# 1951–52 Scottish League Cup

The 1951–52 Scottish League Cup was the sixth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee, who defeated Rangers in the Final.

## First round
### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 8 |
| Morton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 8 |
| Third Lanark | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 5 |
| Airdrieonians | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 | 3 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Celtic | 1–1 | Third Lanark | 11 August 1951 |
| Morton | 2–1 | Airdrieonians | 11 August 1951 |
| Airdrieonians | 1–1 | Celtic | 15 August 1951 |
| Third Lanark | 2–0 | Morton | 15 August 1951 |
| Airdrieonians | 2–1 | Third Lanark | 18 August 1951 |
| Celtic | 2–0 | Morton | 18 August 1951 |
| Airdrieonians | 1–3 | Morton | 25 August 1951 |
| Third Lanark | 0–1 | Celtic | 25 August 1951 |
| Celtic | 2–0 | Airdrieonians | 29 August 1951 |
| Morton | 5–2 | Third Lanark | 29 August 1951 |
| Morton | 2–0 | Celtic | 1 September 1951 |
| Third Lanark | 5–0 | Airdrieonians | 1 September 1951 |

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Motherwell | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1.778 | 9 |
| Partick Thistle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 7 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0.923 | 5 |
| Stirling Albion | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0.625 | 3 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Motherwell | 6–4 | Stirling Albion | 11 August 1951 |
| Partick Thistle | 4–2 | Hibernian | 11 August 1951 |
| Hibernian | 0–4 | Motherwell | 15 August 1951 |
| Stirling Albion | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | 15 August 1951 |
| Hibernian | 4–2 | Stirling Albion | 18 August 1951 |
| Partick Thistle | 0–0 | Motherwell | 18 August 1951 |
| Hibernian | 5–1 | Partick Thistle | 25 August 1951 |
| Stirling Albion | 3–2 | Motherwell | 25 August 1951 |
| Motherwell | 1–0 | Hibernian | 29 August 1951 |
| Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Stirling Albion | 29 August 1951 |
| Motherwell | 3–2 | Partick Thistle | 1 September 1951 |
| Stirling Albion | 1–1 | Hibernian | 1 September 1951 |

### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Dundee | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 7 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1.250 | 7 |
| St Mirren | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1.000 | 6 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.462 | 4 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | Raith Rovers | 11 August 1951 |
| St Mirren | 2–2 | Dundee | 11 August 1951 |
| Dundee | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | 15 August 1951 |
| Raith Rovers | 3–2 | St Mirren | 15 August 1951 |
| Dundee | 5–0 | Raith Rovers | 18 August 1951 |
| St Mirren | 5–5 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 August 1951 |
| Dundee | 0–1 | St Mirren | 25 August 1951 |
| Raith Rovers | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | 25 August 1951 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 5–2 | Dundee | 29 August 1951 |
| St Mirren | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | 29 August 1951 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 | St Mirren | 1 September 1951 |
| Raith Rovers | 1–3 | Dundee | 1 September 1951 |

### Group 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 9 |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 7 |
| Queen of the South | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0.688 | 4 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0.667 | 4 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Aberdeen | 5–4 | Queen of the South | 11 August 1951 |
| East Fife | 0–0 | Rangers | 11 August 1951 |
| Queen of the South | 3–2 | East Fife | 15 August 1951 |
| Rangers | 2–1 | Aberdeen | 15 August 1951 |
| East Fife | 3–0 | Aberdeen | 18 August 1951 |
| Queen of the South | 0–3 | Rangers | 18 August 1951 |
| Queen of the South | 2–0 | Aberdeen | 25 August 1951 |
| Rangers | 4–1 | East Fife | 25 August 1951 |
| Aberdeen | 2–1 | Rangers | 29 August 1951 |
| East Fife | 1–0 | Queen of the South | 29 August 1951 |
| Aberdeen | 2–3 | East Fife | 1 September 1951 |
| Rangers | 5–2 | Queen of the South | 1 September 1951 |

### Group 5

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Falkirk | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5.750 | 12 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 0.750 | 5 |
| Dundee United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 4 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 0.389 | 3 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Dundee United | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | 11 August 1951 |
| Falkirk | 3–1 | Stenhousemuir | 11 August 1951 |
| Cowdenbeath | 0–5 | Falkirk | 15 August 1951 |
| Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | Dundee United | 15 August 1951 |
| Cowdenbeath | 2–3 | Stenhousemuir | 18 August 1951 |
| Falkirk | 3–0 | Dundee United | 18 August 1951 |
| Cowdenbeath | 2–0 | Dundee United | 25 August 1951 |
| Stenhousemuir | 2–5 | Falkirk | 25 August 1951 |
| Dundee United | 4–2 | Stenhousemuir | 29 August 1951 |
| Falkirk | 6–1 | Cowdenbeath | 29 August 1951 |
| Dundee United | 0–1 | Falkirk | 1 September 1951 |
| Stenhousemuir | 3–1 | Cowdenbeath | 1 September 1951 |

### Group 6

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Queen's Park | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | 9 |
| Alloa Athletic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 6 |
| Hamilton Academical | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 5 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 4 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4–1 | Alloa Athletic | 11 August 1951 |
| Queen's Park | 1–2 | Hamilton Academical | 11 August 1951 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2–0 | Queen's Park | 15 August 1951 |
| Hamilton Academical | 1–4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 August 1951 |
| Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Alloa Athletic | 18 August 1951 |
| Queen's Park | 2–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 18 August 1951 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 25 August 1951 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2–3 | Queen's Park | 25 August 1951 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 3–0 | Hamilton Academical | 29 August 1951 |
| Queen's Park | 2–1 | Alloa Athletic | 29 August 1951 |
| Alloa Athletic | 1–2 | Hamilton Academical | 1 September 1951 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 1 September 1951 |

### Group 7

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 9 |
| Clyde | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 8 |
| Albion Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0.714 | 6 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 0.500 | 1 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Albion Rovers | 3–4 | St Johnstone | 11 August 1951 |
| Arbroath | 2–3 | Clyde | 11 August 1951 |
| Clyde | 4–0 | Albion Rovers | 14 August 1951 |
| St Johnstone | 4–0 | Arbroath | 15 August 1951 |
| Arbroath | 0–1 | Albion Rovers | 18 August 1951 |
| St Johnstone | 3–2 | Clyde | 18 August 1951 |
| Clyde | 5–2 | Arbroath | 25 August 1951 |
| St Johnstone | 0–1 | Albion Rovers | 25 August 1951 |
| Albion Rovers | 0–2 | Clyde | 28 August 1951 |
| Arbroath | 2–2 | St Johnstone | 29 August 1951 |
| Albion Rovers | 5–4 | Arbroath | 1 September 1951 |
| Clyde | 0–1 | St Johnstone | 1 September 1951 |

### Group 8

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Forfar Athletic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 9 |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 8 |
| Ayr United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 | 4 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0.400 | 3 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Dumbarton | 3–4 | Forfar Athletic | 11 August 1951 |
| Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Ayr United | 11 August 1951 |
| Ayr United | 5–0 | Dumbarton | 15 August 1951 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | 15 August 1951 |
| Ayr United | 2–3 | Forfar Athletic | 18 August 1951 |
| Dumbarton | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | 18 August 1951 |
| Ayr United | 1–2 | Kilmarnock | 25 August 1951 |
| Forfar Athletic | 1–1 | Dumbarton | 25 August 1951 |
| Dumbarton | 1–3 | Ayr United | 29 August 1951 |
| Kilmarnock | 1–0 | Forfar Athletic | 29 August 1951 |
| Forfar Athletic | 3–0 | Ayr United | 1 September 1951 |
| Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Dumbarton | 1 September 1951 |

## Quarter-finals
### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Celtic | 4–1 | Forfar Athletic | 15 September 1951 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | Rangers | 15 September 1951 |
| Falkirk | 0–0 | Dundee | 15 September 1951 |
| St Johnstone | 0–4 | Motherwell | 15 September 1951 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Dundee | 2–1 | Falkirk | 19 September 1951 | 2–1 |
| Forfar Athletic | 1–1 | Celtic | 19 September 1951 | 2–5 |
| Motherwell | 3–0 | St Johnstone | 19 September 1951 | 7–0 |
| Rangers | 3–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 19 September 1951 | 3–2 |

## Semi-finals

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Dundee | 5–1 | Motherwell | 13 October 1951 |
| Rangers | 3–0 | Celtic | 13 October 1951 |