1949–50 Scottish League Cup

The 1949–50 Scottish League Cup was the fourth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by East Fife, who defeated Dunfermline Athletic in the Final.

First round

Group 1

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Celtic 3–2 Rangers 13 August 1949 St Mirren 3–1 Aberdeen 13 August 1949 Aberdeen 4–5 Celtic 17 August 1949 Rangers 5–1 St Mirren 17 August 1949 Rangers 4–2 Aberdeen 20 August 1949 St Mirren 1–0 Celtic 20 August 1949 Aberdeen 1–0 St Mirren 27 August 1949 Rangers 2–0 Celtic 27 August 1949 St Mirren 1–1 Rangers 30 August 1949 Celtic 1–3 Aberdeen Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers Celtic 4–1 St Mirren

Group 2

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Hibernian 1–0 Falkirk 13 August 1949 Queen of the South 2–4 Third Lanark 13 August 1949 Falkirk 1–0 Queen of the South 17 August 1949 Third Lanark 0–2 Hibernian 17 August 1949 Falkirk 1–2 Third Lanark 20 August 1949 Queen of the South 1–2 Hibernian 20 August 1949 Falkirk 2–1 Hibernian 27 August 1949 Third Lanark 1–1 Queen of the South 27 August 1949 Hibernian 4–2 Third Lanark Queen of the South 0–0 Falkirk Hibernian 5–3 Queen of the South Third Lanark 3–0 Falkirk

Group 3

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee 1–1 Clyde 13 August 1949 Partick Thistle 2–0 Motherwell 13 August 1949 Clyde 1–2 Partick Thistle 17 August 1949 Motherwell 2–0 Dundee 17 August 1949 Clyde 2–2 Motherwell 20 August 1949 Dundee 5–2 Partick Thistle 20 August 1949 Clyde 2–0 Dundee 27 August 1949 Motherwell 1–1 Partick Thistle 27 August 1949 Dundee 0–1 Motherwell Partick Thistle 3–1 Clyde Motherwell 1–1 Clyde Partick Thistle 4–2 Dundee

Group 4

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Raith Rovers 0–3 East Fife 13 August 1949 Stirling Albion 1–5 Heart of Midlothian 13 August 1949 East Fife 3–1 Stirling Albion 17 August 1949 Heart of Midlothian 5–1 Raith Rovers 17 August 1949 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 East Fife 20 August 1949 Raith Rovers 6–2 Stirling Albion 20 August 1949 East Fife 3–2 Raith Rovers 27 August 1949 Heart of Midlothian 4–5 Stirling Albion 27 August 1949 Raith Rovers 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Stirling Albion 0–3 East Fife East Fife 4–3 Heart of Midlothian Stirling Albion 4–1 Raith Rovers

Group 5

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Hamilton Academical 0–1 Forfar Athletic 13 August 1949 Stenhousemuir 0–1 Albion Rovers 13 August 1949 Albion Rovers 1–0 Hamilton Academical 17 August 1949 Forfar Athletic 2–2 Stenhousemuir 17 August 1949 Forfar Athletic 3–2 Albion Rovers 20 August 1949 Hamilton Academical 0–0 Stenhousemuir 20 August 1949 Albion Rovers 2–2 Stenhousemuir 27 August 1949 Forfar Athletic 3–0 Hamilton Academical 27 August 1949 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Albion Rovers Stenhousemuir 3–1 Forfar Athletic Albion Rovers 2–2 Forfar Athletic Stenhousemuir 3–0 Hamilton Academical

Group 6

Team Airdrieonians 6 4 1 1 16 12 1.33 9 Dundee United 6 4 0 2 22 12 1.83 8 Dumbarton 6 2 1 3 12 16 0.75 5 Arbroath 6 1 0 5 9 19 0.47 2

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Airdrieonians 5–2 Dundee United 13 August 1949 Dumbarton 5–1 Arbroath 13 August 1949 Arbroath 1–2 Airdrieonians 17 August 1949 Dundee United 5–1 Dumbarton 17 August 1949 Airdrieonians 2–2 Dumbarton 20 August 1949 Arbroath 2–4 Dundee United 20 August 1949 Arbroath 3–1 Dumbarton 27 August 1949 Dundee United 6–0 Airdrieonians 27 August 1949 Airdrieonians 3–1 Arbroath Dumbarton 3–1 Dundee United Dumbarton 0–4 Airdrieonians Dundee United 4–1 Arbroath

Group 7

Team Cowdenbeath 6 4 1 1 12 4 3.00 9 Morton 6 4 1 1 19 9 2.11 9 Ayr United 6 1 3 2 14 13 1.08 5 Alloa Athletic 6 0 1 5 4 23 0.17 1

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Ayr United 3–4 Morton 13 August 1949 Cowdenbeath 2–0 Alloa Athletic 13 August 1949 Alloa Athletic 2–2 Ayr United 17 August 1949 Morton 1–0 Cowdenbeath 17 August 1949 Alloa Athletic 0–4 Morton 20 August 1949 Ayr United 2–2 Cowdenbeath 20 August 1949 Alloa Athletic 1–4 Cowdenbeath 27 August 1949 Morton 3–3 Ayr United 27 August 1949 Ayr United 4–0 Alloa Athletic Cowdenbeath 2–0 Morton Cowdenbeath 2–0 Ayr United Morton 7–1 Alloa Athletic

Group 8

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Queens Park 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic 13 August 1949 St Johnstone 3–2 Kilmarnock 13 August 1949 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 St Johnstone 17 August 1949 Kilmarnock 2–0 Queens Park 17 August 1949 Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 Kilmarnock 20 August 1949 Queens Park 2–0 St Johnstone 20 August 1949 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Queens Park 27 August 1949 Kilmarnock 2–0 St Johnstone 27 August 1949 Queens Park 3–1 Kilmarnock St Johnstone 2–3 Dunfermline Athletic Kilmarnock 2–4 Dunfermline Athletic St Johnstone 2–3 Queens Park

Quarter-finals

First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Airdrieonians 3–4 Dunfermline Athletic 17 September 1949 Forfar Athletic 1–3 East Fife 17 September 1949 Partick Thistle 4–2 Hibernian 17 September 1949 Rangers 2–3 Cowdenbeath

Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Airdrieonians 20 September 1949 4–3 Cowdenbeath 1–3After Extra Time Rangers 4–5 East Fife 5–1 Forfar Athletic 8–2 Hibernian 4–0 Partick Thistle 6–4

Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Hibernian 8 October 1949 East Fife 2–1After Extra Time Rangers 8 October 1949

Final

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