Scottish League Cup 1990/91
| Scottish League Cup | |
| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1946/47 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Glasgow Rangers (17th title) |
| Record winner | Glasgow Rangers (17 wins) |
| Website | scottishfootballleague.com |
The Scottish League Cup was played for the 45th time in 1990/91 . The Scottish League Cup, which was played among the participants of the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Premier League , began on August 14, 1990 and ended with the final on October 28, 1990. If a duel was not decided after 90 minutes plus extra time, it came to the penalty shootout. The Rangers won the title against Celtic in the Old Firm final .
1 round
The matches took place on August 14th and 15th, 1990.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| East Stirlingshire FC | 2: 2 n.V. (?:? I. E.) |
Dumbarton FC |
| FC Queen's Park | 3: 3 n.V. (?:? I. E.) |
East Fife FC |
| FC Stenhousemuir | 0: 2 | Cowdenbeath FC |
| Montrose FC | 1: 2 a.d. | Queen of the South |
| Stirling Albion | 1: 2 | FC Arbroath |
| FC Stranraer | 4: 3 a.d. | Berwick Rangers |
2nd round
The matches took place on August 21 and 22, 1990.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians FC | 1: 2 | FC Stranraer |
| Alloa Athletic | 0: 3 | Dundee United |
| Brechin City | 0: 2 | Hamilton Academical |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4-0 | Albion Rovers |
| Forfar Athletic | 1: 2 | Raith Rovers |
| FC Kilmarnock | 3: 2 | Clydebank FC |
| Motherwell FC | 4: 3 | Greenock Morton |
| Queen of the South | 2: 2 n.V. (?:? I. E.) |
Dundee FC |
| FC Queen's Park | 0: 1 | Aberdeen FC |
| Glasgow Rangers | 5-0 | East Stirlingshire FC |
| St. Johnstone FC | 0: 2 | Clyde FC |
| Celtic Glasgow | 4-0 | Ayr United |
| Cowdenbeath FC | 0: 2 | Heart of Midlothian |
| FC Falkirk | 1: 1 n.V. (?:? I. E.) |
Partick Thistle |
| Livingston FC | 0: 1 | Hibernian Edinburgh |
| FC St. Mirren | 1-0 | FC Arbroath |
3rd round
The matches took place on August 28 and 29, 1990.
Quarter finals
The matches were held on 4th / 5th September 1990.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Rangers | 6: 2 | Raith Rovers |
| Aberdeen FC | 3-0 | Heart of Midlothian |
| Celtic Glasgow | 2: 1 | Queen of the South |
| Dundee United | 2-0 | Motherwell FC |
Semifinals
The matches were held on 25/26. September 1990.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Rangers | 1-0 | Aberdeen FC |
| Celtic Glasgow | 2-0 | Dundee United |
final
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Chris Woods - Gary Stevens , Richard Gough , John Brown , Stuart Munro - Trevor Steven , Terry Hurlock ( Pieter Huistra ), Nigel Spackman , Mark Walters - Mark Hateley , Ally McCoist ( Ian Ferguson ) Trainers: Billy McNeill |
Packie Bonner - Peter Grant , Dariusz Wdowczyk , Paul Elliott , Anton Rogan - Joe Miller ( Chris Morris ), Paul McStay , Steve Fulton ( John Hewitt ), John Collins - Gerry Creaney , Dariusz Dziekanowski Trainer: Graeme Souness |
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