1963–64 Scottish League Cup

Country

Scotland

Teams

Champions

Rangers

Runners-up

Morton

Matches played

120

Goals scored

438 (3.65 per match)

← 1962–63

1964–65 →

The 1963–64 Scottish League Cup was the eighteenth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won Rangers, who defeated Morton in the Final.

First round

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Motherwell	6	5	1	0	17	0	–	11
Heart of Midlothian	6	2	3	1	13	9	1.44	7
Partick Thistle	6	1	3	2	9	12	0.75	5
Falkirk	6	0	1	5	6	24	0.25	1

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Heart of Midlothian	6–2	Falkirk	10 August 1963
Partick Thistle	0–2	Motherwell	10 August 1963
Falkirk	2–2	Partick Thistle	14 August 1963
Motherwell	3–0	Heart of Midlothian	14 August 1963
Falkirk	0–6	Motherwell	17 August 1963
Partick Thistle	2–2	Heart of Midlothian	17 August 1963
Falkirk	0–3	Heart of Midlothian	24 August 1963
Motherwell	2–0	Partick Thistle	24 August 1963
Heart of Midlothian	0–0	Motherwell	28 August 1963
Partick Thistle	3–2	Falkirk	28 August 1963
Heart of Midlothian	2–2	Partick Thistle	31 August 1963
Motherwell	4–0	Falkirk	31 August 1963

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Hibernian	6	4	2	0	15	7	2.14	10
Aberdeen	6	2	3	1	10	7	1.43	7
Dundee United	6	2	1	3	11	14	0.79	5
St. Mirren	6	0	2	4	7	15	0.47	2

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Dundee United	1–1	Aberdeen	10 August 1963
St. Mirren	1–1	Hibernian	10 August 1963
Aberdeen	2–2	St. Mirren	14 August 1963
Hibernian	3–2	Dundee United	14 August 1963
Hibernian	2–2	Aberdeen	17 August 1963
St. Mirren	2–3	Dundee United	17 August 1963
Aberdeen	2–0	Dundee United	24 August 1963
Hibernian	3–0	St. Mirren	24 August 1963
Dundee United	2–4	Hibernian	28 August 1963
St. Mirren	0–3	Aberdeen	28 August 1963
Aberdeen	0–2	Hibernian	31 August 1963
Dundee United	3–2	St. Mirren	31 August 1963

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Dundee	6	5	1	16	12	1.33	10
Dunfermline Athletic	6	3	3	13	13	1.00	6
Third Lanark	6	3	3	11	13	0.85	6
Airdrieonians	6	1	5	10	12	0.83	2

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Airdrieonians	0–1	Dunfermline Athletic	10 August 1963
Third Lanark	1–2	Dundee	10 August 1963
Dundee	2–1	Airdrieonians	14 August 1963
Dunfermline Athletic	2–3	Third Lanark	14 August 1963
Airdrieonians	2–3	Third Lanark	17 August 1963
Dundee	4–1	Dunfermline Athletic	17 August 1963
Dundee	3–2	Third Lanark	24 August 1963
Dunfermline Athletic	3–2	Airdrieonians	24 August 1963
Airdrieonians	4–1	Dundee	28 August 1963
Third Lanark	0–3	Dunfermline Athletic	28 August 1963
Dunfermline Athletic	3–4	Dundee	31 August 1963
Third Lanark	2–1	Airdrieonians	31 August 1963

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Rangers	6	5	1	0	22	7	3.14	11
Kilmarnock	6	2	2	2	9	9	1.00	6
Celtic	6	2	2	2	6	9	0.67	6
Queen of the South	6	0	1	5	8	20	0.40	1

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Celtic	0–3	Rangers	10 August 1963
Queen of the South	1–4	Kilmarnock	10 August 1963
Kilmarnock	0–0	Celtic	14 August 1963
Rangers	5–2	Queen of the South	14 August 1963
Celtic	1–1	Queen of the South	17 August 1963
Kilmarnock	1–4	Rangers	17 August 1963
Kilmarnock	2–0	Queen of the South	24 August 1963
Rangers	3–0	Celtic	24 August 1963
Celtic	2–0	Kilmarnock	28 August 1963
Queen of the South	2–5	Rangers	28 August 1963
Queen of the South	2–3	Celtic	31 August 1963
Rangers	2–2	Kilmarnock	31 August 1963

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Stirling Albion	6	4	1	1	16	11	1.46	9
Albion Rovers	6	4	0	2	10	7	1.43	8
Cowdenbeath	6	2	0	4	8	11	0.73	4
Alloa Athletic	6	1	1	4	7	12	0.58	3

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Cowdenbeath	2–3	Albion Rovers	10 August 1963
Stirling Albion	3–3	Alloa Athletic	10 August 1963
Albion Rovers	3–2	Stirling Albion	14 August 1963
Alloa Athletic	1–2	Cowdenbeath	14 August 1963
Alloa Athletic	0–2	Albion Rovers	17 August 1963
Cowdenbeath	1–2	Stirling Albion	17 August 1963
Albion Rovers	2–0	Cowdenbeath	24 August 1963
Alloa Athletic	2–4	Stirling Albion	24 August 1963
Cowdenbeath	1–0	Alloa Athletic	28 August 1963
Stirling Albion	2–0	Albion Rovers	28 August 1963
Albion Rovers	0–1	Alloa Athletic	31 August 1963
Stirling Albion	3–2	Cowdenbeath	31 August 1963

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Morton	6	6	0	20	4	5.00	12
Clyde	6	3	3	14	14	1.00	6
Stranraer	6	2	4	6	15	0.40	4
Ayr United	6	1	5	10	17	0.59	2

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Ayr United	0–1	Morton	10 August 1963
Stranraer	0–2	Clyde	10 August 1963
Clyde	3–4	Ayr United	14 August 1963
Morton	5–0	Stranraer	14 August 1963
Morton	3–1	Clyde	17 August 1963
Stranraer	2–1	Ayr United	17 August 1963
Clyde	4–1	Stranraer	24 August 1963
Morton	5–2	Ayr United	24 August 1963
Ayr United	2–4	Clyde	28 August 1963
Stranraer	1–2	Morton	28 August 1963
Ayr United	1–2	Stranraer	31 August 1963
Clyde	0–4	Morton	31 August 1963

Group 7

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
St. Johnstone	6	5	1	16	5	3.20	10
East Stirlingshire	6	5	1	10	6	1.67	10
Hamilton Academical	6	1	5	6	14	0.43	2
Queen's Park	6	1	5	2	9	0.22	2

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
East Stirlingshire	2–0	Queen's Park	10 August 1963
Hamilton Academical	2–3	St. Johnstone	10 August 1963
Queen's Park	2–1	Hamilton Academical	14 August 1963
St. Johnstone	3–1	East Stirlingshire	14 August 1963
Hamilton Academical	2–3	East Stirlingshire	17 August 1963
Queen's Park	0–3	St. Johnstone	17 August 1963
Queen's Park	0–1	East Stirlingshire	24 August 1963
St. Johnstone	5–0	Hamilton Academical	24 August 1963
East Stirlingshire	2–1	St. Johnstone	28 August 1963
Hamilton Academical	1–0	Queen's Park	28 August 1963
East Stirlingshire	1–0	Hamilton Academical	31 August 1963
St. Johnstone	1–0	Queen's Park	31 August 1963

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
East Fife	6	4	2	0	15	6	2.50	10
Arbroath	6	3	2	1	10	9	1.11	8
Dumbarton	6	2	1	3	11	11	1.00	5
Raith Rovers	6	0	1	5	5	15	0.33	1

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Arbroath	1–1	Dumbarton	10 August 1963
Raith Rovers	1–1	East Fife	10 August 1963
Dumbarton	3–0	Raith Rovers	14 August 1963
East Fife	3–0	Arbroath	14 August 1963
Dumbarton	2–3	East Fife	17 August 1963
Raith Rovers	3–4	Arbroath	17 August 1963
Dumbarton	1–2	Arbroath	24 August 1963
East Fife	3–0	Raith Rovers	24 August 1963
Arbroath	1–1	East Fife	28 August 1963
Raith Rovers	1–2	Dumbarton	28 August 1963
Arbroath	2–0	Raith Rovers	31 August 1963
East Fife	4–2	Dumbarton	31 August 1963

Group 9

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Berwick Rangers	4	3	0	1	11	7	1.57	6
Montrose	4	2	1	1	9	6	1.50	5
Stenhousemuir	4	1	2	1	8	9	0.89	4
Brechin City	4	0	3	1	7	10	0.70	3
Forfar Athletic	4	0	2	2	7	10	0.70	2

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Montrose	3–0	Berwick Rangers	10 August 1963
Stenhousemuir	2–2	Forfar Athletic	10 August 1963
Brechin City	1–1	Stenhousemuir	14 August 1963
Forfar Athletic	1–2	Montrose	14 August 1963
Berwick Rangers	4–1	Brechin City	17 August 1963
Montrose	2–3	Stenhousemuir	17 August 1963
Berwick Rangers	3–1	Forfar Athletic	24 August 1963
Brechin City	2–2	Montrose	24 August 1963
Forfar Athletic	3–3	Brechin City	31 August 1963
Stenhousemuir	2–4	Berwick Rangers	31 August 1963

Supplementary Round

First Leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
St. Johnstone	2–2	Berwick Rangers	2 September 1963

Second Leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Agg
Berwick Rangers	4–2	St. Johnstone	4 September 1963	6–4

Quarter-finals

First Leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Dundee	3–3	Hibernian	11 September 1963
East Fife	1–1	Rangers	11 September 1963
Motherwell	0–0	Morton	11 September 1963
Stirling Albion	2–2	Berwick Rangers	11 September 1963

Second Leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Agg
Berwick Rangers	4–3	Stirling Albion	18 September 1963	6–5
Hibernian	2–0	Dundee	18 September 1963	5–3
Morton	2–0	Motherwell	18 September 1963	2–0
Rangers	2–0	East Fife	18 September 1963	3–1

Semi-finals

Ties

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Rangers	3–1	Berwick Rangers	2 October 1963
Morton	1–1	Hibernian	7 October 1963

Replay

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Morton	1–0	Hibernian	14 October 1963

Final

Main article: 1963 Scottish League Cup Final

Rangers v Greenock Morton

26 October 1963

Rangers	5 – 0^[1]	Greenock Morton
Alex Willoughby (1) Forrest (4)

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 105,907


RANGERS:
GK		Billy Ritchie
FB		Bobby Shearer
FB		David Provan
RH		John Greig
CH		Ron McKinnon
LH		Jim Baxter
RW		Willie Henderson
IF		Alex Willoughby
CF		Jim Forrest
IF		Ralph Brand
LW		Craig Watson
Manager:
Scot Symon


MORTON :
GK		Alex Brown
FB		John Boyd
FB		Jimmy Mallon
RH		Jim Reilly
CH		Jim Kiernan
LH		Hugh Strachan
RW		Bobby Adamson
IF		Bobby Campbell
CF		Morris Stevenson
IF		Allan McGraw
LW		Jimmy Wilson
Manager:
Hal Stewart

References

General

"Scottish League Cup 1963–1964 : Results". Statto. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

Specific

↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/scotleagcuphist.html List of results of Scottish League Cup Finals

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