1951–52 Scottish League Cup

The 1951–52 Scottish League Cup was the sixth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee, who defeated Rangers in the Final.

First round

Group 1

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Celtic 1–1 Third Lanark 11 August 1951 Morton 2–1 Airdrieonians 11 August 1951 Airdrieonians 1–1 Celtic 15 August 1951 Third Lanark 2–0 Morton 15 August 1951 Airdrieonians 2–1 Third Lanark 18 August 1951 Celtic 2–0 Morton 18 August 1951 Airdrieonians 1–3 Morton 25 August 1951 Third Lanark 0–1 Celtic 25 August 1951 Celtic 2–0 Airdrieonians 29 August 1951 Morton 5–2 Third Lanark 29 August 1951 Morton 2–0 Celtic Third Lanark 5–0 Airdrieonians

Group 2

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Motherwell 6–4 Stirling Albion 11 August 1951 Partick Thistle 4–2 Hibernian 11 August 1951 Hibernian 0–4 Motherwell 15 August 1951 Stirling Albion 0–1 Partick Thistle 15 August 1951 Hibernian 4–2 Stirling Albion 18 August 1951 Partick Thistle 0–0 Motherwell 18 August 1951 Hibernian 5–1 Partick Thistle 25 August 1951 Stirling Albion 3–2 Motherwell 25 August 1951 Motherwell 1–0 Hibernian 29 August 1951 Partick Thistle 2–0 Stirling Albion 29 August 1951 Motherwell 3–2 Partick Thistle Stirling Albion 1–1 Hibernian

Group 3

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Raith Rovers 11 August 1951 St Mirren 2–2 Dundee 11 August 1951 Dundee 2–1 Heart of Midlothian 15 August 1951 Raith Rovers 3–2 St Mirren 15 August 1951 Dundee 5–0 Raith Rovers 18 August 1951 St Mirren 5–5 Heart of Midlothian 18 August 1951 Dundee 0–1 St Mirren 25 August 1951 Raith Rovers 2–0 Heart of Midlothian 25 August 1951 Heart of Midlothian 5–2 Dundee 29 August 1951 St Mirren 2–0 Raith Rovers 29 August 1951 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 St Mirren Raith Rovers 1–3 Dundee

Group 4

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 5–4 Queen of the South 11 August 1951 East Fife 0–0 Rangers 11 August 1951 Queen of the South 3–2 East Fife 15 August 1951 Rangers 2–1 Aberdeen 15 August 1951 East Fife 3–0 Aberdeen 18 August 1951 Queen of the South 0–3 Rangers 18 August 1951 Queen of the South 2–0 Aberdeen 25 August 1951 Rangers 4–1 East Fife 25 August 1951 Aberdeen 2–1 Rangers 29 August 1951 East Fife 1–0 Queen of the South 29 August 1951 Aberdeen 2–3 East Fife Rangers 5–2 Queen of the South

Group 5

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee United 1–1 Cowdenbeath 11 August 1951 Falkirk 3–1 Stenhousemuir 11 August 1951 Cowdenbeath 0–5 Falkirk 15 August 1951 Stenhousemuir 1–1 Dundee United 15 August 1951 Cowdenbeath 2–3 Stenhousemuir 18 August 1951 Falkirk 3–0 Dundee United 18 August 1951 Cowdenbeath 2–0 Dundee United 25 August 1951 Stenhousemuir 2–5 Falkirk 25 August 1951 Dundee United 4–2 Stenhousemuir 29 August 1951 Falkirk 6–1 Cowdenbeath 29 August 1951 Dundee United 0–1 Falkirk Stenhousemuir 3–1 Cowdenbeath

Group 6

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Alloa Athletic 11 August 1951 Queen's Park 1–2 Hamilton Academical 11 August 1951 Alloa Athletic 2–0 Queen's Park 15 August 1951 Hamilton Academical 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic 15 August 1951 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Alloa Athletic 18 August 1951 Queen's Park 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic 18 August 1951 Alloa Athletic 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic 25 August 1951 Hamilton Academical 2–3 Queen's Park 25 August 1951 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Hamilton Academical 29 August 1951 Queen's Park 2–1 Alloa Athletic 29 August 1951 Alloa Athletic 1–2 Hamilton Academical Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Queen's Park

Group 7

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Albion Rovers 3–4 St Johnstone 11 August 1951 Arbroath 2–3 Clyde 11 August 1951 Clyde 4–0 Albion Rovers 14 August 1951 St Johnstone 4–0 Arbroath 15 August 1951 Arbroath 0–1 Albion Rovers 18 August 1951 St Johnstone 3–2 Clyde 18 August 1951 Clyde 5–2 Arbroath 25 August 1951 St Johnstone 0–1 Albion Rovers 25 August 1951 Albion Rovers 0–2 Clyde 28 August 1951 Arbroath 2–2 St Johnstone 29 August 1951 Albion Rovers 5–4 Arbroath Clyde 0–1 St Johnstone

Group 8

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dumbarton 3–4 Forfar Athletic 11 August 1951 Kilmarnock 3–0 Ayr United 11 August 1951 Ayr United 5–0 Dumbarton 15 August 1951 Forfar Athletic 2–1 Kilmarnock 15 August 1951 Ayr United 2–3 Forfar Athletic 18 August 1951 Dumbarton 1–0 Kilmarnock 18 August 1951 Ayr United 1–2 Kilmarnock 25 August 1951 Forfar Athletic 1–1 Dumbarton 25 August 1951 Dumbarton 1–3 Ayr United 29 August 1951 Kilmarnock 1–0 Forfar Athletic 29 August 1951 Forfar Athletic 3–0 Ayr United Kilmarnock 2–0 Dumbarton

Quarter-finals

First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Celtic 4–1 Forfar Athletic Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Rangers Falkirk 0–0 Dundee St Johnstone 0–4 Motherwell

Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Dundee 2–1 Falkirk 2–1 Forfar Athletic 1–1 Celtic 2–5 Motherwell 3–0 St Johnstone 7–0 Rangers 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic 3–2

Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee 5–1 Motherwell 13 October 1951 Rangers 3–0 Celtic 13 October 1951

Final

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