The 1947–48 Scottish League Cup was the second staging of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by East Fife, who defeated Falkirk in the Final.
First round
Group 1
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Motherwell 4–0 Queen of the South 9 August 1947 St Mirren 0–1 Aberdeen 9 August 1947 Aberdeen 2–0 Motherwell 16 August 1947 Queen of the South 8–1 St Mirren 16 August 1947 Motherwell 3–1 St Mirren 23 August 1947 Queen of the South 1–2 Aberdeen 23 August 1947 Aberdeen 2–0 St Mirren 30 August 1947 Queen of the South 0–1 Motherwell 30 August 1947 Motherwell 2–0 Aberdeen 6 September 1947 St Mirren 7–1 Queen of the South 6 September 1947 Aberdeen 9–0 Queen of the South St Mirren 0–3 Motherwell
Group 2
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Falkirk 5–6 Partick Thistle 9 August 1947 Queen's Park 4–1 Morton 9 August 1947 Morton 1–2 Falkirk 16 August 1947 Partick Thistle 3–1 Queen's Park 16 August 1947 Morton 2–1 Partick Thistle 23 August 1947 Queen's Park 0–4 Falkirk 23 August 1947 Morton 3–1 Queen's Park 30 August 1947 Partick Thistle 3–3 Falkirk 30 August 1947 Falkirk 5–0 Morton 6 September 1947 Queen's Park 4–3 Partick Thistle 6 September 1947 Falkirk 4–1 Queen's Park Partick Thistle 4–1 Morton
Group 3
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee 5–0 Third Lanark 9 August 1947 Rangers 2–0 Celtic 9 August 1947 Celtic 1–1 Dundee 16 August 1947 Third Lanark 1–3 Rangers 16 August 1947 Celtic 3–1 Third Lanark 23 August 1947 Rangers 3–0 Dundee 23 August 1947 Celtic 2–0 Rangers 30 August 1947 Third Lanark 5–1 Dundee 30 August 1947 Dundee 4–1 Celtic 6 September 1947 Rangers 3–0 Third Lanark 6 September 1947 Dundee 1–1 Rangers Third Lanark 3–2 Celtic
Group 4
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Clyde 4–2 Airdrieonians 9 August 1947 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian 9 August 1947 Airdrieonians 3–2 Heart of Midlothian 16 August 1947 Hibernian 5–1 Clyde 16 August 1947 Airdrieonians 1–1 Hibernian 23 August 1947 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Clyde 23 August 1947 Airdrieonians 3–1 Clyde 30 August 1947 Hibernian 1–2 Heart of Midlothian 30 August 1947 Clyde 3–4 Hibernian 6 September 1947 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Airdrieonians 6 September 1947 Clyde 5–2 Heart of Midlothian Hibernian 5–0 Airdrieonians
Group 5
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Alloa Athletic 1–2 Hamilton Academical 9 August 1947 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Raith Rovers 9 August 1947 Hamilton Academical 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic 16 August 1947 Raith Rovers 4–2 Alloa Athletic 16 August 1947 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Alloa Athletic 23 August 1947 Raith Rovers 3–1 Hamilton Academical 23 August 1947 Hamilton Academical 9–0 Alloa Athletic 30 August 1947 Raith Rovers 6–1 Dunfermline Athletic 30 August 1947 Alloa Athletic 1–2 Raith Rovers 6 September 1947 Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Hamilton Academical 6 September 1947 Alloa Athletic 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton Academical 6–1 Raith Rovers
Group 6
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Albion Rovers 3–0 Dundee United 9 August 1947 Leith Athletic 2–1 Cowdenbeath 9 August 1947 Cowdenbeath 2–3 Albion Rovers 16 August 1947 Dundee United 2–2 Leith Athletic 16 August 1947 Dundee United 0–2 Cowdenbeath 23 August 1947 Leith Athletic 2–2 Albion Rovers 23 August 1947 Cowdenbeath 0–1 Leith Athletic 30 August 1947 Dundee United 2–1 Albion Rovers 30 August 1947 Albion Rovers 4–1 Cowdenbeath 6 September 1947 Leith Athletic 3–1 Dundee United 6 September 1947 Albion Rovers 1–1 Leith Athletic Cowdenbeath 1–0 Dundee United
Group 7
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dumbarton 5–5 Stenhousemuir 9 August 1947 St Johnstone 5–1 Arbroath 9 August 1947 Arbroath 1–3 Dumbarton 16 August 1947 Stenhousemuir 3–2 St Johnstone 16 August 1947 St Johnstone 1–0 Dumbarton 23 August 1947 Stenhousemuir 2–0 Arbroath 23 August 1947 Arbroath 1–2 St Johnstone 30 August 1947 Stenhousemuir 2–1 Dumbarton 30 August 1947 Dumbarton 4–2 Arbroath 6 September 1947 St Johnstone 0–1 Stenhousemuir 6 September 1947 Arbroath 5–1 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton 1–6 St Johnstone
Group 8
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Ayr United 2–2 Kilmarnock 9 August 1947 East Fife 3–2 Stirling Albion 9 August 1947 Kilmarnock 0–0 East Fife 16 August 1947 Stirling Albion 1–5 Ayr United 16 August 1947 Ayr United 2–5 East Fife 23 August 1947 Stirling Albion 5–3 Kilmarnock 23 August 1947 Kilmarnock 1–2 Ayr United 30 August 1947 Stirling Albion 2–5 East Fife 30 August 1947 Ayr United 3–2 Stirling Albion 6 September 1947 East Fife 1–3 Kilmarnock 6 September 1947 East Fife 5–0 Ayr United Kilmarnock 3–2 Stirling Albion
Quarter-finals
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 8–2 Leith Athletic 27 September 1947 Falkirk 3–1 Hamilton Academical 27 September 1947 Heart of Midlothian 3–4 East Fife 27 September 1947 Rangers 2–0 Stenhousemuir 27 September 1947
Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 0–1 East Fife 11-10-1947 Rangers 0–1 Falkirk 11-10-1947
Final
Replay
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