1955–56 Scottish League Cup


The 1955–56 Scottish League Cup was the tenth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won Aberdeen, who defeated St Mirren in the Final.

First round

Group 1


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Airdrieonians 4–0 Dundee 13 August 1955
Kilmarnock 0–0 St Mirren 13 August 1955
Dundee 1–2 Kilmarnock 17 August 1955
St Mirren 3–2 Airdrieonians 17 August 1955
Dundee 2–0 St Mirren 20 August 1955
Kilmarnock 2–0 Airdrieonians 20 August 1955
Dundee 2–2 Airdrieonians 27 August 1955
St Mirren 3–0 Kilmarnock 27 August 1955
Airdrieonians 2–4 St Mirren 31 August 1955
Kilmarnock 0–0 Dundee 31 August 1955
Airdrieonians 3–3 Kilmarnock
St Mirren 0–3 Dundee

Group 2


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Partick Thistle 0–2 Heart of Midlothian 13 August 1955
Raith Rovers 2–4 East Fife 13 August 1955
East Fife 2–3 Partick Thistle 17 August 1955
Heart of Midlothian 5–0 Raith Rovers 17 August 1955
East Fife 1–0 Heart of Midlothian 20 August 1955
Partick Thistle 4–0 Raith Rovers 20 August 1955
East Fife 0–2 Raith Rovers 27 August 1955
Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Partick Thistle 27 August 1955
Partick Thistle 2–1 East Fife 31 August 1955
Raith Rovers 0–2 Heart of Midlothian 31 August 1955
Heart of Midlothian 4–0 East Fife
Raith Rovers 0–1 Partick Thistle

Group 3


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dunfermline Athletic 4–2 Clyde 13 August 1955
Hibernian 0–1 Aberdeen 13 August 1955
Aberdeen 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic 17 August 1955
Clyde 2–2 Hibernian 17 August 1955
Aberdeen 3–2 Clyde 20 August 1955
Hibernian 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic 20 August 1955
Aberdeen 2–1 Hibernian 27 August 1955
Clyde 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic 27 August 1955
Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 Aberdeen 31 August 1955
Hibernian 2–1 Clyde 31 August 1955
Clyde 1–2 Aberdeen
Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Hibernian

Group 4


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Celtic 4–2 Queen of the South 13 August 1955
Falkirk 0–5 Rangers 13 August 1955
Queen of the South 0–2 Celtic 17 August 1955
Rangers 4–3 Falkirk 17 August 1955
Celtic 5–1 Falkirk 20 August 1955
Queen of the South 1–2 Rangers 20 August 1955
Queen of the South 0–3 Falkirk 27 August 1955
Rangers 1–4 Celtic 27 August 1955
Celtic 0–4 Rangers 31 August 1955
Falkirk 4–0 Queen of the South 31 August 1955
Falkirk 1–1 Celtic
Rangers 6–0 Queen of the South

Group 5


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Alloa Athletic 5–3 Arbroath 13 August 1955
Hamilton Academical 6–1 Cowdenbeath 13 August 1955
Arbroath 1–2 Hamilton Academical 17 August 1955
Cowdenbeath 5–3 Alloa Athletic 17 August 1955
Cowdenbeath 5–1 Arbroath 20 August 1955
Hamilton Academical 1–1 Alloa Athletic 20 August 1955
Arbroath 1–2 Alloa Athletic 27 August 1955
Cowdenbeath 1–2 Hamilton Academical 27 August 1955
Alloa Athletic 5–3 Cowdenbeath 31 August 1955
Hamilton Academical 7–0 Arbroath 31 August 1955
Alloa Athletic 2–2 Hamilton Academical
Arbroath 1–1 Cowdenbeath

Group 6


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Queen's Park 3–0 Stirling Albion 13 August 1955
St Johnstone 5–1 Ayr United 13 August 1955
Ayr United 3–2 Queen's Park 17 August 1955
Stirling Albion 0–1 St Johnstone 17 August 1955
Queen's Park 1–2 St Johnstone 20 August 1955
Stirling Albion 3–1 Ayr United 20 August 1955
Ayr United 3–2 St Johnstone 27 August 1955
Stirling Albion 1–0 Queen's Park 27 August 1955
Queen's Park 2–0 Ayr United 31 August 1955
St Johnstone 3–2 Stirling Albion 31 August 1955
Ayr United 2–2 Stirling Albion
St Johnstone 3–0 Queen's Park

Group 7


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dundee United 1–3 Albion Rovers 13 August 1955
Forfar Athletic 1–6 Motherwell 13 August 1955
Albion Rovers 1–0 Forfar Athletic 17 August 1955
Motherwell 7–1 Dundee United 17 August 1955
Albion Rovers 0–2 Motherwell 20 August 1955
Forfar Athletic 2–5 Dundee United 20 August 1955
Albion Rovers 3–3 Dundee United 27 August 1955
Motherwell 2–1 Forfar Athletic 27 August 1955
Dundee United 0–3 Motherwell 31 August 1955
Forfar Athletic 2–1 Albion Rovers 31 August 1955
Dundee United 3–2 Forfar Athletic
Motherwell 4–0 Albion Rovers

Group 8


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Brechin City 2–1 Third Lanark 13 August 1955
Morton 3–1 Stenhousemuir 13 August 1955
Stenhousemuir 2–0 Brechin City 17 August 1955
Third Lanark 1–0 Morton 17 August 1955
Morton 7–1 Brechin City 20 August 1955
Stenhousemuir 1–1 Third Lanark 20 August 1955
Stenhousemuir 2–4 Morton 27 August 1955
Third Lanark 1–4 Brechin City 27 August 1955
Brechin City 3–3 Stenhousemuir 31 August 1955
Morton 2–0 Third Lanark 31 August 1955
Brechin City 4–0 Morton
Third Lanark 3–0 Stenhousemuir

Group 9


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dumbarton 2–0 Berwick Rangers 13 August 1955
Stranraer 3–2 Montrose 13 August 1955
Berwick Rangers 2–0 Stranraer 17 August 1955
Montrose 2–5 East Stirlingshire 17 August 1955
East Stirlingshire 5–2 Stranraer 20 August 1955
Montrose 0–2 Dumbarton 20 August 1955
East Stirlingshire 3–2 Berwick Rangers 27 August 1955
Stranraer 3–3 Dumbarton 27 August 1955
Berwick Rangers 1–2 Montrose
Dumbarton 6–1 East Stirlingshire

Supplementary Round

First Leg

Second Leg

Quarter-finals

First Leg

Second Leg

Replay

Semi-finals

Ties

Replay

Final

General

Specific