1946–47 Scottish League Cup
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The 1946-47 Scottish League Cup
was the inaugural staging of Scotland's second most prestigious football
knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers
, who defeated Aberdeen
4-0 in the Final.
The tournament became an annual competition in the Scottish football calender with the return of regular football following the Second World War.
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Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate
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Heart of Midlothian won 5–3 on aggregate
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Hibernian won 5–4 on aggregate
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
was the inaugural staging of Scotland's second most prestigious football
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knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, who defeated Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
4-0 in the Final.
The tournament became an annual competition in the Scottish football calender with the return of regular football following the Second World War.
Section 1
| Team | ||||||||
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| Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1.20 | 8 |
| Clyde Clyde F.C. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1.20 | 7 |
| Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 6 |
| Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0.69 | 3 |
Section 2
| Team | ||||||||
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| Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 | 12 |
| Morton Greenock Morton F.C. Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs.... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 1.89 | 8 |
| St. Mirren St. Mirren F.C. St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 0.37 | 3 |
| Queen's Park Queen's Park F.C. Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest... |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0.29 | 1 |
Section 3
| Team | ||||||||
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| Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1.78 | 9 |
| Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1.10 | 7 |
| Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 0.88 | 5 |
| Third Lanark | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.57 | 3 |
Section 4
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| Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1.18 | 8 |
| Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1.36 | 7 |
| Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0.92 | 5 |
| Queen of the South Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS... |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0.62 | 4 |
Section 5
| Team | ||||||||
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| East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22.00 | 12 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 5 |
| Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 0.45 | 4 |
| Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic F.C. Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 3 |
Section 6
| Team | ||||||||
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| Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 8 |
| Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir F.C. Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division.... |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.42 | 2 |
| Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.40 | 2 |
Section 7
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| Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1.86 | 10 |
| Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath F.C. Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1.64 | 7 |
| Dumbarton Dumbarton F.C. Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer... |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0.87 | 4 |
| Arbroath Arbroath F.C. Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 0.50 | 3 |
Section 8
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| Airdrieonians Airdrieonians F.C. Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire.... |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 | 6 |
| Ayr United Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C... |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 4 |
| Albion Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 0.53 | 2 |
First leg
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Second leg
Aberdeen won 4–2 on aggregate----
Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate
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Heart of Midlothian won 5–3 on aggregate
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Hibernian won 5–4 on aggregate