1959–60 Scottish League Cup

September 2014 April 2026 1959–60 Scottish League Cup Scotland Heart of Midlothian Third Lanark 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 Scottish League Cup was the fourteenth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Heart of Midlothian for a second successive season, after they defeated Third Lanark 2–1 in the final. Hearts would later go on to become the only Scottish club outside the Old Firm to win a League and League Cup double. First round Group 1 main WDL Group 1 n 2 y RAI Raith Rovers AIR Airdrieonians CEL Celtic PAR Partick Thistle 5 0 1 13 5 2 2 2 12 10 2 1 3 9 10 1 1 4 3 12 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Partick Thistle 0–0 Airdrieonians 8 August 1959 Raith Rovers 2–1 Celtic 8 August 1959 Airdrieonians 2–3 Raith Rovers 12 August 1959 Celtic 1–2 Partick Thistle 12 August 1959 Airdrieonians 4–2 Celtic 15 August 1959 Raith Rovers 2–0 Partick Thistle 15 August 1959 Airdrieonians 4–0 Partick Thistle 22 August 1959 Celtic 1–0 Raith Rovers 22 August 1959 Partick Thistle 0–2 Celtic 26 August 1959 Raith Rovers 3–0 Airdrieonians 26 August 1959 Celtic 2–2 Airdrieonians 29 August 1959 Partick Thistle 1–3 Raith Rovers 29 August 1959 Group 2 main WDL Group 2 n 2 y THI Third Lanark CLY Clyde DNF Dunfermline Athletic STM St Mirren 5 1 0 19 8 2 2 2 11 9 2 1 3 9 14 1 0 5 8 16 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Clyde 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic 8 August 1959 St Mirren 2–3 Third Lanark 8 August 1959 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 St Mirren 12 August 1959 Third Lanark 2–0 Clyde 12 August 1959 Clyde 4–2 St Mirren 15 August 1959 Third Lanark 6–1 Dunfermline Athletic 15 August 1959 Dunfermline Athletic 1–4 Clyde 22 August 1959 Third Lanark 3–1 St Mirren 22 August 1959 Clyde 2–2 Third Lanark 26 August 1959 St Mirren 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic 26 August 1959 Dunfermline Athletic 2–3 Third Lanark 29 August 1959 St Mirren 2–1 Clyde 29 August 1959 Group 3 main WDL Group 3 n 2 y HOM Heart of Midlothian ABD Aberdeen KIL Kilmarnock STI Stirling Albion 4 2 0 16 6 3 1 2 16 15 2 1 3 13 13 0 2 4 8 19 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 3–1 Stirling Albion 8 August 1959 Kilmarnock 0–4 Heart of Midlothian 8 August 1959 Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Aberdeen 12 August 1959 Stirling Albion 2–2 Kilmarnock 12 August 1959 Kilmarnock 2–3 Aberdeen 15 August 1959 Stirling Albion 1–2 Heart of Midlothian 15 August 1959 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Kilmarnock 22 August 1959 Stirling Albion 2–5 Aberdeen 22 August 1959 Aberdeen 1–4 Heart of Midlothian 26 August 1959 Kilmarnock 5–0 Stirling Albion 26 August 1959 Aberdeen 2–4 Kilmarnock 29 August 1959 Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Stirling Albion 29 August 1959 Group 4 main WDL Group 4 n 2 y MOT Motherwell RAN Rangers DND Dundee HIB Hibernian 6 0 0 19 8 4 0 2 18 8 2 0 4 12 17 0 0 6 9 25 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Hibernian 1–6 Rangers 8 August 1959 Motherwell 4–2 Dundee 8 August 1959 Dundee 4–3 Hibernian 12 August 1959 Rangers 1–2 Motherwell 12 August 1959 Hibernian 1–3 Motherwell 15 August 1959 Rangers 2–0 Dundee 15 August 1959 Dundee 1–4 Motherwell 22 August 1959 Rangers 5–1 Hibernian 22 August 1959 Hibernian 1–3 Dundee 26 August 1959 Motherwell 2–1 Rangers 26 August 1959 Dundee 2–3 Rangers 29 August 1959 Motherwell 4–2 Hibernian 29 August 1959 Group 5 main WDL Group 5 n 2 y FAL Falkirk AYR Ayr United HAM Hamilton Academical BER Berwick Rangers 4 1 1 13 7 3 2 1 12 8 1 2 3 12 16 0 3 3 8 14 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Berwick Rangers 2–3 Ayr United 8 August 1959 Falkirk 3–2 Hamilton Academical 8 August 1959 Ayr United 2–1 Falkirk 12 August 1959 Hamilton Academical 3–3 Berwick Rangers 12 August 1959 Berwick Rangers 0–2 Falkirk 15 August 1959 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Ayr United 15 August 1959 Ayr United 1–1 Berwick Rangers 22 August 1959 Hamilton Academical 2–3 Falkirk 22 August 1959 Berwick Rangers 2–2 Hamilton Academical 26 August 1959 Falkirk 1–1 Ayr United 26 August 1959 Ayr United 5–2 Hamilton Academical 29 August 1959 Falkirk 3–0 Berwick Rangers 29 August 1959 Group 6 main WDL Group 6 n 2 y ARB Arbroath ALB Albion Rovers STE Stenhousemuir DUM Dumbarton 4 0 2 11 12 3 1 2 12 9 3 0 3 9 8 1 1 4 9 12 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Albion Rovers 1–2 Stenhousemuir 8 August 1959 Arbroath 2–0 Dumbarton 8 August 1959 Dumbarton 3–3 Albion Rovers 12 August 1959 Stenhousemuir 2–3 Arbroath 12 August 1959 Arbroath 0–3 Albion Rovers 15 August 1959 Stenhousemuir 0–2 Dumbarton 15 August 1959 Dumbarton 3–4 Arbroath 22 August 1959 Stenhousemuir 3–0 Albion Rovers 22 August 1959 Albion Rovers 1–0 Dumbarton 26 August 1959 Arbroath 1–0 Stenhousemuir 26 August 1959 Albion Rovers 4–1 Arbroath 29 August 1959 Dumbarton 1–2 Stenhousemuir 29 August 1959 Group 7 main WDL Group 7 n 2 y EFI East Fife BRE Brechin City QOS Queen of the South FOR Forfar Athletic 5 1 0 16 1 2 3 1 12 9 0 3 3 8 15 0 3 3 9 20 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Brechin City 0–0 East Fife 8 August 1959 Queen of the South 1–1 Forfar Athletic 8 August 1959 East Fife 4–0 Queen of the South 12 August 1959 Forfar Athletic 2–2 Brechin City 12 August 1959 Forfar Athletic 0–3 East Fife 15 August 1959 Queen of the South 2–2 Brechin City 15 August 1959 East Fife 3–0 Brechin City 22 August 1959 Forfar Athletic 4–4 Queen of the South 22 August 1959 Brechin City 6–1 Forfar Athletic 26 August 1959 Queen of the South 0–2 East Fife 26 August 1959 Brechin City 2–1 Queen of the South 29 August 1959 East Fife 4–1 Forfar Athletic 29 August 1959 Group 8 main WDL Group 8 n 2 y COW Cowdenbeath STJ St Johnstone ALO Alloa Athletic GMO Morton 4 2 0 16 9 4 1 1 20 13 2 1 3 13 16 0 0 6 6 17 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Alloa Athletic 4–2 Morton 8 August 1959 Cowdenbeath 3–1 St Johnstone 8 August 1959 Morton 0–2 Cowdenbeath 12 August 1959 St Johnstone 6–3 Alloa Athletic 12 August 1959 Cowdenbeath 4–3 Alloa Athletic 15 August 1959 Morton 2–4 St Johnstone 15 August 1959 Morton 0–1 Alloa Athletic 22 August 1959 St Johnstone 3–3 Cowdenbeath 22 August 1959 Alloa Athletic 1–3 St Johnstone 26 August 1959 Cowdenbeath 3–1 Morton 26 August 1959 Alloa Athletic 1–1 Cowdenbeath 29 August 1959 St Johnstone 3–1 Morton 29 August 1959 Group 9 main WDL Group 9 n 2 y DNU Dundee United QPA Queen's Park STR Stranraer EST East Stirlingshire MON Montrose 3 1 0 9 1 3 0 1 8 6 2 0 2 7 9 1 0 3 7 7 0 1 3 4 12 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee United 2–0 East Stirlingshire 8 August 1959 Queen's Park 4–1 Stranraer 8 August 1959 East Stirlingshire 1–2 Queen's Park 12 August 1959 Montrose 1–1 Dundee United 12 August 1959 Dundee United 2–0 Stranraer 15 August 1959 East Stirlingshire 5–1 Montrose 15 August 1959 Montrose 0–2 Queen's Park 22 August 1959 Stranraer 2–1 East Stirlingshire 22 August 1959 Queen's Park 0–4 Dundee United 29 August 1959 Stranraer 4–2 Montrose 29 August 1959 Supplementary round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Falkirk 1–1 Dundee United 31 August 1959 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Dundee United 0–3 Falkirk 2 September 1959 1–4 Quarter-finals First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Cowdenbeath 3–1 East Fife 9 September 1959 Motherwell 1–1 Heart of Midlothian 9 September 1959 Raith Rovers 2–2 Arbroath 9 September 1959 Third Lanark 2–1 Falkirk 9 September 1959 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Arbroath 2–1After Extra Time Raith Rovers 16 September 1959 4–3 East Fife 1–2 Cowdenbeath 16 September 1959 2–5 Falkirk 0–3 Third Lanark 16 September 1959 1–5 Heart of Midlothian 6–2 Motherwell 16 September 1959 7–3 Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDate Heart of Midlothian 9–3 Cowdenbeath 7 October 1959 Third Lanark 3–0 Arbroath 7 October 1959 Final 1959 Scottish League Cup Final 24 October 1959Third's Defence Strive Nobly But In Vain, The Glasgow Herald, 26 October 1959 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Third Lanark Hamilton 57 Young 59 McInnes 2 Hampden Park, Glasgow 57,994 References General http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1959-1960/results Scottish League Cup 1959–1960 : Results 1 February 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20120302212823/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1959-1960/results 2 March 2012 live dmy-all Specific Category:Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup