1946–47 Scottish League Cup

April 2026 1946–47 Scottish League Cup Scotland Rangers Aberdeen 1947–48 The 1946–47 Scottish League Cup was the inaugural staging of Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Aberdeen 4–0 in the Final. The tournament became an annual competition in the Scottish football calendar with the return of regular football following the Second World War. The previous season, the unofficial 1945–46 Southern League Cup had been contested by teams across the country and proved popular; the final (also between Aberdeen and Rangers) attracted a crowd of crowd of 135,000 at Hampden Park).http://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=84063 Rangers 2–3 Aberdeen 11 May 1946 19 August 2018 FitbaStatshttp://www.afcheritage.org/matches/fixtures/mreport.cfm?fixture_id=6161&season=1945-46&squad=Senior Match Report: Aberdeen 3–2 Rangers 11 May 1946 19 August 2018 AFC Heritage Trust It was thus continued on those lines on an official basis from then on. First round Section 1 main WDL Section 1 n 2 y HOM Heart of Midlothian (1) CLY Clyde (1) KIL Kilmarnock (1) PAR Partick Thistle (1) 3 2 1 12 10 3 1 2 12 10 3 0 3 12 11 0 3 3 11 16 #cfc A complete 21 September 1946 Clyde 1–2 Heart of Midlothian 21 September 1946 Kilmarnock 3–2 Partick Thistle 28 September 1946 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Kilmarnock 28 September 1946 Partick Thistle 2–2 Clyde 5 October 1946 Clyde 3–2 Kilmarnock 5 October 1946 Partick Thistle 4–4 Heart of Midlothian 12 October 1946 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Clyde 12 October 1946 Partick Thistle 1–3 Kilmarnock 19 October 1946 Clyde 3–1 Partick Thistle 19 October 1946 Kilmarnock 2–0 Heart of Midlothian 26 October 1946 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Partick Thistle 26 October 1946 Kilmarnock 1–2 Clyde Section 2 main WDL Section 2 n 2 y RAN Rangers (1) GMO Morton (1) STM St Mirren (1) QPA Queen's Park (1) 6 0 0 18 2 4 0 2 17 9 1 1 4 7 19 0 1 5 5 17 #cfc A complete 21 September 1946 Morton 2–1 Queen's Park 21 September 1946 Rangers 4–0 St Mirren 28 September 1946 Queen's Park 2–4 Rangers 28 September 1946 St Mirren 2–3 Morton 5 October 1946 Queen's Park 2–2 St Mirren 5 October 1946 Rangers 3–0 Morton 12 October 1946 Queen's Park 0–6 Morton 12 October 1946 St Mirren 0–4 Rangers 19 October 1946 Morton 6–1 St Mirren 19 October 1946 Rangers 1–0 Queen's Park 26 October 1946 Morton 0–2 Rangers 26 October 1946 St Mirren 2–0 Queen's Park Section 3 main WDL Section 3 n 2 y HIB Hibernian (1) CEL Celtic (1) HAM Hamilton Academical (1) THI Third Lanark (1) 4 1 1 16 9 2 3 1 11 10 2 1 3 14 16 1 1 4 8 14 #cfc A complete 21 September 1946 Hibernian 4–2 Celtic 21 September 1946 Third Lanark 3–5 Hamilton Academical 28 September 1946 Celtic 0–0 Third Lanark 28 September 1946 Hamilton Academical 3–6 Hibernian 5 October 1946 Hamilton Academical 2–2 Celtic 5 October 1946 Hibernian 1–2 Third Lanark 12 October 1946 Celtic 1–1 Hibernian 12 October 1946 Hamilton Academical 3–0 Third Lanark 19 October 1946 Hibernian 2–0 Hamilton Academical 19 October 1946 Third Lanark 2–3 Celtic 26 October 1946 Celtic 3–1 Hamilton Academical 26 October 1946 Third Lanark 1–2 Hibernian Section 4 main WDL Section 4 n 2 y ABD Aberdeen (1) MOT Motherwell (1) FAL Falkirk (1) QOS Queen of the South (1) 4 0 2 13 11 3 1 2 15 11 2 1 3 11 12 2 0 4 8 13 #cfc A complete 21 September 1946 Aberdeen 4–3 Falkirk 21 September 1946 Motherwell 0–1 Queen of the South 28 September 1946 Falkirk 1–1 Motherwell 28 September 1946 Queen of the South 2–5 Aberdeen 5 October 1946 Aberdeen 2–3 Motherwell 5 October 1946 Queen of the South 0–2 Falkirk 12 October 1946 Falkirk 0–1 Aberdeen 12 October 1946 Queen of the South 4–3 Motherwell 19 October 1946 Aberdeen 1–0 Queen of the South 19 October 1946 Motherwell 5–3 Falkirk 26 October 1946 Falkirk 2–1 Queen of the South 26 October 1946 Motherwell 3–0 Aberdeen Section 5 main WDL Section 5 n 2 y EFI East Fife (2) STJ St Johnstone (2) DNF Dunfermline Athletic (2) ALO Alloa Athletic (2) 6 0 0 22 0 2 1 3 9 10 2 0 4 9 20 1 1 4 3 13 #cfc A complete 21 September 1946 Alloa Athletic 0–0 St Johnstone 21 September 1946 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 East Fife 28 September 1946 East Fife 6–0 Alloa Athletic 28 September 1946 St Johnstone 6–2 Dunfermline Athletic 5 October 1946 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Alloa Athletic 5 October 1946 St Johnstone 0–2 East Fife 12 October 1946 East Fife 7–0 Dunfermline Athletic 12 October 1946 St Johnstone 1–0 Alloa Athletic 19 October 1946 Alloa Athletic 0–2 East Fife 19 October 1946 Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 St Johnstone 26 October 1946 Alloa Athletic 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic 26 October 1946 East Fife 3–0 St Johnstone Section 6 main WDL Section 6 n 2 y DND Dundee (2) STE Stenhousemuir (2) RAI Raith Rovers (2) 4 0 0 13 0 1 0 3 5 12 1 0 3 4 10 #cfc A complete 21 September 1946 Raith Rovers 0–2 Dundee 28 September 1946 Dundee 4–0 Stenhousemuir 5 October 1946 Stenhousemuir 1–2 Raith Rovers 12 October 1946 Dundee 3–0 Raith Rovers 19 October 1946 Stenhousemuir 0–4 Dundee 26 October 1946 Raith Rovers 2–4 Stenhousemuir Section 7 main WDL Section 7 n 2 y DNU Dundee United (2) COW Cowdenbeath (2) DUM Dumbarton (2) ARB Arbroath (2) 5 0 1 13 7 3 1 2 18 11 2 0 4 13 15 1 1 4 11 22 #cfc A complete 21 September 1946 Arbroath 4–1 Dumbarton 21 September 1946 Dundee United 2–0 Cowdenbeath 28 September 1946 Cowdenbeath 5–2 Arbroath 28 September 1946 Dumbarton 0–3 Dundee United 5 October 1946 Arbroath 1–3 Dundee United 5 October 1946 Dumbarton 0–4 Cowdenbeath 12 October 1946 Cowdenbeath 4–1 Dundee United 12 October 1946 Dumbarton 8–0 Arbroath 19 October 1946 Arbroath 3–3 Cowdenbeath 19 October 1946 Dundee United 2–1 Dumbarton 26 October 1946 Cowdenbeath 2–3 Dumbarton 26 October 1946 Dundee United 2–1 Arbroath Section 8 main WDL Section 8 n 2 y AIR Airdrieonians (2) AYR Ayr United (2) ALB Albion Rovers (2) 3 0 1 15 4 2 0 2 10 12 1 0 3 10 19 #cfc A complete 21 September 1946 Albion Rovers 5–4 Ayr United 28 September 1946 Airdrieonians 6–1 Albion Rovers 5 October 1946 Ayr United 2–1 Airdrieonians 12 October 1946 Ayr United 4–3 Albion Rovers 19 October 1946 Albion Rovers 1–5 Airdrieonians 26 October 1946 Airdrieonians 3–0 Ayr United Quarter-finals First leg 1 March 1947 Airdrieonians (2) 4–4 Hibernian (1) 1 March 1947 Dundee (2) 0–1 Aberdeen (1) 1 March 1947 Heart of Midlothian (1) 0–1 East Fife (2) 1 March 1947 Rangers (1) 2–1 Dundee United (2) Second leg 5 March 1947 Aberdeen (1) 3–2 Dundee (2) Aberdeen won 4–2 on aggregate 5 March 1947 Dundee United (2) 1–1 Rangers (1) Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate 5 March 1947 East Fife (2) 2–5 Heart of Midlothian (1) Heart of Midlothian won 5–3 on aggregate 5 March 1947 Hibernian (1) 1–0 Airdrieonians (2) Hibernian won 5–4 on aggregate Semi-finals 22 March 1947 Aberdeen (1) 6–2 Heart of Midlothian (1) 22 March 1947 Rangers (1) 3–1 Hibernian (1) Hampden Park 123,830 http://www.scottishleague.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4162 Hampden's 100,000+ Crowd Records ScottishLeague 6 October 2013 26 April 2020 1 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032704/http://www.scottishleague.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4162 dead Final 1947 Scottish League Cup Final (April) 5 April 1947 Rangers (1) 4–0 Aberdeen (1) Duncanson Gillick Williamson Hampden Park, Glasgow 82,700 References External links Category:Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup