Scottish League Cup 1949/50

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Scottish League Cup 1949/50
ScotlandScotlandTemplate: Infobox football competition / maintenance / logo format
Association Scottish FA
First edition 1946/47
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder East Fife FC (2nd title)
Record winner FC East Fife
Glasgow Rangers (2 wins each)
Website spfl.co.uk

The Scottish League Cup was played for the 4th time in 1949/50 . The Scottish Football League Cup, which was played among the participants of the Scottish Football League , began on August 13, 1949 and ended with the final on October 29, 1949 in Hampden Park in Glasgow . As the defending champion, the Glasgow Rangers started the competition, which had prevailed against the Raith Rovers in the previous year's final . In this year's final, FC East Fife met second division club Dunfermline Athletic . The Fifers reached the final in the League Cup for the second time after 1948 , the Pars from Dunfermline for the first time. The Fifers won the final 3-0 after goals from Davie Duncan , Charlie Fleming and Henry Norris and took the title for the second time after 1948. The Fifers were fourth in the first division season 1949/50 , the Pars third in the second division .

Group stage

Group 1

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1949.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Glasgow Rangers 6th 3 2 1 15: 8 8th
2. Celtic Glasgow 6th 3 0 3 13:13 6th
3. Aberdeen FC 6th 2 1 3 12:14 5
4th FC St. Mirren 6th 2 1 3 7:12 5
1st matchday
Celtic Glasgow 3: 2 Glasgow Rangers
FC St. Mirren 3: 1 Aberdeen FC
2nd matchday
Aberdeen FC 4: 5 Celtic Glasgow
Glasgow Rangers 5: 1 FC St. Mirren
3rd matchday
Glasgow Rangers 4: 2 Aberdeen FC
FC St. Mirren 1-0 Celtic Glasgow
4th matchday
Aberdeen FC 1-0 FC St. Mirren
Glasgow Rangers 2-0 Celtic Glasgow
5th matchday
Celtic Glasgow 1: 3 Aberdeen FC
FC St. Mirren 1: 1 Glasgow Rangers
6th matchday
Aberdeen FC 1: 1 Glasgow Rangers
Celtic Glasgow 4: 1 FC St. Mirren

Group 2

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1949.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Hibernian Edinburgh 6th 5 0 1 15: 8 10
2. Third Lanark 6th 3 1 2 12:10 07th
3. FC Falkirk 6th 2 1 3 4: 7 05
4th Queen of the South 6th 0 2 4th 7:13 02
1st matchday
Hibernian Edinburgh 1-0 FC Falkirk
Queen of the South 2: 4 Third Lanark
2nd matchday
FC Falkirk 1-0 Queen of the South
Third Lanark 0: 2 Hibernian Edinburgh
3rd matchday
FC Falkirk 1: 2 Third Lanark
Queen of the South 1: 2 Hibernian Edinburgh
4th matchday
FC Falkirk 2: 1 Hibernian Edinburgh
Third Lanark 1: 1 Queen of the South
5th matchday
Hibernian Edinburgh 4: 2 Third Lanark
Queen of the South 0-0 FC Falkirk
6th matchday
Hibernian Edinburgh 5: 3 Queen of the South
Third Lanark 3-0 FC Falkirk

Group 3

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1949.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Partick Thistle 6th 4th 1 1 14:10 9
2. Motherwell FC 6th 2 3 1 7: 6 7th
3. Clyde FC 6th 1 3 2 8: 9 5
4th Dundee FC 6th 1 1 4th 8:12 3
1st matchday
Dundee FC 1: 1 Clyde FC
Partick Thistle 2-0 Motherwell FC
2nd matchday
Clyde FC 1: 2 Partick Thistle
Motherwell FC 2-0 Dundee FC
3rd matchday
Clyde FC 2: 2 Motherwell FC
Dundee FC 5: 2 Partick Thistle
4th matchday
Clyde FC 2-0 Dundee FC
Motherwell FC 1: 1 Partick Thistle
5th matchday
Dundee FC 0: 1 Motherwell FC
Partick Thistle 3: 1 Clyde FC
6th matchday
Motherwell FC 1: 1 Clyde FC
Partick Thistle 4: 2 Dundee FC

Group 4

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1949.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. East Fife FC 6th 5 1 0 17: 7 11
2. Heart of Midlothian 6th 3 1 2 20:13 07th
3. Stirling Albion 6th 2 0 4th 13:22 04th
4th Raith Rovers 6th 1 0 5 11:19 02
1st matchday
Raith Rovers 0: 3 East Fife FC
Stirling Albion 1: 5 Heart of Midlothian
2nd matchday
East Fife FC 3: 1 Stirling Albion
Heart of Midlothian 5: 1 Raith Rovers
3rd matchday
Heart of Midlothian 1: 1 East Fife FC
Raith Rovers 6: 2 Stirling Albion
4th matchday
East Fife FC 3: 2 Raith Rovers
Heart of Midlothian 4: 5 Stirling Albion
5th matchday
Raith Rovers 1: 2 Heart of Midlothian
Stirling Albion 0: 3 East Fife FC
6th matchday
East Fife FC 4: 3 Heart of Midlothian
Stirling Albion 4: 1 Raith Rovers

Group 5

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1949.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Forfar Athletic 6th 3 2 1 12: 9 8th
2. FC Stenhousemuir 6th 2 3 1 10: 6 7th
3. Albion Rovers 6th 2 3 1 9: 8 7th
4th Hamilton Academical 6th 0 2 4th 1: 9 2
1st matchday
Hamilton Academical 0: 1 Forfar Athletic
FC Stenhousemuir 0: 1 Albion Rovers
2nd matchday
Albion Rovers 1-0 Hamilton Academical
Forfar Athletic 2: 2 FC Stenhousemuir
3rd matchday
Forfar Athletic 3: 2 Albion Rovers
Hamilton Academical 0-0 FC Stenhousemuir
4th matchday
Albion Rovers 2: 2 FC Stenhousemuir
Forfar Athletic 3-0 Hamilton Academical
5th matchday
Hamilton Academical 1: 1 Albion Rovers
FC Stenhousemuir 3: 1 Forfar Athletic
6th matchday
Albion Rovers 2: 2 Forfar Athletic
FC Stenhousemuir 3-0 Hamilton Academical

Group 6

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1949.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. FC Airdrieonians 6th 4th 1 1 16:12 9
2. Dundee United 6th 4th 0 2 22:12 8th
3. Dumbarton FC 6th 2 1 3 12:16 5
4th FC Arbroath 6th 1 0 5 9:19 2
1st matchday
FC Airdrieonians 5: 2 Dundee United
Dumbarton FC 5: 1 FC Arbroath
2nd matchday
FC Arbroath 1: 2 FC Airdrieonians
Dundee United 5: 1 Dumbarton FC
3rd matchday
FC Airdrieonians 2: 2 Dumbarton FC
FC Arbroath 2: 4 Dundee United
4th matchday
FC Arbroath 3: 1 Dumbarton FC
Dundee United 6-0 FC Airdrieonians
5th matchday
FC Airdrieonians 3: 1 FC Arbroath
Dumbarton FC 3: 1 Dundee United
6th matchday
Dumbarton FC 0: 4 FC Airdrieonians
Dundee United 4: 1 FC Arbroath

Group 7

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1949.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Cowdenbeath FC 6th 4th 1 1 12: 4 9
2. Greenock Morton 6th 4th 1 1 19: 9 9
3. Ayr United 6th 1 3 2 14:13 5
4th Alloa Athletic 6th 0 1 5 4:23 1
1st matchday
Ayr United 3: 4 Greenock Morton
Cowdenbeath FC 2-0 Alloa Athletic
2nd matchday
Alloa Athletic 2: 2 Ayr United
Greenock Morton 1-0 Cowdenbeath FC
3rd matchday
Alloa Athletic 0: 4 Greenock Morton
Ayr United 2: 2 Cowdenbeath FC
4th matchday
Alloa Athletic 1: 4 Cowdenbeath FC
Greenock Morton 3: 3 Ayr United
5th matchday
Ayr United 4-0 Alloa Athletic
Cowdenbeath FC 2-0 Greenock Morton
6th matchday
Cowdenbeath FC 2-0 Ayr United
Greenock Morton 7: 1 Alloa Athletic

Group 8

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1949.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Dunfermline Athletic 6th 5 0 1 17: 7 10
2. FC Queen's Park 6th 3 0 3 8: 9 06th
3. St. Johnstone FC 6th 2 0 4th 9:13 04th
4th FC Kilmarnock 6th 2 0 4th 10:15 04th
1st matchday
FC Queen's Park 0: 1 Dunfermline Athletic
St. Johnstone FC 3: 2 FC Kilmarnock
2nd matchday
Dunfermline Athletic 1: 2 St. Johnstone FC
FC Kilmarnock 2-0 FC Queen's Park
3rd matchday
Dunfermline Athletic 5: 1 FC Kilmarnock
FC Queen's Park 2-0 St. Johnstone FC
4th matchday
Dunfermline Athletic 3-0 FC Queen's Park
FC Kilmarnock 2-0 St. Johnstone FC
5th matchday
FC Queen's Park 3: 1 FC Kilmarnock
St. Johnstone FC 2: 3 Dunfermline Athletic
6th matchday
FC Kilmarnock 2: 4 Dunfermline Athletic
St. Johnstone FC 2: 3 FC Queen's Park

Quarter finals

The first leg was played on September 17, 1949. The second leg took place on September 20 and 21, 1949.

total First leg Return leg
FC Airdrieonians 3: 4 Dunfermline Athletic 3: 4 0-0
Forfar Athletic 2: 8 East Fife FC 1: 3 1: 5
Partick Thistle 4: 6 Hibernian Edinburgh 4: 2 0: 4
Glasgow Rangers 5: 4 Cowdenbeath FC 2: 3 3: 1 a.d.

Semifinals

The games were played on October 8, 1949.

Result
Dunfermline Athletic 2: 1 Hibernian Edinburgh
East Fife FC 2: 1 a.d. Glasgow Rangers

final

East Fife FC Dunfermline Athletic
East Fife FC
final
October 29, 1949 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 3: 0 (3: 0)
www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=867 Match report
Dunfermline Athletic


John McGarrity - Willie Laird , Sammy Stewart , Jimmy Philp , Willie Finlay , Henry Norris - George Aitken , Davie Duncan , Bobby Black - Charlie Fleming , Allan Brown
Trainer: Scot Symon 		George Johnstone - Bobby Kirk , Adam McLean , Jackie McCall , Jimmy Clarkson , Andy Whyte - Tom McGairy , Tom McGairy, Jimmy Cannon - Gerry Mays , George Henderson
Trainer: Webber Lees
goal Davie Duncan
goalCharlie Fleming
goalHenry Norris

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