1996–97 Scottish League Cup

September 2014 April 2026 1996–97 Scottish League Cup Scotland Rangers Heart of Midlothian 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Scottish League Cup was the 51st staging of Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Coca-Cola Cup. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Heart of Midlothian 4–3 in the final, played at Celtic Park. First round Home teamScoreAway team Albion Rovers 4–0 Arbroath Ayr United 5–2 Livingston Brechin City 3–0 Montrose Clyde 1–0 Inverness CT [aet] Cowdenbeath 1–2 Forfar Athletic East Stirlingshire 1–3 Alloa Athletic Queen's Park 3–1 Ross County [aet] Stranraer 2–0 Queen of the South Second round Home teamScoreAway teamClyde1–3CelticClydebank0–3RangersHeart of Midlothian(p)1–1StenhousemuirStranraer1–2Dunfermline AthleticAirdrieonians3–2Raith RoversBrechin City0–2HibernianDundee2–1DumbartonEast Fife1–5St JohnstoneFalkirk2–3Albion RoversKilmarnock0–1Ayr UnitedMorton(p)1–1Hamilton AcademicalMotherwell0–0(p)Alloa AthleticPartick Thistle3–0Forfar AthleticQueen's Park0–2AberdeenSt Mirren4–0Berwick RangersStirling Albion1–2Dundee United Third round Home teamScoreAway teamAlloa Athletic1–5CelticDunfermline Athletic3–1St MirrenRangers3–1Ayr UnitedAlbion Rovers0–2HibernianDundee United2–2(p)DundeeMorton3–7AberdeenPartick Thistle1–0AirdrieoniansSt Johnstone1–3 Heart of Midlothian Quarter-finals 17 September 1996 Hearts 1–0 Report Celtic Robertson 110 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 14,442 17 September 1996 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Report Partick Thistle Bingham 60 Britton 79 East End Park, Dunfermline 5,322 17 September 1996 Dundee 2–1 Report Aberdeen Paul Tosh 35 Jim Hamilton 89 Billy Dodds 72 pen. Dens Park, Dundee 8,650 18 September 1996 Rangers 4–0 Report Hibernian Durie 29 van Vossen 47 80 Albertz 89 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Jim McCluskey 45,104 Semi-finals 22 October 1996 Dunfermline Athletic 1–6 Report Rangers Moore 61 Laudrup 41 69 McInnes 56 Andersen 63 64 Albertz 82 Celtic Park, Glasgow 16,791 23 October 1996 Hearts 3–1 Dundee Beckford 20 Cameron 30 pen. Paille 60 Jim Hamilton 73 Easter Road, Edinburgh 15,653 Final 1996 Scottish League Cup Final 24 November 1996 Rangers 4–3 Report Hearts McCoist 11 27Gascoigne 64 66 Fulton 44 Robertson 59 Weir 88 Celtic Park, Glasgow 48,559 References Graham Hunter The Official Rangers Supporters' Book Martin Corteel Carlton Books 1997 1-85613-460-1 External links Scottish League Cup 1996/1997 https://web.archive.org/web/20041227123258/http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=61&seasonid=126 27 December 2004 RSSSF–Scotland 1996–97 Category:Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup