The 1955–56 Scottish League Cup was the tenth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won Aberdeen, who defeated St Mirren in the Final.
First round
Group 1
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Airdrieonians 4–0 Dundee 13 August 1955 Kilmarnock 0–0 St Mirren 13 August 1955 Dundee 1–2 Kilmarnock 17 August 1955 St Mirren 3–2 Airdrieonians 17 August 1955 Dundee 2–0 St Mirren 20 August 1955 Kilmarnock 2–0 Airdrieonians 20 August 1955 Dundee 2–2 Airdrieonians 27 August 1955 St Mirren 3–0 Kilmarnock 27 August 1955 Airdrieonians 2–4 St Mirren 31 August 1955 Kilmarnock 0–0 Dundee 31 August 1955 Airdrieonians 3–3 Kilmarnock St Mirren 0–3 Dundee
Group 2
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Partick Thistle 0–2 Heart of Midlothian 13 August 1955 Raith Rovers 2–4 East Fife 13 August 1955 East Fife 2–3 Partick Thistle 17 August 1955 Heart of Midlothian 5–0 Raith Rovers 17 August 1955 East Fife 1–0 Heart of Midlothian 20 August 1955 Partick Thistle 4–0 Raith Rovers 20 August 1955 East Fife 0–2 Raith Rovers 27 August 1955 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Partick Thistle 27 August 1955 Partick Thistle 2–1 East Fife 31 August 1955 Raith Rovers 0–2 Heart of Midlothian 31 August 1955 Heart of Midlothian 4–0 East Fife Raith Rovers 0–1 Partick Thistle
Group 3
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dunfermline Athletic 4–2 Clyde 13 August 1955 Hibernian 0–1 Aberdeen 13 August 1955 Aberdeen 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic 17 August 1955 Clyde 2–2 Hibernian 17 August 1955 Aberdeen 3–2 Clyde 20 August 1955 Hibernian 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic 20 August 1955 Aberdeen 2–1 Hibernian 27 August 1955 Clyde 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic 27 August 1955 Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 Aberdeen 31 August 1955 Hibernian 2–1 Clyde 31 August 1955 Clyde 1–2 Aberdeen Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Hibernian
Group 4
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Celtic 4–2 Queen of the South 13 August 1955 Falkirk 0–5 Rangers 13 August 1955 Queen of the South 0–2 Celtic 17 August 1955 Rangers 4–3 Falkirk 17 August 1955 Celtic 5–1 Falkirk 20 August 1955 Queen of the South 1–2 Rangers 20 August 1955 Queen of the South 0–3 Falkirk 27 August 1955 Rangers 1–4 Celtic 27 August 1955 Celtic 0–4 Rangers 31 August 1955 Falkirk 4–0 Queen of the South 31 August 1955 Falkirk 1–1 Celtic Rangers 6–0 Queen of the South
Group 5
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Alloa Athletic 5–3 Arbroath 13 August 1955 Hamilton Academical 6–1 Cowdenbeath 13 August 1955 Arbroath 1–2 Hamilton Academical 17 August 1955 Cowdenbeath 5–3 Alloa Athletic 17 August 1955 Cowdenbeath 5–1 Arbroath 20 August 1955 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Alloa Athletic 20 August 1955 Arbroath 1–2 Alloa Athletic 27 August 1955 Cowdenbeath 1–2 Hamilton Academical 27 August 1955 Alloa Athletic 5–3 Cowdenbeath 31 August 1955 Hamilton Academical 7–0 Arbroath 31 August 1955 Alloa Athletic 2–2 Hamilton Academical Arbroath 1–1 Cowdenbeath
Group 6
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Queen's Park 3–0 Stirling Albion 13 August 1955 St Johnstone 5–1 Ayr United 13 August 1955 Ayr United 3–2 Queen's Park 17 August 1955 Stirling Albion 0–1 St Johnstone 17 August 1955 Queen's Park 1–2 St Johnstone 20 August 1955 Stirling Albion 3–1 Ayr United 20 August 1955 Ayr United 3–2 St Johnstone 27 August 1955 Stirling Albion 1–0 Queen's Park 27 August 1955 Queen's Park 2–0 Ayr United 31 August 1955 St Johnstone 3–2 Stirling Albion 31 August 1955 Ayr United 2–2 Stirling Albion St Johnstone 3–0 Queen's Park
Group 7
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee United 1–3 Albion Rovers 13 August 1955 Forfar Athletic 1–6 Motherwell 13 August 1955 Albion Rovers 1–0 Forfar Athletic 17 August 1955 Motherwell 7–1 Dundee United 17 August 1955 Albion Rovers 0–2 Motherwell 20 August 1955 Forfar Athletic 2–5 Dundee United 20 August 1955 Albion Rovers 3–3 Dundee United 27 August 1955 Motherwell 2–1 Forfar Athletic 27 August 1955 Dundee United 0–3 Motherwell 31 August 1955 Forfar Athletic 2–1 Albion Rovers 31 August 1955 Dundee United 3–2 Forfar Athletic Motherwell 4–0 Albion Rovers
Group 8
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Brechin City 2–1 Third Lanark 13 August 1955 Morton 3–1 Stenhousemuir 13 August 1955 Stenhousemuir 2–0 Brechin City 17 August 1955 Third Lanark 1–0 Morton 17 August 1955 Morton 7–1 Brechin City 20 August 1955 Stenhousemuir 1–1 Third Lanark 20 August 1955 Stenhousemuir 2–4 Morton 27 August 1955 Third Lanark 1–4 Brechin City 27 August 1955 Brechin City 3–3 Stenhousemuir 31 August 1955 Morton 2–0 Third Lanark 31 August 1955 Brechin City 4–0 Morton Third Lanark 3–0 Stenhousemuir
Group 9
Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dumbarton 2–0 Berwick Rangers 13 August 1955 Stranraer 3–2 Montrose 13 August 1955 Berwick Rangers 2–0 Stranraer 17 August 1955 Montrose 2–5 East Stirlingshire 17 August 1955 East Stirlingshire 5–2 Stranraer 20 August 1955 Montrose 0–2 Dumbarton 20 August 1955 East Stirlingshire 3–2 Berwick Rangers 27 August 1955 Stranraer 3–3 Dumbarton 27 August 1955 Berwick Rangers 1–2 Montrose Dumbarton 6–1 East Stirlingshire
Supplementary round
First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dumbarton 2–1 Morton 6 September 1955
Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Morton 0–1 Dumbarton 8 September 1955 1–3
Quarter-finals
First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 5–3 Heart of Midlothian Hamilton Academical 1–2 Rangers St Johnstone 1–2 Motherwell St Mirren 5–1 Dumbarton
Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Dumbarton 1–1 St Mirren 2–6 Heart of Midlothian 2–4 Aberdeen 5–9 Motherwell 0–1After Extra Time St Johnstone 2–2 Rangers 8–0 Hamilton Academical 10–1
Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Motherwell 2–0 St Johnstone
Semi-finals
Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 2–1 Rangers St Mirren 3–3After Extra Time Motherwell 1 October 1955
Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate St Mirren 2–0 Motherwell
Final
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