1952–53 Scottish League Cup

The 1952–53 Scottish League Cup was the seventh season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee for a second successive season, who defeated Kilmarnock in the Final.

First round

Group 1

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Partick Thistle 1–5 Hibernian 9 August 1952 St Mirren 0–1 Celtic 9 August 1952 Celtic 2–5 Partick Thistle 13 August 1952 Hibernian 5–2 St Mirren 13 August 1952 Celtic 2–0 Hibernian 16 August 1952 St Mirren 5–1 Partick Thistle 16 August 1952 Celtic 3–1 St Mirren 23 August 1952 Hibernian 3–1 Partick Thistle 23 August 1952 Partick Thistle 0–1 Celtic 27 August 1952 St Mirren 3–1 Hibernian 27 August 1952 Hibernian 3–0 Celtic Partick Thistle 2–2 St Mirren

Group 2

Home teamScoreAway teamDate East Fife 2–0 Queen of the South 9 August 1952 Third Lanark 2–4 Falkirk 9 August 1952 Falkirk 3–3 East Fife 13 August 1952 Queen of the South 0–3 Third Lanark 13 August 1952 East Fife 0–1 Third Lanark 16 August 1952 Queen of the South 2–2 Falkirk 16 August 1952 Falkirk 2–1 Third Lanark 23 August 1952 Queen of the South 2–3 East Fife 23 August 1952 East Fife 4–1 Falkirk 27 August 1952 Third Lanark 3–1 Queen of the South 27 August 1952 Falkirk 2–3 Queen of the South Third Lanark 2–0 East Fife

Group 3

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Heart of Midlothian 5–0 Rangers 9 August 1952 Motherwell 5–2 Aberdeen 9 August 1952 Aberdeen 2–4 Heart of Midlothian 13 August 1952 Rangers 2–0 Motherwell 13 August 1952 Heart of Midlothian 0–1 Motherwell 16 August 1952 Rangers 3–1 Aberdeen 16 August 1952 Aberdeen 0–1 Motherwell 23 August 1952 Rangers 2–0 Heart of Midlothian 23 August 1952 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Aberdeen 27 August 1952 Motherwell 3–3 Rangers 27 August 1952 Aberdeen 1–2 Rangers Motherwell 1–2 Heart of Midlothian

Group 4

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Clyde 1–1 Airdrieonians 9 August 1952 Dundee 2–1 Raith Rovers 9 August 1952 Airdrieonians 1–3 Dundee 13 August 1952 Raith Rovers 4–3 Clyde 13 August 1952 Airdrieonians 0–1 Raith Rovers 16 August 1952 Dundee 2–2 Clyde 16 August 1952 Airdrieonians 4–0 Clyde 23 August 1952 Raith Rovers 1–2 Dundee 23 August 1952 Clyde 6–1 Raith Rovers 27 August 1952 Dundee 3–2 Airdrieonians 27 August 1952 Clyde 3–3 Dundee Raith Rovers 1–1 Airdrieonians

Group 5

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arbroath 0–5 Dunfermline Athletic 9 August 1952 Kilmarnock 3–1 Alloa Athletic 9 August 1952 Alloa Athletic 3–1 Arbroath 13 August 1952 Dunfermline Athletic 3–4 Kilmarnock 13 August 1952 Alloa Athletic 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic 16 August 1952 Arbroath 2–0 Kilmarnock 16 August 1952 Alloa Athletic 0–1 Kilmarnock 23 August 1952 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Arbroath 23 August 1952 Arbroath 1–1 Alloa Athletic 27 August 1952 Kilmarnock 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic 27 August 1952 Dunfermline Athletic 4–3 Alloa Athletic Kilmarnock 4–0 Arbroath

Group 6

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dumbarton 3–1 Dundee United 9 August 1952 Stirling Albion 2–0 Ayr United 9 August 1952 Ayr United 11–1 Dumbarton 13 August 1952 Dundee United 2–6 Stirling Albion 13 August 1952 Ayr United 4–1 Dundee United 16 August 1952 Stirling Albion 3–0 Dumbarton 16 August 1952 Ayr United 1–2 Stirling Albion 23 August 1952 Dundee United 1–0 Dumbarton 23 August 1952 Dumbarton 1–1 Ayr United 27 August 1952 Stirling Albion 6–1 Dundee United 27 August 1952 Dumbarton 2–1 Stirling Albion Dundee United 2–1 Ayr United

Group 7

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Cowdenbeath 2–0 Forfar Athletic 9 August 1952 Morton 4–1 Hamilton Academical 9 August 1952 Forfar Athletic 0–2 Morton 13 August 1952 Hamilton Academical 2–0 Cowdenbeath 13 August 1952 Cowdenbeath 2–3 Morton 16 August 1952 Hamilton Academical 2–2 Forfar Athletic 16 August 1952 Forfar Athletic 3–1 Cowdenbeath 23 August 1952 Hamilton Academical 2–3 Morton 23 August 1952 Cowdenbeath 0–1 Hamilton Academical 27 August 1952 Morton 5–2 Forfar Athletic 27 August 1952 Forfar Athletic 1–1 Hamilton Academical Morton 2–2 Cowdenbeath

Group 8

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Albion Rovers 2–0 Queen's Park 9 August 1952 Stenhousemuir 1–5 St Johnstone 9 August 1952 Queen's Park 1–2 Stenhousemuir 13 August 1952 St Johnstone 6–3 Albion Rovers 13 August 1952 Queen's Park 0–0 St Johnstone 16 August 1952 Stenhousemuir 1–0 Albion Rovers 16 August 1952 Queen's Park 2–0 Albion Rovers 23 August 1952 St Johnstone 1–0 Stenhousemuir 23 August 1952 Albion Rovers 2–4 St Johnstone 27 August 1952 Stenhousemuir 0–1 Queen's Park 27 August 1952 Albion Rovers 4–4 Stenhousemuir St Johnstone 3–4 Queen's Park

Quarter-finals

First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Morton 0–6 Hibernian Rangers 0–0 Third Lanark St Johnstone 1–3 Kilmarnock Stirling Albion 3–1 Dundee

Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Dundee 5–0 Stirling Albion 6–3 Hibernian 6–3 Morton 12–3 Kilmarnock 4–1 St Johnstone 7–2 Third Lanark 0–2 Rangers 0–2

Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee 2–1 Hibernian 4 October 1952 Kilmarnock 1–0 Rangers 4 October 1952

Final

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