1978–79 Scottish League Cup

The 1978–79 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-third season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Aberdeen in the Final.

1978–79 Scottish League Cup
Country Scotland
Defending championsRangers
ChampionsRangers
Runners-upAberdeen

First round

First Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Alloa Athletic4–1Stirling Albion16 August 1978
Berwick Rangers2–0St Johnstone16 August 1978
Celtic3–1Dundee16 August 1978
Dumbarton0–0St Mirren16 August 1978
Montrose4–0Queen of the South16 August 1978
Rangers3–0Albion Rovers16 August 1978

Second Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Albion Rovers0–1Rangers23 August 19780–4
Dundee0–3Celtic23 August 19781–6
Queen of the South0–1Montrose23 August 19780–5
St Johnstone0–0Berwick Rangers23 August 19780–2
St Mirren2–0Dumbarton23 August 19782–0
Stirling Albion0–1Alloa Athletic23 August 19781–5

Second round

First Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Airdrieonians3–0Dunfermline Ath30 August 1978
Ayr United1–0Stranraer30 August 1978
Berwick Rangers1–3St Mirren30 August 1978
Brechin City0–3Hibernian30 August 1978
Clyde3–1Motherwell30 August 1978
Cowdenbeath3–2Hamilton Academical30 August 1978
Dundee United2–3Celtic30 August 1978
East Fife0–1Arbroath30 August 1978
Heart of Midlothian1–3Morton30 August 1978
Kilmarnock2–0Alloa Athletic30 August 1978
Meadowbank Thistle0–5Aberdeen30 August 1978
Montrose1–1East Stirlingshire28 August 1978
Partick Thistle1–1Falkirk30 August 1978
Raith Rovers4–2Queen's Park30 August 1978
Rangers3–0Forfar Athletic30 August 1978
Stenhousemuir1–0Clydebank30 August 1978

Second Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Aberdeen4–0Meadowbank Thistle2 September 19789–0
Alloa Athletic1–1Kilmarnock2 September 19781–3
Arbroath1–0East Fife2 September 19782–0
Celtic1–0Dundee United2 September 19784–2
Clydebank4–1Stenhousemuir2 September 19784–2
Dunfermline Ath0–5Airdrieonians2 September 19780–8
East Stirlingshire0–2[1]Montrose2 September 19781–3
Falkirk2–2[1][2]Partick Thistle2 September 19783–3
Forfar Athletic1–4Rangers2 September 19781–7
Morton4–1Heart of Midlothian2 September 19787–2
Hamilton Academical2–0Cowdenbeath2 September 19784–3
Hibernian3–1Brechin City2 September 19786–1
Motherwell3–0Clyde2 September 19784–3
Queen's Park4–2[1][3]Raith Rovers2 September 19786–6
St Mirren5–1Berwick Rangers2 September 19788–2
Stranraer1–3Ayr United2 September 19781–4

Third round

First Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arbroath1–1Airdrieonians4 October 1978
Celtic0–1Motherwell4 October 1978
Falkirk0–2Ayr United4 October 1978
Hamilton Academical0–1Aberdeen4 October 1978
Hibernian1–0Clydebank4 October 1978
Kilmarnock2–0Morton4 October 1978
Raith Rovers3–0Montrose4 October 1978
Rangers3–2St Mirren4 October 1978

Second Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Aberdeen7–1Hamilton Academical11 October 19788–1
Airdrieonians1–2Arbroath10 October 19782–3
Ayr United1–1Falkirk11 October 19783–1
Clydebank1–1Hibernian11 October 19781–2
Morton5–2Kilmarnock11 October 19785–4
Montrose5–1Raith Rovers11 October 19785–4
Motherwell1–4Celtic11 October 19782–4
St Mirren0–0Rangers11 October 19782–3

Quarter-finals

First Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Ayr United3–3Aberdeen8 November 1978
Montrose1–1Celtic8 November 1978
Morton1–0Hibernian8 November 1978
Rangers1–0Arbroath8 November 1978

Second Leg
Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Aberdeen3–1Ayr United15 November 19786–4
Arbroath1–2Rangers15 November 19781–3
Celtic3–1Montrose15 November 19784–2
Hibernian2–0Morton15 November 19782–1

Semi-finals
Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aberdeen1–0[1]Hibernian13 December 1978
Rangers3–2[1]Celtic13 December 1978

Final
Main article: 1979 Scottish League Cup Final (March)
Rangers2–1Aberdeen
Jackson
MacDonald 		Davidson
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 54,000
RANGERS:
GK1Peter McCloy
DF2Sandy Jardine
DF3Ally Dawson
DF4Derek Johnstone
DF5Colin Jackson
MF6Alex MacDonald
MF7Tommy McLean
MF8Bobby Russell
FW9Billy Urquhart
FW10Gordon Smith
MF11Davie Cooper
Substitutes:
DF12Alex Miller
FW14Derek Parlane
Manager:
John Greig
ABERDEEN:
GK1Bobby Clark
DF2Stuart Kennedy
DF3Chic McLelland
MF4John McMaster
DF5Doug Rougvie
DF6Willie Miller
MF7Gordon Strachan
FW8Steve Archibald
FW9Joe Harper
FW10Drew Jarvie
MF11Duncan Davidson
Substitutes:
DF12Alex McLeish
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Manager:
Alex Ferguson

References

General
  • "Scottish League Cup 1978–1979 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2012.

Specific
  1. After Extra Time
  2. Falkirk F.C. won on penalties
  3. Raith Rovers F.C. won on penalties
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