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1956–57 Scottish League Cup

FieldValue
title1956–57 Scottish League Cup
countryScotland
defending_championsAberdeen
winnersCeltic
secondPartick Thistle
prev_season1955–56
next_season1957–58

The 1956–57 Scottish League Cup was the 11th season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Celtic, who defeated Partick Thistle in the Final.

First round

Group 1

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Motherwell0–1Dundee11 August 1956
Raith Rovers4–2Airdrieonians11 August 1956
Airdrieonians1–3Motherwell15 August 1956
Dundee1–0Raith Rovers15 August 1956
Dundee3–1Airdrieonians18 August 1956
Raith Rovers4–2Motherwell18 August 1956
Airdrieonians3–1Raith Rovers25 August 1956
Dundee2–1Motherwell25 August 1956
Motherwell6–1Airdrieonians29 August 1956
Raith Rovers2–2Dundee29 August 1956
Airdrieonians1–7Dundee1 September 1956
Motherwell0–1Raith Rovers1 September 1956

Group 2

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aberdeen1–2Celtic11 August 1956
Rangers3–0East Fife11 August 1956
Celtic2–1Rangers15 August 1956
East Fife2–1Aberdeen15 August 1956
Aberdeen2–6Rangers18 August 1956
Celtic2–1East Fife18 August 1956
Celtic3–2Aberdeen25 August 1956
East Fife1–4Rangers25 August 1956
Aberdeen4–1East Fife29 August 1956
Rangers0–0Celtic29 August 1956
East Fife0–1Celtic1 September 1956
Rangers4–1Aberdeen1 September 1956

Group 3

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Kilmarnock0–0Dunfermline Athletic11 August 1956
Queen of the South0–0St Mirren11 August 1956
Dunfermline Athletic2–1Queen of the South15 August 1956
St Mirren2–2Kilmarnock15 August 1956
Kilmarnock2–3Queen of the South18 August 1956
St Mirren2–0Dunfermline Athletic18 August 1956
Dunfermline Athletic5–1Kilmarnock25 August 1956
St Mirren1–1Queen of the South25 August 1956
Kilmarnock1–4St Mirren29 August 1956
Queen of the South1–1Dunfermline Athletic29 August 1956
Dunfermline Athletic2–0St Mirren1 September 1956
Queen of the South0–2Kilmarnock1 September 1956

Group 4

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Falkirk0–2Partick Thistle11 August 1956
Heart of Midlothian6–1Hibernian11 August 1956
Hibernian0–1Falkirk15 August 1956
Partick Thistle3–1Heart of Midlothian15 August 1956
Heart of Midlothian5–0Falkirk18 August 1956
Partick Thistle4–1Hibernian18 August 1956
Hibernian1–2Heart of Midlothian25 August 1956
Partick Thistle2–0Falkirk25 August 1956
Falkirk4–0Hibernian29 August 1956
Heart of Midlothian2–2Partick Thistle29 August 1956
Falkirk1–1Heart of Midlothian1 September 1956
Hibernian2–2Partick Thistle1 September 1956

Group 5

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Alloa Athletic3–1Hamilton Academical11 August 1956
Dumbarton1–8Brechin City11 August 1956
Brechin City3–1Alloa Athletic15 August 1956
Hamilton Academical5–3Dumbarton15 August 1956
Dumbarton1–1Alloa Athletic18 August 1956
Hamilton Academical1–1Brechin City18 August 1956
Brechin City3–4Dumbarton25 August 1956
Hamilton Academical3–2Alloa Athletic25 August 1956
Alloa Athletic1–3Brechin City29 August 1956
Dumbarton3–4Hamilton Academical29 August 1956
Alloa Athletic1–3Dumbarton1 September 1956
Brechin City2–0Hamilton Academical1 September 1956

Group 6

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Cowdenbeath1–1Stranraer11 August 1956
Morton1–1Berwick Rangers11 August 1956
Berwick Rangers0–3Cowdenbeath15 August 1956
Stranraer1–4Morton15 August 1956
Cowdenbeath0–1Morton18 August 1956
Stranraer5–2Berwick Rangers18 August 1956
Berwick Rangers1–1Morton25 August 1956
Stranraer1–3Cowdenbeath25 August 1956
Cowdenbeath3–1Berwick Rangers29 August 1956
Morton1–1Stranraer29 August 1956
Berwick Rangers1–0Stranraer1 September 1956
Morton0–1Cowdenbeath1 September 1956

Group 7

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Clyde2–1Stirling Albion11 August 1956
St Johnstone2–1Queen's Park11 August 1956
Queen's Park0–1Clyde15 August 1956
Stirling Albion0–0St Johnstone15 August 1956
St Johnstone1–6Clyde18 August 1956
Stirling Albion0–2Queen's Park18 August 1956
Queen's Park0–2St Johnstone25 August 1956
Stirling Albion0–3Clyde25 August 1956
Clyde2–2Queen's Park29 August 1956
St Johnstone1–0Stirling Albion29 August 1956
Clyde5–1St Johnstone1 September 1956
Queen's Park2–0Stirling Albion1 September 1956

Group 8

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dundee United6–1Ayr United11 August 1956
Third Lanark8–2Stenhousemuir11 August 1956
Ayr United3–3Third Lanark15 August 1956
Stenhousemuir3–2Dundee United15 August 1956
Stenhousemuir1–1Ayr United18 August 1956
Third Lanark1–2Dundee United18 August 1956
Ayr United1–1Dundee United25 August 1956
Stenhousemuir2–1Third Lanark25 August 1956
Dundee United3–4Stenhousemuir29 August 1956
Third Lanark1–5Ayr United29 August 1956
Ayr United3–1Stenhousemuir1 September 1956
Dundee United2–1Third Lanark1 September 1956

Group 9

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Albion Rovers2–1Arbroath11 August 1956
Montrose2–3Forfar Athletic11 August 1956
East Stirlingshire3–0Montrose15 August 1956
Forfar Athletic4–2Albion Rovers15 August 1956
Albion Rovers9–2East Stirlingshire18 August 1956
Arbroath3–0Forfar Athletic18 August 1956
East Stirlingshire0–3Arbroath25 August 1956
Montrose3–5Albion Rovers25 August 1956
Arbroath6–1Montrose1 September 1956
Forfar Athletic0–1East Stirlingshire1 September 1956

Supplementary round

First leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Arbroath2–0Dundee United3 September 1956

Second leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateAgg
Dundee United5–0Arbroath5 September 19565–2

Quarter-finals

First leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Brechin City3–2Clyde12 September 1956
Celtic6–0Dunfermline Athletic12 September 1956
Cowdenbeath1–2Partick Thistle12 September 1956
Dundee7–3Dundee United12 September 1956

Second leg

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateAgg
Clyde3–1Brechin City15 September 19565–4
Dundee United2–1Dundee15 September 19565–8
Dunfermline Athletic3–0Celtic15 September 19563–6
Partick Thistle2–1Cowdenbeath18 September 19564–2

Semi-finals

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Celtic2–0Clyde6 October 1956
Dundee0–0Partick Thistle6 October 1956

Replay

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Partick Thistle3–2Dundee9 October 1956

Final

Main article: 1956 Scottish League Cup Final

Replay

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References

General

Specific

References

  1. After Extra Time
  2. (1 November 1956). "Celtic win League Cup for first time". Glasgow Herald.
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