Scottish League Cup 1966/67

Scottish League Cup 1966/67
Association	Scottish FA
First edition	1946/47
Game mode	Knockout system
Title holder	Celtic Glasgow (4th title)
Record winner	Glasgow Rangers (6 wins)
Website	spfl.co.uk

The Scottish League Cup was played for the 21st time in 1966/67 . The Scottish Football League Cup, which was played among the participants of the Scottish Football League , began on August 13, 1966 and ended with the final on October 29, 1966 in Hampden Park in Glasgow . As defending champion, Celtic Glasgow started the competition that had prevailed against the Glasgow Rangers at the Old Firm in the previous year's final . In this year's final, Celtic and the Rangers met again . For Celtic it was the third final in a row since 1965 and the 5th overall since 1957 . The Rangers reached the final for the fourth year in a row, and for the tenth overall time since 1947 . Both clubs faced each other in the Old Firm Derby in 1958 , 1965 and 1966 . Celtic won the final 1-0 with a goal from Bobby Lennox . It was the fourth league cup triumph for Celtic since 1957. In the 1966/67 season , the club won four more titles; in the Scottish Division One, Celtic won the championship for the 22nd time in the club's history . In the cup final was FC Aberdeen beaten in Glasgow Cup Partick Thistle , and when Lisbon Lions took Celtic also the first British team ever to Europe Champions Cup in the final against Inter Milan . It is still considered an annus mirabilis in the history of Celtic Glasgow. Due to the victory in the championship, Celtic took part in the European Cup in the following season . The Rangers took part in the Exhibition Cities Cup . Celtic flew as defending champion in the first round against the Soviet representative Dynamo Kiev . The Rangers were eliminated in the quarterfinals against the eventual winner of the competition Leeds United .

Group stage

Group 1

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1966.

	team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Aberdeen FC	6th	6th	0	0	20: 7	12
2.	Dundee United	6th	2	2	2	13:13	06th
3.	Dundee FC	6th	1	2	3	8:11	04th
4th	St. Johnstone FC	6th	0	2	4th	6:16	02

1st matchday
Aberdeen FC	3-0	St. Johnstone FC
Dundee United	2-0	Dundee FC
2nd matchday
Dundee FC	3: 4	Aberdeen FC
St. Johnstone FC	1: 1	Dundee United
3rd matchday
Aberdeen FC	4: 1	Dundee United
Dundee FC	2-0	St. Johnstone FC
4th matchday
Dundee FC	1: 1	Dundee United
St. Johnstone FC	0: 3	Aberdeen FC
5th matchday
Aberdeen FC	2-0	Dundee FC
Dundee United	5: 3	FC St. Johnstonec
6th matchday
Dundee United	3: 4	Aberdeen FC
St. Johnstone FC	2: 2	Dundee FC

Group 2

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1966.

	team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Glasgow Rangers	6th	3	2	1	13: 4	8th
2.	Hibernian Edinburgh	6th	4th	0	2	12: 9	8th
3.	FC Kilmarnock	6th	2	2	2	6: 3	6th
4th	Stirling Albion	6th	0	2	4th	3:18	2

1st matchday
FC Kilmarnock	2-0	Stirling Albion
Glasgow Rangers	1-0	Hibernian Edinburgh
2nd matchday
Hibernian Edinburgh	2: 1	FC Kilmarnock
Stirling Albion	0: 8	Glasgow Rangers
3rd matchday
Glasgow Rangers	0-0	FC Kilmarnock
Stirling Albion	2: 4	Hibernian Edinburgh
4th matchday
Hibernian Edinburgh	3: 2	Glasgow Rangers
Stirling Albion	0-0	FC Kilmarnock
5th matchday
FC Kilmarnock	3-0	Hibernian Edinburgh
Glasgow Rangers	1: 1	Stirling Albion
6th matchday
Hibernian Edinburgh	3-0	Stirling Albion
FC Kilmarnock	0: 1	Glasgow Rangers

Group 3

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1966.

	team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Dunfermline Athletic	6th	4th	1	1	15:10	9
2.	Motherwell FC	6th	3	2	1	13: 7	8th
3.	Partick Thistle	6th	1	2	3	3:10	4th
4th	FC Falkirk	6th	0	3	3	5: 9	3

1st matchday
Dunfermline Athletic	2: 1	Motherwell FC
FC Falkirk	0-0	Partick Thistle
2nd matchday
Motherwell FC	2: 2	FC Falkirk
Partick Thistle	0: 3	Dunfermline Athletic
3rd matchday
Dunfermline Athletic	2: 2	FC Falkirk
Motherwell FC	4-0	Partick Thistle
4th matchday
Motherwell FC	4: 3	Dunfermline Athletic
Partick Thistle	1-0	FC Falkirk
5th matchday
Dunfermline Athletic	3: 2	Partick Thistle
FC Falkirk	0: 2	Motherwell FC
6th matchday
FC Falkirk	1: 2	Dunfermline Athletic
Partick Thistle	0-0	Motherwell FC

Group 4

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1966.

	team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Celtic Glasgow	6th	6th	0	0	23: 3	12
2.	Heart of Midlothian	6th	3	1	2	10:10	07th
3.	Clyde FC	6th	2	0	4th	7:16	04th
4th	FC St. Mirren	6th	0	1	5	3:14	01

1st matchday
Clyde FC	1-0	FC St. Mirren
Heart of Midlothian	0: 2	Celtic Glasgow
2nd matchday
Celtic Glasgow	6-0	Clyde FC
FC St. Mirren	0-0	Heart of Midlothian
3rd matchday
Celtic Glasgow	8: 2	FC St. Mirren
Heart of Midlothian	4: 3	Clyde FC
4th matchday
Celtic Glasgow	3-0	Heart of Midlothian
FC St. Mirren	0: 1	Clyde FC
5th matchday
Clyde FC	1: 3	Celtic Glasgow
Heart of Midlothian	3: 1	FC St. Mirren
6th matchday
Clyde FC	1: 3	Heart of Midlothian
FC St. Mirren	0: 1	Celtic Glasgow

Group 5

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1966.

	team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Ayr United	6th	2	3	1	9: 6	7th
2.	Cowdenbeath FC	6th	2	3	1	7: 8	7th
3.	Raith Rovers	6th	2	2	2	8: 6	6th
4th	Berwick Rangers	6th	0	4th	2	3: 7	4th

1st matchday
Berwick Rangers	1: 1	Ayr United
Raith Rovers	1: 2	Cowdenbeath FC
2nd matchday
Ayr United	0-0	Raith Rovers
Cowdenbeath FC	0-0	Berwick Rangers
3rd matchday
Ayr United	2: 2	Cowdenbeath FC
Berwick Rangers	1: 1	Raith Rovers
4th matchday
Ayr United	2-0	Berwick Rangers
Cowdenbeath FC	2: 1	Raith Rovers
5th matchday
Berwick Rangers	1: 1	Cowdenbeath FC
Raith Rovers	3: 1	Ayr United
6th matchday
Cowdenbeath FC	0: 3	Ayr United
Raith Rovers	2-0	Berwick Rangers

Group 6

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1966.

	team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Greenock Morton	6th	5	1	0	9: 3	11
2.	FC Arbroath	6th	2	3	1	5: 4	07th
3.	East Fife FC	6th	1	2	3	7: 9	04th
4th	Third Lanark	6th	0	2	4th	7:12	02

1st matchday
FC Arbroath	2-0	Third Lanark
Greenock Morton	2: 1	East Fife FC
2nd matchday
East Fife FC	0-0	FC Arbroath
Third Lanark	0: 1	Greenock Morton
3rd matchday
FC Arbroath	0-0	Greenock Morton
East Fife FC	2: 2	Third Lanark
4th matchday
East Fife FC	0: 1	Greenock Morton
Third Lanark	1: 1	FC Arbroath
5th matchday
FC Arbroath	2: 1	East Fife FC
Greenock Morton	3: 2	Third Lanark
6th matchday
Greenock Morton	2-0	FC Arbroath
Third Lanark	2: 3	East Fife FC

Group 7

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1966.

	team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Queen of the South	6th	4th	2	0	20: 6	10
2.	FC Airdrieonians	6th	4th	1	1	12: 8	09
3.	Dumbarton FC	6th	1	1	4th	8:12	03
4th	FC Queen's Park	6th	1	0	5	7:21	02

1st matchday
FC Airdrieonians	3-0	Dumbarton FC
FC Queen's Park	1: 5	Queen of the South
2nd matchday
Dumbarton FC	1: 2	FC Queen's Park
Queen of the South	3-0	FC Airdrieonians
3rd matchday
Dumbarton FC	1: 1	Queen of the South
FC Queen's Park	1: 3	FC Airdrieonians
4th matchday
Dumbarton FC	1: 2	FC Airdrieonians
Queen of the South	6: 1	FC Queen's Park
5th matchday
FC Airdrieonians	1: 1	Queen of the South
FC Queen's Park	0: 3	Dumbarton FC
6th matchday
FC Airdrieonians	3: 2	FC Queen's Park
Queen of the South	4: 2	Dumbarton FC

Group 8

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1966.

	team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Montrose FC	6th	3	2	1	9: 5	8th
2.	Alloa Athletic	6th	3	0	3	9: 5	6th
3.	Hamilton Academical	6th	2	1	3	6: 8	5
4th	Albion Rovers	6th	1	3	2	3: 9	5

1st matchday
Alloa Athletic	4-0	Albion Rovers
Hamilton Academical	1: 3	Montrose FC
2nd matchday
Albion Rovers	0-0	Hamilton Academical
Montrose FC	2: 1	Alloa Athletic
3rd matchday
Albion Rovers	0-0	Montrose FC
Alloa Athletic	3: 1	Hamilton Academical
4th matchday
Albion Rovers	1-0	Alloa Athletic
Montrose FC	2-0	Hamilton Academical
5th matchday
Alloa Athletic	1-0	Montrose FC
Hamilton Academical	3-0	Albion Rovers
6th matchday
Hamilton Academical	1-0	Alloa Athletic
Montrose FC	2: 2	Albion Rovers

Group 9

The matches took place between August 13 and September 3, 1966.

	team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Brechin City	5	4th	1	0	14: 3	9
2.	Forfar Athletic	5	3	1	1	12: 6	7th
3.	FC Stranraer	5	2	2	1	5: 4	6th
4th	Clydebank FC	5	2	0	3	8: 8	4th
5.	FC Stenhousemuir	5	0	2	3	5:12	2
6th	East Stirlingshire FC	5	0	2	3	2:13	2

1st matchday
Brechin City	4-0	FC Stenhousemuir
Clydebank FC	3-0	East Stirlingshire FC
FC Stranraer	2: 1	Forfar Athletic
2nd matchday
East Stirlingshire FC	0: 4	Brechin City
Forfar Athletic	2: 1	Clydebank FC
FC Stenhousemuir	1: 1	FC Stranraer
3rd matchday
Brechin City	3: 1	Clydebank FC
East Stirlingshire FC	0-0	FC Stranraer
FC Stenhousemuir	1: 3	Forfar Athletic
4th matchday
East Stirlingshire FC	1: 1	FC Stenhousemuir
Forfar Athletic	1: 1	Brechin City
FC Stranraer	1-0	Clydebank FC
5th matchday
Clydebank FC	3: 2	FC Stenhousemuir
Forfar Athletic	5: 1	East Stirlingshire FC
FC Stranraer	1: 2	Brechin City

Supplementary Round

The extra round was held on September 5th and 7th, 1966.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Brechin City	3: 7	Greenock Morton	1: 2	2: 5

Quarter finals

The first leg was played on September 14, the second leg on September 21, 1966.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Ayr United	1: 4	Glasgow Rangers	1: 1	0: 3
Celtic Glasgow	9: 4	Dunfermline Athletic	6: 3	3: 1
Montrose FC	4: 8	FC Airdrieonians	3: 3	1: 5
Greenock Morton	3: 4	Aberdeen FC	3: 1	0: 3

Semifinals

The games were played on October 17 and 19, 1966 in Hampden Park in Glasgow. The replay took place on October 24, 1966.

	Result
Celtic Glasgow	2-0	FC Airdrieonians
Glasgow Rangers	2: 2	Aberdeen FC

Replay

	Result
Glasgow Rangers	2-0	Aberdeen FC

final

Celtic Glasgow		Glasgow Rangers
	final October 29, 1966 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park ) Result: 1: 0 (1: 0) Spectators: 94,532 Referee: Tiny Wharton Match report
	Ronnie Simpson - Tommy Gemmell , Willie O'Neill , Billy McNeill , Bobby Murdoch - John Clark , Jimmy Johnstone , Bobby Lennox , Bertie Auld - Joe McBride , John Hughes (??. Stevie Chalmers ) Trainer: Jock Stein	Norrie Martin - Kai Johansen , David Provan , John Greig , Ronnie McKinnon - Dave Smith , Willie Henderson , Bobby Watson , George McLean - Alex Smith , Willie Johnston Trainer: Scot Symon
	1-0 Bobby Lennox (19th)

Web links

• official website
• Scottish League Cup 1966/67 at Statto.com