1951–52 Scottish League Cup


The 1951–52 Scottish League Cup was the sixth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee, who defeated Rangers in the Final.

First round

Group 1


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Celtic 1–1 Third Lanark 11 August 1951
Morton 2–1 Airdrieonians 11 August 1951
Airdrieonians 1–1 Celtic 15 August 1951
Third Lanark 2–0 Morton 15 August 1951
Airdrieonians 2–1 Third Lanark 18 August 1951
Celtic 2–0 Morton 18 August 1951
Airdrieonians 1–3 Morton 25 August 1951
Third Lanark 0–1 Celtic 25 August 1951
Celtic 2–0 Airdrieonians 29 August 1951
Morton 5–2 Third Lanark 29 August 1951
Morton 2–0 Celtic
Third Lanark 5–0 Airdrieonians

Group 2


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Motherwell 6–4 Stirling Albion 11 August 1951
Partick Thistle 4–2 Hibernian 11 August 1951
Hibernian 0–4 Motherwell 15 August 1951
Stirling Albion 0–1 Partick Thistle 15 August 1951
Hibernian 4–2 Stirling Albion 18 August 1951
Partick Thistle 0–0 Motherwell 18 August 1951
Hibernian 5–1 Partick Thistle 25 August 1951
Stirling Albion 3–2 Motherwell 25 August 1951
Motherwell 1–0 Hibernian 29 August 1951
Partick Thistle 2–0 Stirling Albion 29 August 1951
Motherwell 3–2 Partick Thistle
Stirling Albion 1–1 Hibernian

Group 3


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Raith Rovers 11 August 1951
St Mirren 2–2 Dundee 11 August 1951
Dundee 2–1 Heart of Midlothian 15 August 1951
Raith Rovers 3–2 St Mirren 15 August 1951
Dundee 5–0 Raith Rovers 18 August 1951
St Mirren 5–5 Heart of Midlothian 18 August 1951
Dundee 0–1 St Mirren 25 August 1951
Raith Rovers 2–0 Heart of Midlothian 25 August 1951
Heart of Midlothian 5–2 Dundee 29 August 1951
St Mirren 2–0 Raith Rovers 29 August 1951
Heart of Midlothian 3–1 St Mirren
Raith Rovers 1–3 Dundee

Group 4


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aberdeen 5–4 Queen of the South 11 August 1951
East Fife 0–0 Rangers 11 August 1951
Queen of the South 3–2 East Fife 15 August 1951
Rangers 2–1 Aberdeen 15 August 1951
East Fife 3–0 Aberdeen 18 August 1951
Queen of the South 0–3 Rangers 18 August 1951
Queen of the South 2–0 Aberdeen 25 August 1951
Rangers 4–1 East Fife 25 August 1951
Aberdeen 2–1 Rangers 29 August 1951
East Fife 1–0 Queen of the South 29 August 1951
Aberdeen 2–3 East Fife
Rangers 5–2 Queen of the South

Group 5


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dundee United 1–1 Cowdenbeath 11 August 1951
Falkirk 3–1 Stenhousemuir 11 August 1951
Cowdenbeath 0–5 Falkirk 15 August 1951
Stenhousemuir 1–1 Dundee United 15 August 1951
Cowdenbeath 2–3 Stenhousemuir 18 August 1951
Falkirk 3–0 Dundee United 18 August 1951
Cowdenbeath 2–0 Dundee United 25 August 1951
Stenhousemuir 2–5 Falkirk 25 August 1951
Dundee United 4–2 Stenhousemuir 29 August 1951
Falkirk 6–1 Cowdenbeath 29 August 1951
Dundee United 0–1 Falkirk
Stenhousemuir 3–1 Cowdenbeath

Group 6


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Alloa Athletic 11 August 1951
Queen's Park 1–2 Hamilton Academical 11 August 1951
Alloa Athletic 2–0 Queen's Park 15 August 1951
Hamilton Academical 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic 15 August 1951
Hamilton Academical 0–1 Alloa Athletic 18 August 1951
Queen's Park 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic 18 August 1951
Alloa Athletic 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic 25 August 1951
Hamilton Academical 2–3 Queen's Park 25 August 1951
Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Hamilton Academical 29 August 1951
Queen's Park 2–1 Alloa Athletic 29 August 1951
Alloa Athletic 1–2 Hamilton Academical
Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Queen's Park

Group 7


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Albion Rovers 3–4 St Johnstone 11 August 1951
Arbroath 2–3 Clyde 11 August 1951
Clyde 4–0 Albion Rovers 14 August 1951
St Johnstone 4–0 Arbroath 15 August 1951
Arbroath 0–1 Albion Rovers 18 August 1951
St Johnstone 3–2 Clyde 18 August 1951
Clyde 5–2 Arbroath 25 August 1951
St Johnstone 0–1 Albion Rovers 25 August 1951
Albion Rovers 0–2 Clyde 28 August 1951
Arbroath 2–2 St Johnstone 29 August 1951
Albion Rovers 5–4 Arbroath
Clyde 0–1 St Johnstone

Group 8


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dumbarton 3–4 Forfar Athletic 11 August 1951
Kilmarnock 3–0 Ayr United 11 August 1951
Ayr United 5–0 Dumbarton 15 August 1951
Forfar Athletic 2–1 Kilmarnock 15 August 1951
Ayr United 2–3 Forfar Athletic 18 August 1951
Dumbarton 1–0 Kilmarnock 18 August 1951
Ayr United 1–2 Kilmarnock 25 August 1951
Forfar Athletic 1–1 Dumbarton 25 August 1951
Dumbarton 1–3 Ayr United 29 August 1951
Kilmarnock 1–0 Forfar Athletic 29 August 1951
Forfar Athletic 3–0 Ayr United
Kilmarnock 2–0 Dumbarton

Quarter-finals

First Leg

Second Leg

Semi-finals

Final

General

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