1970–71 Scottish League Cup Explained

1970–71 Scottish League Cup
Defending Champions:	Celtic
Winners:	Rangers
Second:	Celtic
Prev Season:	1969–70
Next Season:	1971–72

The 1970–71 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-fifth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Celtic in the Final breaking a run of 5 successive wins in the preceding years.

First round

Group 1

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–1		8 August 1970
	1–2		8 August 1970
	5–3		12 August 1970
	2–1		12 August 1970
	2–2		15 August 1970
	1–2		15 August 1970
	0–2		19 August 1970
	0–0		19 August 1970
	4–2		22 August 1970
	1–1		22 August 1970
	1–5		26 August 1970
	2–2		26 August 1970

Group 2

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–4		8 August 1970
	4–1		8 August 1970
	0–2		12 August 1970
	0–2		12 August 1970
	3–0		15 August 1970
	0–0		15 August 1970
	3–2		19 August 1970
	2–0		19 August 1970
	0–6		22 August 1970
	0–2		22 August 1970
	1–1		26 August 1970
	0–2		26 August 1970

Group 3

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–0		8 August 1970
	1–0		8 August 1970
	1–2		12 August 1970
	1–3		12 August 1970
	2–2		15 August 1970
	2–0		15 August 1970
	4–1		19 August 1970
	2–0		19 August 1970
	0–0		22 August 1970
	0–2		22 August 1970
	2–1		26 August 1970
	1–2		26 August 1970

Group 4

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–1		8 August 1970
	1–3		8 August 1970
	2–1		12 August 1970
	3–2		12 August 1970
	1–1		15 August 1970
	0–1		15 August 1970
	2–4		19 August 1970
	0–1		19 August 1970
	7–3		22 August 1970
	1–1		22 August 1970
	1–0		26 August 1970
	4–0		26 August 1970

Group 5

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–1		8 August 1970
	2–3		8 August 1970
	1–1		12 August 1970
	4–1		12 August 1970
	1–1		15 August 1970
	2–2		15 August 1970
	0–0		19 August 1970
	2–1		19 August 1970
	2–1		22 August 1970
	1–1		22 August 1970
	1–3		26 August 1970
	1–1		26 August 1970

Group 6

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–3		8 August 1970
	2–3		8 August 1970
	1–1		12 August 1970
	2–2		12 August 1970
	0–2		15 August 1970
	1–3		15 August 1970
	0–1		19 August 1970
	1–3		19 August 1970
	4–1		22 August 1970
	5–2		22 August 1970
	2–0		26 August 1970
	3–2		26 August 1970

Group 7

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–1		8 August 1970
	1–0		8 August 1970
	2–0		12 August 1970
	3–2		12 August 1970
	3–1		15 August 1970
	1–2		15 August 1970
	3–0		19 August 1970
	2–1		19 August 1970
	1–4		22 August 1970
	4–1		22 August 1970
	2–1		26 August 1970
	0–2		26 August 1970

Group 8

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	4–1		8 August 1970
	5–0		8 August 1970
	2–2		12 August 1970
	1–4		12 August 1970
	2–1		15 August 1970
	0–3		15 August 1970
	5–1		19 August 1970
	2–1		19 August 1970
	0–3		22 August 1970
	4–0		22 August 1970
	5–3		26 August 1970
	1–1		26 August 1970

Group 9

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	2–1		8 August 1970
	2–3		8 August 1970
	1–1		12 August 1970
	3–2		12 August 1970
	1–2		15 August 1970
	2–1		15 August 1970
	1–1		19 August 1970
	4–0		19 August 1970
	1–4		22 August 1970
	1–0		22 August 1970

Supplementary round

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	2–1		31 August 1970

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	2–2		2 September 1970	3–4

Quarter-finals

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	2–2		9 September 1970
	0–1		9 September 1970
	1–3		9 September 1970
	3–3		9 September 1970

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	5–1		23 September 1970	7–3
	0–0		23 September 1970	1–0
	3–2		23 September 1970	6–5
	3–1		23 September 1970	6–2

Semi-finals

Ties

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	0–0^[1]		7 October 1970
	2–0		14 October 1970

Replay

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	4–3		12 October 1970

Final

See main article: 1970 Scottish League Cup Final.

References

General

Web site: Scottish League Cup 1970–1971 : Results . 6 February 2012 . Statto . https://web.archive.org/web/20100112142856/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1970-1971/results . 12 January 2010 . dead . dmy-all .

Specific

Notes and References

After Extra Time