1956–57 Scottish League Cup

September 2014 April 2026 1956–57 Scottish League Cup Scotland Celtic Partick Thistle 1955–56 1957–58 The 1956–57 Scottish League Cup was the 11th season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Celtic, who defeated Partick Thistle in the Final. First round Group 1 main WDL Group 1 n 2 y DND Dundee RAI Raith Rovers MOT Motherwell AIR Airdrieonians 5 1 0 16 5 3 1 2 12 10 2 0 4 12 10 1 0 5 9 24 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Motherwell 0–1 Dundee 11 August 1956 Raith Rovers 4–2 Airdrieonians 11 August 1956 Airdrieonians 1–3 Motherwell 15 August 1956 Dundee 1–0 Raith Rovers 15 August 1956 Dundee 3–1 Airdrieonians 18 August 1956 Raith Rovers 4–2 Motherwell 18 August 1956 Airdrieonians 3–1 Raith Rovers 25 August 1956 Dundee 2–1 Motherwell 25 August 1956 Motherwell 6–1 Airdrieonians 29 August 1956 Raith Rovers 2–2 Dundee 29 August 1956 Airdrieonians 1–7 Dundee 1 September 1956 Motherwell 0–1 Raith Rovers 1 September 1956 Group 2 main WDL Group 2 n 2 y CEL Celtic RAN Rangers ABD Aberdeen EFI East Fife 5 1 0 10 5 4 1 1 18 6 1 0 5 11 18 1 0 5 5 15 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen 1–2 Celtic 11 August 1956 Rangers 3–0 East Fife 11 August 1956 Celtic 2–1 Rangers 15 August 1956 East Fife 2–1 Aberdeen 15 August 1956 Aberdeen 2–6 Rangers 18 August 1956 Celtic 2–1 East Fife 18 August 1956 Celtic 3–2 Aberdeen 25 August 1956 East Fife 1–4 Rangers 25 August 1956 Aberdeen 4–1 East Fife 29 August 1956 Rangers 0–0 Celtic 29 August 1956 East Fife 0–1 Celtic 1 September 1956 Rangers 4–1 Aberdeen 1 September 1956 Group 3 main WDL Group 3 n 2 y DNF Dunfermline Athletic STM St Mirren QOS Queen of the South KIL Kilmarnock 3 2 1 10 5 2 3 1 9 6 1 3 2 6 8 1 2 3 8 14 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Kilmarnock 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic 11 August 1956 Queen of the South 0–0 St Mirren 11 August 1956 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Queen of the South 15 August 1956 St Mirren 2–2 Kilmarnock 15 August 1956 Kilmarnock 2–3 Queen of the South 18 August 1956 St Mirren 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic 18 August 1956 Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 Kilmarnock 25 August 1956 St Mirren 1–1 Queen of the South 25 August 1956 Kilmarnock 1–4 St Mirren 29 August 1956 Queen of the South 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic 29 August 1956 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 St Mirren 1 September 1956 Queen of the South 0–2 Kilmarnock 1 September 1956 Group 4 main WDL Group 4 n 2 y PAR Partick Thistle HOM Heart of Midlothian FAL Falkirk HIB Hibernian 4 2 0 15 6 3 2 1 17 8 2 1 3 6 10 0 1 5 5 19 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Falkirk 0–2 Partick Thistle 11 August 1956 Heart of Midlothian 6–1 Hibernian 11 August 1956 Hibernian 0–1 Falkirk 15 August 1956 Partick Thistle 3–1 Heart of Midlothian 15 August 1956 Heart of Midlothian 5–0 Falkirk 18 August 1956 Partick Thistle 4–1 Hibernian 18 August 1956 Hibernian 1–2 Heart of Midlothian 25 August 1956 Partick Thistle 2–0 Falkirk 25 August 1956 Falkirk 4–0 Hibernian 29 August 1956 Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Partick Thistle 29 August 1956 Falkirk 1–1 Heart of Midlothian 1 September 1956 Hibernian 2–2 Partick Thistle 1 September 1956 Group 5 main WDL Group 5 n 2 y BRE Brechin City HAM Hamilton Academical DUM Dumbarton ALO Alloa Athletic 4 1 1 20 8 3 1 2 14 14 2 1 3 15 22 1 1 4 9 14 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Alloa Athletic 3–1 Hamilton Academical 11 August 1956 Dumbarton 1–8 Brechin City 11 August 1956 Brechin City 3–1 Alloa Athletic 15 August 1956 Hamilton Academical 5–3 Dumbarton 15 August 1956 Dumbarton 1–1 Alloa Athletic 18 August 1956 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Brechin City 18 August 1956 Brechin City 3–4 Dumbarton 25 August 1956 Hamilton Academical 3–2 Alloa Athletic 25 August 1956 Alloa Athletic 1–3 Brechin City 29 August 1956 Dumbarton 3–4 Hamilton Academical 29 August 1956 Alloa Athletic 1–3 Dumbarton 1 September 1956 Brechin City 2–0 Hamilton Academical 1 September 1956 Group 6 main WDL Group 6 n 2 y COW Cowdenbeath GMO Morton STR Stranraer BER Berwick Rangers 4 1 1 11 4 2 3 1 8 5 1 2 3 9 12 1 2 3 6 13 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Cowdenbeath 1–1 Stranraer 11 August 1956 Morton 1–1 Berwick Rangers 11 August 1956 Berwick Rangers 0–3 Cowdenbeath 15 August 1956 Stranraer 1–4 Morton 15 August 1956 Cowdenbeath 0–1 Morton 18 August 1956 Stranraer 5–2 Berwick Rangers 18 August 1956 Berwick Rangers 1–1 Morton 25 August 1956 Stranraer 1–3 Cowdenbeath 25 August 1956 Cowdenbeath 3–1 Berwick Rangers 29 August 1956 Morton 1–1 Stranraer 29 August 1956 Berwick Rangers 1–0 Stranraer 1 September 1956 Morton 0–1 Cowdenbeath 1 September 1956 Group 7 main WDL Group 7 n 2 y CLY Clyde STJ St Johnstone QPA Queen's Park STI Stirling Albion 5 1 0 19 5 3 1 2 7 12 2 1 3 7 7 0 1 5 1 10 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Clyde 2–1 Stirling Albion 11 August 1956 St Johnstone 2–1 Queen's Park 11 August 1956 Queen's Park 0–1 Clyde 15 August 1956 Stirling Albion 0–0 St Johnstone 15 August 1956 St Johnstone 1–6 Clyde 18 August 1956 Stirling Albion 0–2 Queen's Park 18 August 1956 Queen's Park 0–2 St Johnstone 25 August 1956 Stirling Albion 0–3 Clyde 25 August 1956 Clyde 2–2 Queen's Park 29 August 1956 St Johnstone 1–0 Stirling Albion 29 August 1956 Clyde 5–1 St Johnstone 1 September 1956 Queen's Park 2–0 Stirling Albion 1 September 1956 Group 8 main WDL Group 8 n 2 y DNU Dundee United AYR Ayr United STE Stenhousemuir THI Third Lanark 3 1 2 16 11 2 3 1 14 13 3 1 2 13 18 1 1 4 15 16 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee United 6–1 Ayr United 11 August 1956 Third Lanark 8–2 Stenhousemuir 11 August 1956 Ayr United 3–3 Third Lanark 15 August 1956 Stenhousemuir 3–2 Dundee United 15 August 1956 Stenhousemuir 1–1 Ayr United 18 August 1956 Third Lanark 1–2 Dundee United 18 August 1956 Ayr United 1–1 Dundee United 25 August 1956 Stenhousemuir 2–1 Third Lanark 25 August 1956 Dundee United 3–4 Stenhousemuir 29 August 1956 Third Lanark 1–5 Ayr United 29 August 1956 Ayr United 3–1 Stenhousemuir 1 September 1956 Dundee United 2–1 Third Lanark 1 September 1956 Group 9 main WDL Group 9 n 2 y ARB Arbroath ALB Albion Rovers FOR Forfar Athletic EST East Stirlingshire MON Montrose 3 0 1 13 3 3 0 1 18 10 2 0 2 7 8 2 0 2 6 12 0 0 4 6 17 #cfc A complete Home teamScoreAway teamDate Albion Rovers 2–1 Arbroath 11 August 1956 Montrose 2–3 Forfar Athletic 11 August 1956 East Stirlingshire 3–0 Montrose 15 August 1956 Forfar Athletic 4–2 Albion Rovers 15 August 1956 Albion Rovers 9–2 East Stirlingshire 18 August 1956 Arbroath 3–0 Forfar Athletic 18 August 1956 East Stirlingshire 0–3 Arbroath 25 August 1956 Montrose 3–5 Albion Rovers 25 August 1956 Arbroath 6–1 Montrose 1 September 1956 Forfar Athletic 0–1 East Stirlingshire 1 September 1956 Supplementary round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arbroath 2–0 Dundee United 3 September 1956 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Dundee United 5–0 Arbroath 5 September 1956 5–2 Quarter-finals First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Brechin City 3–2 Clyde 12 September 1956 Celtic 6–0 Dunfermline Athletic 12 September 1956 Cowdenbeath 1–2 Partick Thistle 12 September 1956 Dundee 7–3 Dundee United 12 September 1956 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Clyde 3–1 Brechin City 15 September 1956 5–4 Dundee United 2–1 Dundee 15 September 1956 5–8 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Celtic 15 September 1956 3–6 Partick Thistle 2–1 Cowdenbeath 18 September 1956 4–2 Semi-finals Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Celtic 2–0 Clyde 6 October 1956 Dundee 0–0After Extra Time Partick Thistle 6 October 1956 Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Partick Thistle 3–2 Dundee 9 October 1956 Final 1956 Scottish League Cup Final 27 October 1956 Celtic 0–0 Partick Thistle Hampden Park, Glasgow 59,000 Replay 31 October 1956 Celtic 3–0 Partick Thistle Collins McPhail McPhail Hampden Park, Glasgow 31,000http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1956-10-31%3A+Celtic+3-0+Partick+Thistle%2C+League+Cup+Final+Replay Celtic win League Cup for first time Glasgow Herald 1 November 1956 The Celtic Wiki 30 October 2018 References General http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1956-1957/results Scottish League Cup 1956–1957 : Results 1 February 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20120302205044/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1956-1957/results 2 March 2012 live dmy-all Specific 1956 Category:Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup