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1971–72 Scottish League Cup
Field Value title 1971–72 Scottish League Cup country Scotland defending_champions Rangers winners Partick Thistle second Celtic prev_season 1970–71 next_season 1972–73
The 1971–72 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-sixth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Partick Thistle, who defeated Celtic in the Final.
First round
Group 1
Home Team Score Away Team Date Dundee United 1–0 Kilmarnock 14 August 1971 Motherwell 0–3 Hibernian 14 August 1971 Hibernian 2–0 Dundee United 18 August 1971 Kilmarnock 2–1 Motherwell 18 August 1971 Dundee United 2–2 Motherwell 21 August 1971 Hibernian 3–1 Kilmarnock 21 August 1971 Dundee United 1–4 Hibernian 25 August 1971 Motherwell 2–0 Kilmarnock 25 August 1971 Hibernian 2–1 Motherwell 28 August 1971 Kilmarnock 4–2 Dundee United 28 August 1971 Kilmarnock 0–0 Hibernian 1 September 1971 Motherwell 1–3 Dundee United 1 September 1971
Group 2
Home Team Score Away Team Date Aberdeen 1–1 Dundee 14 August 1971 Falkirk 5–2 Clyde 14 August 1971 Clyde 0–2 Aberdeen 18 August 1971 Dundee 2–2 Falkirk 18 August 1971 Aberdeen 1–0 Falkirk 21 August 1971 Clyde 0–1 Dundee 21 August 1971 Aberdeen 5–0 Clyde 25 August 1971 Falkirk 1–0 Dundee 25 August 1971 Clyde 0–1 Falkirk 28 August 1971 Dundee 3–1 Aberdeen 28 August 1971 Dundee 3–0 Clyde 1 September 1971 Falkirk 3–1 Aberdeen 1 September 1971
Group 3
Home Team Score Away Team Date Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Airdrieonians 14 August 1971 Heart of Midlothian 4–1 St Johnstone 14 August 1971 Airdrieonians 1–3 Heart of Midlothian 18 August 1971 St Johnstone 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic 18 August 1971 Airdrieonians 1–3 St Johnstone 21 August 1971 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Heart of Midlothian 21 August 1971 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 St Johnstone 25 August 1971 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Airdrieonians 25 August 1971 Airdrieonians 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic 28 August 1971 St Johnstone 1–0 Heart of Midlothian 28 August 1971 Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Dunfermline Athletic 1 September 1971 St Johnstone 0–1 Airdrieonians 1 September 1971
Group 4
Home Team Score Away Team Date Ayr United 1–1 Morton 14 August 1971 Celtic 2–0 Rangers 14 August 1971 Morton 0–1 Celtic 18 August 1971 Rangers 4–0 Ayr United 18 August 1971 Ayr United 0–3 Celtic 21 August 1971 Rangers 2–0 Morton 21 August 1971 Ayr United 0–4 Rangers 25 August 1971 Celtic 0–1 Morton 25 August 1971 Morton 2–0 Ayr United 28 August 1971 Rangers 0–3 Celtic 28 August 1971 Celtic 4–1 Ayr United 1 September 1971 Morton 0–1 Rangers 1 September 1971
Group 5
Home Team Score Away Team Date Berwick Rangers 2–2 Clydebank 14 August 1971 Queen's Park 1–0 Cowdenbeath 14 August 1971 Clydebank 3–2 Queen's Park 18 August 1971 Cowdenbeath 2–2 Berwick Rangers 18 August 1971 Berwick Rangers 2–3 Queen's Park 21 August 1971 Clydebank 2–1 Cowdenbeath 21 August 1971 Berwick Rangers 0–1 Cowdenbeath 25 August 1971 Queen's Park 1–1 Clydebank 25 August 1971 Clydebank 5–0 Berwick Rangers 28 August 1971 Cowdenbeath 1–1 Queen's Park 28 August 1971 Cowdenbeath 3–4 Clydebank 1 September 1971 Queen's Park 0–1 Berwick Rangers 1 September 1971
Group 6
Home Team Score Away Team Date Dumbarton 1–1 Stirling Albion 14 August 1971 Queen of the South 3–2 Stenhousemuir 14 August 1971 Stenhousemuir 2–3 Dumbarton 18 August 1971 Stirling Albion 2–1 Queen of the South 18 August 1971 Queen of the South 1–0 Dumbarton 21 August 1971 Stenhousemuir 1–3 Stirling Albion 21 August 1971 Dumbarton 1–2 Stenhousemuir 25 August 1971 Queen of the South 1–2 Stirling Albion 25 August 1971 Stenhousemuir 1–0 Queen of the South 28 August 1971 Stirling Albion 3–2 Dumbarton 28 August 1971 Dumbarton 1–3 Queen of the South 1 September 1971 Stirling Albion 3–1 Stenhousemuir 1 September 1971
Group 7
Home Team Score Away Team Date Partick Thistle 4–0 Arbroath 14 August 1971 Raith Rovers 2–1 East Fife 14 August 1971 Arbroath 4–0 Raith Rovers 18 August 1971 East Fife 2–3 Partick Thistle 18 August 1971 Arbroath 2–2 East Fife 21 August 1971 Raith Rovers 1–1 Partick Thistle 21 August 1971 Partick Thistle 1–1 East Fife 25 August 1971 Raith Rovers 1–1 Arbroath 25 August 1971 Arbroath 2–4 Partick Thistle 28 August 1971 East Fife 1–1 Raith Rovers 28 August 1971 East Fife 0–2 Arbroath 1 September 1971 Partick Thistle 5–0 Raith Rovers 1 September 1971
Group 8
Home Team Score Away Team Date Albion Rovers 2–1 Stranraer 14 August 1971 St Mirren 4–1 Montrose 14 August 1971 Montrose 1–1 Albion Rovers 18 August 1971 Stranraer 2–0 St Mirren 18 August 1971 Montrose 2–2 Stranraer 21 August 1971 St Mirren 1–0 Albion Rovers 21 August 1971 Albion Rovers 0–2 Montrose 25 August 1971 St Mirren 3–0 Stranraer 25 August 1971 Montrose 0–1 St Mirren 28 August 1971 Stranraer 2–0 Albion Rovers 28 August 1971 Albion Rovers 2–1 St Mirren 1 September 1971 Stranraer 2–4 Montrose 1 September 1971
Group 9
Home Team Score Away Team Date Alloa Athletic 3–0 Hamilton Academical 14 August 1971 Forfar Athletic 2–2 East Stirlingshire 14 August 1971 East Stirlingshire 1–1 Alloa Athletic 18 August 1971 Hamilton Academical 2–2 Brechin City 18 August 1971 Alloa Athletic 1–1 Brechin City 21 August 1971 Hamilton Academical 1–4 Forfar Athletic 21 August 1971 Brechin City 1–4 East Stirlingshire 25 August 1971 Forfar Athletic 0–0 Alloa Athletic 25 August 1971 Brechin City 2–1 Forfar Athletic 28 August 1971 East Stirlingshire 2–6 Hamilton Academical 28 August 1971
Supplementary round
First leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Partick Thistle 4–1 Alloa Athletic 6 September 1971
Second leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Alloa Athletic 1–1 Partick Thistle 8 September 1971 2–5
Quarter-finals
First leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Clydebank 0–5 Celtic 8 September 1971 Falkirk 2–0 Hibernian 8 September 1971 St Johnstone 2–0 Partick Thistle 20 September 1971 St Mirren 2–0 Stirling Albion 8 September 1971
Second leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Celtic 6–2 Clydebank 22 September 1971 11–2 Hibernian 1–0 Falkirk 22 September 1971 1–2 Partick Thistle 5–1 St Johnstone 22 September 1971 5–3 Stirling Albion 0–3 St Mirren 22 September 1971 0–5
Semi-finals
Home Team Score Away Team Date Celtic 3–0 St Mirren 6 October 1971 Partick Thistle 2–0 Falkirk 4 October 1971
References
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