1953–54 Scottish League Cup Explained

1953–54 Scottish League Cup
Country:	Scotland
Defending Champions:	Dundee
Winners:	East Fife
Second:	Partick Thistle
Prev Season:	1952–53
Next Season:	1954–55

The 1953–54 Scottish League Cup was the eighth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by East Fife, who defeated Partick Thistle in the Final.

First round

Group 1

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	1–1		8 August 1953
	0–4		8 August 1953
	1–4		12 August 1953
	3–2		12 August 1953
	1–4		15 August 1953
	2–2		15 August 1953
	2–1		22 August 1953
	1–1		22 August 1953
	2–1		26 August 1953
	1–0		26 August 1953
	4–0
	3–2

Group 2

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	4–1		8 August 1953
	0–1		8 August 1953
	2–0		12 August 1953
	1–1		12 August 1953
	2–1		15 August 1953
	2–0		15 August 1953
	5–2		22 August 1953
	5–1		22 August 1953
	4–3		26 August 1953
	0–1		26 August 1953
	3–4
	2–0

Group 3

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	5–0		8 August 1953
	0–4		8 August 1953
	1–2		12 August 1953
	4–1		12 August 1953
	2–0		15 August 1953
	5–1		15 August 1953
	1–1		22 August 1953
	3–1		22 August 1953
	1–1		26 August 1953
	2–0		26 August 1953
	0–5
	3–1

Group 4

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	6–1		8 August 1953
	4–1		8 August 1953
	2–4		12 August 1953
	3–0		12 August 1953
	4–1		15 August 1953
	1–1		15 August 1953
	2–3		22 August 1953
	0–2		22 August 1953
	4–2		26 August 1953
	3–0		26 August 1953
	4–0
	3–3

Group 5

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	0–10		8 August 1953
	2–4		8 August 1953
	2–1		12 August 1953
	2–0		12 August 1953
	4–2		15 August 1953
	2–0		15 August 1953
	2–1		22 August 1953
	3–1		22 August 1953
	3–1		26 August 1953
	4–1		26 August 1953
	0–3
	7–0

Group 6

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	2–1		8 August 1953
	4–0		8 August 1953
	1–4		12 August 1953
	3–2		12 August 1953
	0–0		15 August 1953
	4–0		15 August 1953
	1–1		22 August 1953
	4–2		22 August 1953
	3–0		26 August 1953
	2–0		26 August 1953
	2–2
	3–1

Group 7

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	5–3		8 August 1953
	3–0		8 August 1953
	0–5		12 August 1953
	1–0		12 August 1953
	4–1		15 August 1953
	2–0		15 August 1953
	2–2		22 August 1953
	4–1		22 August 1953
	0–2		26 August 1953
	3–1		26 August 1953
	0–3
	2–3

Group 8

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	2–1		8 August 1953
	2–1		8 August 1953
	0–0		12 August 1953
	1–3		12 August 1953
	3–0		15 August 1953
	2–1		15 August 1953
	3–1		22 August 1953
	0–0		22 August 1953
	6–1		26 August 1953
	1–2		26 August 1953
	4–0
	3–0

Quarter-finals

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	6–2
	4–3
	4–2
	0–4

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date	width= 75	Agg
	3–2			5–6
	2–3			4–9
	4–0			8–0
	4–0			7–4

Semi-finals

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	3–2		10 October 1953
	2–0		10 October 1953

Final

See main article: 1953 Scottish League Cup Final.

References

General

• Web site: Scottish League Cup 1953–1954 : Results . 1 February 2012 . Statto . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302201320/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1953-1954/results . 2 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .