Scottish League Cup 1947/48

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Scottish League Cup 1947/48
ScotlandScotlandTemplate: Infobox football competition / maintenance / logo format
Association Scottish FA
First edition 1946/47
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder East Fife FC (1st title)
Record winner Glasgow Rangers
FC East Fife (1 win each)
Website spfl.co.uk

The Scottish League Cup was played for the 2nd time in 1947/48 . The Scottish Football League Cup, which was played among the participants of the Scottish Football League , began on August 9, 1947 and ended with the repeat final on November 1, 1947 in Hampden Park in Glasgow . As the defending champion, the Glasgow Rangers started the competition which had prevailed against FC Aberdeen in the previous year's final . In this year's final, FC Falkirk met second division club FC East Fife . After a 0-0 draw in the first final game, the Fifers surprisingly prevailed 4-1 in the repeat finals . The Falkirk FC finished second in the season 1947/48 to seventh place in the table in Division One and stood with Archie Aikman the scorer . The Fifers were second division champions and also set the top scorer in Henry Morris .

Group stage

Group 1

The matches took place between August 9 and September 13, 1947.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Aberdeen FC 6th 5 0 1 16: 3 10
2. Motherwell FC 6th 5 0 1 13: 3 10
3. FC St. Mirren 6th 1 0 5 9:18 02
4th Queen of the South 6th 1 0 5 10:24 02
1st matchday
Motherwell FC 4-0 Queen of the South
FC St. Mirren 0: 1 Aberdeen FC
2nd matchday
Aberdeen FC 2-0 Motherwell FC
Queen of the South 8: 1 FC St. Mirren
3rd matchday
Motherwell FC 3: 1 FC St. Mirren
Queen of the South 1: 2 Aberdeen FC
4th matchday
Aberdeen FC 2-0 FC St. Mirren
Queen of the South 0: 1 Motherwell FC
5th matchday
Motherwell FC 2-0 Aberdeen FC
FC St. Mirren 7: 1 Queen of the South
6th matchday
Aberdeen FC 9-0 Queen of the South
FC St. Mirren 0: 3 Motherwell FC

Group 2

The matches took place between August 9 and September 13, 1947.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. FC Falkirk 6th 4th 1 1 23:11 9
2. Partick Thistle 6th 3 1 2 20:16 7th
3. FC Queen's Park 6th 2 0 4th 11:18 4th
4th Greenock Morton 6th 2 0 4th 8:17 4th
1st matchday
FC Falkirk 5: 6 Partick Thistle
FC Queen's Park 4: 1 Greenock Morton
2nd matchday
Greenock Morton 1: 2 FC Falkirk
Partick Thistle 3: 1 FC Queen's Park
3rd matchday
Greenock Morton 2: 1 Partick Thistle
FC Queen's Park 0: 4 FC Falkirk
4th matchday
Greenock Morton 3: 1 FC Queen's Park
Partick Thistle 3: 3 FC Falkirk
5th matchday
FC Falkirk 5-0 Greenock Morton
FC Queen's Park 4: 3 Partick Thistle
6th matchday
FC Falkirk 4: 1 FC Queen's Park
Partick Thistle 4: 1 Greenock Morton

Group 3

The matches took place between August 9 and September 13, 1947.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Glasgow Rangers 6th 4th 1 1 12: 4 9
2. Dundee FC 6th 2 2 2 12:11 6th
3. Celtic Glasgow 6th 2 1 3 9:11 5
4th Third Lanark 6th 2 0 4th 10:17 4th
1st matchday
Dundee FC 5-0 Third Lanark
Glasgow Rangers 2-0 Celtic Glasgow
2nd matchday
Celtic Glasgow 1: 1 Dundee FC
Third Lanark 1: 3 Glasgow Rangers
3rd matchday
Celtic Glasgow 3: 1 Third Lanark
Glasgow Rangers 3-0 Dundee FC
4th matchday
Celtic Glasgow 2-0 Glasgow Rangers
Third Lanark 5: 1 Dundee FC
5th matchday
Dundee FC 4: 1 Celtic Glasgow
Glasgow Rangers 3-0 Third Lanark
6th matchday
Dundee FC 1: 1 Glasgow Rangers
Third Lanark 3: 2 Celtic Glasgow

Group 4

The matches took place between August 9 and September 13, 1947.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Heart of Midlothian 6th 4th 0 2 10:10 8th
2. Hibernian Edinburgh 6th 3 1 2 17: 9 7th
3. FC Airdrieonians 6th 2 1 3 9:14 5
4th Clyde FC 6th 2 0 4th 14:17 4th
1st matchday
Clyde FC 4: 2 FC Airdrieonians
Heart of Midlothian 2: 1 Hibernian Edinburgh
2nd matchday
FC Airdrieonians 3: 2 Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian Edinburgh 5: 1 Clyde FC
3rd matchday
FC Airdrieonians 1: 1 Hibernian Edinburgh
Heart of Midlothian 1-0 Clyde FC
4th matchday
FC Airdrieonians 3: 1 Clyde FC
Hibernian Edinburgh 1: 2 Heart of Midlothian
5th matchday
Clyde FC 3: 4 Hibernian Edinburgh
Heart of Midlothian 1-0 FC Airdrieonians
6th matchday
Clyde FC 5: 2 Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian Edinburgh 5-0 FC Airdrieonians

Group 5

The matches took place between August 9 and September 13, 1947.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Hamilton Academical 6th 5 0 1 24: 8 10
2. Raith Rovers 6th 5 0 1 18:11 10
3. Dunfermline Athletic 6th 1 1 4th 6:15 03
4th Alloa Athletic 6th 0 1 5 5:19 01
1st matchday
Alloa Athletic 1: 2 Hamilton Academical
Dunfermline Athletic 0: 2 Raith Rovers
2nd matchday
Hamilton Academical 3: 2 Dunfermline Athletic
Raith Rovers 4: 2 Alloa Athletic
3rd matchday
Dunfermline Athletic 1-0 Alloa Athletic
Raith Rovers 3: 1 Hamilton Academical
4th matchday
Hamilton Academical 9-0 Alloa Athletic
Raith Rovers 6: 1 Dunfermline Athletic
5th matchday
Alloa Athletic 1: 2 Raith Rovers
Dunfermline Athletic 1: 3 Hamilton Academical
6th matchday
Alloa Athletic 1: 1 Dunfermline Athletic
Hamilton Academical 6: 1 Raith Rovers

Group 6

The matches took place between August 9 and September 13, 1947.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Leith Athletic 6th 3 3 0 11: 7 9
2. Albion Rovers 6th 3 2 1 14: 8 8th
3. Cowdenbeath FC 6th 2 0 4th 7:10 4th
4th Dundee United 6th 1 1 4th 5:12 3
1st matchday
Albion Rovers 3-0 Dundee United
Leith Athletic 2: 1 Cowdenbeath FC
2nd matchday
Cowdenbeath FC 2: 3 Albion Rovers
Dundee United 2: 2 Leith Athletic
3rd matchday
Dundee United 0: 2 Cowdenbeath FC
Leith Athletic 2: 2 Albion Rovers
4th matchday
Cowdenbeath FC 0: 1 Leith Athletic
Dundee United 2: 1 Albion Rovers
5th matchday
Albion Rovers 4: 1 Cowdenbeath FC
Leith Athletic 3: 1 Dundee United
6th matchday
Albion Rovers 1: 1 Leith Athletic
Cowdenbeath FC 1-0 Dundee United

Group 7

The matches took place between August 9 and September 13, 1947.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. FC Stenhousemuir 6th 4th 1 1 14:13 9
2. St. Johnstone FC 6th 4th 0 2 16: 7 8th
3. Dumbarton FC 6th 2 1 3 14:17 5
4th FC Arbroath 6th 1 0 5 10:17 2
1st matchday
Dumbarton FC 5: 5 FC Stenhousemuir
St. Johnstone FC 5: 1 FC Arbroath
2nd matchday
FC Arbroath 1: 3 Dumbarton FC
FC Stenhousemuir 3: 2 St. Johnstone FC
3rd matchday
St. Johnstone FC 1-0 Dumbarton FC
FC Stenhousemuir 2-0 FC Arbroath
4th matchday
FC Arbroath 1: 2 St. Johnstone FC
FC Stenhousemuir 2: 1 Dumbarton FC
5th matchday
Dumbarton FC 4: 2 FC Arbroath
St. Johnstone FC 0: 1 FC Stenhousemuir
6th matchday
FC Arbroath 5: 1 FC Stenhousemuir
Dumbarton FC 1: 6 St. Johnstone FC

Group 8

The matches took place between August 9 and September 13, 1947.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. East Fife FC 6th 4th 1 1 19: 9 9
2. Ayr United 6th 3 1 2 14:16 7th
3. FC Kilmarnock 6th 2 2 2 12:12 6th
4th Stirling Albion 6th 1 0 5 14:22 2
1st matchday
Ayr United 2: 2 FC Kilmarnock
East Fife FC 3: 2 Stirling Albion
2nd matchday
FC Kilmarnock 0-0 East Fife FC
Stirling Albion 1: 5 Ayr United
3rd matchday
Ayr United 2: 5 East Fife FC
Stirling Albion 5: 3 FC Kilmarnock
4th matchday
FC Kilmarnock 1: 2 Ayr United
Stirling Albion 2: 5 East Fife FC
5th matchday
Ayr United 3: 2 Stirling Albion
East Fife FC 1: 3 FC Kilmarnock
6th matchday
East Fife FC 5-0 Ayr United
FC Kilmarnock 3: 2 Stirling Albion

Quarter finals

The games were played on September 27, 1947.

Result
Aberdeen FC 8: 2 Leith Athletic
FC Falkirk 3: 1 Hamilton Academical
Heart of Midlothian 3: 4 a.d. East Fife FC
Glasgow Rangers 2-0 FC Stenhousemuir

Semifinals

The games were played on October 11, 1947 in Hampden Park in Glasgow.

Result
East Fife FC 1-0 Aberdeen FC
FC Falkirk 1-0 Glasgow Rangers

final

FC Falkirk East Fife FC
FC Falkirk
final
25 October 1947 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 0: 0 n.v. (0: 0, 0: 0)
Spectators: 53,785
Match report
East Fife FC


Jerry Dawson - Jock Whyte , Jim McPhie - Bobby Bolt , Bob Henderson , John Whitelaw , Jim Fiddes , Ken Dawson - Neil Fleck , Archie Aikman , Jackie Henderson
Trainers: Tully Craig 		John Niven - Willie Laird , Sammy Stewart , Jimmy Philp , Willie Finlay - George Aitken , Tommy Adams , Davie Duncan - Henry Morris , Doug Davidson , Jack Davidson
Trainer: Scot Symon

Repeat finals

East Fife FC FC Falkirk
East Fife FC
final
November 1, 1947 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 4: 1 (2: 1)
Spectators: 31,000
Match report
FC Falkirk


John Niven - Willie Laird , Sammy Stewart , Jimmy Philp , Willie Finlay - George Aitken , Tommy Adams , Davie Duncan - Henry Morris , Doug Davidson , Jack Davidson
Trainer: Scot Symon 		Jerry Dawson - Jock Whyte , Jim McPhie - Bobby Bolt , Bob Henderson , Jimmy Gallacher , Jim Fiddes , Ken Dawson - Jimmy Alison , Archie Aikman , Jackie Henderson
Trainer: Tully Craig
goalTommy Adams
goalDavie Duncan
goalDavie Duncan
goalDavie Duncan 		goal Archie Aikman

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