1981–82 Scottish League Cup Explained

1981–82 Scottish League Cup
Defending Champions:	Dundee United
Winners:	Rangers
Second:	Dundee United
Scoring Leader:	Gordon Strachan (6)
Prev Season:	1980–81
Next Season:	1982–83

The 1981–82 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-sixth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Dundee United in the Final.

First round

Group 1

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–3		8 August 1981
	1–2		8 August 1981
	2–0		12 August 1981
	0–0		12 August 1981
	4–1		15 August 1981
	2–3		15 August 1981
	4–1		19 August 1981
	0–1		19 August 1981
	1–2		22 August 1981
	1–5		22 August 1981
	1–4		26 August 1981
	2–0		26 August 1981

Group 2

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–2		8 August 1981
	1–1		8 August 1981
	2–5		12 August 1981
	4–1		12 August 1981
	1–2		15 August 1981
	8–1		15 August 1981
	1–2		19 August 1981
	2–0		19 August 1981
	1–1		22 August 1981
	1–0		22 August 1981
	3–2		26 August 1981
	1–3		26 August 1981

Group 3

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	3–0		8 August 1981
	0–1		8 August 1981
	1–0		12 August 1981
	1–1		12 August 1981
	3–0		15 August 1981
	1–1		15 August 1981
	3–0		19 August 1981
	0–1		19 August 1981
	2–3		22 August 1981
	0–3		22 August 1981
	0–0		26 August 1981
	2–0		26 August 1981

Group 4

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	3–4		8 August 1981
	2–0		8 August 1981
	2–0		12 August 1981
	2–3		12 August 1981
	1–0		15 August 1981
	1–2		15 August 1981
	1–0		19 August 1981
	1–2		19 August 1981
	2–1		22 August 1981
	0–1		22 August 1981
	1–1		26 August 1981
	1–5		26 August 1981

Group 5

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	2–0		8 August 1981
	1–3		8 August 1981
	2–0		12 August 1981
	1–0		12 August 1981
	2–1		15 August 1981
	1–2		15 August 1981
	4–0		19 August 1981
	3–2		19 August 1981
	1–2		22 August 1981
	3–0		22 August 1981
	1–3		26 August 1981
	2–2		26 August 1981

Group 6

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	4–1		8 August 1981
	4–1		8 August 1981
	1–1		12 August 1981
	0–1		12 August 1981
	4–3		15 August 1981
	1–0		15 August 1981
	3–0		19 August 1981
	1–0		19 August 1981
	0–2		22 August 1981
	0–0		22 August 1981
	3–2		26 August 1981
	2–2		26 August 1981

Group 7

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	2–1		8 August 1981
	1–0		8 August 1981
	0–3		12 August 1981
	2–2		12 August 1981
	3–0		15 August 1981
	2–0		15 August 1981
	3–1		19 August 1981
	1–0		19 August 1981
	2–2		22 August 1981
	4–1		22 August 1981
	3–0		26 August 1981
	1–0		26 August 1981

Group 8

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	2–0		8 August 1981
	1–0		8 August 1981
	2–1		12 August 1981
	0–2		12 August 1981
	2–1		15 August 1981
	1–2		15 August 1981
	1–0		19 August 1981
	0–1		19 August 1981
	2–3		22 August 1981
	1–2		22 August 1981
	0–1		26 August 1981
	4–2		26 August 1981

Group 9

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	3–0		8 August 1981
	2–2		8 August 1981
	1–3		8 August 1981
	1–3		12 August 1981
	2–3		12 August 1981
	1–1		13 August 1981
	5–2		15 August 1981
	4–0		15 August 1981
	0–1		15 August 1981
	1–1		19 August 1981
	1–1		19 August 1981
	2–0		19 August 1981
	4–0		22 August 1981
	2–3		22 August 1981
	1–2		22 August 1981

Supplementary round

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	1–2		31 August 1981

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	2–2		2 September 1981	4–3

Quarter-finals

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	5–0		2 September 1981
	0–4		2 September 1981
	1–1		16 September 1981
	0–4		2 September 1981

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	0–3		23 September 1981	0–8
	5–0		23 September 1981	9–0
	1–0		23 September 1981	5–0
	6–0		23 September 1981	7–1

Semi-finals

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date
	0–1		7 October 1981
	2–2		7 October 1981

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	0–3		28 October 1981	1–3
	2–1		28 October 1981	4–3

Final

See main article: 1981 Scottish League Cup Final.

References

General

• Web site: Scottish League Cup 1981–1982 : Results . 11 February 2012 . Statto . https://web.archive.org/web/20150618173446/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1981-1982/results . 18 June 2015 . dead . dmy-all .