1946–47 Scottish League Cup

1946–47 Scottish League Cup

Country	Scotland
Champions	Rangers
Runners-up	Aberdeen
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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 calendar with the return of regular football following the Second World War.

First round

Section 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Heart of Midlothian	6	3	2	1	12	10	1.20	8
Clyde	6	3	1	2	12	10	1.20	7
Kilmarnock	6	3	0	3	12	11	1.09	6
Partick Thistle	6	0	3	3	11	16	0.69	3

Section 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Rangers	6	6	0	0	18	2	9.00	12
Morton	6	4	0	2	17	9	1.89	8
St Mirren	6	1	1	4	7	19	0.37	3
Queen's Park	6	0	1	5	5	17	0.29	1

Section 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Hibernian	6	4	1	1	16	9	1.78	9
Celtic	6	2	3	1	11	10	1.10	7
Hamilton Academical	6	2	1	3	14	16	0.88	5
Third Lanark	6	1	1	4	8	14	0.57	3

Section 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Aberdeen	6	4	0	2	13	11	1.18	8
Motherwell	6	3	1	2	15	11	1.36	7
Falkirk	6	2	1	3	11	12	0.92	5
Queen of the South	6	2	0	4	8	13	0.62	4

Section 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
East Fife	6	6	0	0	22	0	22.00	12
St Johnstone	6	2	1	3	9	10	0.90	5
Dunfermline Athletic	6	2	0	4	9	20	0.45	4
Alloa Athletic	6	1	1	4	3	13	0.23	3

Section 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Dundee	4	4	0	0	13	0	13.00	8
Stenhousemuir	4	1	0	3	5	12	0.42	2
Raith Rovers	4	1	0	3	4	10	0.40	2

Section 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Dundee United	6	5	0	1	13	7	1.86	10
Cowdenbeath	6	3	1	2	18	11	1.64	7
Dumbarton	6	2	0	4	13	15	0.87	4
Arbroath	6	1	1	4	11	22	0.50	3

Section 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Airdrieonians	4	3	0	1	15	4	3.75	6
Ayr United	4	2	0	2	10	12	0.83	4
Albion Rovers	4	1	0	3	10	19	0.53	2

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Aberdeen won 4–2 on aggregate

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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

Semi-finals

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Final

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