1989–90 Scottish League Cup Explained

1989–90 Scottish League Cup
Defending Champions:Rangers
Winners:Aberdeen
Second:Rangers
Prev Season:1988–89
Next Season:1990–91

The 1989–90 Scottish League Cup was the forty-fourth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Aberdeen, who defeated Rangers in the Final.

First round

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Arbroath (3) 1–0 East Stirlingshire (3)9 August 1989
Cowdenbeath (3)0–4[1] Montrose (3)9 August 1989
Dumbarton (3)3–0 Stenhousemuir (3)8 August 1989
East Fife (3)2–2 Queen's Park (3)9 August 1989
Stirling Albion (3)0–3 Berwick Rangers (3)9 August 1989
Stranraer (3)3–4 Brechin City (3)9 August 1989

Second round

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Airdrieonians (2)4–0 Forfar Athletic (2)15 August 1989
Albion Rovers (2)0–2 Aberdeen (1)16 August 1989
Ayr United (2)0–1 Hamilton Academical (2)15 August 1989
Berwick Rangers (3)0–2 St Mirren (1)15 August 1989
Brechin City (3)0–3 Falkirk (2)16 August 1989
Clydebank (2)3–1 Meadowbank Thistle (2)16 August 1989
Dumbarton (3)0–3 Celtic (1)15 August 1989
Dundee (1)5–1 Clyde (3)15 August 1989
Dundee United (1)1–0 Partick Thistle (2)16 August 1989
Dunfermline Athletic (1)3–0 Raith Rovers (2)15 August 1989
Heart of Midlothian (1)3–0 Montrose (3)16 August 1989
Hibernian (1)2–0 Alloa Athletic (2)15 August 1989
Kilmarnock (3)1–4 Motherwell (1)15 August 1989
Queen of the South (3)1–0 St Johnstone (2)16 August 1989
Queen's Park (3)0–1 Morton (2)15 August 1989
Rangers (1)4–0 Arbroath (3)15 August 1989

Third round

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Aberdeen (1)4–0 Airdrieonians (2)23 August 1989
Celtic (1)2–0 Queen of the South (3)22 August 1989
Dunfermline Athletic (1)1–0 Dundee (1)23 August 1989
Falkirk (2)1–4 Heart of Midlothian (1)23 August 1989
Hamilton Academical (2)2–1 Dundee United (1)23 August 1989
Hibernian (1)0–0[2] Clydebank (3)22 August 1989
Morton(2) 1–2 Rangers (1)23 August 1989
St Mirren (1)1–0 Motherwell (1)23 August 1989

Quarter-finals

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Aberdeen (1)3–1 St Mirren (1)30 August 1989
Hamilton Academical (2)0–3 Rangers (1)30 August 1989
Heart of Midlothian (1)2–2[3] Celtic (1)30 August 1989
Hibernian (1)1–3 Dunfermline Athletic (1)29 August 1989

Semi-finals

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Aberdeen (1)1–0 Celtic (1)20 September 1989
Rangers (1)5–0 Dunfermline Athletic (1)19 September 1989

Final

See main article: 1989 Scottish League Cup Final.

References

General

Specific

Notes and References

  1. After Extra Time
  2. [Hibernian F.C.]
  3. [Celtic F.C.]