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1973–74 Scottish League Cup

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{{infobox football tournament season

| title = 1973–74 Scottish League Cup

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| country = Scotland

| num_teams =

| defending_champions = Hibernian

| winners = Dundee

| second = Celtic

| matches =

| goals =

| scoring_leader =

| prev_season = 1972–73

| next_season = 1974–75

}}

The 1973–74 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-eighth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee, who defeated Celtic in the Final.{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jYtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9KQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2496%2C3133544 |title=Modern Dundee display brings end to curious romance |first=Ian |last=Archer |work=Glasgow Herald |date=17 December 1973 |page=4 |access-date=4 March 2017}}

First round

=Group 1=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 1

|show_positions=n

|winpoints=2

|team1=RAN|name_RAN=Rangers

|team2=CEL|name_CEL=Celtic

|team3=ARB|name_ARB=Arbroath

|team4=FAL|name_FAL=Falkirk

|win_RAN=5|draw_RAN=0|loss_RAN=1|gf_RAN=17|ga_RAN=6

|win_CEL=5|draw_CEL=0|loss_CEL=1|gf_CEL=12|ga_CEL=7

|win_ARB=2|draw_ARB=0|loss_ARB=4|gf_ARB=9|ga_ARB=13

|win_FAL=0|draw_FAL=0|loss_FAL=6|gf_FAL=6|ga_FAL=18

|col_A=#cfc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Home Team

!width=20 |Score

!width=175 |Away Team

!width= 125|Date

Celtic2–1Arbroath11 August 1973
Rangers3–1Falkirk11 August 1973
Arbroath1–2Rangers15 August 1973
Falkirk0–2Celtic15 August 1973
Arbroath3–1Falkirk18 August 1973
Rangers1–2Celtic18 August 1973
Celtic2–1Falkirk22 August 1973
Rangers3–0Arbroath22 August 1973
Celtic1–3Rangers25 August 1973
Falkirk2–3Arbroath25 August 1973
Arbroath1–3Celtic29 August 1973
Falkirk1–5Rangers29 August 1973

=Group 2=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 2

|show_positions=n

|winpoints=2

|team1=HIB|name_HIB=Hibernian

|team2=DUM|name_DUM=Dumbarton

|team3=GMO|name_GMO=Morton

|team4=AYR|name_AYR=Ayr United

|win_HIB=5|draw_HIB=0|loss_HIB=1|gf_HIB=11|ga_HIB=6

|win_DUM=2|draw_DUM=1|loss_DUM=3|gf_DUM=6|ga_DUM=6

|win_GMO=2|draw_GMO=1|loss_GMO=3|gf_GMO=8|ga_GMO=11

|win_AYR=2|draw_AYR=0|loss_AYR=4|gf_AYR=6|ga_AYR=8

|col_A=#cfc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=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 United2–0Dumbarton11 August 1973
Morton1–4Hibernian11 August 1973
Dumbarton1–1Morton15 August 1973
Hibernian1–0Ayr United15 August 1973
Hibernian1–0Dumbarton18 August 1973
Morton3–2Ayr United18 August 1973
Ayr United0–2Hibernian22 August 1973
Morton1–0Dumbarton22 August 1973
Ayr United2–1Morton25 August 1973
Dumbarton4–1Hibernian25 August 1973
Dumbarton1–0Ayr United29 August 1973
Hibernian2–1Morton29 August 1973

=Group 3=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 3

|show_positions=n

|winpoints=2

|team1=DND|name_DND=Dundee

|team2=STJ|name_STJ=St Johnstone

|team3=HOM|name_HOM=Heart of Midlothian

|team4=PAR|name_PAR=Partick Thistle

|win_DND=4|draw_DND=2|loss_DND=0|gf_DND=11|ga_DND=2

|win_STJ=3|draw_STJ=1|loss_STJ=2|gf_STJ=12|ga_STJ=9

|win_HOM=2|draw_HOM=2|loss_HOM=2|gf_HOM=8|ga_HOM=5

|win_PAR=0|draw_PAR=1|loss_PAR=5|gf_PAR=2|ga_PAR=17

|col_A=#cfc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Home Team

!width=20 |Score

!width=175 |Away Team

!width= 125|Date

Dundee1–0St Johnstone11 August 1973
Heart of Midlothian2–0Partick Thistle11 August 1973
Partick Thistle0–3Dundee15 August 1973
St Johnstone2–1Heart of Midlothian15 August 1973
Dundee2–1Heart of Midlothian18 August 1973
St Johnstone5–1Partick Thistle18 August 1973
Dundee4–0Partick Thistle22 August 1973
Heart of Midlothian4–1St Johnstone22 August 1973
Heart of Midlothian0–0Dundee25 August 1973
Partick Thistle1–3St Johnstone25 August 1973
Partick Thistle0–0Heart of Midlothian29 August 1973
St Johnstone1–1Dundee29 August 1973

=Group 4=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 4

|show_positions=n

|winpoints=2

|team1=MOT|name_MOT=Motherwell

|team2=ABD|name_ABD=Aberdeen

|team3=DNU|name_DNU=Dundee United

|team4=EFI|name_EFI=East Fife

|win_MOT=3|draw_MOT=1|loss_MOT=2|gf_MOT=13|ga_MOT=6

|win_ABD=2|draw_ABD=3|loss_ABD=1|gf_ABD=6|ga_ABD=4

|win_DNU=3|draw_DNU=1|loss_DNU=2|gf_DNU=9|ga_DNU=10

|win_EFI=1|draw_EFI=1|loss_EFI=4|gf_EFI=7|ga_EFI=15

|col_A=#cfc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Home Team

!width=20 |Score

!width=175 |Away Team

!width= 125|Date

Aberdeen3–1Motherwell11 August 1973
East Fife1–2Dundee United11 August 1973
Dundee United0–0Aberdeen15 August 1973
Motherwell5–0East Fife15 August 1973
Aberdeen1–1East Fife18 August 1973
Motherwell4–0Dundee United18 August 1973
Aberdeen0–2Dundee United22 August 1973
East Fife3–0Motherwell22 August 1973
Dundee United0–3Motherwell25 August 1973
East Fife0–2Aberdeen25 August 1973
Dundee United5–2East Fife29 August 1973
Motherwell0–0Aberdeen29 August 1973

=Group 5=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 5

|show_positions=n

|winpoints=2

|team1=KIL|name_KIL=Kilmarnock

|team2=EST|name_EST=East Stirlingshire

|team3=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Academical

|team4=QPA|name_QPA=Queen's Park

|win_KIL=3|draw_KIL=2|loss_KIL=1|gf_KIL=13|ga_KIL=4

|win_EST=3|draw_EST=1|loss_EST=2|gf_EST=7|ga_EST=9

|win_HAM=1|draw_HAM=3|loss_HAM=2|gf_HAM=5|ga_HAM=9

|win_QPA=1|draw_QPA=2|loss_QPA=3|gf_QPA=7|ga_QPA=10

|col_A=#cfc|text_A=

|result1=A

|col_B=#ffffdd|text_B=

|result2=B

|update=complete|source=

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Home Team

!width=20 |Score

!width=175 |Away Team

!width= 125|Date

East Stirlingshire3–2Kilmarnock11 August 1973
Hamilton Academical2–2Queen's Park11 August 1973
Kilmarnock0–0Hamilton Academical15 August 1973
Queen's Park0–1East Stirlingshire15 August 1973
East Stirlingshire2–0Hamilton Academical18 August 1973
Kilmarnock2–0Queen's Park18 August 1973
East Stirlingshire1–3Queen's Park22 August 1973
Hamilton Academical0–4Kilmarnock22 August 1973
Hamilton Academical0–0East Stirlingshire25 August 1973
Queen's Park1–1Kilmarnock25 August 1973
Kilmarnock4–0East Stirlingshire29 August 1973
Queen's Park1–3Hamilton Academical29 August 1973

=Group 6=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 6

|show_positions=n

|winpoints=2

|team1=STI|name_STI=Stirling Albion

|team2=RAI|name_RAI=Raith Rovers

|team3=QOS|name_QOS=Queen of the South

|team4=COW|name_COW=Cowdenbeath

|win_STI=4|draw_STI=0|loss_STI=2|gf_STI=13|ga_STI=5

|win_RAI=3|draw_RAI=1|loss_RAI=2|gf_RAI=10|ga_RAI=6

|win_QOS=3|draw_QOS=1|loss_QOS=2|gf_QOS=11|ga_QOS=8

|win_COW=1|draw_COW=0|loss_COW=5|gf_COW=5|ga_COW=20

|col_A=#cfc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Home Team

!width=20 |Score

!width=175 |Away Team

!width= 125|Date

Cowdenbeath0–1Queen of the South11 August 1973
Stirling Albion1–0Raith Rovers11 August 1973
Queen of the South2–1Stirling Albion15 August 1973
Raith Rovers5–1Cowdenbeath15 August 1973
Raith Rovers2–2Queen of the South18 August 1973
Stirling Albion4–1Cowdenbeath18 August 1973
Cowdenbeath1–0Raith Rovers22 August 1973
Stirling Albion2–0Queen of the South22 August 1973
Cowdenbeath1–5Stirling Albion25 August 1973
Queen of the South1–2Raith Rovers25 August 1973
Queen of the South5–1Cowdenbeath29 August 1973
Raith Rovers1–0Stirling Albion29 August 1973

=Group 7=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 7

|show_positions=n

|winpoints=2

|team1=AIR|name_AIR=Airdrieonians

|team2=CLY|name_CLY=Clyde

|team3=MON|name_MON=Montrose

|team4=ALO|name_ALO=Alloa Athletic

|win_AIR=4|draw_AIR=2|loss_AIR=0|gf_AIR=16|ga_AIR=7

|win_CLY=3|draw_CLY=2|loss_CLY=1|gf_CLY=8|ga_CLY=6

|win_MON=1|draw_MON=2|loss_MON=3|gf_MON=13|ga_MON=15

|win_ALO=1|draw_ALO=0|loss_ALO=5|gf_ALO=3|ga_ALO=12

|col_A=#cfc|text_A=

|result1=A

|col_B=#ffffdd|text_B=

|result2=B

|update=complete|source=

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Home Team

!width=20 |Score

!width=175 |Away Team

!width= 125|Date

Airdrieonians3–0Alloa Athletic11 August 1973
Montrose2–2Clyde11 August 1973
Alloa Athletic3–1Montrose15 August 1973
Clyde0–2Airdrieonians15 August 1973
Clyde1–0Alloa Athletic18 August 1973
Montrose2–2Airdrieonians18 August 1973
Airdrieonians1–1Clyde22 August 1973
Montrose3–0Alloa Athletic22 August 1973
Airdrieonians6–4Montrose25 August 1973
Alloa Athletic0–2Clyde25 August 1973
Alloa Athletic0–2Airdrieonians29 August 1973
Clyde2–1Montrose29 August 1973

=Group 8=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 8

|show_positions=n

|winpoints=2

|team1=STM|name_STM=St Mirren

|team2=DNF|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic

|team3=BER|name_BER=Berwick Rangers

|team4=STE|name_STE=Stenhousemuir

|win_STM=4|draw_STM=1|loss_STM=1|gf_STM=10|ga_STM=9

|win_DNF=3|draw_DNF=1|loss_DNF=2|gf_DNF=13|ga_DNF=9

|win_BER=2|draw_BER=1|loss_BER=3|gf_BER=9|ga_BER=9

|win_STE=1|draw_STE=1|loss_STE=4|gf_STE=5|ga_STE=10

|col_A=#cfc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=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 Rangers1–1St Mirren11 August 1973
Stenhousemuir1–0Dunfermline Athletic11 August 1973
Dunfermline Athletic3–2Berwick Rangers15 August 1973
St Mirren2–0Stenhousemuir15 August 1973
Dunfermline Athletic5–1St Mirren18 August 1973
Stenhousemuir0–1Berwick Rangers18 August 1973
Berwick Rangers1–2Dunfermline Athletic22 August 1973
Stenhousemuir1–2St Mirren22 August 1973
Berwick Rangers3–1Stenhousemuir25 August 1973
St Mirren2–1Dunfermline Athletic25 August 1973
Dunfermline Athletic2–2Stenhousemuir29 August 1973
St Mirren2–1Berwick Rangers29 August 1973

=Group 9=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 9

|show_positions=n

|winpoints=2

|team1=ALB|name_ALB=Albion Rovers

|team2=FOR|name_FOR=Forfar Athletic

|team3=STR|name_STR=Stranraer

|team4=CLY|name_CLY=Clydebank

|team5=BRE|name_BRE=Brechin City

|win_ALB=2|draw_ALB=1|loss_ALB=1|gf_ALB=8|ga_ALB=7

|win_FOR=2|draw_FOR=1|loss_FOR=1|gf_FOR=4|ga_FOR=3

|win_STR=2|draw_STR=0|loss_STR=2|gf_STR=7|ga_STR=6

|win_CLY=1|draw_CLY=1|loss_CLY=2|gf_CLY=6|ga_CLY=6

|win_BRE=1|draw_BRE=1|loss_BRE=2|gf_BRE=5|ga_BRE=8

|col_B=#ffffdd|text_B=

|result1=B|result2=B

|update=complete|source=

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Home Team

!width=20 |Score

!width=175 |Away Team

!width= 125|Date

Forfar Athletic1–1Albion Rovers11 August 1973
Stranraer2–1Brechin City11 August 1973
Albion Rovers3–1Clydebank15 August 1973
Brechin City1–0Forfar Athletic15 August 1973
Albion Rovers4–1Brechin City18 August 1973
Clydebank3–0Stranraer18 August 1973
Clydebank0–1Forfar Athletic22 August 1973
Stranraer4–0Albion Rovers22 August 1973
Brechin City2–2Clydebank25 August 1973
Forfar Athletic2–1Stranraer25 August 1973

Supplementary round

=First leg=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Home Team

!width=20 |Score

!width=175 |Away Team

!width= 125|Date

Albion Rovers1–0East Stirlingshire3 September 1973
Clyde4–0Forfar Athletic3 September 1973

=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

East Stirlingshire0–0Albion Rovers5 September 19730–1
Forfar Athletic1–3Clyde5 September 19731–7

2nd round

=First leg=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Home Team

!width=20 |Score

!width=175 |Away Team

!width= 125|Date

Aberdeen3–0Stirling Albion12 September 1973
Albion Rovers3–0Airdrieonians12 September 1973
Clyde1–0St Mirren12 September 1973
Dunfermline Athletic2–3Dundee12 September 1973
Hibernian3–2Raith Rovers12 September 1973
Motherwell1–2Celtic12 September 1973
Rangers6–0Dumbarton12 September 1973
St Johnstone1–0Kilmarnock12 September 1973

=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

Airdrieonians0–1Albion Rovers10 October 19730–4
Celtic0–1After Extra TimeMotherwell10 October 19732–2
Dumbarton1–2Rangers10 October 19731–8
Dundee2–2Dunfermline Athletic10 October 19735–4
Kilmarnock3–1St Johnstone10 October 19733–2
Raith Rovers0–2Hibernian10 October 19732–5
St Mirren4–5Clyde10 October 19734–6
Stirling Albion0–3Aberdeen10 October 19730–6

=Replay=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Home Team

!width=20 |Score

!width=175 |Away Team

!width= 125|Date

Celtic3–2Motherwell29 October 1973

Quarter-finals

=First leg=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=175 |Home Team

!width=20 |Score

!width=175 |Away Team

!width= 125|Date

Albion Rovers2–0Kilmarnock30 October 1973
Celtic3–2Aberdeen31 October 1973
Dundee1–0Clyde31 October 1973
Rangers2–0Hibernian31 October 1973

=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

Aberdeen0–0Celtic21 November 19732–3
Clyde2–2Dundee21 November 19732–3
Hibernian0–0Rangers21 November 19730–2
Kilmarnock5–2Albion Rovers24 November 19735–4

Semi-finals

=Ties=

{{football box collapsible

|date = 3 December 1973

|time =

|team1 = Dundee

|score = 1–0

|aet =

|team2 = Kilmarnock

|goals1 = Gemmell

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hampden Park

|attendance = 4,682

|referee = R Gordon

|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19731204&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Glasgow Herald]

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 5 December 1973

|time =

|team1 = Celtic

|score = 3–1

|aet =

|team2 = Rangers

|goals1 = Hood (3)

|goals2 = MacDonald

|stadium = Hampden Park

|attendance = 54,864

|referee =

|report=[http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1973-12-05%3A+Rangers+1-3+Celtic%2C+League+Cup+semi+final Glasgow Herald]

}}

Final

{{Main|1973 Scottish League Cup Final}}

{{football box

|date = 15 December 1973

|time =

|team1 = Dundee

|score = 1–0

|report =

|team2 =Celtic

|goals1 = Wallace {{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow

|referee =

|attendance = 27,924

}}

References

=General=

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1973-1974/results |title=Scottish League Cup 1973–1974 : Results |access-date=6 February 2012 |publisher=Statto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062342/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1973-1974/results |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

=Specific=

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