# 1983–84 Scottish League Cup

The 1983–84 Scottish League Cup was the 38th season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Celtic in the Final.

## First round
### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Albion Rovers (3) | 0–4 | Queen of the South (3) | 13 August 1983 |
| Arbroath (3) | 0–1 | East Fife (3) | 13 August 1983 |
| Berwick Rangers (3) | 2–0 | Stranraer (3) | 13 August 1983 |
| Forfar Athletic (3) | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir (3) | 13 August 1983 |
| Montrose (3) | 1–0 | East Stirlingshire (3) | 13 August 1983 |
| Stirling Albion (3) | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath (3) | 15 August 1983 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Cowdenbeath | 2–0 | Stirling Albion | 17 August 1983 | 3–1 |
| East Fife | 1–1 | Arbroath | 17 August 1983 | 2–1 |
| East Stirlingshire | 1–2 | Montrose | 17 August 1983 | 1–3 |
| Queen of the South | 2–1 | Albion Rovers | 17 August 1983 | 6–1 |
| Stenhousemuir | 2–2 | Forfar Athletic | 17 August 1983 | 2–3 |
| Stranraer | 1–1 | Berwick Rangers | 17 August 1983 | 1–3 |

## Second round
### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Aberdeen (1) | 9–0 | Raith Rovers (2) | 24 August 1983 |
| Airdrieonians (2) | 2–0 | Clyde (2) | 23 August 1983 |
| Ayr United (2) | 1–2 | Clydebank (2) | 23 August 1983 |
| Brechin City (2) | 0–1 | Celtic (1) | 23 August 1983 |
| Cowdenbeath (3) | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian (1) | 24 August 1983 |
| Dundee United (1) | 6–1 | Dunfermline Ath (3) | 24 August 1983 |
| East Fife (3) | 1–2 | St Johnstone (1) | 24 August 1983 |
| Falkirk (2) | 2–3 | Alloa Athletic (2) | 24 August 1983 |
| Hamilton Academical (2) | 2–1 | Morton (2) | 24 August 1983 |
| Hibernian (1) | 5–0 | Dumbarton (2) | 24 August 1983 |
| Meadowbank Thistle (2) | 2–1 | Partick Thistle (2) | 24 August 1983 |
| Montrose (2) | 1–3 | Dundee (1) | 23 August 1983 |
| Motherwell (1) | 2–0 | Berwick Rangers (3) | 24 August 1983 |
| Queen's Park (3) | 3–2 | Kilmarnock (2) | 24 August 1983 |
| Rangers (1) | 4–0 | Queen of the South (3) | 24 August 1983 |
| St Mirren (1) | 1–0 | Forfar Athletic (3) | 24 August 1983 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Alloa Athletic | 2–2 | Falkirk | 27 August 1983 | 5–4 |
| Berwick Rangers | 0–2 | Motherwell | 27 August 1983 | 0–4 |
| Celtic | 0–0 | Brechin City | 27 August 1983 | 1–0 |
| Clyde | 1–0 | Airdrieonians | 27 August 1983 | 1–2 |
| Clydebank | 1–0 | Ayr United | 27 August 1983 | 3–1 |
| Dumbarton | 1–2 | Hibernian | 27 August 1983 | 1–7 |
| Dundee | 4–1 | Montrose | 27 August 1983 | 7–2 |
| Dunfermline Ath | 0–2 | Dundee United | 27 August 1983 | 1–8 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2–2 | St Mirren | 27 August 1983 | 2–3 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | 27 August 1983 | 1–2 |
| Kilmarnock | 3–1 | Queen's Park | 27 August 1983 | 5–4 |
| Morton | 3–1 | Hamilton Academical | 27 August 1983 | 4–3 |
| Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Meadowbank Thistle | 27 August 1983 | 2–4 |
| Queen of the South | 1–4 | Rangers | 27 August 1983 | 1–8 |
| Raith Rovers | 0–3 | Aberdeen | 27 August 1983 | 0–12 |
| St Johnstone | 6–3 | East Fife | 27 August 1983 | 8–4 |

## Third round
### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Dundee United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 11 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 5 |
| Alloa Athletic | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 5 |
| Morton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Dundee United | 5–0 | Alloa Athletic | 30 August 1983 |
| Motherwell | 3–0 | Morton | 31 August 1983 |
| Alloa Athletic | 1–2 | Motherwell | 7 September 1983 |
| Morton | 1–1 | Dundee United | 7 September 1983 |
| Dundee United | 4–2 | Motherwell | 5 October 1983 |
| Morton | 2–4 | Alloa Athletic | 5 October 1983 |
| Dundee United | 3–0 | Morton | 26 October 1983 |
| Motherwell | 2–2 | Alloa Athletic | 26 October 1983 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2–4 | Dundee United | 9 November 1983 |
| Morton | 4–2 | Motherwell | 9 November 1983 |
| Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Morton | 30 November 1983 |
| Motherwell | 0–3 | Dundee United | 30 November 1983 |

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Rangers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 12 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Clydebank | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 |
| St Mirren | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 2 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Rangers | 4–0 | Clydebank | 31 August 1983 |
| St Mirren | 2–2 | Heart of Midlothian | 31 August 1983 |
| Clydebank | 2–0 | St Mirren | 7 September 1983 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0–3 | Rangers | 7 September 1983 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Clydebank | 5 October 1983 |
| Rangers | 5–0 | St Mirren | 5 October 1983 |
| Rangers | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | 26 October 1983 |
| St Mirren | 3–3 | Clydebank | 26 October 1983 |
| Clydebank | 0–3 | Rangers | 9 November 1983 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 | St Mirren | 9 November 1983 |
| Clydebank | 0–3 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 November 1983 |
| St Mirren | 0–1 | Rangers | 30 November 1983 |

### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 11 |
| Dundee | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 |
| Meadowbank Thistle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Aberdeen | 4–0 | Meadowbank Thistle | 31 August 1983 |
| Dundee | 2–1 | St Johnstone | 31 August 1983 |
| Meadowbank Thistle | 0–1 | Dundee | 7 September 1983 |
| St Johnstone | 0–1 | Aberdeen | 7 September 1983 |
| St Johnstone | 1–2 | Meadowbank Thistle | 4 October 1983 |
| Aberdeen | 0–0 | Dundee | 5 October 1983 |
| Dundee | 1–1 | Meadowbank Thistle | 25 October 1983 |
| Aberdeen | 1–0 | St Johnstone | 26 October 1983 |
| Meadowbank Thistle | 1–3 | Aberdeen | 9 November 1983 |
| St Johnstone | 0–3 | Dundee | 9 November 1983 |
| Dundee | 1–2 | Aberdeen | 30 November 1983 |
| Meadowbank Thistle | 0–0 | St Johnstone | 30 November 1983 |

### Group 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
| Airdrieonians | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Airdrieonians | 1–6 | Celtic | 31 August 1983 |
| Hibernian | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | 31 August 1983 |
| Celtic | 5–1 | Hibernian | 7 September 1983 |
| Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Airdrieonians | 7 September 1983 |
| Celtic | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | 5 October 1983 |
| Hibernian | 0–0 | Airdrieonians | 5 October 1983 |
| Airdrieonians | 1–2 | Kilmarnock | 26 October 1983 |
| Hibernian | 0–0 | Celtic | 26 October 1983 |
| Celtic | 0–0 | Airdrieonians | 9 November 1983 |
| Kilmarnock | 3–1 | Hibernian | 9 November 1983 |
| Airdrieonians | 1–3 | Hibernian | 30 November 1983 |
| Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Celtic | 30 November 1983 |

## Semi-finals
### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Aberdeen | 0–0 | Celtic | 22 February 1984 |
| Dundee United | 1–1 | Rangers | 14 February 1984 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Celtic | 1–0 | Aberdeen | 10 March 1984 | 1–0 |
| Rangers | 2–0 | Dundee United | 22 February 1984 | 3–1 |