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1972–73 Scottish League Cup
Field Value title 1972–73 Scottish League Cup country Scotland defending_champions Partick Thistle winners Hibernian second Celtic prev_season 1971–72 next_season 1973–74
The 1972–73 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-seventh season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Hibernian, who defeated Celtic in the Final.
First round
Group 1
Home Team Score Away Team Date Cowdenbeath 1–5 Partick Thistle 12 August 1972 Morton 1–5 Stranraer 12 August 1972 Partick Thistle 0–0 Morton 16 August 1972 Stranraer 3–0 Cowdenbeath 16 August 1972 Cowdenbeath 1–0 Morton 19 August 1972 Stranraer 0–2 Partick Thistle 19 August 1972 Cowdenbeath 0–2 Stranraer 23 August 1972 Morton 0–0 Partick Thistle 23 August 1972 Partick Thistle 2–2 Cowdenbeath 26 August 1972 Stranraer 1–3 Morton 26 August 1972 Morton 7–2 Cowdenbeath 30 August 1972 Partick Thistle 2–0 Stranraer 30 August 1972
Group 2
Home Team Score Away Team Date Hibernian 4–2 Queen's Park 12 August 1972 Queen of the South 0–4 Aberdeen 12 August 1972 Aberdeen 4–1 Hibernian 16 August 1972 Queen's Park 1–2 Queen of the South 16 August 1972 Aberdeen 5–1 Queen's Park 19 August 1972 Hibernian 3–0 Queen of the South 19 August 1972 Hibernian 2–1 Aberdeen 23 August 1972 Queen of the South 1–0 Queen's Park 23 August 1972 Aberdeen 2–1 Queen of the South 26 August 1972 Queen's Park 0–1 Hibernian 26 August 1972 Queen of the South 1–3 Hibernian 30 August 1972 Queen's Park 0–3 Aberdeen 30 August 1972
Group 3
Home Team Score Away Team Date Ayr United 2–1 St Mirren 12 August 1972 Rangers 2–0 Clydebank 12 August 1972 Clydebank 1–0 Ayr United 16 August 1972 St Mirren 0–4 Rangers 16 August 1972 Rangers 2–1 Ayr United 19 August 1972 St Mirren 4–2 Clydebank 19 August 1972 Ayr United 5–0 Clydebank 23 August 1972 Rangers 1–4 St Mirren 23 August 1972 Clydebank 0–5 Rangers 26 August 1972 St Mirren 0–3 Ayr United 26 August 1972 Ayr United 1–2 Rangers 30 August 1972 Clydebank 3–3 St Mirren 30 August 1972
Group 4
Home Team Score Away Team Date Dundee United 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic 12 August 1972 Stenhousemuir 1–1 Kilmarnock 12 August 1972 Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 Stenhousemuir 16 August 1972 Kilmarnock 2–3 Dundee United 16 August 1972 Dundee United 5–0 Stenhousemuir 19 August 1972 Kilmarnock 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic 19 August 1972 Dundee United 2–1 Kilmarnock 23 August 1972 Stenhousemuir 5–2 Dunfermline Athletic 23 August 1972 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Dundee United 26 August 1972 Kilmarnock 3–1 Stenhousemuir 26 August 1972 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Kilmarnock 30 August 1972 Stenhousemuir 2–0 Dundee United 30 August 1972
Group 5
Home Team Score Away Team Date Montrose 3–4 Falkirk 12 August 1972 St Johnstone 2–0 Raith Rovers 12 August 1972 Falkirk 1–2 St Johnstone 16 August 1972 Raith Rovers 1–2 Montrose 16 August 1972 Falkirk 1–0 Raith Rovers 19 August 1972 St Johnstone 4–1 Montrose 19 August 1972 Montrose 2–1 Raith Rovers 23 August 1972 St Johnstone 6–1 Falkirk 23 August 1972 Falkirk 3–0 Montrose 26 August 1972 Raith Rovers 3–0 St Johnstone 26 August 1972 Montrose 0–3 St Johnstone 30 August 1972 Raith Rovers 1–0 Falkirk 30 August 1972
Group 6
Home Team Score Away Team Date Airdrieonians 0–0 Berwick Rangers 12 August 1972 Dumbarton 1–0 Heart of Midlothian 12 August 1972 Berwick Rangers 1–0 Dumbarton 16 August 1972 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Airdrieonians 16 August 1972 Berwick Rangers 1–1 Heart of Midlothian 19 August 1972 Dumbarton 4–1 Airdrieonians 19 August 1972 Airdrieonians 2–1 Heart of Midlothian 23 August 1972 Dumbarton 2–2 Berwick Rangers 23 August 1972 Berwick Rangers 1–4 Airdrieonians 26 August 1972 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Dumbarton 26 August 1972 Airdrieonians 2–1 Dumbarton 30 August 1972 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Berwick Rangers 30 August 1972
Group 7
Home Team Score Away Team Date Clyde 2–2 Motherwell 12 August 1972 East Stirlingshire 2–8 Dundee 12 August 1972 Dundee 2–1 Clyde 16 August 1972 Motherwell 1–0 East Stirlingshire 16 August 1972 Clyde 3–1 East Stirlingshire 19 August 1972 Motherwell 1–3 Dundee 19 August 1972 Clyde 0–1 Dundee 23 August 1972 East Stirlingshire 1–5 Motherwell 23 August 1972 Dundee 3–0 East Stirlingshire 26 August 1972 Motherwell 1–1 Clyde 26 August 1972 Dundee 2–1 Motherwell 30 August 1972 East Stirlingshire 0–2 Clyde 30 August 1972
Group 8
Home Team Score Away Team Date East Fife 2–1 Arbroath 12 August 1972 Stirling Albion 0–3 Celtic 12 August 1972 Arbroath 1–2 Stirling Albion 16 August 1972 Celtic 1–1 East Fife 16 August 1972 Arbroath 0–5 Celtic 19 August 1972 East Fife 0–0 Stirling Albion 19 August 1972 East Fife 2–3 Celtic 23 August 1972 Stirling Albion 2–1 Arbroath 23 August 1972 Arbroath 3–0 East Fife 26 August 1972 Celtic 3–0 Stirling Albion 26 August 1972 Celtic 3–3 Arbroath 28 August 1972 Stirling Albion 0–2 East Fife 30 August 1972
Group 9
Home Team Score Away Team Date Forfar Athletic 2–1 Alloa Athletic 12 August 1972 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Brechin City 12 August 1972 Alloa Athletic 4–3 Albion Rovers 16 August 1972 Brechin City 2–1 Forfar Athletic 16 August 1972 Albion Rovers 3–0 Brechin City 19 August 1972 Forfar Athletic 1–0 Hamilton Academical 19 August 1972 Hamilton Academical 4–3 Albion Rovers 22 August 1972 Brechin City 1–2 Alloa Athletic 23 August 1972 Albion Rovers 2–1 Forfar Athletic 26 August 1972 Alloa Athletic 2–0 Hamilton Academical 26 August 1972
Supplementary round
First leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Alloa Athletic 0–0 Ayr United 4 September 1972 Motherwell 4–1 Albion Rovers 4 September 1972
Second leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Albion Rovers 0–4 Motherwell 6 September 1972 1–8 Ayr United 0–1 Alloa Athletic 6 September 1972 0–1
2nd round
First leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Aberdeen 8–0 Falkirk 20 September 1972 Dumbarton 3–0 Dundee 20 September 1972 Dundee United 2–5 Hibernian 20 September 1972 East Fife 1–0 Partick Thistle 20 September 1972 Motherwell 0–1 Airdrieonians 20 September 1972 St Johnstone 2–0 Alloa Athletic 20 September 1972 Stenhousemuir 0–5 Rangers 20 September 1972 Stranraer 1–2 Celtic 20 September 1972
Second leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Airdrieonians 1–1 Motherwell 4 October 1972 2–1 Alloa Athletic 0–1 St Johnstone 3 October 1972 0–3 Celtic 5–2 Stranraer 4 October 1972 7–3 Dundee 4–0 Dumbarton 4 October 1972 4–3 Falkirk 3–2 Aberdeen 4 October 1972 3–10 Hibernian 0–0 Dundee United 4 October 1972 5–2 Partick Thistle 0–0 East Fife 4 October 1972 0–1 Rangers 1–2 Stenhousemuir 4 October 1972 6–2
Quarter-finals
First leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Aberdeen 3–0 East Fife 11 October 1972 Airdrieonians 2–6 Hibernian 11 October 1972 Dundee 1–0 Celtic 11 October 1972 Rangers 1–1 St Johnstone 11 October 1972
Second leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Celtic 3–2 Dundee 1 November 1972 3–3 East Fife 1–4 Aberdeen 1 November 1972 1–7 Hibernian 4–1 Airdrieonians 1 November 1972 10–3 St Johnstone 0–2 Rangers 1 November 1972 1–3
Replay
Home Team Score Away Team Date Celtic 4–1 Dundee 20 November 1972
Semi-finals
Ties
Home Team Score Away Team Date Hibernian 1–0 Rangers 22 November 1972 Celtic 3–2 Aberdeen 27 November 1972
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