1983–84 Scottish League Cup

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

1983–84 Scottish League Cup
Tournament details
Country Scotland
Defending championsCeltic
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Runner-upCeltic
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Ally McCoist (9)

First round

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First leg

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

Second leg

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Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateAgg
Cowdenbeath2–0Stirling Albion17 August 19833–1
East Fife1–1Arbroath17 August 19832–1
East Stirlingshire1–2Montrose17 August 19831–3
Queen of the South2–1Albion Rovers17 August 19836–1
Stenhousemuir2–2Forfar Athletic17 August 19832–3
Stranraer1–1Berwick Rangers17 August 19831–3

Second round

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First leg

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

Second leg

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Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateAgg
Alloa Athletic2–2Falkirk27 August 19835–4
Berwick Rangers0–2Motherwell27 August 19830–4
Celtic0–0Brechin City27 August 19831–0
Clyde1–0Airdrieonians27 August 19831–2
Clydebank1–0Ayr United27 August 19833–1
Dumbarton1–2Hibernian27 August 19831–7
Dundee4–1Montrose27 August 19837–2
Dunfermline Ath0–2Dundee United27 August 19831–8
Forfar Athletic2–2St Mirren27 August 19832–3
Heart of Midlothian1–1[1][2]Cowdenbeath27 August 19831–2
Kilmarnock3–1Queen's Park27 August 19835–4
Morton3–1Hamilton Academical27 August 19834–3
Partick Thistle1–2Meadowbank Thistle27 August 19832–4
Queen of the South1–4Rangers27 August 19831–8
Raith Rovers0–3Aberdeen27 August 19830–12
St Johnstone6–3East Fife27 August 19838–4

Third round

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Group 1

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TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Dundee United6510205+1511
Motherwell62131114−35
Alloa Athletic62131015−55
Morton6114714−73
Source: [citation needed]
Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Dundee United5–0Alloa Athletic30 August 1983
Motherwell3–0Morton31 August 1983
Alloa Athletic1–2Motherwell7 September 1983
Morton1–1Dundee United7 September 1983
Dundee United4–2Motherwell5 October 1983
Morton2–4Alloa Athletic5 October 1983
Dundee United3–0Morton26 October 1983
Motherwell2–2Alloa Athletic26 October 1983
Alloa Athletic2–4Dundee United9 November 1983
Morton4–2Motherwell9 November 1983
Alloa Athletic1–0Morton30 November 1983
Motherwell0–3Dundee United30 November 1983

Group 2

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TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Rangers6600180+1812
Heart of Midlothian62229906
Clydebank6123614−84
St Mirren6024616−102
Source: [citation needed]
Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Rangers4–0Clydebank31 August 1983
St Mirren2–2Heart of Midlothian31 August 1983
Clydebank2–0St Mirren7 September 1983
Heart of Midlothian0–3Rangers7 September 1983
Heart of Midlothian1–1Clydebank5 October 1983
Rangers5–0St Mirren5 October 1983
Rangers2–0Heart of Midlothian26 October 1983
St Mirren3–3Clydebank26 October 1983
Clydebank0–3Rangers9 November 1983
Heart of Midlothian3–1St Mirren9 November 1983
Clydebank0–3Heart of Midlothian30 November 1983
St Mirren0–1Rangers30 November 1983

Group 3

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TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Aberdeen6510112+911
Dundee632184+48
Meadowbank Thistle6123410−64
St Johnstone601529−71
Source: [citation needed]
Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aberdeen4–0Meadowbank Thistle31 August 1983
Dundee2–1St Johnstone31 August 1983
Meadowbank Thistle0–1Dundee7 September 1983
St Johnstone0–1Aberdeen7 September 1983
St Johnstone1–2Meadowbank Thistle4 October 1983
Aberdeen0–0Dundee5 October 1983
Dundee1–1Meadowbank Thistle25 October 1983
Aberdeen1–0St Johnstone26 October 1983
Meadowbank Thistle1–3Aberdeen9 November 1983
St Johnstone0–3Dundee9 November 1983
Dundee1–2Aberdeen30 November 1983
Meadowbank Thistle0–0St Johnstone30 November 1983

Group 4

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TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Celtic6330133+109
Kilmarnock631296+37
Hibernian622279−26
Airdrieonians6024314−112
Source: [citation needed]
Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Airdrieonians1–6Celtic31 August 1983
Hibernian2–0Kilmarnock31 August 1983
Celtic5–1Hibernian7 September 1983
Kilmarnock3–0Airdrieonians7 September 1983
Celtic1–1Kilmarnock5 October 1983
Hibernian0–0Airdrieonians5 October 1983
Airdrieonians1–2Kilmarnock26 October 1983
Hibernian0–0Celtic26 October 1983
Celtic0–0Airdrieonians9 November 1983
Kilmarnock3–1Hibernian9 November 1983
Airdrieonians1–3Hibernian30 November 1983
Kilmarnock0–1Celtic30 November 1983

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Aberdeen0–0Celtic22 February 1984
Dundee United1–1Rangers14 February 1984

Second leg

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Home TeamScoreAway TeamDateAgg
Celtic1–0Aberdeen10 March 19841–0
Rangers2–0Dundee United22 February 19843–1

Final

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Rangers3–2 (aet.)Celtic
McCoist McClair
Reid pen.'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 66,369
Referee: Bob Valentine

References

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General

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  • "Scottish League Cup 1983–1984 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

Specific

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  1. ^ After Extra Time
  2. ^ Heart of Midlothian F.C. won 4–2 on penalties