2014–15 Scottish League Cup#Second round

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Scottish League Cup

| year = 2014–15

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| country = Scotland

| dates = 2 August 2014 – 15 March 2015

| num_teams = 42

| champions = Celtic

| runner-up = Dundee United

| matches = 41

| goals = 112

| top goal scorer = John Guidetti
Adam Rooney
(4 goals each){{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/scottish-communities-league-cup/50/statistics/scorers?season=2014 |title=2014–15 Scottish League Cup scorers |publisher=ESPN |access-date=30 August 2015}}

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| prevseason = 2013–14

| nextseason = 2015–16

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The 2014–15 Scottish League Cup was the 69th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition. It is also known as The Scottish League Cup presented by QTS for sponsorship reasons.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30546044 | title=Scottish League Cup finds sponsor for final stages | publisher=BBC Sport | date=19 December 2014 | access-date=19 December 2014}}

Celtic won the cup after a 2–0 win against Dundee United in the final.{{cite web|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/11473791/Ronny-Deila-targets-trophy-treble-after-Celtic-lift-Scottish-League-Cup.html|title=Ronny Deila targets trophy treble after Celtic lift Scottish League Cup|date=15 March 2015|work= The Daily Telegraph|access-date=16 March 2015}}

Format

The competition was a single elimination knock-out competition. In each round, fixtures are determined by random draw, with the first to third rounds seeded according to last season's league positions (higher 50% of finishers drawn v lower 50% of finishers, alternating which is at home with each tie drawn).

Fixtures are played to a finish, with extra time and then penalties used in the event of draws. The competition is open to all clubs in the Scottish Professional Football League. Clubs involved in European competitions are given a bye to the third round to avoid congestion of fixtures. Celtic, Motherwell, Aberdeen and St Johnstone are the teams that will enter the third round.

Fixtures and results

=First round=

The first round draw took place on Thursday 10 July 2014 at 2pm BST at the Bet Butler Stadium.[http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-1st-round-draw/ League Cup 1st-round draw] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230558/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-1st-round-draw/ |date=14 July 2014 }}, SPFL[http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-draw-on-thursday-78/ League Cup draw on Thursday] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205752/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-draw-on-thursday-78/ |date=14 July 2014 }}, SPFL The 30 clubs that participated in the Championship, League One and League Two in the 2013–14 season entered the competition at this stage. The 12 clubs that participated in the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership received a bye.

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 5–0

|team1 = Queen of the South

|goals1 = Russell {{goal|6||61||86}}
Lyle {{goal|35||90}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Elgin City}}

|goals2 =

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604412

|stadium = Palmerston Park, Dumfries

|attendance = 939

|referee = Crawford Allan

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 0–1

|team1 = {{nobold|Brechin City}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = Dumbarton

|goals2 = Graham {{goal|59}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604309

|stadium = Glebe Park, Brechin

|attendance = 379

|referee = Kevin Clancy

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 5–1

|team1 = Dunfermline Athletic

|goals1 = Whittle {{goal|24}}
Buchanan {{goal|36}}
Moffat {{goal|47}}
Wallace {{goal|71}}
Martin {{goal|89}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Annan Athletic}}

|goals2 = Hopkirk {{goal|57}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604350

|stadium = East End Park, Dunfermline

|attendance = 1,544

|referee = John McKendrick

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 2–1

|team1 = Greenock Morton

|goals1 = McKee {{goal|27||64}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Berwick Rangers}}

|goals2 = L.Currie {{goal|63}}
P.Currie {{sent off|0|87}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604405

|stadium = Cappielow, Greenock

|attendance = 931

|referee = Calum Murray

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 1–3

|team1 = {{nobold|Montrose}}

|goals1 = Wood {{goal|24}}

|team2 = Falkirk

|goals2 = Alston {{goal|30|pen.}}
Cooper {{goal|45}}
Shepherd {{goal|88}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604398

|stadium = Links Park, Montrose

|attendance = 584

|referee = John Beaton

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 4–2 |aet=y

|team1 = Raith Rovers

|goals1 = Conroy {{goal|34}}
Elliot {{goal|65|pen.|103}}
Young {{goal|118|o.g.}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Forfar Athletic}}

|goals2 = Denholm {{goal|25||75}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604439

|stadium = Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy

|attendance = 1,143

|referee = Brian Colvin

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 0–0 |aet=y

|team1 = {{nobold|Albion Rovers}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = Livingston

|goals2 =

|penaltyscore = 3–4

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604295

|stadium = Cliftonhill, Coatbridge

|attendance = 536

|referee = Des Roache

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 2–1

|team1 = Hamilton Academical

|goals1 = Imrie {{goal|3}}
Longridge {{goal|69}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Arbroath}}

|goals2 = Buchan {{goal|90}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604381

|stadium = New Douglas Park, Hamilton

|attendance = 730

|referee = Craig Thomson

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 0–4

|team1 = {{nobold|East Stirlingshire}}

|goals1 = McKenna {{sent off|0|61}}

|team2 = Ayr United

|goals2 = Donnelly {{goal|50||77}}
McLaughlin {{goal|63|pen.}}
Gilmour {{goal|90}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604357

|stadium = Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir

|attendance = 295

|referee = Greg Aitken

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 4–0

|team1 = Dundee

|goals1 = Ferry {{goal|22}}
Stewart {{goal|45}}
MacDonald {{goal|78}}
Tankulić {{goal|82}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Peterhead}}

|goals2 =

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604343

|stadium = Dens Park, Dundee

|attendance = 3,079

|referee = Willie Collum

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 1–2

|team1 = {{nobold|Clyde}}

|goals1 = Gray {{goal|45}}

|team2 = Cowdenbeath

|goals2 = Milne {{goal|51}}
Miller {{goal|90}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604336

|stadium = Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld

|attendance = 503

|referee = Mat Northcroft

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 1–0

|team1 = Stranraer

|goals1 = Malcolm {{goal|90}}

|team2 = {{nobold|East Fife}}

|goals2 = Smith {{sent off|0|58}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604364

|stadium = Stair Park, Stranraer

|attendance = 275

|referee = Andrew Dallas

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 1–3

|team1 = {{nobold|Airdrieonians}}

|goals1 = Kirwan {{goal|90}}

|team2 = Stenhousemuir

|goals2 = Lithgow {{goal|8}}
Sludden {{goal|20}}
McMenamin {{goal|90}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604288

|stadium = Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie

|attendance = 501

|referee = Nick Walsh

}}

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|date = 2 August 2014

|time = 15:00

|score = 1–0

|team1 = Alloa Athletic

|goals1 = Spence {{goal|27}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Stirling Albion}}

|goals2 = Lithgow {{goal|8}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604302

|stadium = Recreation Park, Alloa

|attendance = 684

|referee = Colin Steven

}}

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|date = 26 August 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 1–2

|team1 = {{nobold|Queen's Park}}

|goals1 = Quinn {{goal|31}}

|team2 = Rangers

|goals2 = Boyd {{goal|7}}, {{goal|53}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846808

|stadium = Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie

|attendance = 3,674

|referee = Alan Muir

}}

Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup/

=Second round=

The second round draw took place on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 6:30pm BST at Murrayfield Stadium.[http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-draw-this-evening/ League Cup 2nd round draw] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809073750/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-draw-this-evening/ |date=9 August 2014 }}, SPFL The 8 clubs that participated in the Scottish Premiership in the 2013–14 season but didn't qualify for Europe entered the competition at this stage except Dundee United the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side.

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|date = 26 August 2014

|time = 19:30

|score = 0–1

|team1 = {{nobold|Greenock Morton}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = Partick Thistle

|goals2 = Doolan {{goal|45}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846770

|stadium = Cappielow, Greenock

|attendance = 2,005

|referee = Stephen Finnie

}}

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|date = 26 August 2014

|time = 19:30

|score = 1–2

|team1 = {{nobold|Stenhousemuir}}

|goals1 = Millar {{goal|38}}

|team2 = Heart of Midlothian

|goals2 = Oliver {{goal|6}} McHattie {{goal|31}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846859

|stadium = Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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|date = 26 August 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 3–2

|team1 = Hibernian

|goals1 = El Alagui {{goal|78||84}} Stanton {{goal|90}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Dumbarton}}

|goals2 = Megginson {{goal|52}} Gilhaney {{goal|59}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846861

|stadium = Easter Road, Edinburgh

|attendance = 5,066

|referee = Don Robertson

}}

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|date = 26 August 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 0–0 |aet=y

|team1 = Falkirk

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{nobold|Cowdenbeath}}

|goals2 =

|penaltyscore = 4–3

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846858

|stadium = Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk

|attendance = 1,128

|referee = Steve Aitken

}}

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|date = 26 August 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 4–1

|team1 = Hamilton Academical

|goals1 = Andreu {{goal|17}} Canning {{goal|66}} Longridge {{goal|81}} Brophy {{goal|87}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Alloa Athletic}}

|goals2 = Spence {{goal|40}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846807

|stadium = New Douglas Park, Hamilton

|attendance = 649

|referee = John McKendrick

}}

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|date = 26 August 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 1–2

|team1 = {{nobold|Stranraer}}

|goals1 = Sean Winter {{goal|3}}

|team2 = Ross County

|goals2 = de Leeuw {{goal|15}} Boyce {{goal|69}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28847349

|stadium = Stair Park, Stranraer

|attendance = 297

|referee = Craig Charleston

}}

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|date = 26 August 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 4–0

|team1 = Dundee

|goals1 = Stewart {{goal|3}} McGinn {{goal|43}} MacDonald {{goal|59}} Boyle {{goal|70}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Raith Rovers}}

|goals2 =

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28847745

|stadium = Dens Park, Dundee

|attendance = 2,645

|referee = Kevin Clancy

}}

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|date = 26 August 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 1–0

|team1 = Livingston

|goals1 = Hippolyte {{goal|119}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Queen of the South}}

|goals2 =

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28847744

|stadium = Almondvale Stadium, Livingston

|attendance = 620

|referee = George Salmond

}}

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|date = 26 August 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 1–0

|team1 = Kilmarnock

|goals1 = McKenzie {{goal|69}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Ayr United}}

|goals2 =

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28847354

|stadium = Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

|attendance = 8,877

|referee = Craig Thomson

}}

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|date = 26 August 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 2–1

|team1 = St Mirren

|goals1 = Caldwell {{goal|50||80}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Dunfermline Athletic}}

|goals2 = Spence {{goal|9}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28846862

|stadium = St Mirren Park, Paisley

|attendance = 1,931

|referee = Steven McLean

}}

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|date = 16 September 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 1–0

|team1 = Rangers

|goals1 = Macleod {{goal|78}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Inverness Caledonian Thistle}}

|goals2 =

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29121372

|stadium = Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

|attendance = 15,208

|referee = Crawford Allan

}}

Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614051948/http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup |date=14 June 2017 }}

=Third round=

The third round draw took place on Wednesday 27 August 2014 at 1pm BST at Pittodrie Stadium.[http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-draw-today-81/ League Cup 3rd round draw] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904130618/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-draw-today-81/ |date=4 September 2014 }}, SPFL The 4 clubs that participated in the Scottish Premiership in the 2013–14 season and qualified for European competition entered the competition at this stage along with Dundee United the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side.

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|date = 23 September 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 1–3

|team1 = {{nobold|Falkirk}}

|goals1 = Loy {{goal|5}}

|team2 = Rangers

|goals2 = Tudur-Jones {{goal|7|o.g.}}
Shiels {{goal|65}}
Black {{goal|90}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29232711

|stadium = Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk

|attendance = 5,259

|referee = Alan Muir

}}

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|date = 23 September 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 0–2

|team1 = {{nobold|Ross County}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = Hibernian

|goals2 = Malonga {{goal|22||36}}
McGeouch {{sent off|0|83}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29216735

|stadium = Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall

|attendance = 1,819

|referee = Stephen Finnie

}}

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|date = 23 September 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 0–1

|team1 = {{nobold|Kilmarnock}}

|goals1 = Eremenko {{sent off|1|71}}

|team2 = St Johnstone

|goals2 = Graham {{goal|54}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29216734

|stadium = Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

|attendance = 2,550

|referee = Steven McLean

}}

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|date = 23 September 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 4–0

|team1 = Aberdeen

|goals1 = Taylor {{goal|8}}
Rooney {{goal|61||74||87}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Livingston}}

|goals2 =

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29216737

|stadium = Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

|attendance = 6,454

|referee = Andrew Dallas

}}

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|date = 23 September 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 1–0 |aet=y

|team1 = Partick Thistle

|goals1 = Eccleston {{goal|100}}

|team2 = {{nobold|St Mirren}}

|goals2 =

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29216736

|stadium = Firhill Stadium, Glasgow

|attendance = 1,879

|referee = Calum Murray

}}

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|date = 24 September 2014

|time = 19:15

|score = 3–0

|team1 = Celtic

|goals1 = Guidetti {{goal|24}}
Commons {{goal|57|pen.}}
Eckersley {{goal|61|o.g.}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Heart of Midlothian}}

|goals2 =

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29233038

|stadium = Celtic Park, Glasgow

|attendance = 15,522

|referee = Willie Collum

}}

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|date = 24 September 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 1–0

|team1 = Dundee United

|goals1 = Fojut {{goal|90}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Dundee}}

|goals2 = Boyle {{sent off|0|27}}

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29233017

|stadium = Tannadice Park, Dundee

|attendance = 13,500

|referee = Craig Thomson

}}

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|date = 24 September 2014

|time = 19:45

|score = 0–0 |aet=y

|team1 = Hamilton Academical

|goals1 = Hendrie {{sent off|1|66}}

|team2 = {{nobold|Motherwell}}

|goals2 = O'Brien {{sent off|1|102}}

|penaltyscore = 6–5

|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29233039

|stadium = New Douglas Park, Hamilton

|attendance = 3,631

|referee = Craig Charleston

}}

Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614051948/http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup |date=14 June 2017 }}

Quarter-final

The quarter-final draw took place on Wednesday 24 September 2014 at Tannadice Park following the 3rd round matches.[http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-quarter-final-draw-38/ League Cup quarter-final draw] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925192113/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-quarter-final-draw-38/ |date=25 September 2014 }}, SPFL

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|bg=

|date=28 October 2014

|time=19:15

|team1=Rangers

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29699735 BBC Report]

|team2=St Johnstone

|goals1=Macleod {{goal|86}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Ibrox Stadium

|location=Glasgow

|attendance=13,023

|referee=Steven McLean

}}

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|bg=

|date=29 October 2014

|time=19:45

|team1=Hibernian

|score=3–3

|aet=yes

|penaltyscore=6–7

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29718350 BBC Report]

|team2=Dundee United

|goals1=Malonga {{goal|16}}
Cummings {{goal|57}}
Kennedy {{goal|78}}

|goals2=Erskine {{goal|12}}
Connolly {{goal|19}}
Dow {{goal|61}}

|stadium=Easter Road

|location=Edinburgh

|attendance=8,689

|referee=John Beaton

}}

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|bg=

|date=29 October 2014

|time=19:45

|team1=Aberdeen

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29718351 BBC Report]

|team2=Hamilton Academical

|goals1=Rooney {{goal|24}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Pittodrie Stadium

|location=Aberdeen

|attendance=9,311

|referee=Bobby Madden

}}

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|bg=

|date=29 October 2014

|time=19:45

|team1=Celtic

|score=6–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29718349 BBC Report]

|team2=Partick Thistle

|goals1=Guidetti {{goal|31||52||56|pen.}}
Izaguirre {{goal|48}}
Griffiths {{goal|62||68}}

|goals2=Bannigan {{sent off|0|44}}

|stadium=Celtic Park

|location=Glasgow

|attendance=16,805

|referee=Kevin Clancy

}}

Semi-final

The semi-final draw took place on Saturday 1 November at 5:05pm live on BBC One Scotland.[http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-semi-final-draw-48/ League Cup semi-final draw] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103232653/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/league-cup-semi-final-draw-48 |date=3 November 2014 }}, SPFL

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|bg=

|date=31 January 2015

|time=15:00

|team1=Aberdeen

|score=1–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30963450 BBC Report]

|team2=Dundee United

|goals1=Daniels {{goal|49}}

|goals2=Morris {{goal|60}}
Çiftçi {{goal|84}}

|stadium=Hampden Park

|location=Glasgow