Scottish League Cup 1983/84

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Scottish League Cup
Association Scottish FA
First edition 1946/47
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder Glasgow Rangers (12th title)
Record winner Glasgow Rangers (12 wins)
Website spfl.co.uk

The Scottish League Cup was played for the 38th time in 1983/84 . The Scottish League Cup, which was played among the participants of the Scottish Football League , began on August 13, 1983 and ended with the final on March 25, 1984 in Glasgow's Hampden Park . Officially, the cup competition was held as the Skols Scottish League Cup . Celtic Glasgow , who won the final against Rangers last year , started as defending champions . With a 3-2 victory in the second Old Firm derby in a row, the Rangers were able to take revenge for the final defeat a year earlier. It was the 12th title for the Rangers since the first league cup win in 1947 .

1 round

The first legs were played on August 13 and 15, the second legs on August 17, 1983.

total First leg Return leg
Albion Rovers 1: 6 Queen of the South 0: 4 1: 2
FC Arbroath 1: 2 East Fife FC 0: 1 1: 1
Berwick Rangers 3: 1 FC Stranraer 2-0 1: 1
Forfar Athletic 3: 2 FC Stenhousemuir 1-0 2: 2
Montrose FC 3: 1 East Stirlingshire FC 1-0 2: 1
Stirling Albion 1: 3 Cowdenbeath FC 1: 1 0: 2

2nd round

The first legs were played on August 23 and 24, the second legs on August 27, 1983.

total First leg Return leg
Airdrieonians FC 2: 1 Clyde FC 2-0 0: 1
Ayr United 1: 3 Clydebank FC 1: 2 0: 1
Brechin City 0: 1 Celtic Glasgow 0: 1 0-0
Montrose FC 2: 7 Dundee FC 1: 3 1: 4
Aberdeen FC 12: 00 Raith Rovers 9-0 3-0
Cowdenbeath FC 2: 2
(2: 4 on behalf) 		Heart of Midlothian 1-0 1: 2 a.d.
Dundee United 8: 1 Dunfermline Athletic 6: 1 2-0
East Fife FC 4: 8 St. Johnstone FC 1: 2 3: 6
FC Falkirk 4: 5 Alloa Athletic 2: 3 2: 2
Hamilton Academical 3: 4 Greenock Morton 2: 1 1: 3
Hibernian Edinburgh 7: 1 Dumbarton FC 5-0 2: 1
Livingston FC 4: 2 Partick Thistle 2: 1 2: 1
Motherwell FC 4-0 Berwick Rangers 2-0 2-0
FC Queen's Park 4: 5 FC Kilmarnock 3: 2 1: 3
Glasgow Rangers 8: 1 Queen of the South 4-0 4: 1
FC St. Mirren 3: 2 Forfar Athletic 1-0 2: 2

Group stage

Group 1

The matches were held between August 30th and November 30th 1983.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Dundee United 6th 5 1 0 20: 5 11
2. Motherwell FC 6th 2 1 3 11:14 05
3. Alloa Athletic 6th 2 1 3 10:15 05
4th Greenock Morton 6th 1 1 4th 7:14 03
1st matchday
Dundee United 5-0 Alloa Athletic
Motherwell FC 3-0 Greenock Morton
2nd matchday
Alloa Athletic 1: 2 Motherwell FC
Greenock Morton 1: 1 Dundee United
3rd matchday
Dundee United 4: 2 Motherwell FC
Greenock Morton 2: 4 Alloa Athletic
4th matchday
Dundee United 3-0 Greenock Morton
Motherwell FC 2: 2 Alloa Athletic
5th matchday
Alloa Athletic 2: 4 Dundee United
Greenock Morton 4: 2 Motherwell FC
6th matchday
Alloa Athletic 1-0 Greenock Morton
Motherwell FC 0: 3 Dundee United

Group 2

The matches were held between August 31 and November 30, 1983.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Glasgow Rangers 6th 6th 0 0 18: 0 12
2. Heart of Midlothian 6th 2 2 2 9: 9 06th
3. Clydebank FC 6th 1 2 3 6:14 04th
4th FC St. Mirren 6th 0 2 4th 6:16 02
1st matchday
Glasgow Rangers 4-0 Clydebank FC
FC St. Mirren 2: 2 Heart of Midlothian
2nd matchday
Clydebank FC 2-0 FC St. Mirren
Heart of Midlothian 0: 3 Glasgow Rangers
3rd matchday
Heart of Midlothian 1: 1 Clydebank FC
Glasgow Rangers 5-0 FC St. Mirren
4th matchday
Glasgow Rangers 2-0 Heart of Midlothian
FC St. Mirren 3: 3 Clydebank FC
5th matchday
Clydebank FC 0: 3 Glasgow Rangers
Heart of Midlothian 3: 1 FC St. Mirren
6th matchday
Clydebank FC 0: 3 Heart of Midlothian
FC St. Mirren 0: 1 Glasgow Rangers

Group 3

The matches were held between August 31 and November 30, 1983.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Aberdeen FC 6th 5 1 0 11: 2 11
2. Dundee FC 6th 3 2 1 8: 4 08th
3. Livingston FC 6th 1 2 3 4:10 04th
4th St. Johnstone FC 6th 0 1 5 2: 9 01
1st matchday
Aberdeen FC 4-0 Livingston FC
Dundee FC 2: 1 St. Johnstone FC
2nd matchday
Livingston FC 0: 1 Dundee FC
St. Johnstone FC 0: 1 Aberdeen FC
3rd matchday
St. Johnstone FC 1: 2 Livingston FC
Aberdeen FC 0-0 Dundee FC
4th matchday
Dundee FC 1: 1 Livingston FC
Aberdeen FC 1-0 St. Johnstone FC
5th matchday
Livingston FC 1: 3 Aberdeen FC
St. Johnstone FC 0: 3 Dundee FC
6th matchday
Dundee FC 1: 2 Aberdeen FC
Livingston FC 0-0 St. Johnstone FC

Group 4

The matches were held between August 31 and November 30, 1983.

team Games S. U N Gates Points
1. Celtic Glasgow 6th 3 3 0 13: 3 9
2. FC Kilmarnock 6th 3 1 2 9: 6 7th
3. Hibernian Edinburgh 6th 2 2 2 7: 9 6th
4th Airdrieonians FC 6th 0 2 4th 3:14 2
1st matchday
Airdrieonians FC 1: 6 Celtic Glasgow
Hibernian Edinburgh 2-0 FC Kilmarnock
2nd matchday
Celtic Glasgow 5: 1 Hibernian Edinburgh
FC Kilmarnock 3-0 Airdrieonians FC
3rd matchday
Celtic Glasgow 1: 1 FC Kilmarnock
Hibernian Edinburgh 0-0 Airdrieonians FC
4th matchday
Airdrieonians FC 1: 2 FC Kilmarnock
Hibernian Edinburgh 0-0 Celtic Glasgow
5th matchday
Celtic Glasgow 0-0 Airdrieonians FC
FC Kilmarnock 3: 1 Hibernian Edinburgh
6th matchday
Airdrieonians FC 1: 3 Hibernian Edinburgh
FC Kilmarnock 0: 1 Celtic Glasgow

Semifinals

The first legs were played on February 14 and 22, the second leg on March 10, 1984.

total First leg Return leg
Dundee United 1: 3 Glasgow Rangers 1: 1 0: 2
Aberdeen FC 0: 1 Celtic Glasgow 0-0 0: 1

final

Glasgow Rangers Celtic Glasgow
Glasgow Rangers
March 25, 1984 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 3: 2 n.v.
Spectators: 66,369
Referee: Robert Valentine
Match report
Celtic Glasgow


Peter McCloy - Jimmy Nicholl , John McClelland , Craig Paterson , Ally Dawson - Davie Cooper , Bobby Russell , Dave McPherson , John MacDonald ( Hugh Burns ) - Sandy Clark ( Colin McAdam ), Ally McCoist Trainer: Jock Wallace(C)Captain of the crew
 Pat Bonner - Danny McGrain , Tom McAdam , Roy Aitken , Mark Reid - David Provan ( Graeme Sinclair ), Murdo MacLeod , Paul McStay , Tommy Burns - Frank McGarvey ( Jim Melrose ), Brian McClair Trainer: David Hay(C)Captain of the crew
goal1-0 Ally McCoist (44th penalty)
goal2-0 Ally McCoist (61st)


goal3-2 Ally McCoist (104th)

goal2-1 Brian McClair (67th)
goal2-2 Mark Reid (89th penalty)

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