stenhousemuir
Dundee United 4–2 St Johnstone 2 October 1948
Hamilton Academical 3–0 Stenhousemuir 2 October 1948
St Johnstone 0–0 Hamilton Academical 9 October 1948
Stenhousemuir 2–1 Dundee United 9 October 1948
Hamilton Academical 6–3 Dundee United 16 October 1948
Stenhousemuir 3–4 St Johnstone 16 October 1948

Group 8


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Airdrieonians 8–1 Dumbarton 11 September 1948
Ayr United 4–2 Arbroath 11 September 1948
Arbroath 2–3 Airdrieonians 18 September 1948
Dumbarton 1–2 Ayr United 18 September 1948
Airdrieonians 6–1 Ayr United
Arbroath 4–2 Dumbarton
Arbroath 1–1 Ayr United 2 October 1948
Dumbarton 0–5 Airdrieonians 2 October 1948
Airdrieonians 3–2 Arbroath 9 October 1948
Ayr United 2–1 Dumbarton 9 October 1948
Ayr United 1–4 Airdrieonians 16 October 1948
Dumbarton 1–1 Arbroath 16 October 1948

Quarter-finals

Ties

Replays

2nd Replay

Semi-finals

Final

General

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