1948–49 Scottish League Cup

September 2014 April 2026 1948–49 Scottish League Cup Scotland Rangers Raith Rovers 1947–48 1949–50 The 1948–49 Scottish League Cup was the third season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Raith Rovers in the final. Rangers also won both the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup, the first time a club claimed the national 'treble'. First round Group 1 main WDL Group 1 n 2 y RAN Rangers HIB Hibernian CEL Celtic CLY Clyde 3 2 1 8 6 3 1 2 12 5 3 0 3 12 13 1 1 4 9 17 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Celtic 1–0 Hibernian 11 September 1948 Rangers 1–1 Clyde 11 September 1948 Clyde 0–2 Celtic 18 September 1948 Hibernian 0–0 Rangers 18 September 1948 Celtic 3–1 Rangers 25 September 1948 Hibernian 4–0 Clyde 25 September 1948 Clyde 1–3 Rangers 2 October 1948 Hibernian 4–2 Celtic 2 October 1948 Celtic 3–6 Clyde 9 October 1948 Rangers 1–0 Hibernian 9 October 1948 Clyde 1–4 Hibernian 16 October 1948 Rangers 2–1 Celtic 16 October 1948 Group 2 main WDL Group 2 n 2 y DND Dundee MOT Motherwell FAL Falkirk ALB Albion Rovers 5 0 1 13 8 4 0 2 11 5 2 0 4 8 11 1 0 5 9 17 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee 2–1 Albion Rovers 11 September 1948 Motherwell 1–0 Falkirk 11 September 1948 Albion Rovers 0–1 Motherwell 18 September 1948 Falkirk 2–3 Dundee 18 September 1948 Falkirk 2–1 Albion Rovers 25 September 1948 Motherwell 0–1 Dundee 25 September 1948 Albion Rovers 2–3 Dundee 2 October 1948 Falkirk 1–0 Motherwell 2 October 1948 Dundee 4–2 Falkirk 9 October 1948 Motherwell 8–3 Albion Rovers 9 October 1948 Albion Rovers 2–1 Falkirk 16 October 1948 Dundee 0–1 Motherwell 16 October 1948 Group 3 main WDL Group 3 n 2 y EFI East Fife HOM Heart of Midlothian PAR Partick Thistle QOS Queen of the South 5 0 1 20 9 3 1 2 16 12 2 1 3 18 14 1 0 5 6 25 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Partick Thistle 11 September 1948 Queen of the South 0–4 East Fife 11 September 1948 East Fife 4–0 Heart of Midlothian 18 September 1948 Partick Thistle 9–0 Queen of the South 18 September 1948 Partick Thistle 2–5 East Fife 25 September 1948 Queen of the South 2–3 Heart of Midlothian 25 September 1948 East Fife 3–1 Queen of the South 2 October 1948 Partick Thistle 3–1 Heart of Midlothian 2 October 1948 Heart of Midlothian 6–1 East Fife 9 October 1948 Queen of the South 3–2 Partick Thistle 9 October 1948 East Fife 3–0 Partick Thistle 16 October 1948 Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Queen of the South 16 October 1948 Group 4 main WDL Group 4 n 2 y STM St Mirren ABD Aberdeen THI Third Lanark GMO Morton 2 2 2 12 9 2 2 2 11 11 2 2 2 12 13 2 2 2 9 11 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 3–1 St Mirren 11 September 1948 Morton 2–1 Third Lanark 11 September 1948 St Mirren 1–1 Morton 18 September 1948 Third Lanark 1–1 Aberdeen 18 September 1948 Aberdeen 3–1 Morton 25 September 1948 St Mirren 4–0 Third Lanark 25 September 1948 St Mirren 1–1 Aberdeen 2 October 1948 Third Lanark 2–2 Morton 2 October 1948 Aberdeen 2–4 Third Lanark 9 October 1948 Morton 0–3 St Mirren 9 October 1948 Morton 3–1 Aberdeen 16 October 1948 Third Lanark 4–2 St Mirren 16 October 1948 Group 5 main WDL Group 5 n 2 y RAI Raith Rovers DNF Dunfermline Athletic STI Stirling Albion COW Cowdenbeath 4 1 1 24 8 3 1 2 11 9 2 2 2 16 22 0 2 4 10 22 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Stirling Albion 11 September 1948 Raith Rovers 3–3 Cowdenbeath 11 September 1948 Cowdenbeath 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic 18 September 1948 Stirling Albion 1–7 Raith Rovers 18 September 1948 Cowdenbeath 3–3 Dunfermline Athletic 25 September 1948 Raith Rovers 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic 25 September 1948 Cowdenbeath 0–6 Raith Rovers 2 October 1948 Stirling Albion 4–3 Dunfermline Athletic 2 October 1948 Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 Cowdenbeath 9 October 1948 Raith Rovers 6–2 Stirling Albion 9 October 1948 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Raith Rovers 16 October 1948 Stirling Albion 5–2 Cowdenbeath 16 October 1948 Group 6 main WDL Group 6 n 2 y ALO Alloa Athletic QUE Queens Park KIL Kilmarnock EST East Stirlingshire 4 0 2 11 9 2 3 1 12 8 2 2 2 14 13 1 1 4 5 12 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate East Stirlingshire 2–1 Kilmarnock 11 September 1948 Queens Park 4–1 Alloa Athletic 11 September 1948 Alloa Athletic 1–0 East Stirlingshire 18 September 1948 Kilmarnock 3–3 Queens Park 18 September 1948 Kilmarnock 4–3 Alloa Athletic 25 September 1948 Queens Park 2–0 East Stirlingshire 25 September 1948 Alloa Athletic 1–0 Queens Park 2 October 1948 Kilmarnock 4–1 East Stirlingshire 2 October 1948 East Stirlingshire 1–3 Alloa Athletic 9 October 1948 Queens Park 2–2 Kilmarnock 9 October 1948 Alloa Athletic 2–0 Kilmarnock 16 October 1948 East Stirlingshire 1–1 Queens Park 16 October 1948 Group 7 main WDL Group 7 n 2 y HAM Hamilton Academical STJ St Johnstone DNU Dundee United STE Stenhousemuir 3 3 0 14 7 2 3 1 11 11 2 1 3 14 15 1 1 4 9 15 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate St Johnstone 1–1 Dundee United 11 September 1948 Stenhousemuir 1–1 Hamilton Academical 11 September 1948 Dundee United 4–2 Stenhousemuir 18 September 1948 Hamilton Academical 2–2 St Johnstone 18 September 1948 Dundee United 1–2 Hamilton Academical 25 September 1948 St Johnstone 2–1 Stenhousemuir 25 September 1948 Dundee United 4–2 St Johnstone 2 October 1948 Hamilton Academical 3–0 Stenhousemuir 2 October 1948 St Johnstone 0–0 Hamilton Academical 9 October 1948 Stenhousemuir 2–1 Dundee United 9 October 1948 Hamilton Academical 6–3 Dundee United 16 October 1948 Stenhousemuir 3–4 St Johnstone 16 October 1948 Group 8 main WDL Group 8 n 2 y AIR Airdrieonians AYR Ayr United ARB Arbroath DUM Dumbarton 6 0 0 29 7 3 1 2 11 15 1 2 3 12 14 0 1 5 6 22 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Airdrieonians 8–1 Dumbarton 11 September 1948 Ayr United 4–2 Arbroath 11 September 1948 Arbroath 2–3 Airdrieonians 18 September 1948 Dumbarton 1–2 Ayr United 18 September 1948 Airdrieonians 6–1 Ayr United 25 September 1948 Arbroath 4–2 Dumbarton 25 September 1948 Arbroath 1–1 Ayr United 2 October 1948 Dumbarton 0–5 Airdrieonians 2 October 1948 Airdrieonians 3–2 Arbroath 9 October 1948 Ayr United 2–1 Dumbarton 9 October 1948 Ayr United 1–4 Airdrieonians 16 October 1948 Dumbarton 1–1 Arbroath 16 October 1948 Quarter-finals Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee 1–1After Extra Time Alloa Athletic 30 October 1948 Hamilton Academical 1–1After Extra Time Airdrieonians 30 October 1948 Raith Rovers 5–3 East Fife 30 October 1948 Rangers 1–0 St Mirren 30 October 1948 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Airdrieonians 1–1After Extra Time Hamilton Academical 3 November 1948 Alloa Athletic 1–3 Dundee 3 November 1948 2nd Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Hamilton Academical 1–0 Airdrieonians 8 November 1948 Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDate Raith Rovers 2–0 Hamilton Academical 20 November 1948 Rangers 4–1 Dundee 20 November 1948 Final 1949 Scottish League Cup Final (March) 12 March 1949 Rangers 2–0 Raith Rovers Gillick Paton Hampden Park, Glasgow 57,450 References General http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1948-1949/results Scottish League Cup 1948–1949 : Results 29 January 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20120302185541/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1948-1949/results 2 March 2012 live dmy-all http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/lc/1948-49.html Scottish League Cup Results for 1948-49 12 December 2014 London Hearts Specific Category:Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup