Scottish League Cup 1985/86
| Scottish League Cup | |
| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1946/47 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Aberdeen FC (3rd title) |
| Record winner | Glasgow Rangers (13 wins) |
| Website | scottishfootballleague.com |
The Scottish League Cup was played for the 40th time in 1985/86 . The Scottish League Cup began on August 14, 1985 and ended with the final on October 27, 1985. The clubs of the Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League participated in the competition. If a duel was not decided after 90 minutes plus extra time, there was a penalty shoot-out. The title was secured for the third time in the club history of Aberdeen FC in the final against Hibernian Edinburgh .
1 round
The matches took place on August 14 and 19, 1985.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Berwick Rangers | 1: 3 | Cowdenbeath FC |
| East Stirlingshire | 1: 3 | Raith Rovers |
| Queen of the South | 3-0 | FC Arbroath |
| FC Queen's Park | 1: 2 | Stirling Albion |
| FC Stranraer | 3-0 | Albion Rovers |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4-0 | FC Stenhousemuir |
2nd round
The matches took place on August 20 and 21, 1985.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Academical | 2-0 | East Fife FC |
| Livingston FC | 2: 3 | Forfar Athletic |
| Montrose FC | 1: 3 | Heart of Midlothian |
| FC St. Mirren | 3: 1 | FC Kilmarnock |
| Aberdeen FC | 5-0 | Ayr United |
| Alloa Athletic | 0: 2 | Dundee United |
| Brechin City | 3: 1 | FC Falkirk |
| Clydebank FC | 7: 2 | Raith Rovers |
| Hibernian Edinburgh | 6-0 | Cowdenbeath FC |
| Greenock Morton | 2: 2 n.V. (?:? I. E.) |
Dunfermline Athletic |
| Motherwell FC | 1-0 | Partick Thistle |
| Queen of the South | 1: 4 | Celtic Glasgow |
| Glasgow Rangers | 5-0 | Clyde FC |
| St. Johnstone FC | 1-0 | Airdrieonians FC |
| Stirling Albion | 1: 1 n.V. (?:? I. E.) |
Dumbarton FC |
| FC Stranraer | 2: 3 | Dundee FC |
3rd round
The matches took place on August 27 and 28, 1985.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Forfar Athletic | 2: 2 n.V. (?:? I. E.) |
Glasgow Rangers |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2: 1 a.d. | Stirling Albion |
| Celtic Glasgow | 7-0 | Brechin City |
| Dundee United | 2-0 | Clydebank FC |
| Hamilton Academical | 2: 1 a.d. | Dundee FC |
| Hibernian Edinburgh | 6: 1 | Motherwell FC |
| Greenock Morton | 1: 4 | FC St. Mirren |
| St. Johnstone FC | 0: 2 | Aberdeen FC |
Quarter finals
The matches were held on September 4, 1985.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen FC | 1-0 | Heart of Midlothian |
| Dundee United | 2: 1 | FC St. Mirren |
| Hamilton Academical | 1: 2 | Glasgow Rangers |
| Hibernian Edinburgh | 4: 4 n.V. (?:? I. E.) |
Celtic Glasgow |
Semifinals
The matches were played on September 25 (first leg) and October 9, 1985 (second leg)
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen FC | 2-0 | Dundee United | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Glasgow Rangers | 1: 2 | Hibernian Edinburgh | 0: 2 | 1-0 |
final
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Jim Leighton - Stewart McKimmie , Brian Mitchell , Billy Stark , Alex McLeish - Willie Miller , Eric Black , Neil Simpson , Frank McDougall , Neale Cooper - John Hewitt Trainer: Alex Ferguson |
Alan Rough - Alan Sneddon , Iain Munro , Ally Brazil ( John Collins ), Mark Fulton - Gordon Hunter , Paul Kane , Gordon Chisholm , Joe McBride ( Colin Harris ) - Steve Cowan , Gordon Durie Trainer: John Blackley |
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 1: 0 Black 2: 0 Black 3: 0 Strong
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