1950–51 Scottish League Cup

The 1950–51 Scottish League Cup was the fifth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Motherwell, who defeated Hibernian in the Final.

First round

Group 1

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Celtic 2–0 East Fife 12 August 1950 Raith Rovers 3–2 Third Lanark 12 August 1950 East Fife 3–3 Raith Rovers 16 August 1950 Third Lanark 1–2 Celtic 16 August 1950 Celtic 2–1 Raith Rovers 19 August 1950 East Fife 2–5 Third Lanark 19 August 1950 East Fife 1–1 Celtic 26 August 1950 Third Lanark 1–0 Raith Rovers 26 August 1950 Celtic 3–1 Third Lanark 30 August 1950 Raith Rovers 1–4 East Fife 30 August 1950 Raith Rovers 2–2 Celtic Third Lanark 3–3 East Fife

Group 2

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Falkirk 1–1 St Mirren 12 August 1950 Hibernian 2–0 Dundee 12 August 1950 St Mirren 0–6 Hibernian 15 August 1950 Dundee 1–2 Falkirk 16 August 1950 Dundee 3–1 St Mirren 19 August 1950 Falkirk 4–5 Hibernian 19 August 1950 Dundee 0–2 Hibernian 26 August 1950 St Mirren 2–0 Falkirk 26 August 1950 Falkirk 1–2 Dundee 30 August 1950 Hibernian 5–0 St Mirren 30 August 1950 Hibernian 4–0 Falkirk St Mirren 3–1 Dundee

Group 3

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Motherwell 3–1 Airdrieonians 12 August 1950 Partick Thistle 1–1 Heart of Midlothian 12 August 1950 Airdrieonians 2–3 Partick Thistle 16 August 1950 Heart of Midlothian 4–1 Motherwell 16 August 1950 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Airdrieonians 19 August 1950 Motherwell 2–1 Partick Thistle 19 August 1950 Airdrieonians 2–6 Motherwell 26 August 1950 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Partick Thistle 26 August 1950 Motherwell 3–2 Heart of Midlothian 30 August 1950 Partick Thistle 3–1 Airdrieonians 30 August 1950 Airdrieonians 1–3 Heart of Midlothian Partick Thistle 2–3 Motherwell

Group 4

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 4–3 Clyde 12 August 1950 Morton 1–2 Rangers 12 August 1950 Clyde 3–3 Morton 16 August 1950 Rangers 1–2 Aberdeen 16 August 1950 Morton 0–2 Aberdeen 19 August 1950 Rangers 4–0 Clyde 19 August 1950 Clyde 4–1 Aberdeen 26 August 1950 Rangers 6–1 Morton 26 August 1950 Aberdeen 2–0 Rangers 30 August 1950 Morton 4–4 Clyde 30 August 1950 Aberdeen 6–1 Morton Clyde 1–5 Rangers

Group 5

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dumbarton 1–4 Ayr United 12 August 1950 Kilmarnock 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic 12 August 1950 Ayr United 2–2 Kilmarnock 16 August 1950 Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Dumbarton 16 August 1950 Ayr United 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic 19 August 1950 Dumbarton 1–0 Kilmarnock 19 August 1950 Ayr United 3–0 Dumbarton 26 August 1950 Dunfermline Athletic 5–4 Kilmarnock 26 August 1950 Dumbarton 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic 30 August 1950 Kilmarnock 0–1 Ayr United 30 August 1950 Dunfermline Athletic 2–5 Ayr United Kilmarnock 0–0 Dumbarton

Group 6

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Cowdenbeath 0–2 St Johnstone 12 August 1950 Dundee United 2–1 Stenhousemuir 12 August 1950 St Johnstone 2–5 Dundee United 16 August 1950 Stenhousemuir 2–2 Cowdenbeath 16 August 1950 Cowdenbeath 2–2 Dundee United 19 August 1950 St Johnstone 6–2 Stenhousemuir 19 August 1950 St Johnstone 2–2 Cowdenbeath 26 August 1950 Stenhousemuir 3–2 Dundee United 26 August 1950 Cowdenbeath 5–1 Stenhousemuir 30 August 1950 Dundee United 4–1 St Johnstone 30 August 1950 Dundee United 4–1 Cowdenbeath Stenhousemuir 1–2 St Johnstone

Group 7

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Queen of the South 3–2 Hamilton Academical 12 August 1950 Queen's Park 1–0 Stirling Albion 12 August 1950 Hamilton Academical 2–1 Queen's Park 16 August 1950 Stirling Albion 1–3 Queen of the South 16 August 1950 Queen's Park 2–2 Queen of the South 19 August 1950 Stirling Albion 1–0 Hamilton Academical 19 August 1950 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Queen of the South 26 August 1950 Stirling Albion 2–2 Queen's Park 26 August 1950 Queen of the South 2–2 Stirling Albion 30 August 1950 Queen's Park 3–1 Hamilton Academical 30 August 1950 Hamilton Academical 3–0 Stirling Albion Queen of the South 4–3 Queen's Park

Group 8

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Albion Rovers 3–2 Arbroath 12 August 1950 Alloa Athletic 6–0 Forfar Athletic 12 August 1950 Arbroath 1–1 Alloa Athletic 16 August 1950 Forfar Athletic 0–2 Albion Rovers 16 August 1950 Albion Rovers 1–3 Alloa Athletic 19 August 1950 Arbroath 3–0 Forfar Athletic 19 August 1950 Arbroath 1–0 Albion Rovers 26 August 1950 Forfar Athletic 3–1 Alloa Athletic 26 August 1950 Albion Rovers 1–2 Forfar Athletic 30 August 1950 Alloa Athletic 3–1 Arbroath 30 August 1950 Alloa Athletic 2–2 Albion Rovers Forfar Athletic 4–1 Arbroath

Quarter-finals

First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 4–1 Hibernian 16 September 1950 Ayr United 3–0 Dundee United 16 September 1950 Celtic 1–4 Motherwell 16 September 1950 Queen of the South 1–0 Alloa Athletic 16 September 1950

Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Alloa Athletic 2–2 Queen of the South 2–3 Dundee United 1–2 Ayr United 1–5 Hibernian 4–1 Aberdeen 5–5 Motherwell 0–1 Celtic 4–2

Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Hibernian 1–1After Extra Time Aberdeen 2 October 1950

2nd Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Hibernian 5–1 Aberdeen 3 October 1950

Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDate Hibernian 3–1 Queen of the South 7 October 1950 Motherwell 4–3 Ayr United 7 October 1950

Final

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