1971–72 Scottish League Cup

Football tournament season

1971–72 Scottish League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Defending champions	Rangers
Final positions
Champions	Partick Thistle
Runner-up	Celtic
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

The 1971–72 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-sixth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Partick Thistle, who defeated Celtic in the Final.

First round

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hibernian	6	5	1	0	14	3	+11	11
Kilmarnock	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	5
Dundee United	6	2	1	3	9	13	−4	5
Motherwell	6	1	1	4	7	12	−5	3

Source:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Dundee United	1–0	Kilmarnock	14 August 1971
Motherwell	0–3	Hibernian	14 August 1971
Hibernian	2–0	Dundee United	18 August 1971
Kilmarnock	2–1	Motherwell	18 August 1971
Dundee United	2–2	Motherwell	21 August 1971
Hibernian	3–1	Kilmarnock	21 August 1971
Dundee United	1–4	Hibernian	25 August 1971
Motherwell	2–0	Kilmarnock	25 August 1971
Hibernian	2–1	Motherwell	28 August 1971
Kilmarnock	4–2	Dundee United	28 August 1971
Kilmarnock	0–0	Hibernian	1 September 1971
Motherwell	1–3	Dundee United	1 September 1971

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Falkirk	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	9
Dundee	6	3	2	1	10	5	+5	8
Aberdeen	6	3	1	2	11	7	+4	7
Clyde	6	0	0	6	2	17	−15	0

Source:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Aberdeen	1–1	Dundee	14 August 1971
Falkirk	5–2	Clyde	14 August 1971
Clyde	0–2	Aberdeen	18 August 1971
Dundee	2–2	Falkirk	18 August 1971
Aberdeen	1–0	Falkirk	21 August 1971
Clyde	0–1	Dundee	21 August 1971
Aberdeen	5–0	Clyde	25 August 1971
Falkirk	1–0	Dundee	25 August 1971
Clyde	0–1	Falkirk	28 August 1971
Dundee	3–1	Aberdeen	28 August 1971
Dundee	3–0	Clyde	1 September 1971
Falkirk	3–1	Aberdeen	1 September 1971

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
St Johnstone	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	7
Heart of Midlothian	6	3	0	3	12	6	+6	6
Airdrieonians	6	3	0	3	7	9	−2	6
Dunfermline Athletic	6	2	1	3	4	9	−5	5

Source:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Dunfermline Athletic	2–1	Airdrieonians	14 August 1971
Heart of Midlothian	4–1	St Johnstone	14 August 1971
Airdrieonians	1–3	Heart of Midlothian	18 August 1971
St Johnstone	1–1	Dunfermline Athletic	18 August 1971
Airdrieonians	1–3	St Johnstone	21 August 1971
Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	21 August 1971
Dunfermline Athletic	0–2	St Johnstone	25 August 1971
Heart of Midlothian	1–2	Airdrieonians	25 August 1971
Airdrieonians	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic	28 August 1971
St Johnstone	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	28 August 1971
Heart of Midlothian	4–0	Dunfermline Athletic	1 September 1971
St Johnstone	0–1	Airdrieonians	1 September 1971

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Celtic	6	5	0	1	13	2	+11	10
Rangers	6	4	0	2	11	5	+6	8
Morton	6	2	1	3	4	5	−1	5
Ayr United	6	0	1	5	2	18	−16	1

Source:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Ayr United	1–1	Morton	14 August 1971
Celtic	2–0	Rangers	14 August 1971
Morton	0–1	Celtic	18 August 1971
Rangers	4–0	Ayr United	18 August 1971
Ayr United	0–3	Celtic	21 August 1971
Rangers	2–0	Morton	21 August 1971
Ayr United	0–4	Rangers	25 August 1971
Celtic	0–1	Morton	25 August 1971
Morton	2–0	Ayr United	28 August 1971
Rangers	0–3	Celtic	28 August 1971
Celtic	4–1	Ayr United	1 September 1971
Morton	0–1	Rangers	1 September 1971

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Clydebank	6	4	2	0	17	9	+8	10
Queen's Park	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	6
Cowdenbeath	6	1	2	3	8	10	−2	4
Berwick Rangers	6	1	2	3	7	13	−6	4

Source:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Berwick Rangers	2–2	Clydebank	14 August 1971
Queen's Park	1–0	Cowdenbeath	14 August 1971
Clydebank	3–2	Queen's Park	18 August 1971
Cowdenbeath	2–2	Berwick Rangers	18 August 1971
Berwick Rangers	2–3	Queen's Park	21 August 1971
Clydebank	2–1	Cowdenbeath	21 August 1971
Berwick Rangers	0–1	Cowdenbeath	25 August 1971
Queen's Park	1–1	Clydebank	25 August 1971
Clydebank	5–0	Berwick Rangers	28 August 1971
Cowdenbeath	1–1	Queen's Park	28 August 1971
Cowdenbeath	3–4	Clydebank	1 September 1971
Queen's Park	0–1	Berwick Rangers	1 September 1971

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Stirling Albion	6	5	1	0	14	7	+7	11
Queen of the South	6	3	0	3	9	8	+1	6
Stenhousemuir	6	2	0	4	9	13	−4	4
Dumbarton	6	1	1	4	8	12	−4	3

Source:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Dumbarton	1–1	Stirling Albion	14 August 1971
Queen of the South	3–2	Stenhousemuir	14 August 1971
Stenhousemuir	2–3	Dumbarton	18 August 1971
Stirling Albion	2–1	Queen of the South	18 August 1971
Queen of the South	1–0	Dumbarton	21 August 1971
Stenhousemuir	1–3	Stirling Albion	21 August 1971
Dumbarton	1–2	Stenhousemuir	25 August 1971
Queen of the South	1–2	Stirling Albion	25 August 1971
Stenhousemuir	1–0	Queen of the South	28 August 1971
Stirling Albion	3–2	Dumbarton	28 August 1971
Dumbarton	1–3	Queen of the South	1 September 1971
Stirling Albion	3–1	Stenhousemuir	1 September 1971

Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Partick Thistle	6	4	2	0	18	6	+12	10
Arbroath	6	2	2	2	11	11	0	6
Raith Rovers	6	1	3	2	5	13	−8	5
East Fife	6	0	3	3	7	11	−4	3

Source:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Partick Thistle	4–0	Arbroath	14 August 1971
Raith Rovers	2–1	East Fife	14 August 1971
Arbroath	4–0	Raith Rovers	18 August 1971
East Fife	2–3	Partick Thistle	18 August 1971
Arbroath	2–2	East Fife	21 August 1971
Raith Rovers	1–1	Partick Thistle	21 August 1971
Partick Thistle	1–1	East Fife	25 August 1971
Raith Rovers	1–1	Arbroath	25 August 1971
Arbroath	2–4	Partick Thistle	28 August 1971
East Fife	1–1	Raith Rovers	28 August 1971
East Fife	0–2	Arbroath	1 September 1971
Partick Thistle	5–0	Raith Rovers	1 September 1971

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
St Mirren	6	4	0	2	10	5	+5	8
Montrose	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	6
Stranraer	6	2	1	3	9	11	−2	5
Albion Rovers	6	2	1	3	5	8	−3	5

Source:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Albion Rovers	2–1	Stranraer	14 August 1971
St Mirren	4–1	Montrose	14 August 1971
Montrose	1–1	Albion Rovers	18 August 1971
Stranraer	2–0	St Mirren	18 August 1971
Montrose	2–2	Stranraer	21 August 1971
St Mirren	1–0	Albion Rovers	21 August 1971
Albion Rovers	0–2	Montrose	25 August 1971
St Mirren	3–0	Stranraer	25 August 1971
Montrose	0–1	St Mirren	28 August 1971
Stranraer	2–0	Albion Rovers	28 August 1971
Albion Rovers	2–1	St Mirren	1 September 1971
Stranraer	2–4	Montrose	1 September 1971

Group 9

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Alloa Athletic	4	1	3	0	5	2	+3	5
Forfar Athletic	4	1	2	1	7	5	+2	4
East Stirlingshire	4	1	2	1	9	10	−1	4
Brechin City	4	1	2	1	6	8	−2	4
Hamilton Academical	4	1	1	2	9	11	−2	3

Source:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Alloa Athletic	3–0	Hamilton Academical	14 August 1971
Forfar Athletic	2–2	East Stirlingshire	14 August 1971
East Stirlingshire	1–1	Alloa Athletic	18 August 1971
Hamilton Academical	2–2	Brechin City	18 August 1971
Alloa Athletic	1–1	Brechin City	21 August 1971
Hamilton Academical	1–4	Forfar Athletic	21 August 1971
Brechin City	1–4	East Stirlingshire	25 August 1971
Forfar Athletic	0–0	Alloa Athletic	25 August 1971
Brechin City	2–1	Forfar Athletic	28 August 1971
East Stirlingshire	2–6	Hamilton Academical	28 August 1971

Supplementary round

First leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Partick Thistle	4–1	Alloa Athletic	6 September 1971

Second leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Agg
Alloa Athletic	1–1	Partick Thistle	8 September 1971	2–5

Quarter-finals

First leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Clydebank	0–5	Celtic	8 September 1971
Falkirk	2–0	Hibernian	8 September 1971
St Johnstone	2–0	Partick Thistle	20 September 1971
St Mirren	2–0	Stirling Albion	8 September 1971

Second leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Agg
Celtic	6–2	Clydebank	22 September 1971	11–2
Hibernian	1–0	Falkirk	22 September 1971	1–2
Partick Thistle	5–1	St Johnstone	22 September 1971	5–3
Stirling Albion	0–3	St Mirren	22 September 1971	0–5

Semi-finals

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Celtic	3–0	St Mirren	6 October 1971
Partick Thistle	2–0	Falkirk	4 October 1971

Final

Main article: 1971 Scottish League Cup Final 23 October 1971

Partick Thistle	4–1	Celtic
Rae 10' Lawrie 15' McQuade 28' Bone 37'		Dalglish 70'

Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 62,470

References

General

"Scottish League Cup 1971–1972 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2012.

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