1970–71 Scottish League Cup


The 1970–71 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-fifth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Celtic in the Final breaking a run of 5 successive wins in the preceding years.

First round

Group 1


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Clyde 1–1 Dundee United 8 August 1970
Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic 8 August 1970
Celtic 5–3 Clyde 12 August 1970
Dundee United 2–1 Heart of Midlothian 12 August 1970
Celtic 2–2 Dundee United 15 August 1970
Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Clyde 15 August 1970
Clyde 0–2 Celtic 19 August 1970
Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Dundee United 19 August 1970
Celtic 4–2 Heart of Midlothian 22 August 1970
Dundee United 1–1 Clyde 22 August 1970
Clyde 1–5 Heart of Midlothian 26 August 1970
Dundee United 2–2 Celtic 26 August 1970

Group 2


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Morton 1–4 Motherwell 8 August 1970
Rangers 4–1 Dunfermline Athletic 8 August 1970
Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Morton 12 August 1970
Motherwell 0–2 Rangers 12 August 1970
Motherwell 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic 15 August 1970
Rangers 0–0 Morton 15 August 1970
Morton 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic 19 August 1970
Rangers 2–0 Motherwell 19 August 1970
Dunfermline Athletic 0–6 Rangers 22 August 1970
Motherwell 0–2 Morton 22 August 1970
Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Motherwell 26 August 1970
Morton 0–2 Rangers 26 August 1970

Group 3


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dundee 1–0 St Mirren 8 August 1970
Kilmarnock 1–0 Ayr United 8 August 1970
Ayr United 1–2 Dundee 12 August 1970
St Mirren 1–3 Kilmarnock 12 August 1970
Ayr United 2–2 St Mirren 15 August 1970
Dundee 2–0 Kilmarnock 15 August 1970
Dundee 4–1 Ayr United 19 August 1970
Kilmarnock 2–0 St Mirren 19 August 1970
Ayr United 0–0 Kilmarnock 22 August 1970
St Mirren 0–2 Dundee 22 August 1970
Kilmarnock 2–1 Dundee 26 August 1970
St Mirren 1–2 Ayr United 26 August 1970

Group 4


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Airdrieonians 1–1 Aberdeen 8 August 1970
St Johnstone 1–3 Hibernian 8 August 1970
Aberdeen 2–1 St Johnstone 12 August 1970
Hibernian 3–2 Airdrieonians 12 August 1970
Aberdeen 1–1 Hibernian 15 August 1970
St Johnstone 0–1 Airdrieonians 15 August 1970
Airdrieonians 2–4 Hibernian 19 August 1970
St Johnstone 0–1 Aberdeen 19 August 1970
Aberdeen 7–3 Airdrieonians 22 August 1970
Hibernian 1–1 St Johnstone 22 August 1970
Airdrieonians 1–0 St Johnstone 26 August 1970
Hibernian 4–0 Aberdeen 26 August 1970

Group 5


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Queen of the South 1–1 East Fife 8 August 1970
Stirling Albion 2–3 Partick Thistle 8 August 1970
East Fife 1–1 Stirling Albion 12 August 1970
Partick Thistle 4–1 Queen of the South 12 August 1970
East Fife 1–1 Partick Thistle 15 August 1970
Stirling Albion 2–2 Queen of the South 15 August 1970
Queen of the South 0–0 Partick Thistle 19 August 1970
Stirling Albion 2–1 East Fife 19 August 1970
East Fife 2–1 Queen of the South 22 August 1970
Partick Thistle 1–1 Stirling Albion 22 August 1970
Partick Thistle 1–3 East Fife 26 August 1970
Queen of the South 1–1 Stirling Albion 26 August 1970

Group 6


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Alloa Athletic 1–3 Dumbarton 8 August 1970
Brechin City 2–3 Berwick Rangers 8 August 1970
Berwick Rangers 1–1 Alloa Athletic 12 August 1970
Dumbarton 2–2 Brechin City 12 August 1970
Berwick Rangers 0–2 Dumbarton 15 August 1970
Brechin City 1–3 Alloa Athletic 15 August 1970
Alloa Athletic 0–1 Berwick Rangers 19 August 1970
Brechin City 1–3 Dumbarton 19 August 1970
Berwick Rangers 4–1 Brechin City 22 August 1970
Dumbarton 5–2 Alloa Athletic 22 August 1970
Alloa Athletic 2–0 Brechin City 26 August 1970
Dumbarton 3–2 Berwick Rangers 26 August 1970

Group 7


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Cowdenbeath 1–1 East Stirlingshire 8 August 1970
Raith Rovers 1–0 Montrose 8 August 1970
East Stirlingshire 2–0 Raith Rovers 12 August 1970
Montrose 3–2 Cowdenbeath 12 August 1970
Cowdenbeath 3–1 Raith Rovers 15 August 1970
East Stirlingshire 1–2 Montrose 15 August 1970
Cowdenbeath 3–0 Montrose 19 August 1970
Raith Rovers 2–1 East Stirlingshire 19 August 1970
East Stirlingshire 1–4 Cowdenbeath 22 August 1970
Montrose 4–1 Raith Rovers 22 August 1970
Montrose 2–1 East Stirlingshire 26 August 1970
Raith Rovers 0–2 Cowdenbeath 26 August 1970

Group 8


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Clydebank 4–1 Arbroath 8 August 1970
Falkirk 5–0 Albion Rovers 8 August 1970
Albion Rovers 2–2 Clydebank 12 August 1970
Arbroath 1–4 Falkirk 12 August 1970
Albion Rovers 2–1 Arbroath 15 August 1970
Clydebank 0–3 Falkirk 15 August 1970
Clydebank 5–1 Albion Rovers 19 August 1970
Falkirk 2–1 Arbroath 19 August 1970
Albion Rovers 0–3 Falkirk 22 August 1970
Arbroath 4–0 Clydebank 22 August 1970
Arbroath 5–3 Albion Rovers 26 August 1970
Falkirk 1–1 Clydebank 26 August 1970

Group 9


Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Forfar Athletic 2–1 Stenhousemuir 8 August 1970
Hamilton Academical 2–3 Stranraer 8 August 1970
Queen's Park 1–1 Forfar Athletic 12 August 1970
Stenhousemuir 3–2 Hamilton Academical 12 August 1970
Forfar Athletic 1–2 Hamilton Academical 15 August 1970
Queen's Park 2–1 Stranraer 15 August 1970
Hamilton Academical 1–1 Queen's Park 19 August 1970
Stranraer 4–0 Stenhousemuir 19 August 1970
Stenhousemuir 1–4 Queen's Park 22 August 1970
Stranraer 1–0 Forfar Athletic 22 August 1970

Supplementary Round

First Leg

Second Leg

Quarter-finals

First Leg

Second Leg

Semi-finals

Ties

Replay

Final

General

Specific