Scottish League Cup 1989/90
| Scottish League Cup | |
| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1946/47 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Aberdeen FC (4th title) |
| Record winner | Glasgow Rangers (16 wins) |
| Website | scottishfootballleague.com |
The Scottish League Cup was played for the 44th time in 1989/90 . The Scottish League Cup, which was played among the participants of the Scottish Football League , began on August 8, 1989 and ended with the final on October 22, 1989. If a duel was not decided after 90 minutes plus overtime, it came to penalties. The FC Aberdeen won the title for the seventh time in the club's history in the final match against Glasgow Rangers . After three successes in a row in the League Cup for the Rangers (1987, 1988 and 1989), Aberdeen won the title for the last time in front of the capital club in the 1985/86 season with 2-1 after extra time in the final.
1 round
The matches were held on August 8th and 9th, 1989.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dumbarton FC | 3-0 | FC Stenhousemuir |
| FC Arbroath | 1-0 | East Stirlingshire FC |
| Cowdenbeath FC | 0: 4 a.d. | Montrose FC |
| East Fife FC | 2: 2 | FC Queen's Park |
| Stirling Albion | 0: 3 | Berwick Rangers |
| FC Stranraer | 3: 4 a.d. | Brechin City |
2nd round
The matches took place on August 15 and 16, 1989.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians FC | 4-0 | Forfar Athletic |
| Ayr United | 0: 1 | Hamilton Academical |
| Berwick Rangers | 0: 2 | FC St. Mirren |
| Dumbarton FC | 0: 3 | Celtic Glasgow |
| Dundee FC | 5: 1 | Clyde FC |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 3-0 | Raith Rovers |
| Hibernian Edinburgh | 3-0 | Alloa Athletic |
| FC Kilmarnock | 1: 4 | Motherwell FC |
| FC Queen's Park | 0: 1 | Greenock Morton |
| Glasgow Rangers | 4-0 | FC Arbroath |
| Albion Rovers | 0: 2 | Aberdeen FC |
| Brechin City | 0: 3 | FC Falkirk |
| Clydebank FC | 3: 1 | Livingston FC |
| Dundee United | 1-0 | Partick Thistle |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3-0 | Montrose FC |
| Queen of the South | 1-0 | St. Johnstone FC |
3rd round
The encounters took place on August 22nd and 23rd, 1989.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Celtic Glasgow | 2-0 | Queen of the South |
| Hibernian Edinburgh | ?:? n. V. (5: 3 on account ) |
Clydebank FC |
| Aberdeen FC | 4-0 | Airdrieonians FC |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1-0 | Dundee FC |
| FC Falkirk | 1: 4 | Heart of Midlothian |
| Hamilton Academical | 2: 1 | Dundee United |
| Greenock Morton | 1: 2 | Glasgow Rangers |
| FC St. Mirren | 1-0 | Motherwell FC |
Quarter finals
The matches were played on August 29 and 30, 1989.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen FC | 3: 1 | FC St. Mirren |
| Heart of Midlothian | ?:? n. V. (1: 3 in good condition ) |
Celtic Glasgow |
| Hibernian Edinburgh | 1: 3 a.d. | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Hamilton Academical | 0: 3 | Glasgow Rangers |
Semifinals
The matches took place on September 19 and 20, 1989.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen FC | 1-0 | Celtic Glasgow |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0: 5 | Glasgow Rangers |
final
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Theo Snelders - Stewart McKimmie , Willie Miller , Alex McLeish , David Robertson - Bobby Connor , Eoin Jess ( Brian Irvine ), Brian Grant ( Willem van der Ark ), Jim Bett - Paul Mason , Charlie Nicholas Trainer: Alex Smith |
Chris Woods - Gary Stevens , Richard Gough , Terry Butcher , Stuart Munro - Trevor Steven , Ian Ferguson , Mark Walters ( Stuart McCall ), Ray Wilkins - Ally McCoist , Mo Johnston Trainer: Graeme Souness |
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Mark Walters
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