1966–67 Scottish League Cup
{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = 1966–67 Scottish League Cup
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = Scotland
| num_teams =
| defending_champions = Celtic
| winners = Celtic
| second = Rangers
| matches =
| goals =
| scoring_leader =
| prev_season = 1965–66
| next_season = 1967–68
}}
The 1966–67 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-first season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won for the second successive season by Celtic, who defeated Rangers in the Final.
First round
=Group 1=
|section=Group 1
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=ABD|name_ABD=Aberdeen
|team2=DNU|name_DNU=Dundee United
|team3=DND|name_DND=Dundee
|team4=STJ|name_STJ=St Johnstone
|win_ABD=6|draw_ABD=0|loss_ABD=0|gf_ABD=20|ga_ABD=7
|win_DNU=2|draw_DNU=2|loss_DNU=2|gf_DNU=13|ga_DNU=13
|win_DND=1|draw_DND=2|loss_DND=3|gf_DND=8|ga_DND=11
|win_STJ=0|draw_STJ=2|loss_STJ=4|gf_STJ=6|ga_STJ=16
|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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 3–0 | St Johnstone | 13 August 1966 |
| Dundee United | 2–0 | Dundee | 13 August 1966 |
| Dundee | 3–4 | Aberdeen | 17 August 1966 |
| St Johnstone | 1–1 | Dundee United | 17 August 1966 |
| Aberdeen | 4–1 | Dundee United | 20 August 1966 |
| Dundee | 2–0 | St Johnstone | 20 August 1966 |
| Dundee | 1–1 | Dundee United | 27 August 1966 |
| St Johnstone | 0–3 | Aberdeen | 27 August 1966 |
| Aberdeen | 2–0 | Dundee | 31 August 1966 |
| Dundee United | 5–3 | St Johnstone | 31 August 1966 |
| Dundee United | 3–4 | Aberdeen | 3 September 1966 |
| St Johnstone | 2–2 | Dundee | 3 September 1966 |
=Group 2=
|section=Group 2
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=RAN|name_RAN=Rangers
|team2=HIB|name_HIB=Hibernian
|team3=KIL|name_KIL=Kilmarnock
|team4=STI|name_STI=Stirling Albion
|win_RAN=3|draw_RAN=2|loss_RAN=1|gf_RAN=13|ga_RAN=4
|win_HIB=4|draw_HIB=0|loss_HIB=2|gf_HIB=12|ga_HIB=9
|win_KIL=2|draw_KIL=2|loss_KIL=2|gf_KIL=6|ga_KIL=3
|win_STI=0|draw_STI=2|loss_STI=4|gf_STI=3|ga_STI=18
|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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Stirling Albion | 13 August 1966 |
| Rangers | 1–0 | Hibernian | 13 August 1966 |
| Hibernian | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | 17 August 1966 |
| Stirling Albion | 0–8 | Rangers | 17 August 1966 |
| Rangers | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | 20 August 1966 |
| Stirling Albion | 2–4 | Hibernian | 20 August 1966 |
| Hibernian | 3–2 | Rangers | 27 August 1966 |
| Stirling Albion | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | 27 August 1966 |
| Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Hibernian | 31 August 1966 |
| Rangers | 1–1 | Stirling Albion | 31 August 1966 |
| Hibernian | 3–0 | Stirling Albion | 3 September 1966 |
| Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Rangers | 3 September 1966 |
=Group 3=
|section=Group 3
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=DNF|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic
|team2=MOT|name_MOT=Motherwell
|team3=PAR|name_PAR=Partick Thistle
|team4=FAL|name_FAL=Falkirk
|win_DNF=4|draw_DNF=1|loss_DNF=1|gf_DNF=15|ga_DNF=10
|win_MOT=3|draw_MOT=2|loss_MOT=1|gf_MOT=13|ga_MOT=7
|win_PAR=1|draw_PAR=2|loss_PAR=3|gf_PAR=3|ga_PAR=10
|win_FAL=0|draw_FAL=3|loss_FAL=3|gf_FAL=5|ga_FAL=9
|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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2–1 | Motherwell | 13 August 1966 |
| Falkirk | 0–0 | Partick Thistle | 13 August 1966 |
| Motherwell | 2–2 | Falkirk | 17 August 1966 |
| Partick Thistle | 0–3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 17 August 1966 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2–2 | Falkirk | 20 August 1966 |
| Motherwell | 4–0 | Partick Thistle | 20 August 1966 |
| Motherwell | 4–3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 27 August 1966 |
| Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Falkirk | 27 August 1966 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 3–2 | Partick Thistle | 31 August 1966 |
| Falkirk | 0–2 | Motherwell | 31 August 1966 |
| Falkirk | 1–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 September 1966 |
| Partick Thistle | 0–0 | Motherwell | 3 September 1966 |
=Group 4=
|section=Group 4
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=CEL|name_CEL=Celtic
|team2=HOM|name_HOM=Heart of Midlothian
|team3=CLY|name_CLY=Clyde
|team4=STM|name_STM=St Mirren
|win_CEL=6|draw_CEL=0|loss_CEL=0|gf_CEL=23|ga_CEL=3
|win_HOM=3|draw_HOM=1|loss_HOM=2|gf_HOM=10|ga_HOM=10
|win_CLY=2|draw_CLY=0|loss_CLY=4|gf_CLY=7|ga_CLY=16
|win_STM=0|draw_STM=1|loss_STM=5|gf_STM=3|ga_STM=14
|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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde | 1–0 | St Mirren | 13 August 1966 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0–2 | Celtic | 13 August 1966 |
| Celtic | 6–0 | Clyde | 17 August 1966 |
| St Mirren | 0–0 | Heart of Midlothian | 17 August 1966 |
| Celtic | 8–2 | St Mirren | 20 August 1966 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 4–3 | Clyde | 20 August 1966 |
| Celtic | 3–0 | Heart of Midlothian | 27 August 1966 |
| St Mirren | 0–1 | Clyde | 27 August 1966 |
| Clyde | 1–3 | Celtic | 31 August 1966 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 | St Mirren | 31 August 1966 |
| Clyde | 1–3 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 September 1966 |
| St Mirren | 0–1 | Celtic | 3 September 1966 |
=Group 5=
|section=Group 5
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=AYR|name_AYR=Ayr United
|team2=COW|name_COW=Cowdenbeath
|team3=RAI|name_RAI=Raith Rovers
|team4=BER|name_BER=Berwick Rangers
|win_AYR=2|draw_AYR=3|loss_AYR=1|gf_AYR=9|ga_AYR=6
|win_COW=2|draw_COW=3|loss_COW=1|gf_COW=7|ga_COW=8
|win_RAI=2|draw_RAI=2|loss_RAI=2|gf_RAI=8|ga_RAI=6
|win_BER=0|draw_BER=4|loss_BER=2|gf_BER=3|ga_BER=7
|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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick Rangers | 1–1 | Ayr United | 13 August 1966 |
| Raith Rovers | 1–2 | Cowdenbeath | 13 August 1966 |
| Ayr United | 0–0 | Raith Rovers | 17 August 1966 |
| Cowdenbeath | 0–0 | Berwick Rangers | 17 August 1966 |
| Ayr United | 2–2 | Cowdenbeath | 20 August 1966 |
| Berwick Rangers | 1–1 | Raith Rovers | 20 August 1966 |
| Ayr United | 2–0 | Berwick Rangers | 27 August 1966 |
| Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Raith Rovers | 27 August 1966 |
| Berwick Rangers | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | 31 August 1966 |
| Raith Rovers | 3–1 | Ayr United | 31 August 1966 |
| Cowdenbeath | 0–3 | Ayr United | 3 September 1966 |
| Raith Rovers | 2–0 | Berwick Rangers | 3 September 1966 |
=Group 6=
|section=Group 6
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=GMO|name_GMO=Morton
|team2=ARB|name_ARB=Arbroath
|team3=EFI|name_EFI=East Fife
|team4=THI|name_THI=Third Lanark
|win_GMO=5|draw_GMO=1|loss_GMO=0|gf_GMO=9|ga_GMO=3
|win_ARB=2|draw_ARB=3|loss_ARB=1|gf_ARB=5|ga_ARB=4
|win_EFI=1|draw_EFI=2|loss_EFI=3|gf_EFI=7|ga_EFI=9
|win_THI=0|draw_THI=2|loss_THI=4|gf_THI=7|ga_THI=12
|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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 2–0 | Third Lanark | 13 August 1966 |
| Morton | 2–1 | East Fife | 13 August 1966 |
| East Fife | 0–0 | Arbroath | 17 August 1966 |
| Third Lanark | 0–1 | Morton | 17 August 1966 |
| Arbroath | 0–0 | Morton | 20 August 1966 |
| East Fife | 2–2 | Third Lanark | 20 August 1966 |
| East Fife | 0–1 | Morton | 27 August 1966 |
| Third Lanark | 1–1 | Arbroath | 27 August 1966 |
| Arbroath | 2–1 | East Fife | 31 August 1966 |
| Morton | 3–2 | Third Lanark | 31 August 1966 |
| Morton | 2–0 | Arbroath | 3 September 1966 |
| Third Lanark | 2–3 | East Fife | 3 September 1966 |
=Group 7=
|section=Group 7
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=QOS|name_QOS=Queen of the South
|team2=AIR|name_AIR=Airdrieonians
|team3=DUM|name_DUM=Dumbarton
|team4=QPA|name_QPA=Queen's Park
|win_QOS=4|draw_QOS=2|loss_QOS=0|gf_QOS=20|ga_QOS=6
|win_AIR=4|draw_AIR=1|loss_AIR=1|gf_AIR=12|ga_AIR=8
|win_DUM=1|draw_DUM=1|loss_DUM=4|gf_DUM=8|ga_DUM=12
|win_QPA=1|draw_QPA=0|loss_QPA=5|gf_QPA=7|ga_QPA=21
|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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | 3–0 | Dumbarton | 13 August 1966 |
| Queen's Park | 1–5 | Queen of the South | 13 August 1966 |
| Dumbarton | 1–2 | Queen's Park | 17 August 1966 |
| Queen of the South | 3–0 | Airdrieonians | 17 August 1966 |
| Dumbarton | 1–1 | Queen of the South | 20 August 1966 |
| Queen's Park | 1–3 | Airdrieonians | 20 August 1966 |
| Dumbarton | 1–2 | Airdrieonians | 27 August 1966 |
| Queen of the South | 6–1 | Queen's Park | 27 August 1966 |
| Airdrieonians | 1–1 | Queen of the South | 31 August 1966 |
| Queen's Park | 0–3 | Dumbarton | 31 August 1966 |
| Airdrieonians | 3–2 | Queen's Park | 3 September 1966 |
| Queen of the South | 4–2 | Dumbarton | 3 September 1966 |
=Group 8=
|section=Group 8
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=MON|name_MON=Montrose
|team2=ALO|name_ALO=Alloa
|team3=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Academical
|team4=ALB|name_ALB=Albion Rovers
|win_MON=3|draw_MON=2|loss_MON=1|gf_MON=9|ga_MON=5
|win_ALO=3|draw_ALO=0|loss_ALO=3|gf_ALO=9|ga_ALO=5
|win_HAM=2|draw_HAM=1|loss_HAM=3|gf_HAM=6|ga_HAM=8
|win_ALB=1|draw_ALB=3|loss_ALB=2|gf_ALB=3|ga_ALB=9
|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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa | 4–0 | Albion Rovers | 13 August 1966 |
| Hamilton Academical | 1–3 | Montrose | 13 August 1966 |
| Albion Rovers | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | 17 August 1966 |
| Montrose | 2–1 | Alloa | 17 August 1966 |
| Albion Rovers | 0–0 | Montrose | 20 August 1966 |
| Alloa | 3–1 | Hamilton Academical | 20 August 1966 |
| Albion Rovers | 1–0 | Alloa | 27 August 1966 |
| Montrose | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | 27 August 1966 |
| Alloa | 1–0 | Montrose | 31 August 1966 |
| Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | Albion Rovers | 31 August 1966 |
| Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Alloa | 3 September 1966 |
| Montrose | 2–2 | Albion Rovers | 3 September 1966 |
=Group 9=
|section=Group 9
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=BRE|name_BRE=Brechin City
|team2=FOR|name_FOR=Forfar Athletic
|team3=STR|name_STR=Stranraer
|team4=CLY|name_CLY=Clydebank
|team5=STE|name_STE=Stenhousemuir
|team6=EST|name_EST=East Stirlingshire
|win_BRE=4|draw_BRE=1|loss_BRE=0|gf_BRE=14|ga_BRE=3
|win_FOR=3|draw_FOR=1|loss_FOR=1|gf_FOR=12|ga_FOR=6
|win_STR=2|draw_STR=2|loss_STR=1|gf_STR=5|ga_STR=4
|win_CLY=2|draw_CLY=0|loss_CLY=3|gf_CLY=8|ga_CLY=8
|win_STE=0|draw_STE=2|loss_STE=3|gf_STE=5|ga_STE=12
|win_EST=0|draw_EST=2|loss_EST=3|gf_EST=2|ga_EST=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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brechin City | 4–0 | Stenhousemuir | 13 August 1966 |
| Clydebank | 3–0 | East Stirlingshire | 13 August 1966 |
| Stranraer | 2–1 | Forfar Athletic | 13 August 1966 |
| East Stirlingshire | 0–4 | Brechin City | 17 August 1966 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2–1 | Clydebank | 17 August 1966 |
| Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | Stranraer | 17 August 1966 |
| Brechin City | 3–1 | Clydebank | 20 August 1966 |
| East Stirlingshire | 0–0 | Stranraer | 20 August 1966 |
| Stenhousemuir | 1–3 | Forfar Athletic | 20 August 1966 |
| East Stirlingshire | 1–1 | Stenhousemuir | 27 August 1966 |
| Forfar Athletic | 1–1 | Brechin City | 27 August 1966 |
| Stranraer | 1–0 | Clydebank | 27 August 1966 |
| Clydebank | 3–2 | Stenhousemuir | 3 September 1966 |
| Forfar Athletic | 5–1 | East Stirlingshire | 3 September 1966 |
| Stranraer | 1–2 | Brechin City | 3 September 1966 |
Supplementary round
=First leg=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
| width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brechin City | 1–2 | Morton | 5 September 1966 |
=Second leg=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date !width= 75|Agg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton | 5–2 | Brechin City | 7 September 1966 | 7–3 |
Quarter-finals
=First leg=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
| width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr United | 1–1 | Rangers | 14 September 1966 |
| Celtic | 6–3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 September 1966 |
| Montrose | 3–3 | Airdrieonians | 14 September 1966 |
| Morton | 3–1 | Aberdeen | 14 September 1966 |
=Second leg=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date !width= 75|Agg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 3–0 | Morton | 21 September 1966 | 4–3 |
| Airdrieonians | 5–1 | Montrose | 21 September 1966 | 8–4 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–3 | Celtic | 21 September 1966 | 4–9 |
| Rangers | 3–0 | Ayr United | 21 September 1966 | 4–1 |
Semi-finals
=Ties=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
| width=175 |Home Team
!width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width= 125|Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2–0 | Airdrieonians | 17 October 1966 |
| Rangers | 2–2 | Aberdeen | 19 October 1966 |
=Replays=
Final
{{Main|1966 Scottish League Cup Final}}
{{football box
|date = 29 October 1966
|team1 = Rangers
|score = 0–1
|report =
|team2 = Celtic
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Lennox {{goal}}
|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee =
|attendance = 94,532 }}
References
=General=
- {{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1966-1967/results |title=Scottish League Cup 1966–1967 : Results |access-date=4 February 2012 |publisher=Statto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302230754/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1966-1967/results |archive-date=2 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
=Specific=
{{reflist}}
{{Scottish League Cup seasons}}
{{1966–67 in Scottish football}}
{{1966–67 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1966-67 Scottish League Cup}}