Scottish League Cup 1964/65

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Scottish League Cup 1964/65
ScotlandScotlandTemplate: Infobox football competition / maintenance / logo format
Association Scottish FA
First edition 1946/47
Game mode Round-robin tournament , knockout system
Title holder Glasgow Rangers (6th title)
Record winner Glasgow Rangers (6 wins)
Website spfl.co.uk

The Scottish League Cup was played for the 19th time in 1964/65 . The Scottish Football League Cup, which was played among the participants of the Scottish Football League , began on August 8, 1964 and ended with the final on October 24, 1964 in Hampden Park in Glasgow . As the defending champion, the Glasgow Rangers started the competition which had prevailed against Greenock Morton in the previous year's final . In this year's final, the Rangers faced Celtic Glasgow in the Old Firm Derby . The Rangers reached the final of the League Cup for the eighth time after 1947 , 1949 , 1952 , 1958 , 1961 , 1962 and 1964 . After 1957 and the "Hampden in the Sun" of 1958, Celtic reached the league cup final for the third time. Celtic was able to reach the finals fourteen times in a row by 1978. In the following two years, the two arch-rivals also faced each other in the final. The Rangers won the final 2-1 and took the title for the sixth time. In the Scottish championship , both Glasgow clubs disappointed with fifth and eighth. Celtic won the Scottish Cup against Dunfermline Athletic .

Group stage

Group 1

The matches took place between August 8th and 29th, 1964.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Glasgow Rangers 6th 5 1 0 26: 7 11
2. FC St. Mirren 6th 2 3 1 11:12 7th
3. Aberdeen FC 6th 1 3 2 11:15 5
4th St. Johnstone FC 6th 0 1 5 5:19 1
1st matchday
Glasgow Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen FC
St. Johnstone FC 1: 2 FC St. Mirren
2nd matchday
Aberdeen FC 2: 1 St. Johnstone FC
FC St. Mirren 0-0 Glasgow Rangers
3rd matchday
St. Johnstone FC 1: 9 Glasgow Rangers
FC St. Mirren 3: 3 Aberdeen FC
4th matchday
Aberdeen FC 3: 4 Glasgow Rangers
FC St. Mirren 2-0 St. Johnstone FC
5th matchday
Glasgow Rangers 6: 2 FC St. Mirren
St. Johnstone FC 1: 1 Aberdeen FC
6th matchday
Aberdeen FC 2: 2 FC St. Mirren
Glasgow Rangers 3: 1 St. Johnstone FC

Group 2

The matches took place between August 8th and 29th, 1964.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Dunfermline Athletic 6th 5 1 0 14: 3 11
2. Hibernian Edinburgh 6th 4th 1 1 15: 4 9
3. Third Lanark 6th 2 0 4th 8:12 4th
4th Airdrieonians FC 6th 0 0 6th 5:23 0
1st matchday
Airdrieonians FC 1: 4 Dunfermline Athletic
Hibernian Edinburgh 3-0 Third Lanark
2nd matchday
Dunfermline Athletic 2-0 Hibernian Edinburgh
Third Lanark 5: 2 Airdrieonians FC
3rd matchday
Dunfermline Athletic 3: 1 Third Lanark
Hibernian Edinburgh 5-0 Airdrieonians FC
4th matchday
Dunfermline Athletic 3-0 Airdrieonians FC
Third Lanark 0: 2 Hibernian Edinburgh
5th matchday
Airdrieonians FC 1: 2 Third Lanark
Hibernian Edinburgh 1: 1 Dunfermline Athletic
6th matchday
Airdrieonians FC 1: 4 Hibernian Edinburgh
Third Lanark 0: 1 Dunfermline Athletic

Group 3

The matches took place between August 8th and 29th, 1964.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Celtic Glasgow 6th 4th 1 1 18: 5 9
2. FC Kilmarnock 6th 3 2 1 9: 5 8th
3. Partick Thistle 6th 1 2 3 6:14 4th
4th Heart of Midlothian 6th 1 1 4th 7:16 3
1st matchday
Celtic Glasgow 0-0 Partick Thistle
FC Kilmarnock 1: 1 Heart of Midlothian
2nd matchday
Heart of Midlothian 0: 3 Celtic Glasgow
Partick Thistle 0-0 FC Kilmarnock
3rd matchday
Celtic Glasgow 4: 1 FC Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle 2: 1 Heart of Midlothian
4th matchday
Heart of Midlothian 0: 1 FC Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle 1: 5 Celtic Glasgow
5th matchday
Celtic Glasgow 6: 1 Heart of Midlothian
FC Kilmarnock 4-0 Partick Thistle
6th matchday
Heart of Midlothian 4: 3 Partick Thistle
FC Kilmarnock 2-0 Celtic Glasgow

Group 4

The matches took place between August 8th and 29th, 1964.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Dundee United 6th 5 0 1 13: 9 10
2. Dundee FC 6th 3 0 3 16:10 6th
3. Motherwell FC 6th 2 1 3 8:11 5
4th FC Falkirk 6th 1 1 4th 9:16 3
1st matchday
Dundee FC 2: 3 Dundee United
FC Falkirk 1: 1 Motherwell FC
2nd matchday
Dundee United 3-0 FC Falkirk
Motherwell FC 3-0 Dundee FC
3rd matchday
Dundee FC 4: 1 FC Falkirk
Motherwell FC 0: 1 Dundee United
4th matchday
Dundee United 2: 1 Dundee FC
Motherwell FC 3: 1 FC Falkirk
5th matchday
Dundee FC 6-0 Motherwell FC
FC Falkirk 5: 2 Dundee United
6th matchday
Dundee United 2: 1 Motherwell FC
FC Falkirk 1: 3 Dundee FC

Group 5

The matches took place between August 8th and 29th, 1964.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. East Fife FC 6th 4th 1 1 20: 9 9
2. Queen of the South 6th 3 2 1 13:10 8th
3. Raith Rovers 6th 3 1 2 20:11 7th
4th Montrose FC 6th 0 0 6th 5:28 0
1st matchday
Queen of the South 2-0 Montrose FC
Raith Rovers 1: 4 East Fife FC
2nd matchday
East Fife FC 5-0 Queen of the South
Montrose FC 2: 4 Raith Rovers
3rd matchday
East Fife FC 4: 2 Montrose FC
Queen of the South 1: 1 Raith Rovers
4th matchday
East Fife FC 1: 5 Raith Rovers
Montrose FC 1: 6 Queen of the South
5th matchday
Queen of the South 1: 1 East Fife FC
Raith Rovers 7-0 Montrose FC
6th matchday
Montrose FC 0: 5 East Fife FC
Raith Rovers 2: 3 Queen of the South

Group 6

The matches took place between August 8th and 29th, 1964.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Hamilton Academical 6th 3 2 1 15: 7 8th
2. FC Stranraer 6th 2 4th 0 13:11 8th
3. East Stirlingshire FC 6th 1 4th 1 11:12 6th
4th FC Stenhousemuir 6th 0 2 4th 7:16 2
1st matchday
East Stirlingshire FC 2: 2 FC Stenhousemuir
Hamilton Academical 2: 2 FC Stranraer
2nd matchday
FC Stenhousemuir 1: 2 Hamilton Academical
FC Stranraer 2: 2 East Stirlingshire FC
3rd matchday
East Stirlingshire FC 2: 4 Hamilton Academical
FC Stenhousemuir 3: 3 FC Stranraer
4th matchday
FC Stenhousemuir 1: 2 East Stirlingshire FC
FC Stranraer 2: 1 Hamilton Academical
5th matchday
East Stirlingshire FC 3: 3 FC Stranraer
Hamilton Academical 6-0 FC Stenhousemuir
6th matchday
Hamilton Academical 0-0 East Stirlingshire FC
FC Stranraer 1-0 FC Stenhousemuir

Group 7

The matches took place between August 8th and 29th, 1964.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Clyde FC 6th 4th 2 0 17: 4 10
2. FC Arbroath 6th 2 2 2 11:10 6th
3. Albion Rovers 6th 2 0 4th 7:15 4th
4th FC Queen's Park 6th 1 2 3 5:11 4th
1st matchday
FC Arbroath 1: 3 Albion Rovers
FC Queen's Park 0-0 Clyde FC
2nd matchday
Albion Rovers 0: 1 FC Queen's Park
Clyde FC 1: 1 FC Arbroath
3rd matchday
Albion Rovers 0: 5 Clyde FC
FC Queen's Park 1: 3 FC Arbroath
4th matchday
Albion Rovers 1: 3 FC Arbroath
Clyde FC 4: 1 FC Queen's Park
5th matchday
FC Arbroath 1: 2 Clyde FC
FC Queen's Park 0: 2 Albion Rovers
6th matchday
FC Arbroath 2: 2 FC Queen's Park
Clyde FC 5: 1 Albion Rovers

Group 8

The matches took place between August 8th and 29th, 1964.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Greenock Morton 6th 3 3 0 14: 5 9
2. Dumbarton FC 6th 2 3 1 8: 7 7th
3. Ayr United 6th 2 1 3 11: 8 5
4th Berwick Rangers 6th 1 1 4th 7:20 3
1st matchday
Berwick Rangers 3: 1 Ayr United
Greenock Morton 1: 1 Dumbarton FC
2nd matchday
Ayr United 0: 1 Greenock Morton
Dumbarton FC 3: 2 Berwick Rangers
3rd matchday
Ayr United 2: 1 Dumbarton FC
Berwick Rangers 0: 5 Greenock Morton
4th matchday
Ayr United 6-0 Berwick Rangers
Dumbarton FC 1: 1 Greenock Morton
5th matchday
Berwick Rangers 0-0 Dumbarton FC
Greenock Morton 1: 1 Ayr United
6th matchday
Dumbarton FC 2: 1 Ayr United
Greenock Morton 5: 2 Berwick Rangers

Group 9

The matches took place between August 8th and 29th, 1964.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Forfar Athletic 6th 4th 0 0 11: 3 8th
2. Alloa Athletic 6th 2 1 1 7: 7 5
3. Stirling Albion 6th 2 0 2 10: 5 4th
4th Brechin City 6th 1 0 3 8:15 2
5. Cowdenbeath FC 6th 0 1 3 3: 9 1
1st matchday
Brechin City 1: 4 Stirling Albion
Cowdenbeath FC 1: 2 Forfar Athletic
2nd matchday
Alloa Athletic 0-0 Cowdenbeath FC
Forfar Athletic 4: 1 Brechin City
3rd matchday
Brechin City 3: 5 Alloa Athletic
Stirling Albion 1: 2 Forfar Athletic
4th matchday
Forfar Athletic 3-0 Alloa Athletic
Stirling Albion 4-0 Cowdenbeath FC
5th matchday
Alloa Athletic 2: 1 Stirling Albion
Cowdenbeath FC 2: 3 Brechin City

Supplementary Round

The extra round was held on August 31 and September 2, 1964.

total First leg Return leg
Forfar Athletic 5: 7 East Fife FC 4: 3 1: 4

Quarter finals

The first legs were played on September 9 and 14, 1964. The second legs were held on September 16, 1964.

total First leg Return leg
Clyde FC 2: 3 Greenock Morton 0: 3 2-0
Dundee United 10: 1 Hamilton Academical 8-0 2: 1
East Fife FC 2: 6 Celtic Glasgow 2-0 0: 6
Dunfermline Athletic 2: 5 Glasgow Rangers 0: 3 2: 2

Semifinals

The games were played on September 29 and 30, 1964.

Result
Celtic Glasgow 2-0 Greenock Morton
Glasgow Rangers 2: 1 Dundee United

final

Glasgow Rangers Celtic Glasgow
Glasgow Rangers
final
October 24, 1964 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 2: 1 (0: 0)
Spectators: 91,423
Referee: H. Phillips
Match report
Celtic Glasgow


Billy Ritchie - Eric Caldow , John Greig , Ronnie McKinnon , David Provan - Wilson Wood , Jim Baxter , Willie Johnston - Ralph Brand , Jimmy Millar , Jim Forrest
Trainer: Scot Symon 		John Fallon - Ian Young , Tommy Gemmell , John Cushley , Jim Kennedy - John Clark , Jimmy Johnstone , Bobby Murdoch - Stevie Chalmers , John Divers , John Hughes
Trainer: Jimmy McGrory
goal1-0 Jim Forrest (54th)
goal2-0 Jim Forrest (62nd)

goal 2-1 Jimmy Johnstone (70th)

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