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1980–81 Scottish League Cup
Field Value title 1980–81 Scottish League Cup country Scotland defending_champions Dundee United winners Dundee United second Dundee scoring_leader Paul Sturrock (9) prev_season 1979–80 next_season 1981–82
The 1980–81 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-fifth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee United for a second successive season, who defeated Dundee in the Final.
First round
First leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Ayr United 1–2 Morton 13 August 1980 East Fife 2–5 Dundee United 13 August 1980 Kilmarnock 1–0 Airdrieonians 13 August 1980 Queen's Park 1–0 East Stirlingshire 13 August 1980 Raith Rovers 3–2 Falkirk 13 August 1980 St Johnstone 0–2 Clydebank 13 August 1980
Second leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Airdrieonians 0–1 Kilmarnock 20 August 1980 0–2 Clydebank 0–0 St Johnstone 20 August 1980 2–0 Dundee United 4–0 East Fife 20 August 1980 9–2 East Stirlingshire 0–4 Queen's Park 19 August 1980 0–5 Falkirk 0–2 Raith Rovers 20 August 1980 2–5 Morton 0–2 Ayr United 20 August 1980 2–3
Second round
First leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Aberdeen 8–1 Berwick Rangers 27 August 1980 Albion Rovers 1–2 St Mirren 26 August 1980 Alloa Athletic 0–2 Hibernian 27 August 1980 Brechin City 0–0 Clyde 27 August 1980 Dumbarton 0–1 Raith Rovers 27 August 1980 Dundee 2–0 Arbroath 26 August 1980 Dundee United 4–0 Cowdenbeath 27 August 1980 Forfar Athletic 0–2 Rangers 27 August 1980 Hamilton Academical 5–1 Stranraer 27 August 1980 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Montrose 27 August 1980 Kilmarnock 0–0 Dunfermline Ath 27 August 1980 Meadowbank Thistle 1–2 Clydebank 27 August 1980 Partick Thistle 3–1 Queen's Park 27 August 1980 Queen of the South 1–2 Ayr United 27 August 1980 Stenhousemuir 0–0 Motherwell 27 August 1980 Stirling Albion 1–0 Celtic 27 August 1980
Second leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Arbroath 0–3 Dundee 30 August 1980 0–5 Ayr United 1–0 Queen of the South 30 August 1980 3–1 Berwick Rangers 0–4 Aberdeen 30 August 1980 1–12 Celtic 6–1 Stirling Albion 30 August 1980 6–2 Clyde 2–1 Brechin City 30 August 1980 2–1 Clydebank 2–1 Meadowbank Thistle 30 August 1980 4–2 Cowdenbeath 1–4 Dundee United 30 August 1980 1–8 Dunfermline Ath 1–2 Kilmarnock 30 August 1980 1–2 Hibernian 1–1 Alloa Athletic 30 August 1980 3–1 Montrose 1–3 Heart of Midlothian 30 August 1980 2–5 Motherwell 6–1 Stenhousemuir 30 August 1980 6–1 Queen's Park 1–1 Partick Thistle 30 August 1980 2–4 Raith Rovers 1–1 Dumbarton 30 August 1980 2–1 Rangers 3–1 Forfar Athletic 30 August 1980 5–1 St Mirren 5–0 Albion Rovers 30 August 1980 7–1 Stranraer 0–2 Hamilton Academical 30 August 1980 1–7
Third round
First leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Clyde 0–2 Hibernian 3 September 1980 Dundee 0–0 Kilmarnock 3 September 1980 Hamilton Academical 1–3 Celtic 22 September 1980 Heart of Midlothian 2–3 Ayr United 3 September 1980 Motherwell 2–1 Dundee United 3 September 1980 Partick Thistle 2–0 St Mirren 3 September 1980 Raith Rovers 0–1 Clydebank 3 September 1980 Rangers 1–0 Aberdeen 3 September 1980
Second leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Aberdeen 3–1 Rangers 24 September 1980 3–2 Ayr United 4–0 Heart of Midlothian 24 September 1980 7–2 Celtic 4–1 Hamilton Academical 24 September 1980 7–2 Clydebank 1–0 Raith Rovers 24 September 1980 2–0 Dundee United 4–2 Motherwell 24 September 1980 5–4 Hibernian 2–1 Clyde 24 September 1980 4–1 Kilmarnock 0–0 Dundee 24 September 1980 0–0 St Mirren 0–0 Partick Thistle 24 September 1980 0–2
Quarter-finals
First leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Ayr United 2–2 Hibernian 8 October 1980 Clydebank 2–1 Dundee United 8 October 1980 Dundee 0–0 Aberdeen 8 October 1980 Partick Thistle 0–1 Celtic 8 October 1980
Second leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Aberdeen 0–1 Dundee 29 October 1980 0–1 Celtic 2–1 Partick Thistle 20 October 1980 3–1 Dundee United 4–1 Clydebank 29 October 1980 5–3 Hibernian 0–2 Ayr United 22 October 1980 2–4
Semi-finals
First leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Ayr United 1–1 Dundee 5 November 1980 Dundee United 1–1 Celtic 12 November 1980
Second leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Celtic 0–3 Dundee United 19 November 1980 1–4 Dundee 3–2 Ayr United 19 November 1980 4–3
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After Extra Time
[[Dundee F.C.]] won 5–3 on penalties
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