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1948–49 Scottish League Cup
The 1948–49 Scottish League Cup was the third season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Raith Rovers in the final.
Rangers also won both the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup, the first time a club claimed the national 'treble'.
First round
Group 1
Home Team Score Away Team Date Celtic 1–0 Hibernian 11 September 1948 Rangers 1–1 Clyde 11 September 1948 Clyde 0–2 Celtic 18 September 1948 Hibernian 0–0 Rangers 18 September 1948 Celtic 3–1 Rangers 25 September 1948 Hibernian 4–0 Clyde 25 September 1948 Clyde 1–3 Rangers 2 October 1948 Hibernian 4–2 Celtic 2 October 1948 Celtic 3–6 Clyde 9 October 1948 Rangers 1–0 Hibernian 9 October 1948 Clyde 1–4 Hibernian 16 October 1948 Rangers 2–1 Celtic 16 October 1948
Group 2
Home Team Score Away Team Date Dundee 2–1 Albion Rovers 11 September 1948 Motherwell 1–0 Falkirk 11 September 1948 Albion Rovers 0–1 Motherwell 18 September 1948 Falkirk 2–3 Dundee 18 September 1948 Falkirk 2–1 Albion Rovers 25 September 1948 Motherwell 0–1 Dundee 25 September 1948 Albion Rovers 2–3 Dundee 2 October 1948 Falkirk 1–0 Motherwell 2 October 1948 Dundee 4–2 Falkirk 9 October 1948 Motherwell 8–3 Albion Rovers 9 October 1948 Albion Rovers 2–1 Falkirk 16 October 1948 Dundee 0–1 Motherwell 16 October 1948
Group 3
Home Team Score Away Team Date Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Partick Thistle 11 September 1948 Queen of the South 0–4 East Fife 11 September 1948 East Fife 4–0 Heart of Midlothian 18 September 1948 Partick Thistle 9–0 Queen of the South 18 September 1948 Partick Thistle 2–5 East Fife 25 September 1948 Queen of the South 2–3 Heart of Midlothian 25 September 1948 East Fife 3–1 Queen of the South 2 October 1948 Partick Thistle 3–1 Heart of Midlothian 2 October 1948 Heart of Midlothian 6–1 East Fife 9 October 1948 Queen of the South 3–2 Partick Thistle 9 October 1948 East Fife 3–0 Partick Thistle 16 October 1948 Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Queen of the South 16 October 1948
Group 4
Home Team Score Away Team Date Aberdeen 3–1 St Mirren 11 September 1948 Morton 2–1 Third Lanark 11 September 1948 St Mirren 1–1 Morton 18 September 1948 Third Lanark 1–1 Aberdeen 18 September 1948 Aberdeen 3–1 Morton 25 September 1948 St Mirren 4–0 Third Lanark 25 September 1948 St Mirren 1–1 Aberdeen 2 October 1948 Third Lanark 2–2 Morton 2 October 1948 Aberdeen 2–4 Third Lanark 9 October 1948 Morton 0–3 St Mirren 9 October 1948 Morton 3–1 Aberdeen 16 October 1948 Third Lanark 4–2 St Mirren 16 October 1948
Group 5
Home Team Score Away Team Date Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Stirling Albion 11 September 1948 Raith Rovers 3–3 Cowdenbeath 11 September 1948 Cowdenbeath 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic 18 September 1948 Stirling Albion 1–7 Raith Rovers 18 September 1948 Cowdenbeath 3–3 Dunfermline Athletic 25 September 1948 Raith Rovers 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic 25 September 1948 Cowdenbeath 0–6 Raith Rovers 2 October 1948 Stirling Albion 4–3 Dunfermline Athletic 2 October 1948 Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 Cowdenbeath 9 October 1948 Raith Rovers 6–2 Stirling Albion 9 October 1948 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Raith Rovers 16 October 1948 Stirling Albion 5–2 Cowdenbeath 16 October 1948
Group 6
Home Team Score Away Team Date East Stirlingshire 2–1 Kilmarnock 11 September 1948 Queens Park 4–1 Alloa Athletic 11 September 1948 Alloa Athletic 1–0 East Stirlingshire 18 September 1948 Kilmarnock 3–3 Queens Park 18 September 1948 Kilmarnock 4–3 Alloa Athletic 25 September 1948 Queens Park 2–0 East Stirlingshire 25 September 1948 Alloa Athletic 1–0 Queens Park 2 October 1948 Kilmarnock 4–1 East Stirlingshire 2 October 1948 East Stirlingshire 1–3 Alloa Athletic 9 October 1948 Queens Park 2–2 Kilmarnock 9 October 1948 Alloa Athletic 2–0 Kilmarnock 16 October 1948 East Stirlingshire 1–1 Queens Park 16 October 1948
Group 7
Home Team Score Away Team Date St Johnstone 1–1 Dundee United 11 September 1948 Stenhousemuir 1–1 Hamilton Academical 11 September 1948 Dundee United 4–2 Stenhousemuir 18 September 1948 Hamilton Academical 2–2 St Johnstone 18 September 1948 Dundee United 1–2 Hamilton Academical 25 September 1948 St Johnstone 2–1 Stenhousemuir 25 September 1948 Dundee United 4–2 St Johnstone 2 October 1948 Hamilton Academical 3–0 Stenhousemuir 2 October 1948 St Johnstone 0–0 Hamilton Academical 9 October 1948 Stenhousemuir 2–1 Dundee United 9 October 1948 Hamilton Academical 6–3 Dundee United 16 October 1948 Stenhousemuir 3–4 St Johnstone 16 October 1948
Group 8
Home Team Score Away Team Date Airdrieonians 8–1 Dumbarton 11 September 1948 Ayr United 4–2 Arbroath 11 September 1948 Arbroath 2–3 Airdrieonians 18 September 1948 Dumbarton 1–2 Ayr United 18 September 1948 Airdrieonians 6–1 Ayr United 25 September 1948 Arbroath 4–2 Dumbarton 25 September 1948 Arbroath 1–1 Ayr United 2 October 1948 Dumbarton 0–5 Airdrieonians 2 October 1948 Airdrieonians 3–2 Arbroath 9 October 1948 Ayr United 2–1 Dumbarton 9 October 1948 Ayr United 1–4 Airdrieonians 16 October 1948 Dumbarton 1–1 Arbroath 16 October 1948
Quarter-finals
Ties
Home Team Score Away Team Date Dundee 1–1 Alloa Athletic 30 October 1948 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Airdrieonians 30 October 1948 Raith Rovers 5–3 East Fife 30 October 1948 Rangers 1–0 St Mirren 30 October 1948
Replays
Home Team Score Away Team Date Airdrieonians 1–1 Hamilton Academical 3 November 1948 Alloa Athletic 1–3 Dundee 3 November 1948
2nd Replay
Home Team Score Away Team Date Hamilton Academical 1–0 Airdrieonians 8 November 1948
Semi-finals
Home Team Score Away Team Date Raith Rovers 2–0 Hamilton Academical 20 November 1948 Rangers 4–1 Dundee 20 November 1948
References
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References
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