Scottish League Cup 1948/49

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Scottish League Cup 1948/49
ScotlandScotlandTemplate: Infobox football competition / maintenance / logo format
Association Scottish FA
First edition 1946/47
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder Glasgow Rangers (2nd title)
Record winner Glasgow Rangers (2 wins)
Website spfl.co.uk

The Scottish League Cup was played for the third time in 1948/49 . The Scottish Football League Cup, which was played among the participants of the Scottish Football League , began on September 11, 1948 and ended with the final on March 12, 1949 in Hampden Park in Glasgow . The defending champion started the competition of FC East Fife , which had prevailed against FC Falkirk in the previous year's final . In this year's final, the Glasgow Rangers faced the second-rate Raith Rovers . The Rangers reached the final in the League Cup for the second time after 1947 , the Rovers for the first time. The Rangers won the final 2-0 after goals from Torrance Gillick and Willie Paton and took the title for the second time after 1947. The Rangers won the Scottish Championship and the Cup in the same season , making the triple win for the first time in the club's history . The Rovers were second division champions and set the top scorer with Willie Penman .

Group stage

Group 1

The meetings were held between September 11th and October 16th, 1948.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Glasgow Rangers 6th 3 2 1 8: 6 8th
2. Hibernian Edinburgh 6th 3 1 2 12: 5 7th
3. Celtic Glasgow 6th 3 0 3 12:13 6th
4th Clyde FC 6th 1 1 4th 9:17 3
1st matchday
Celtic Glasgow 1-0 Hibernian Edinburgh
Glasgow Rangers 1: 1 Clyde FC
2nd matchday
Clyde FC 0: 2 Celtic Glasgow
Hibernian Edinburgh 0-0 Glasgow Rangers
3rd matchday
Celtic Glasgow 3: 1 Glasgow Rangers
Hibernian Edinburgh 4-0 Clyde FC
4th matchday
Clyde FC 1: 3 Glasgow Rangers
Hibernian Edinburgh 4: 2 Celtic Glasgow
5th matchday
Celtic Glasgow 3: 6 Clyde FC
Glasgow Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Edinburgh
6th matchday
Clyde FC 1: 4 Hibernian Edinburgh
Glasgow Rangers 2: 1 Celtic Glasgow

Group 2

The meetings were held between September 11th and October 16th, 1948.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Dundee FC 6th 5 0 1 13: 8 10
2. Motherwell FC 6th 4th 0 2 11: 5 08th
3. FC Falkirk 6th 2 0 4th 8:11 04th
4th Albion Rovers 6th 1 0 5 9:17 02
1st matchday
Dundee FC 2: 1 Albion Rovers
Motherwell FC 1-0 FC Falkirk
2nd matchday
Albion Rovers 0: 1 Motherwell FC
FC Falkirk 2: 3 Dundee FC
3rd matchday
FC Falkirk 2: 1 Albion Rovers
Motherwell FC 0: 1 Dundee FC
4th matchday
Albion Rovers 2: 3 Dundee FC
FC Falkirk 1-0 Motherwell FC
5th matchday
Dundee FC 4: 2 FC Falkirk
Motherwell FC 8: 3 Albion Rovers
6th matchday
Albion Rovers 2: 1 FC Falkirk
Dundee FC 0: 1 Motherwell FC

Group 3

The meetings were held between September 11th and October 16th, 1948.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. East Fife FC 6th 5 0 1 20: 9 10
2. Heart of Midlothian 6th 3 1 2 16:12 07th
3. Partick Thistle 6th 2 1 3 18:14 05
4th Queen of the South 6th 1 0 5 6:25 02
1st matchday
Heart of Midlothian 2: 2 Partick Thistle
Queen of the South 0: 4 East Fife FC
2nd matchday
East Fife FC 4-0 Heart of Midlothian
Partick Thistle 9-0 Queen of the South
3rd matchday
Partick Thistle 2: 5 East Fife FC
Queen of the South 2: 3 Heart of Midlothian
4th matchday
East Fife FC 3: 1 Queen of the South
Partick Thistle 3: 1 Heart of Midlothian
5th matchday
Heart of Midlothian 6: 1 East Fife FC
Queen of the South 3: 2 Partick Thistle
6th matchday
East Fife FC 3-0 Partick Thistle
Heart of Midlothian 4-0 Queen of the South

Group 4

The meetings were held between September 11th and October 16th, 1948.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. FC St. Mirren 6th 2 2 2 12: 9 6th
2. Aberdeen FC 6th 2 2 2 11:11 6th
3. Third Lanark 6th 2 2 2 12:13 6th
4th Greenock Morton 6th 2 2 2 9:11 6th
1st matchday
Aberdeen FC 3: 1 FC St. Mirren
Greenock Morton 2: 1 Third Lanark
2nd matchday
FC St. Mirren 1: 1 Greenock Morton
Third Lanark 1: 1 Aberdeen FC
3rd matchday
Aberdeen FC 3: 1 Greenock Morton
FC St. Mirren 4-0 Third Lanark
4th matchday
FC St. Mirren 1: 1 Aberdeen FC
Third Lanark 2: 2 Greenock Morton
5th matchday
Aberdeen FC 2: 4 Third Lanark
Greenock Morton 0: 3 FC St. Mirren
6th matchday
Greenock Morton 3: 1 Aberdeen FC
Third Lanark 4: 2 FC St. Mirren

Group 5

The meetings were held between September 11th and October 16th, 1948.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Raith Rovers 6th 4th 1 1 24: 8 9
2. Dunfermline Athletic 6th 3 1 2 11: 9 7th
3. Stirling Albion 6th 2 2 2 16:22 6th
4th Cowdenbeath FC 6th 0 2 4th 10:22 2
1st matchday
Dunfermline Athletic 1: 1 Stirling Albion
Raith Rovers 3: 3 Cowdenbeath FC
2nd matchday
Cowdenbeath FC 0: 2 Dunfermline Athletic
Stirling Albion 1: 7 Raith Rovers
3rd matchday
Cowdenbeath FC 3: 3 Stirling Albion
Raith Rovers 2: 1 Dunfermline Athletic
4th matchday
Cowdenbeath FC 0: 6 Raith Rovers
Stirling Albion 4: 3 Dunfermline Athletic
5th matchday
Dunfermline Athletic 3: 2 Cowdenbeath FC
Raith Rovers 6: 2 Stirling Albion
6th matchday
Dunfermline Athletic 1-0 Raith Rovers
Stirling Albion 5: 2 Cowdenbeath FC

Group 6

The meetings were held between September 11th and October 16th, 1948.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Alloa Athletic 6th 4th 0 2 11: 9 8th
2. FC Queen's Park 6th 2 3 1 12: 8 7th
3. FC Kilmarnock 6th 2 2 2 14:13 6th
4th East Stirlingshire FC 6th 1 1 4th 5:12 3
1st matchday
East Stirlingshire FC 2: 1 FC Kilmarnock
FC Queen's Park 4: 1 Alloa Athletic
2nd matchday
Alloa Athletic 1-0 East Stirlingshire FC
FC Kilmarnock 3: 3 FC Queen's Park
3rd matchday
FC Kilmarnock 4: 3 Alloa Athletic
FC Queen's Park 2-0 East Stirlingshire FC
4th matchday
Alloa Athletic 1-0 FC Queen's Park
FC Kilmarnock 4: 1 East Stirlingshire FC
5th matchday
East Stirlingshire FC 1: 3 Alloa Athletic
FC Queen's Park 2: 2 FC Kilmarnock
6th matchday
Alloa Athletic 2-0 FC Kilmarnock
East Stirlingshire FC 1: 1 FC Queen's Park

Group 7

The meetings were held between September 11th and October 16th, 1948.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Hamilton Academical 6th 3 3 0 14: 7 9
2. St. Johnstone FC 6th 2 3 1 11:11 7th
3. Dundee United 6th 2 1 3 14:15 5
4th FC Stenhousemuir 6th 1 1 4th 9:15 3
1st matchday
St. Johnstone FC 1: 1 Dundee United
FC Stenhousemuir 1: 1 Hamilton Academical
2nd matchday
Dundee United 4: 2 FC Stenhousemuir
Hamilton Academical 2: 2 St. Johnstone FC
3rd matchday
Dundee United 1: 2 Hamilton Academical
St. Johnstone FC 2: 1 FC Stenhousemuir
4th matchday
Dundee United 4: 2 St. Johnstone FC
Hamilton Academical 3-0 FC Stenhousemuir
5th matchday
St. Johnstone FC 0-0 Hamilton Academical
FC Stenhousemuir 2: 1 Dundee United
6th matchday
Hamilton Academical 6: 3 Dundee United
FC Stenhousemuir 3: 4 St. Johnstone FC

Group 8

The meetings were held between September 11th and October 16th, 1948.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. FC Airdrieonians 6th 5 0 1 24:12 10
2. Ayr United 6th 3 1 2 11:15 07th
3. FC Arbroath 6th 1 2 3 12:14 04th
4th Dumbarton FC 6th 1 1 4th 11:17 03
1st matchday
FC Airdrieonians 8: 1 Dumbarton FC
Ayr United 4: 2 FC Arbroath
2nd matchday
FC Arbroath 2: 3 FC Airdrieonians
Dumbarton FC 1: 2 Ayr United
3rd matchday
FC Airdrieonians 6: 1 Ayr United
FC Arbroath 4: 2 Dumbarton FC
4th matchday
FC Arbroath 1: 1 Ayr United
Dumbarton FC 5-0 FC Airdrieonians
5th matchday
FC Airdrieonians 3: 2 FC Arbroath
Ayr United 2: 1 Dumbarton FC
6th matchday
Ayr United 1: 4 FC Airdrieonians
Dumbarton FC 1: 1 FC Arbroath

Quarter finals

The games were played on October 30, 1948. The repeat games took place on November 3 and 8, 1948.

Result
Dundee FC 1: 1 a.d. Alloa Athletic
Hamilton Academical 1: 1 a.d. FC Airdrieonians
Raith Rovers 5: 3 East Fife FC
Glasgow Rangers 1-0 FC St. Mirren

Replay games

Result
FC Airdrieonians 1: 1 a.d. Hamilton Academical
Alloa Athletic 1: 3 Dundee FC

2. Replay

Result
Hamilton Academical 1-0 FC Airdrieonians

Semifinals

The games were played on November 20, 1948 in Hampden Park in Glasgow.

Result
Raith Rovers 2-0 Hamilton Academical
Glasgow Rangers 4: 1 Dundee FC

final

Glasgow Rangers Raith Rovers
Glasgow Rangers
final
March 12, 1949 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 2: 0 (0: 0)
Match report
Raith Rovers


Bobby Brown - Sammy Cox , George Young , Jock Shaw , Ian McColl , Willie Woodburn - Willie Thornton , Eddie Rutherford , Jimmy Duncanson - Torrance Gillick , Willie Paton
Trainer: Bill Struth 		Doug Westland - Malcolm McLure , Willie McNaught , Harry Colville - Andy Young , Tom Brady , Andy Leigh , Hall, Frank Joyner - Allan Collins , Willie Penman
Trainer: Bert Herdman
goalTorrance Gillick
goalWillie Paton

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