1949–50 Scottish League Cup


The 1949–50 Scottish League Cup was the fourth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by East Fife, who defeated Dunfermline Athletic in the Final.

First round

Group 1


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Celtic 3–2 Rangers 13 August 1949
St Mirren 3–1 Aberdeen 13 August 1949
Aberdeen 4–5 Celtic 17 August 1949
Rangers 5–1 St Mirren 17 August 1949
Rangers 4–2 Aberdeen 20 August 1949
St Mirren 1–0 Celtic 20 August 1949
Aberdeen 1–0 St Mirren 27 August 1949
Rangers 2–0 Celtic 27 August 1949
St Mirren 1–1 Rangers 30 August 1949
Celtic 1–3 Aberdeen
Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers
Celtic 4–1 St Mirren

Group 2


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Hibernian 1–0 Falkirk 13 August 1949
Queen of the South 2–4 Third Lanark 13 August 1949
Falkirk 1–0 Queen of the South 17 August 1949
Third Lanark 0–2 Hibernian 17 August 1949
Falkirk 1–2 Third Lanark 20 August 1949
Queen of the South 1–2 Hibernian 20 August 1949
Falkirk 2–1 Hibernian 27 August 1949
Third Lanark 1–1 Queen of the South 27 August 1949
Hibernian 4–2 Third Lanark
Queen of the South 0–0 Falkirk
Hibernian 5–3 Queen of the South
Third Lanark 3–0 Falkirk

Group 3


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dundee 1–1 Clyde 13 August 1949
Partick Thistle 2–0 Motherwell 13 August 1949
Clyde 1–2 Partick Thistle 17 August 1949
Motherwell 2–0 Dundee 17 August 1949
Clyde 2–2 Motherwell 20 August 1949
Dundee 5–2 Partick Thistle 20 August 1949
Clyde 2–0 Dundee 27 August 1949
Motherwell 1–1 Partick Thistle 27 August 1949
Dundee 0–1 Motherwell
Partick Thistle 3–1 Clyde
Motherwell 1–1 Clyde
Partick Thistle 4–2 Dundee

Group 4


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Raith Rovers 0–3 East Fife 13 August 1949
Stirling Albion 1–5 Heart of Midlothian 13 August 1949
East Fife 3–1 Stirling Albion 17 August 1949
Heart of Midlothian 5–1 Raith Rovers 17 August 1949
Heart of Midlothian 1–1 East Fife 20 August 1949
Raith Rovers 6–2 Stirling Albion 20 August 1949
East Fife 3–2 Raith Rovers 27 August 1949
Heart of Midlothian 4–5 Stirling Albion 27 August 1949
Raith Rovers 1–2 Heart of Midlothian
Stirling Albion 0–3 East Fife
East Fife 4–3 Heart of Midlothian
Stirling Albion 4–1 Raith Rovers

Group 5


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Hamilton Academical 0–1 Forfar Athletic 13 August 1949
Stenhousemuir 0–1 Albion Rovers 13 August 1949
Albion Rovers 1–0 Hamilton Academical 17 August 1949
Forfar Athletic 2–2 Stenhousemuir 17 August 1949
Forfar Athletic 3–2 Albion Rovers 20 August 1949
Hamilton Academical 0–0 Stenhousemuir 20 August 1949
Albion Rovers 2–2 Stenhousemuir 27 August 1949
Forfar Athletic 3–0 Hamilton Academical 27 August 1949
Hamilton Academical 1–1 Albion Rovers
Stenhousemuir 3–1 Forfar Athletic
Albion Rovers 2–2 Forfar Athletic
Stenhousemuir 3–0 Hamilton Academical

Group 6

Team
Airdrieonians 6 4 1 1 16 12 1.33 9
Dundee United 6 4 0 2 22 12 1.83 8
Dumbarton 6 2 1 3 12 16 0.75 5
Arbroath 6 1 0 5 9 19 0.47 2

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Airdrieonians 5–2 Dundee United 13 August 1949
Dumbarton 5–1 Arbroath 13 August 1949
Arbroath 1–2 Airdrieonians 17 August 1949
Dundee United 5–1 Dumbarton 17 August 1949
Airdrieonians 2–2 Dumbarton 20 August 1949
Arbroath 2–4 Dundee United 20 August 1949
Arbroath 3–1 Dumbarton 27 August 1949
Dundee United 6–0 Airdrieonians 27 August 1949
Airdrieonians 3–1 Arbroath
Dumbarton 3–1 Dundee United
Dumbarton 0–4 Airdrieonians
Dundee United 4–1 Arbroath

Group 7

Team
Cowdenbeath 6 4 1 1 12 4 3.00 9
Morton 6 4 1 1 19 9 2.11 9
Ayr United 6 1 3 2 14 13 1.08 5
Alloa Athletic 6 0 1 5 4 23 0.17 1

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Ayr United 3–4 Morton 13 August 1949
Cowdenbeath 2–0 Alloa Athletic 13 August 1949
Alloa Athletic 2–2 Ayr United 17 August 1949
Morton 1–0 Cowdenbeath 17 August 1949
Alloa Athletic 0–4 Morton 20 August 1949
Ayr United 2–2 Cowdenbeath 20 August 1949
Alloa Athletic 1–4 Cowdenbeath 27 August 1949
Morton 3–3 Ayr United 27 August 1949
Ayr United 4–0 Alloa Athletic
Cowdenbeath 2–0 Morton
Cowdenbeath 2–0 Ayr United
Morton 7–1 Alloa Athletic

Group 8


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Queens Park 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic 13 August 1949
St Johnstone 3–2 Kilmarnock 13 August 1949
Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 St Johnstone 17 August 1949
Kilmarnock 2–0 Queens Park 17 August 1949
Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 Kilmarnock 20 August 1949
Queens Park 2–0 St Johnstone 20 August 1949
Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Queens Park 27 August 1949
Kilmarnock 2–0 St Johnstone 27 August 1949
Queens Park 3–1 Kilmarnock
St Johnstone 2–3 Dunfermline Athletic
Kilmarnock 2–4 Dunfermline Athletic
St Johnstone 2–3 Queens Park

Quarter-finals

First Leg

Second Leg

Semi-finals

Final

General

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