1981–82 Scottish League Cup

September 2014 April 2026 1981–82 Scottish League Cup Scotland Rangers Dundee United Gordon Strachan (6) 1980–81 1982–83 The 1981–82 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-sixth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Dundee United in the Final. First round Group 1 main WDL Group 1 2 n STM St Mirren CEL Celtic STJ St Johnstone HIB Hibernian 4 1 1 10 8 4 0 2 18 9 2 0 4 8 12 1 1 4 5 12 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Celtic 1–3 St Mirren 8 August 1981 Hibernian 1–2 St Johnstone 8 August 1981 St Johnstone 2–0 Celtic 12 August 1981 St Mirren 0–0 Hibernian 12 August 1981 Celtic 4–1 Hibernian 15 August 1981 St Johnstone 2–3 St Mirren 15 August 1981 Celtic 4–1 St Johnstone 19 August 1981 Hibernian 0–1 St Mirren 19 August 1981 St Johnstone 1–2 Hibernian 22 August 1981 St Mirren 1–5 Celtic 22 August 1981 Hibernian 1–4 Celtic 26 August 1981 St Mirren 2–0 St Johnstone 26 August 1981 Group 2 main WDL Group 2 2 n RAN Rangers GMO Morton RAI Raith Rovers DND Dundee 5 1 0 19 5 4 1 1 13 7 1 1 4 7 20 0 1 5 7 14 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee 1–2 Raith Rovers 8 August 1981 Morton 1–1 Rangers 8 August 1981 Raith Rovers 2–5 Morton 12 August 1981 Rangers 4–1 Dundee 12 August 1981 Dundee 1–2 Morton 15 August 1981 Rangers 8–1 Raith Rovers 15 August 1981 Dundee 1–2 Rangers 19 August 1981 Morton 2–0 Raith Rovers 19 August 1981 Raith Rovers 1–1 Dundee 22 August 1981 Rangers 1–0 Morton 22 August 1981 Morton 3–2 Dundee 26 August 1981 Raith Rovers 1–3 Rangers 26 August 1981 Group 3 main WDL Group 3 2 n ABD Aberdeen KIL Kilmarnock HOM Heart of Midlothian AIR Airdrieonians 4 1 1 12 1 2 2 2 5 8 2 1 3 5 9 1 2 3 4 8 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 3–0 Kilmarnock 8 August 1981 Airdrieonians 0–1 Heart of Midlothian 8 August 1981 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Aberdeen 12 August 1981 Kilmarnock 1–1 Airdrieonians 12 August 1981 Aberdeen 3–0 Airdrieonians 15 August 1981 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Kilmarnock 15 August 1981 Aberdeen 3–0 Heart of Midlothian 19 August 1981 Airdrieonians 0–1 Kilmarnock 19 August 1981 Heart of Midlothian 2–3 Airdrieonians 22 August 1981 Kilmarnock 0–3 Aberdeen 22 August 1981 Airdrieonians 0–0 Aberdeen 26 August 1981 Kilmarnock 2–0 Heart of Midlothian 26 August 1981 Group 4 main WDL Group 4 2 n DNU Dundee United AYR Ayr United PAR Partick Thistle MOT Motherwell 5 1 0 13 7 4 0 2 14 9 2 0 4 5 10 0 1 5 4 10 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Ayr United 3–4 Dundee United 8 August 1981 Partick Thistle 2–0 Motherwell 8 August 1981 Dundee United 2–0 Partick Thistle 12 August 1981 Motherwell 2–3 Ayr United 12 August 1981 Ayr United 1–0 Partick Thistle 15 August 1981 Motherwell 1–2 Dundee United 15 August 1981 Ayr United 1–0 Motherwell 19 August 1981 Partick Thistle 1–2 Dundee United 19 August 1981 Dundee United 2–1 Ayr United 22 August 1981 Motherwell 0–1 Partick Thistle 22 August 1981 Dundee United 1–1 Motherwell 26 August 1981 Partick Thistle 1–5 Ayr United 26 August 1981 Group 5 main WDL Group 5 2 n BRE Brechin City QOS Queen of the South COW Cowdenbeath DUM Dumbarton 4 0 2 11 9 3 1 2 10 10 2 1 3 9 9 2 0 4 8 10 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Cowdenbeath 2–0 Dumbarton 8 August 1981 Queen of the South 1–3 Brechin City 8 August 1981 Brechin City 2–0 Cowdenbeath 12 August 1981 Dumbarton 1–0 Queen of the South 12 August 1981 Brechin City 2–1 Dumbarton 15 August 1981 Cowdenbeath 1–2 Queen of the South 15 August 1981 Cowdenbeath 4–0 Brechin City 19 August 1981 Queen of the South 3–2 Dumbarton 19 August 1981 Brechin City 1–2 Queen of the South 22 August 1981 Dumbarton 3–0 Cowdenbeath 22 August 1981 Dumbarton 1–3 Brechin City 26 August 1981 Queen of the South 2–2 Cowdenbeath 26 August 1981 Group 6 main WDL Group 6 2 n FOR Forfar Athletic FAL Falkirk ALL Alloa Athletic STI Stirling Albion 5 0 1 11 4 3 2 1 11 5 1 2 3 8 15 0 2 4 6 12 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Falkirk 4–1 Stirling Albion 8 August 1981 Forfar Athletic 4–1 Alloa Athletic 8 August 1981 Alloa Athletic 1–1 Falkirk 12 August 1981 Stirling Albion 0–1 Forfar Athletic 12 August 1981 Alloa Athletic 4–3 Stirling Albion 15 August 1981 Falkirk 1–0 Forfar Athletic 15 August 1981 Falkirk 3–0 Alloa Athletic 19 August 1981 Forfar Athletic 1–0 Stirling Albion 19 August 1981 Alloa Athletic 0–2 Forfar Athletic 22 August 1981 Stirling Albion 0–0 Falkirk 22 August 1981 Forfar Athletic 3–2 Falkirk 26 August 1981 Stirling Albion 2–2 Alloa Athletic 26 August 1981 Group 7 main WDL Group 7 2 n BER Berwick Rangers QUE Queen's Park CLB Clydebank CLD Clyde 3 2 1 12 8 4 0 2 8 7 2 1 3 8 10 1 1 4 6 9 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Berwick Rangers 2–1 Clyde 8 August 1981 Queen's Park 1–0 Clydebank 8 August 1981 Clyde 0–3 Queen's Park 12 August 1981 Clydebank 2–2 Berwick Rangers 12 August 1981 Clyde 3–0 Clydebank 15 August 1981 Queen's Park 2–0 Berwick Rangers 15 August 1981 Berwick Rangers 3–1 Clydebank 19 August 1981 Queen's Park 1–0 Clyde 19 August 1981 Clyde 2–2 Berwick Rangers 22 August 1981 Clydebank 4–1 Queen's Park 22 August 1981 Berwick Rangers 3–0 Queen's Park 26 August 1981 Clydebank 1–0 Clyde 26 August 1981 Group 8 main WDL Group 8 2 n HAM Hamilton Academical DNF Dunfermline Ath MON Montrose EST East Stirlingshire 6 0 0 14 5 4 0 2 8 7 2 0 4 7 10 0 0 6 2 9 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Hamilton Academical 2–0 Dunfermline Ath 8 August 1981 Montrose 1–0 East Stirlingshire 8 August 1981 Dunfermline Ath 2–1 Montrose 12 August 1981 East Stirlingshire 0–2 Hamilton Academical 12 August 1981 Dunfermline Ath 2–1 East Stirlingshire 15 August 1981 Montrose 1–2 Hamilton Academical 15 August 1981 Hamilton Academical 1–0 East Stirlingshire 19 August 1981 Montrose 0–1 Dunfermline Ath 19 August 1981 Dunfermline Ath 2–3 Hamilton Academical 22 August 1981 East Stirlingshire 1–2 Montrose 22 August 1981 East Stirlingshire 0–1 Dunfermline Ath 26 August 1981 Hamilton Academical 4–2 Montrose 26 August 1981 Group 9 main WDL Group 9 2 n ARB Arbroath EFI East Fife LIV Meadowbank Thistle ALB Albion Rovers STR Stranraer STE Stenhousemuir 4 1 0 15 2 2 2 1 8 6 2 2 1 7 7 1 2 2 8 11 2 0 3 7 11 0 1 4 7 15 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arbroath 3–0 Stenhousemuir 8 August 1981 Meadowbank Thistle 2–2 Albion Rovers 8 August 1981 Stranraer 1–3 East Fife 8 August 1981 Meadowbank Thistle 1–3 Arbroath 12 August 1981 Stenhousemuir 2–3 Stranraer 12 August 1981 Albion Rovers 1–1 East Fife 13 August 1981 Albion Rovers 5–2 Stenhousemuir 15 August 1981 Arbroath 4–0 Stranraer 15 August 1981 East Fife 0–1 Meadowbank Thistle 15 August 1981 East Fife 1–1 Arbroath 19 August 1981 Meadowbank Thistle 1–1 Stenhousemuir 19 August 1981 Stranraer 2–0 Albion Rovers 19 August 1981 Arbroath 4–0 Albion Rovers 22 August 1981 Stenhousemuir 2–3 East Fife 22 August 1981 Stranraer 1–2 Meadowbank Thistle 22 August 1981 Supplementary round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arbroath 1–2 Forfar Athletic 31 August 1981 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Forfar Athletic 2–2 Arbroath 2 September 1981 4–3 Quarter-finals First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 5–0 Berwick Rangers 2 September 1981 Brechin City 0–4 Rangers 2 September 1981 Forfar Athletic 1–1 St Mirren 16 September 1981 Hamilton Academical 0–4 Dundee United 2 September 1981 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Berwick Rangers 0–3 Aberdeen 23 September 1981 0–8 Dundee United 5–0 Hamilton Academical 23 September 1981 9–0 Rangers 1–0 Brechin City 23 September 1981 5–0 St Mirren 6–0 Forfar Athletic 23 September 1981 7–1 Semi-finals First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee United 0–1 Aberdeen 7 October 1981 St Mirren 2–2 Rangers 7 October 1981 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Aberdeen 0–3 Dundee United 28 October 1981 1–3 Rangers 2–1 St Mirren 28 October 1981 4–3 Final 1981 Scottish League Cup Final 28 November 1981 Dundee United 1–2 Rangers Milne Cooper Redford Hampden Park, Glasgow 53,777 References General http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1981-1982/results Scottish League Cup 1981–1982 : Results 11 February 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20150618173446/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1981-1982/results 18 June 2015 live dmy-all Specific Category:Scottish League Cup 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