1961–62 Scottish League Cup
{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = 1961–62 Scottish League Cup
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = Scotland
| num_teams =
| defending_champions = Rangers
| winners = Rangers
| second = Heart of Midlothian
| matches =
| goals =
| scoring_leader =
| prev_season = 1960–61
| next_season = 1962–63
}}
The 1961–62 Scottish League Cup was the sixteenth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won Rangers for a second successive season, who defeated in a replay Heart of Midlothian in the Final.
First round
=Group 1=
|section=Group 1
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=STJ|name_STJ=St Johnstone
|team2=CEL|name_CEL=Celtic
|team3=HIB|name_HIB=Hibernian
|team4=PAR|name_PAR=Partick Thistle
|win_STJ=3|draw_STJ=2|loss_STJ=1|gf_STJ=9|ga_STJ=8
|win_CEL=3|draw_CEL=1|loss_CEL=2|gf_CEL=10|ga_CEL=10
|win_HIB=2|draw_HIB=2|loss_HIB=2|gf_HIB=11|ga_HIB=9
|win_PAR=1|draw_PAR=1|loss_PAR=4|gf_PAR=10|ga_PAR=13
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
---|---|---|---|
Partick Thistle | 2–3 | Celtic | 12 August 1961 |
St Johnstone | 1–1 | Hibernian | 12 August 1961 |
Celtic | 0–1 | St Johnstone | 16 August 1961 |
Hibernian | 2–1 | Partick Thistle | 16 August 1961 |
Hibernian | 2–2 | Celtic | 19 August 1961 |
Partick Thistle | 0–0 | St Johnstone | 19 August 1961 |
Celtic | 3–2 | Partick Thistle | 26 August 1961 |
Hibernian | 4–1 | St Johnstone | 26 August 1961 |
Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Hibernian | 30 August 1961 |
St Johnstone | 2–0 | Celtic | 30 August 1961 |
Celtic | 2–1 | Hibernian | 2 September 1961 |
St Johnstone | 4–3 | Partick Thistle | 2 September 1961 |
=Group 2=
|section=Group 2
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=MOT|name_MOT=Motherwell
|team2=DNF|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic
|team3=ABD|name_ABD=Aberdeen
|team4=DNU|name_DNU=Dundee United
|win_MOT=4|draw_MOT=1|loss_MOT=1|gf_MOT=14|ga_MOT=10
|win_DNF=2|draw_DNF=3|loss_DNF=1|gf_DNF=7|ga_DNF=3
|win_ABD=1|draw_ABD=2|loss_ABD=3|gf_ABD=11|ga_ABD=14
|win_DNU=1|draw_DNU=2|loss_DNU=3|gf_DNU=10|ga_DNU=15
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
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width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
---|---|---|---|
Dunfermline Athletic | 1–2 | Aberdeen | 12 August 1961 |
Motherwell | 5–3 | Dundee United | 12 August 1961 |
Aberdeen | 3–4 | Motherwell | 16 August 1961 |
Dundee United | 0–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 16 August 1961 |
Dundee United | 5–3 | Aberdeen | 19 August 1961 |
Motherwell | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 19 August 1961 |
Aberdeen | 0–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 26 August 1961 |
Dundee United | 0–2 | Motherwell | 26 August 1961 |
Dunfermline Athletic | 3–0 | Dundee United | 30 August 1961 |
Motherwell | 2–1 | Aberdeen | 30 August 1961 |
Aberdeen | 2–2 | Dundee United | 2 September 1961 |
Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Motherwell | 2 September 1961 |
=Group 3=
|section=Group 3
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=RAN|name_RAN=Rangers
|team2=DND|name_DND=Dundee
|team3=THI|name_THI=Third Lanark
|team4=AIR|name_AIR=Airdrieonians
|win_RAN=5|draw_RAN=1|loss_RAN=0|gf_RAN=18|ga_RAN=5
|win_DND=2|draw_DND=2|loss_DND=2|gf_DND=14|ga_DND=10
|win_THI=2|draw_THI=2|loss_THI=2|gf_THI=10|ga_THI=14
|win_AIR=0|draw_AIR=1|loss_AIR=5|gf_AIR=5|ga_AIR=18
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
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width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
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Dundee | 2–0 | Airdrieonians | 12 August 1961 |
Third Lanark | 0–2 | Rangers | 12 August 1961 |
Airdrieonians | 2–2 | Third Lanark | 16 August 1961 |
Rangers | 4–2 | Dundee | 16 August 1961 |
Airdrieonians | 1–2 | Rangers | 19 August 1961 |
Third Lanark | 3–2 | Dundee | 19 August 1961 |
Airdrieonians | 0–5 | Dundee | 26 August 1961 |
Rangers | 5–0 | Third Lanark | 26 August 1961 |
Dundee | 1–1 | Rangers | 30 August 1961 |
Third Lanark | 3–1 | Airdrieonians | 30 August 1961 |
Dundee | 2–2 | Third Lanark | 2 September 1961 |
Rangers | 4–1 | Airdrieonians | 2 September 1961 |
=Group 4=
|section=Group 4
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=HOM|name_HOM=Heart of Midlothian
|team2=KIL|name_KIL=Kilmarnock
|team3=STM|name_STM=St Mirren
|team4=RAI|name_RAI=Raith Rovers
|win_HOM=4|draw_HOM=0|loss_HOM=2|gf_HOM=9|ga_HOM=6
|win_KIL=3|draw_KIL=0|loss_KIL=3|gf_KIL=18|ga_KIL=8
|win_STM=3|draw_STM=0|loss_STM=3|gf_STM=7|ga_STM=11
|win_RAI=2|draw_RAI=0|loss_RAI=4|gf_RAI=7|ga_RAI=16
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
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|update=complete|source=
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width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
---|---|---|---|
Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | Raith Rovers | 12 August 1961 |
St Mirren | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | 12 August 1961 |
Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | 16 August 1961 |
Raith Rovers | 0–3 | St Mirren | 16 August 1961 |
Raith Rovers | 1–7 | Kilmarnock | 19 August 1961 |
St Mirren | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | 19 August 1961 |
Kilmarnock | 6–1 | St Mirren | 26 August 1961 |
Raith Rovers | 3–1 | Heart of Midlothian | 26 August 1961 |
Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | 30 August 1961 |
St Mirren | 0–2 | Raith Rovers | 30 August 1961 |
Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 | St Mirren | 2 September 1961 |
Kilmarnock | 4–1 | Raith Rovers | 2 September 1961 |
=Group 5=
|section=Group 5
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=STI|name_STI=Stirling Albion
|team2=BER|name_BER=Berwick Rangers
|team3=ALO|name_ALO=Alloa Athletic
|team4=STR|name_STR=Stranraer
|win_STI=5|draw_STI=0|loss_STI=1|gf_STI=16|ga_STI=9
|win_BER=3|draw_BER=1|loss_BER=2|gf_BER=13|ga_BER=13
|win_ALO=1|draw_ALO=2|loss_ALO=3|gf_ALO=11|ga_ALO=14
|win_STR=1|draw_STR=1|loss_STR=4|gf_STR=7|ga_STR=11
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
---|---|---|---|
Alloa Athletic | 2–3 | Stirling Albion | 12 August 1961 |
Berwick Rangers | 2–1 | Stranraer | 12 August 1961 |
Stirling Albion | 4–2 | Berwick Rangers | 16 August 1961 |
Stranraer | 1–1 | Alloa Athletic | 16 August 1961 |
Berwick Rangers | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | 19 August 1961 |
Stirling Albion | 4–1 | Stranraer | 19 August 1961 |
Stirling Albion | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | 26 August 1961 |
Stranraer | 1–2 | Berwick Rangers | 26 August 1961 |
Alloa Athletic | 2–0 | Stranraer | 30 August 1961 |
Berwick Rangers | 0–2 | Stirling Albion | 30 August 1961 |
Alloa Athletic | 4–4 | Berwick Rangers | 2 September 1961 |
Stranraer | 3–0 | Stirling Albion | 2 September 1961 |
=Group 6=
|section=Group 6
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Academical
|team2=MON|name_MON=Montrose
|team3=CLY|name_CLY=Clyde
|team4=STE|name_STE=Stenhousemuir
|win_HAM=5|draw_HAM=1|loss_HAM=0|gf_HAM=16|ga_HAM=8
|win_MON=3|draw_MON=1|loss_MON=2|gf_MON=16|ga_MON=8
|win_CLY=3|draw_CLY=0|loss_CLY=3|gf_CLY=14|ga_CLY=14
|win_STE=0|draw_STE=0|loss_STE=6|gf_STE=5|ga_STE=21
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
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width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
---|---|---|---|
Clyde | 3–0 | Stenhousemuir | 12 August 1961 |
Montrose | 2–2 | Hamilton Academical | 12 August 1961 |
Hamilton Academical | 3–2 | Clyde | 16 August 1961 |
Stenhousemuir | 1–4 | Montrose | 16 August 1961 |
Clyde | 3–2 | Montrose | 19 August 1961 |
Stenhousemuir | 1–3 | Hamilton Academical | 19 August 1961 |
Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Montrose | 26 August 1961 |
Stenhousemuir | 2–4 | Clyde | 26 August 1961 |
Clyde | 2–3 | Hamilton Academical | 30 August 1961 |
Montrose | 4–0 | Stenhousemuir | 30 August 1961 |
Hamilton Academical | 3–1 | Stenhousemuir | 2 September 1961 |
Montrose | 4–0 | Clyde | 2 September 1961 |
=Group 7=
|section=Group 7
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=EFI|name_EFI=East Fife
|team2=QOS|name_QOS=Queen of the South
|team3=ARB|name_ARB=Arbroath
|team4=BRE|name_BRE=Brechin City
|win_EFI=6|draw_EFI=0|loss_EFI=0|gf_EFI=25|ga_EFI=5
|win_QOS=3|draw_QOS=0|loss_QOS=3|gf_QOS=11|ga_QOS=6
|win_ARB=3|draw_ARB=0|loss_ARB=3|gf_ARB=8|ga_ARB=13
|win_BRE=0|draw_BRE=0|loss_BRE=6|gf_BRE=6|ga_BRE=26
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
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width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
---|---|---|---|
East Fife | 3–1 | Brechin City | 12 August 1961 |
Queen of the South | 1–0 | Arbroath | 12 August 1961 |
Arbroath | 1–4 | East Fife | 16 August 1961 |
Brechin City | 0–4 | Queen of the South | 16 August 1961 |
Brechin City | 1–2 | Arbroath | 19 August 1961 |
Queen of the South | 1–3 | East Fife | 19 August 1961 |
Arbroath | 1–0 | Queen of the South | 26 August 1961 |
Brechin City | 2–8 | East Fife | 26 August 1961 |
East Fife | 6–0 | Arbroath | 30 August 1961 |
Queen of the South | 5–1 | Brechin City | 30 August 1961 |
Arbroath | 4–1 | Brechin City | 2 September 1961 |
East Fife | 1–0 | Queen of the South | 2 September 1961 |
=Group 8=
|section=Group 8
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=AYR|name_AYR=Ayr United
|team2=FAL|name_FAL=Falkirk
|team3=COW|name_COW=Cowdenbeath
|team4=DUM|name_DUM=Dumbarton
|win_AYR=4|draw_AYR=2|loss_AYR=0|gf_AYR=16|ga_AYR=10
|win_FAL=2|draw_FAL=4|loss_FAL=0|gf_FAL=12|ga_FAL=8
|win_COW=1|draw_COW=2|loss_COW=3|gf_COW=11|ga_COW=14
|win_DUM=1|draw_DUM=0|loss_DUM=5|gf_DUM=7|ga_DUM=14
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
---|---|---|---|
Ayr United | 3–1 | Dumbarton | 12 August 1961 |
Falkirk | 2–2 | Cowdenbeath | 12 August 1961 |
Cowdenbeath | 2–3 | Ayr United | 16 August 1961 |
Dumbarton | 0–1 | Falkirk | 16 August 1961 |
Ayr United | 1–1 | Falkirk | 19 August 1961 |
Cowdenbeath | 4–3 | Dumbarton | 19 August 1961 |
Cowdenbeath | 1–1 | Falkirk | 26 August 1961 |
Dumbarton | 1–2 | Ayr United | 26 August 1961 |
Ayr United | 3–1 | Cowdenbeath | 30 August 1961 |
Falkirk | 3–0 | Dumbarton | 30 August 1961 |
Dumbarton | 2–1 | Cowdenbeath | 2 September 1961 |
Falkirk | 4–4 | Ayr United | 2 September 1961 |
=Group 9=
|section=Group 9
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=ALB|name_ALB=Albion Rovers
|team2=QPA|name_QPA=Queen's Park
|team3=EST|name_EST=East Stirlingshire
|team4=GMO|name_GMO=Morton
|team5=FOR|name_FOR=Forfar Athletic
|win_ALB=4|draw_ALB=0|loss_ALB=0|gf_ALB=16|ga_ALB=7
|win_QPA=3|draw_QPA=0|loss_QPA=1|gf_QPA=14|ga_QPA=7
|win_EST=2|draw_EST=0|loss_EST=2|gf_EST=9|ga_EST=13
|win_GMO=1|draw_GMO=0|loss_GMO=3|gf_GMO=5|ga_GMO=11
|win_FOR=0|draw_FOR=0|loss_FOR=4|gf_FOR=5|ga_FOR=11
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
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width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
---|---|---|---|
Albion Rovers | 5–2 | East Stirlingshire | 12 August 1961 |
Forfar Athletic | 1–3 | Queen's Park | 12 August 1961 |
Morton | 2–1 | Forfar Athletic | 16 August 1961 |
Queen's Park | 1–3 | Albion Rovers | 16 August 1961 |
East Stirlingshire | 4–1 | Morton | 19 August 1961 |
Forfar Athletic | 3–5 | Albion Rovers | 19 August 1961 |
East Stirlingshire | 1–0 | Forfar Athletic | 26 August 1961 |
Morton | 1–3 | Queen's Park | 26 August 1961 |
Albion Rovers | 3–1 | Morton | 2 September 1961 |
Queen's Park | 7–2 | East Stirlingshire | 2 September 1961 |
Supplementary round
=First leg=
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width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
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East Fife | 4–1 | Albion Rovers | 4 September 1961 |
=Second leg=
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width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date !width= 75|Agg | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Albion Rovers | 1–2 | East Fife | 6 September 1961 | 2–6 |
Quarter-finals
=First leg=
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width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
---|---|---|---|
Ayr United | 4–2 | Stirling Albion | 13 September 1961 |
Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | 13 September 1961 |
Motherwell | 2–3 | St Johnstone | 13 September 1961 |
Rangers | 3–1 | East Fife | 13 September 1961 |
=Second leg=
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width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date !width= 75|Agg | ||||
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East Fife | 1–3 | Rangers | 20 September 1961 | 2–6 |
Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | 20 September 1961 | 4–1 |
St Johnstone | 1–1 | Motherwell | 20 September 1961 | 4–3 |
Stirling Albion | 3–0After Extra Time | Ayr United | 20 September 1961 | 5–4 |
Semi-finals
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width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
---|---|---|---|
Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Stirling Albion | 11 October 1961 |
Rangers | 3–2 | St Johnstone | 11 October 1961 |
Final
{{Main|1961 Scottish League Cup Final}}
{{football box
|date = 28 October 1961
|team1 = Rangers
|score = 1 – 1
AET
|report =
|team2 = Heart of Midlothian
|goals1 = Millar {{goal}}
|goals2 = Cumming {{goal||pen.}}
|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee =
|attendance = 88,000 }}
;Replay
{{football box
|date = 18 December 1961
|team1 = Rangers
|score = 3–1
|report =
|team2 = Heart of Midlothian
|goals1 = Millar {{goal}}
Brand {{goal}}
McMillan {{goal}}
|goals2 = Davidson {{goal}}
|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee =
|attendance = 47,500 }}
References
=General=
- {{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1961-1962/results |title=Scottish League Cup 1961–1962 : Results |access-date=1 February 2012 |publisher=Statto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302215502/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1961-1962/results |archive-date=2 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
=Specific=
{{reflist}}
{{Scottish League Cup seasons}}
{{1961–62 in Scottish football}}
{{1961–62 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1961-62 Scottish League Cup}}