1965–66 Scottish League Cup Explained

1965–66 Scottish League Cup
Country:	Scotland
Defending Champions:	Rangers
Winners:	Celtic
Second:	Rangers
Prev Season:	1964–65
Next Season:	1966–67

The 1965–66 Scottish League Cup was the twentieth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Celtic, who defeated Rangers in the Final.

First round

Group 1

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	2–1		14 August 1965
	1–0		14 August 1965
	1–0		18 August 1965
	0–0		18 August 1965
	0–2		21 August 1965
	4–1		21 August 1965
	3–0		28 August 1965
	1–2		28 August 1965
	1–3		1 September 1965
	2–3		1 September 1965
	1–3		4 September 1965
	3–2		4 September 1965

Group 2

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–2		14 August 1965
	4–2		14 August 1965
	1–1		18 August 1965
	3–0		18 August 1965
	2–0		21 August 1965
	1–2		21 August 1965
	2–0		28 August 1965
	1–0		28 August 1965
	1–3		1 September 1965
	2–0		1 September 1965
	1–2		4 September 1965
	4–0		4 September 1965

Group 3

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	0–0		14 August 1965
	0–1		14 August 1965
	5–1		18 August 1965
	2–0		18 August 1965
	1–3		21 August 1965
	0–1		21 August 1965
	6–2		28 August 1965
	3–0		28 August 1965
	1–2		1 September 1965
	3–1		1 September 1965
	0–1		4 September 1965
	2–0		4 September 1965

Group 4

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	3–1		14 August 1965
	1–2		14 August 1965
	1–0		18 August 1965
	1–1		18 August 1965
	0–1		21 August 1965
	2–4		21 August 1965
	3–1		28 August 1965
	0–1		28 August 1965
	3–2		1 September 1965
	0–3		1 September 1965
	3–0		4 September 1965
	2–3		4 September 1965

Group 5

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	4–1		14 August 1965
	1–1		14 August 1965
	1–1		18 August 1965
	1–1		18 August 1965
	6–1		21 August 1965
	2–2		21 August 1965
	0–1		28 August 1965
	3–2		28 August 1965
	1–1		1 September 1965
	0–1		1 September 1965
	3–2		4 September 1965
	5–1		4 September 1965

Group 6

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	2–2		14 August 1965
	3–1		14 August 1965
	2–2		18 August 1965
	0–2		18 August 1965
	1–3		21 August 1965
	1–1		21 August 1965
	3–0		28 August 1965
	1–2		28 August 1965
	2–1		1 September 1965
	4–2		1 September 1965
	3–0		4 September 1965
	4–1		4 September 1965

Group 7

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–1		14 August 1965
	1–3		14 August 1965
	6–1		18 August 1965
	1–2		18 August 1965
	5–1		21 August 1965
	0–0		21 August 1965
	3–0		28 August 1965
	2–0		28 August 1965
	8–2		1 September 1965
	1–1		1 September 1965
	2–1		4 September 1965
	2–3		4 September 1965

Group 8

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	3–2		14 August 1965
	2–1		14 August 1965
	3–2		18 August 1965
	1–0		18 August 1965
	2–1		21 August 1965
	4–1		21 August 1965
	1–2		28 August 1965
	1–0		28 August 1965
	2–1		1 September 1965
	6–1		1 September 1965
	4–1		4 September 1965
	6–2		4 September 1965

Group 9

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	5–2		14 August 1965
	4–1		14 August 1965
	2–0		18 August 1965
	2–1		18 August 1965
	5–0		21 August 1965
	1–0		21 August 1965
	0–1		28 August 1965
	1–3		28 August 1965
	1–3		4 September 1965
	1–0		4 September 1965

Supplementary round

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–2		6 September 1965

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	1–0		8 September 1965	3–1

Quarter-finals

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–5		15 September 1965
	0–2		15 September 1965
	2–0		15 September 1965
	1–8		15 September 1965

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	2–2		22 September 1965	2–4
	4–0		22 September 1965	12–1
	11–2		22 September 1965	13–2
	4–0		22 September 1965	9–1

Semi-finals

Ties

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	2–2^[1]		4 October 1965
	6–4		6 October 1965

Replays

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	4–0		18 October 1965

Final

See main article: 1965 Scottish League Cup Final.

References

General

• Web site: Scottish League Cup 1965–1966 : Results . 4 February 2012 . Statto . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302225311/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1965-1966/results . 2 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .

Specific

Notes and References

1. After Extra Time