1953–54 Scottish League Cup

The 1953–54 Scottish League Cup was the eighth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by East Fife, who defeated Partick Thistle in the Final.

First round

Group 1

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Falkirk 1–1 St Mirren 8 August 1953 Queen of the South 0–4 Hibernian 8 August 1953 Falkirk 1–4 Hibernian 12 August 1953 St Mirren 3–2 Queen of the South 12 August 1953 Queen of the South 1–4 Falkirk 15 August 1953 St Mirren 2–2 Hibernian 15 August 1953 Hibernian 2–1 Queen of the South 22 August 1953 St Mirren 1–1 Falkirk 22 August 1953 Hibernian 2–1 Falkirk 26 August 1953 Queen of the South 1–0 St Mirren 26 August 1953 Falkirk 4–0 Queen of the South Hibernian 3–2 St Mirren

Group 2

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Airdrieonians 4–1 East Fife 8 August 1953 Celtic 0–1 Aberdeen 8 August 1953 Aberdeen 2–0 Airdrieonians 12 August 1953 East Fife 1–1 Celtic 12 August 1953 Airdrieonians 2–1 Celtic 15 August 1953 East Fife 2–0 Aberdeen 15 August 1953 Aberdeen 5–2 Celtic 22 August 1953 East Fife 5–1 Airdrieonians 22 August 1953 Airdrieonians 4–3 Aberdeen 26 August 1953 Celtic 0–1 East Fife 26 August 1953 Aberdeen 3–4 East Fife Celtic 2–0 Airdrieonians

Group 3

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Heart of Midlothian 5–0 Hamilton Academical 8 August 1953 Raith Rovers 0–4 Rangers 8 August 1953 Hamilton Academical 1–2 Raith Rovers 12 August 1953 Rangers 4–1 Heart of Midlothian 12 August 1953 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Raith Rovers 15 August 1953 Rangers 5–1 Hamilton Academical 15 August 1953 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Heart of Midlothian 22 August 1953 Rangers 3–1 Raith Rovers 22 August 1953 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Rangers 26 August 1953 Raith Rovers 2–0 Hamilton Academical 26 August 1953 Hamilton Academical 0–5 Rangers Raith Rovers 3–1 Heart of Midlothian

Group 4

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee 6–1 Stirling Albion 8 August 1953 Partick Thistle 4–1 Clyde 8 August 1953 Clyde 2–4 Dundee 12 August 1953 Stirling Albion 3–0 Partick Thistle 12 August 1953 Clyde 4–1 Stirling Albion 15 August 1953 Dundee 1–1 Partick Thistle 15 August 1953 Clyde 2–3 Partick Thistle 22 August 1953 Stirling Albion 0–2 Dundee 22 August 1953 Dundee 4–2 Clyde 26 August 1953 Partick Thistle 3–0 Stirling Albion 26 August 1953 Partick Thistle 4–0 Dundee Stirling Albion 3–3 Clyde

Group 5

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Alloa Athletic 0–10 Third Lanark 8 August 1953 St Johnstone 2–4 Cowdenbeath 8 August 1953 Cowdenbeath 2–1 Alloa Athletic 12 August 1953 Third Lanark 2–0 St Johnstone 12 August 1953 Cowdenbeath 4–2 Third Lanark 15 August 1953 St Johnstone 2–0 Alloa Athletic 15 August 1953 Cowdenbeath 2–1 St Johnstone 22 August 1953 Third Lanark 3–1 Alloa Athletic 22 August 1953 Alloa Athletic 3–1 Cowdenbeath 26 August 1953 St Johnstone 4–1 Third Lanark 26 August 1953 Alloa Athletic 0–3 St Johnstone Third Lanark 7–0 Cowdenbeath

Group 6

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Ayr United 2–1 Stenhousemuir 8 August 1953 Queen's Park 4–0 Albion Rovers 8 August 1953 Albion Rovers 1–4 Ayr United 12 August 1953 Stenhousemuir 3–2 Queen's Park 12 August 1953 Queen's Park 0–0 Ayr United 15 August 1953 Stenhousemuir 4–0 Albion Rovers 15 August 1953 Albion Rovers 1–1 Queen's Park 22 August 1953 Stenhousemuir 4–2 Ayr United 22 August 1953 Ayr United 3–0 Albion Rovers 26 August 1953 Queen's Park 2–0 Stenhousemuir 26 August 1953 Albion Rovers 2–2 Stenhousemuir Ayr United 3–1 Queen's Park

Group 7

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Morton 5–3 Dundee United 8 August 1953 Motherwell 3–0 Kilmarnock 8 August 1953 Dundee United 0–5 Motherwell 12 August 1953 Kilmarnock 1–0 Morton 12 August 1953 Kilmarnock 4–1 Dundee United 15 August 1953 Motherwell 2–0 Morton 15 August 1953 Dundee United 2–2 Morton 22 August 1953 Kilmarnock 4–1 Motherwell 22 August 1953 Morton 0–2 Kilmarnock 26 August 1953 Motherwell 3–1 Dundee United 26 August 1953 Dundee United 0–3 Kilmarnock Morton 2–3 Motherwell

Group 8

Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Arbroath 8 August 1953 Forfar Athletic 2–1 Dumbarton 8 August 1953 Arbroath 0–0 Forfar Athletic 12 August 1953 Dumbarton 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic 12 August 1953 Dumbarton 3–0 Arbroath 15 August 1953 Forfar Athletic 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic 15 August 1953 Arbroath 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic 22 August 1953 Dumbarton 0–0 Forfar Athletic 22 August 1953 Dunfermline Athletic 6–1 Dumbarton 26 August 1953 Forfar Athletic 1–2 Arbroath 26 August 1953 Arbroath 4–0 Dumbarton Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Forfar Athletic

Quarter-finals

First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate East Fife 6–2 Dunfermline Athletic Kilmarnock 4–3 Partick Thistle Rangers 4–2 Ayr United Third Lanark 0–4 Hibernian

Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Ayr United 3–2 Rangers 5–6 Dunfermline Athletic 2–3 East Fife 4–9 Hibernian 4–0 Third Lanark 8–0 Partick Thistle 4–0 Kilmarnock 7–4

Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDate East Fife 3–2 Hibernian 10 October 1953 Partick Thistle 2–0 Rangers 10 October 1953

Final

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