1970–71 Scottish League Cup

September 2014 April 2026 1970–71 Scottish League Cup Scotland Rangers Celtic 1969–70 1971–72 The 1970–71 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-fifth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Celtic in the Final breaking a run of 5 successive wins in the preceding years. First round Group 1 main WDL Group 1 n 2 CEL Celtic DNU Dundee United CLY Clyde HOM Heart of Midlothian 4 2 0 17 10 1 5 0 8 7 1 2 3 8 15 1 1 4 10 11 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Clyde 1–1 Dundee United 8 August 1970 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic 8 August 1970 Celtic 5–3 Clyde 12 August 1970 Dundee United 2–1 Heart of Midlothian 12 August 1970 Celtic 2–2 Dundee United 15 August 1970 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Clyde 15 August 1970 Clyde 0–2 Celtic 19 August 1970 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Dundee United 19 August 1970 Celtic 4–2 Heart of Midlothian 22 August 1970 Dundee United 1–1 Clyde 22 August 1970 Clyde 1–5 Heart of Midlothian 26 August 1970 Dundee United 2–2 Celtic 26 August 1970 Group 2 main WDL Group 2 n 2 RAN Rangers GMO Morton MOT Motherwell DNF Dunfermline Athletic 5 1 0 16 1 3 1 2 8 8 2 1 3 8 8 0 1 5 4 19 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Morton 1–4 Motherwell 8 August 1970 Rangers 4–1 Dunfermline Athletic 8 August 1970 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Morton 12 August 1970 Motherwell 0–2 Rangers 12 August 1970 Motherwell 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic 15 August 1970 Rangers 0–0 Morton 15 August 1970 Morton 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic 19 August 1970 Rangers 2–0 Motherwell 19 August 1970 Dunfermline Athletic 0–6 Rangers 22 August 1970 Motherwell 0–2 Morton 22 August 1970 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Motherwell 26 August 1970 Morton 0–2 Rangers 26 August 1970 Group 3 main WDL Group 3 n 2 DND Dundee KIL Kilmarnock AYR Ayr United STM St Mirren 5 0 1 12 4 4 1 1 8 4 1 2 3 6 10 0 1 5 4 12 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee 1–0 St Mirren 8 August 1970 Kilmarnock 1–0 Ayr United 8 August 1970 Ayr United 1–2 Dundee 12 August 1970 St Mirren 1–3 Kilmarnock 12 August 1970 Ayr United 2–2 St Mirren 15 August 1970 Dundee 2–0 Kilmarnock 15 August 1970 Dundee 4–1 Ayr United 19 August 1970 Kilmarnock 2–0 St Mirren 19 August 1970 Ayr United 0–0 Kilmarnock 22 August 1970 St Mirren 0–2 Dundee 22 August 1970 Kilmarnock 2–1 Dundee 26 August 1970 St Mirren 1–2 Ayr United 26 August 1970 Group 4 main WDL Group 4 n 2 HIB Hibernian ABD Aberdeen AIR Airdrieonians STJ St Johnstone 4 2 0 16 7 3 2 1 12 10 2 1 3 10 15 0 1 5 3 9 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Airdrieonians 1–1 Aberdeen 8 August 1970 St Johnstone 1–3 Hibernian 8 August 1970 Aberdeen 2–1 St Johnstone 12 August 1970 Hibernian 3–2 Airdrieonians 12 August 1970 Aberdeen 1–1 Hibernian 15 August 1970 St Johnstone 0–1 Airdrieonians 15 August 1970 Airdrieonians 2–4 Hibernian 19 August 1970 St Johnstone 0–1 Aberdeen 19 August 1970 Aberdeen 7–3 Airdrieonians 22 August 1970 Hibernian 1–1 St Johnstone 22 August 1970 Airdrieonians 1–0 St Johnstone 26 August 1970 Hibernian 4–0 Aberdeen 26 August 1970 Group 5 main WDL Group 5 n 2 PAR Partick Thistle EFI East Fife STI Stirling Albion QOS Queen of the South 2 3 1 10 8 2 3 1 9 7 1 4 1 9 9 0 4 2 6 10 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Queen of the South 1–1 East Fife 8 August 1970 Stirling Albion 2–3 Partick Thistle 8 August 1970 East Fife 1–1 Stirling Albion 12 August 1970 Partick Thistle 4–1 Queen of the South 12 August 1970 East Fife 1–1 Partick Thistle 15 August 1970 Stirling Albion 2–2 Queen of the South 15 August 1970 Queen of the South 0–0 Partick Thistle 19 August 1970 Stirling Albion 2–1 East Fife 19 August 1970 East Fife 2–1 Queen of the South 22 August 1970 Partick Thistle 1–1 Stirling Albion 22 August 1970 Partick Thistle 1–3 East Fife 26 August 1970 Queen of the South 1–1 Stirling Albion 26 August 1970 Group 6 main WDL Group 6 n 2 DUM Dumbarton BER Berwick Rangers ALO Alloa Athletic BRE Brechin City 5 1 0 18 8 3 1 2 11 9 2 1 3 9 11 0 1 5 7 17 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Alloa Athletic 1–3 Dumbarton 8 August 1970 Brechin City 2–3 Berwick Rangers 8 August 1970 Berwick Rangers 1–1 Alloa Athletic 12 August 1970 Dumbarton 2–2 Brechin City 12 August 1970 Berwick Rangers 0–2 Dumbarton 15 August 1970 Brechin City 1–3 Alloa Athletic 15 August 1970 Alloa Athletic 0–1 Berwick Rangers 19 August 1970 Brechin City 1–3 Dumbarton 19 August 1970 Berwick Rangers 4–1 Brechin City 22 August 1970 Dumbarton 5–2 Alloa Athletic 22 August 1970 Alloa Athletic 2–0 Brechin City 26 August 1970 Dumbarton 3–2 Berwick Rangers 26 August 1970 Group 7 main WDL Group 7 n 2 COW Cowdenbeath MON Montrose RAI Raith Rovers EST East Stirlingshire 4 1 1 15 6 4 0 2 11 9 2 0 4 5 12 1 1 4 7 11 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Cowdenbeath 1–1 East Stirlingshire 8 August 1970 Raith Rovers 1–0 Montrose 8 August 1970 East Stirlingshire 2–0 Raith Rovers 12 August 1970 Montrose 3–2 Cowdenbeath 12 August 1970 Cowdenbeath 3–1 Raith Rovers 15 August 1970 East Stirlingshire 1–2 Montrose 15 August 1970 Cowdenbeath 3–0 Montrose 19 August 1970 Raith Rovers 2–1 East Stirlingshire 19 August 1970 East Stirlingshire 1–4 Cowdenbeath 22 August 1970 Montrose 4–1 Raith Rovers 22 August 1970 Montrose 2–1 East Stirlingshire 26 August 1970 Raith Rovers 0–2 Cowdenbeath 26 August 1970 Group 8 main WDL Group 8 n 2 FAL Falkirk CLY Clydebank ARB Arbroath ALB Albion Rovers 5 1 0 18 3 2 2 2 12 12 2 0 4 13 15 1 1 4 8 21 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Clydebank 4–1 Arbroath 8 August 1970 Falkirk 5–0 Albion Rovers 8 August 1970 Albion Rovers 2–2 Clydebank 12 August 1970 Arbroath 1–4 Falkirk 12 August 1970 Albion Rovers 2–1 Arbroath 15 August 1970 Clydebank 0–3 Falkirk 15 August 1970 Clydebank 5–1 Albion Rovers 19 August 1970 Falkirk 2–1 Arbroath 19 August 1970 Albion Rovers 0–3 Falkirk 22 August 1970 Arbroath 4–0 Clydebank 22 August 1970 Arbroath 5–3 Albion Rovers 26 August 1970 Falkirk 1–1 Clydebank 26 August 1970 Group 9 main WDL Group 9 n 2 STR Stranraer QPA Queen's Park HAM Hamilton Academical FOR Forfar Athletic STE Stenhousemuir 3 0 1 9 4 2 2 0 8 4 1 1 2 7 8 1 1 2 4 5 1 0 3 5 12 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Forfar Athletic 2–1 Stenhousemuir 8 August 1970 Hamilton Academical 2–3 Stranraer 8 August 1970 Queen's Park 1–1 Forfar Athletic 12 August 1970 Stenhousemuir 3–2 Hamilton Academical 12 August 1970 Forfar Athletic 1–2 Hamilton Academical 15 August 1970 Queen's Park 2–1 Stranraer 15 August 1970 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Queen's Park 19 August 1970 Stranraer 4–0 Stenhousemuir 19 August 1970 Stenhousemuir 1–4 Queen's Park 22 August 1970 Stranraer 1–0 Forfar Athletic 22 August 1970 Supplementary round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Partick Thistle 2–1 Stranraer 31 August 1970 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Stranraer 2–2 Partick Thistle 2 September 1970 3–4 Quarter-finals First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee 2–2 Celtic 9 September 1970 Falkirk 0–1 Cowdenbeath 9 September 1970 Hibernian 1–3 Rangers 9 September 1970 Partick Thistle 3–3 Dumbarton 9 September 1970 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Celtic 5–1 Dundee 23 September 1970 7–3 Cowdenbeath 0–0 Falkirk 23 September 1970 1–0 Dumbarton 3–2 Partick Thistle 23 September 1970 6–5 Rangers 3–1 Hibernian 23 September 1970 6–2 Semi-finals Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dumbarton 0–0After Extra Time Celtic 7 October 1970 Rangers 2–0 Cowdenbeath 14 October 1970 Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Celtic 4–3 Dumbarton 12 October 1970 Final 1970 Scottish League Cup Final 24 October 1970 Rangers 1–0 Celtic Johnstone Hampden Park, Glasgow 106,263 References General http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1970-1971/results Scottish League Cup 1970–1971 : Results 6 February 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20100112142856/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1970-1971/results 12 January 2010 live dmy-all Specific Category:Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup