1978–79 Scottish League Cup

September 2014 April 2026 1978–79 Scottish League Cup Scotland Rangers Aberdeen 1977–78 1979–80 The 1978–79 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-third season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Aberdeen in the Final. First round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Alloa Athletic 4–1 Stirling Albion 16 August 1978 Berwick Rangers 2–0 St Johnstone 16 August 1978 Celtic 3–1 Dundee 16 August 1978 Dumbarton 0–0 St Mirren 16 August 1978 Montrose 4–0 Queen of the South 16 August 1978 Rangers 3–0 Albion Rovers 16 August 1978 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Albion Rovers 0–1 Rangers 23 August 1978 0–4 Dundee 0–3 Celtic 23 August 1978 1–6 Queen of the South 0–1 Montrose 23 August 1978 0–5 St Johnstone 0–0 Berwick Rangers 23 August 1978 0–2 St Mirren 2–0 Dumbarton 23 August 1978 2–0 Stirling Albion 0–1 Alloa Athletic 23 August 1978 1–5 Second round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Airdrieonians 3–0 Dunfermline Ath 30 August 1978 Ayr United 1–0 Stranraer 30 August 1978 Berwick Rangers 1–3 St Mirren 30 August 1978 Brechin City 0–3 Hibernian 30 August 1978 Clyde 3–1 Motherwell 30 August 1978 Cowdenbeath 3–2 Hamilton Academical 30 August 1978 Dundee United 2–3 Celtic 30 August 1978 East Fife 0–1 Arbroath 30 August 1978 Heart of Midlothian 1–3 Morton 30 August 1978 Kilmarnock 2–0 Alloa Athletic 30 August 1978 Meadowbank Thistle 0–5 Aberdeen 30 August 1978 Montrose 1–1 East Stirlingshire 28 August 1978 Partick Thistle 1–1 Falkirk 30 August 1978 Raith Rovers 4–2 Queen's Park 30 August 1978 Rangers 3–0 Forfar Athletic 30 August 1978 Stenhousemuir 1–0 Clydebank 30 August 1978 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Aberdeen 4–0 Meadowbank Thistle 2 September 1978 9–0 Alloa Athletic 1–1 Kilmarnock 2 September 1978 1–3 Arbroath 1–0 East Fife 2 September 1978 2–0 Celtic 1–0 Dundee United 2 September 1978 4–2 Clydebank 4–1 Stenhousemuir 2 September 1978 4–2 Dunfermline Ath 0–5 Airdrieonians 2 September 1978 0–8 East Stirlingshire 0–2After Extra Time Montrose 2 September 1978 1–3 Falkirk 2–2After Extra TimeFalkirk F.C. won on penalties Partick Thistle 2 September 1978 3–3 Forfar Athletic 1–4 Rangers 2 September 1978 1–7 Morton 4–1 Heart of Midlothian 2 September 1978 7–2 Hamilton Academical 2–0 Cowdenbeath 2 September 1978 4–3 Hibernian 3–1 Brechin City 2 September 1978 6–1 Motherwell 3–0 Clyde 2 September 1978 4–3 Queen's Park 4–2After Extra TimeRaith Rovers F.C. won on penalties Raith Rovers 2 September 1978 6–6 St Mirren 5–1 Berwick Rangers 2 September 1978 8–2 Stranraer 1–3 Ayr United 2 September 1978 1–4 Third round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arbroath 1–1 Airdrieonians 4 October 1978 Celtic 0–1 Motherwell 4 October 1978 Falkirk 0–2 Ayr United 4 October 1978 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Aberdeen 4 October 1978 Hibernian 1–0 Clydebank 4 October 1978 Kilmarnock 2–0 Morton 4 October 1978 Raith Rovers 3–0 Montrose 4 October 1978 Rangers 3–2 St Mirren 4 October 1978 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Aberdeen 7–1 Hamilton Academical 11 October 1978 8–1 Airdrieonians 1–2 Arbroath 10 October 1978 2–3 Ayr United 1–1 Falkirk 11 October 1978 3–1 Clydebank 1–1 Hibernian 11 October 1978 1–2 Morton 5–2 Kilmarnock 11 October 1978 5–4 Montrose 5–1 Raith Rovers 11 October 1978 5–4 Motherwell 1–4 Celtic 11 October 1978 2–4 St Mirren 0–0 Rangers 11 October 1978 2–3 Quarter-finals First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Ayr United 3–3 Aberdeen 8 November 1978 Montrose 1–1 Celtic 8 November 1978 Morton 1–0 Hibernian 8 November 1978 Rangers 1–0 Arbroath 8 November 1978 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Aberdeen 3–1 Ayr United 15 November 1978 6–4 Arbroath 1–2 Rangers 15 November 1978 1–3 Celtic 3–1 Montrose 15 November 1978 4–2 Hibernian 2–0 Morton 15 November 1978 2–1 Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 1–0After Extra Time Hibernian 13 December 1978 Rangers 3–2After Extra Time Celtic 13 December 1978 Final 1979 Scottish League Cup final (March) 31 March 1979 Rangers 2–1 Aberdeen Jackson MacDonald Davidson Hampden Park, Glasgow 54,000 References General http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1978-1979/results Scottish League Cup 1978–1979 : Results 6 February 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132004/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1978-1979/results 24 September 2015 live dmy-all Specific Category:Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup