Scottish Football League Cup 1940-41 to 2020-21

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The Scottish Football League Cup is open to members of the SPL/SPFL and SFL, and has been contested since 1947. The Cup has its origins in a regional cup competition called the Southern League Cup which was introduced in 1940 when wartime restrictions led to a temporary suspension of the Scottish FA Cup. This tournament was largely regional and did not involve all of the teams who comprised the Scottish Football League prior to the outbreak of war. There is some dispute as to whether these wartime competitions are counted towards the Scottish
clubs major honours list. For example, Aberdeen insist on claiming their 1946 title. One innovative feature during this time was that tied matches were decided on by the number of corner kicks won during the match. The 2011-12 Final was won for the first time by Kilmarnock who beat Celtic 1-0. St Mirren were also first-time winners in 2012-13, beating Hearts in the Final.

List of Scottish League Cup Winners and Runners-Up (81 Competitions)

Season		Winners	Score		Runners-up	Venue
1940-41*		Rangers	4-2 (Replay)		Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park
1941-42*		Rangers	2-0		Morton	Hampden Park
1942-43*		Rangers	1-1 (11-3 Corners)		Falkirk	Hampden Park
1943-44*		Hibernian	0-0 (6-5 Corners)		Rangers	Hampden Park
1944-45*		Rangers	2-1		Motherwell	Hampden Park
1945-46*		Aberdeen	3–2		Rangers	Hampden Park
1946-47		Rangers	4–0		Aberdeen	Hampden Park
1947-48		East Fife	4–1 (Replay)		Falkirk	Hampden Park
1948-49		Rangers	2–0		Raith Rovers	Hampden Park
1949-50		East Fife	3–0		Dunfermline Athletic	Hampden Park
1950-51		Motherwell	3–0		Hibernian	Hampden Park
1951-52		Dundee	3–2		Rangers	Hampden Park
1952-53		Dundee	2–0		Kilmarnock	Hampden Park
1953-54		East Fife	3–2		Partick Thistle	Hampden Park
1954-55		Heart of Midlothian	4–2		Motherwell	Hampden Park
1955-56		Aberdeen	2–1		St Mirren	Hampden Park
1956-57		Celtic	3–0 (Replay)		Partick Thistle	Hampden Park
1957-58		Celtic	7–1		Rangers	Hampden Park
1958-59		Heart of Midlothian	5–1		Partick Thistle	Hampden Park
1959-60		Heart of Midlothian	2–1		Third Lanark	Hampden Park
1960-61		Rangers	2–0		Kilmarnock	Hampden Park
1961-62		Rangers	3–1 (Replay)		Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park
1962-63		Heart of Midlothian	1–0		Kilmarnock	Hampden Park
1963-64		Rangers	5–0		Morton	Hampden Park
1964-65		Rangers	2–1		Celtic	Hampden Park
1965-66		Celtic	2–1		Rangers	Hampden Park
1966-67		Celtic	1–0		Rangers	Hampden Park
1967-68		Celtic	5–3		Dundee	Hampden Park
1968-69		Celtic	6–2		Hibernian	Hampden Park
1969-70		Celtic	1–0		St Johnstone	Hampden Park
1970-71		Rangers	1–0		Celtic	Hampden Park
1971-72		Partick Thistle	4–1		Celtic	Hampden Park
1972-73		Hibernian	2–1		Celtic	Hampden Park
1973-74		Dundee	1–0		Celtic	Hampden Park
1974-75		Celtic	6–3		Hibernian	Hampden Park
1975-76		Rangers	1–0		Celtic	Hampden Park
1976-77		Aberdeen	2–1 (AET)		Celtic	Hampden Park
1977-78		Rangers	2–1 (AET)		Celtic	Hampden Park
1978-79		Rangers	2–1		Aberdeen	Hampden Park
1979-80		Dundee United	3–0 (Replay)		Aberdeen	Hampden Park*
1980-81		Dundee United	3–0		Dundee	Dens Park
1981-82		Rangers	2–1		Dundee United	Hampden Park
1982-83		Celtic	2–1		Rangers	Hampden Park
1983-84		Rangers	3–2 (AET)		Celtic	Hampden Park
1984-85		Rangers	1–0		Dundee United	Hampden Park
1985-86		Aberdeen	3–0		Hibernian	Hampden Park
1986-87		Rangers	2–1		Celtic	Hampden Park
1987-88		Rangers	3–3 (AET) (5-3 Pens)		Aberdeen	Hampden Park
1988-89		Rangers	3–2		Aberdeen	Hampden Park
1989-90		Aberdeen	2–1 (AET)		Rangers	Hampden Park
1990-91		Rangers	2–1 (AET)		Celtic	Hampden Park
1991-92		Hibernian	2–0		Dunfermline Athletic	Hampden Park
1992-93		Rangers	2–1 (AET)		Aberdeen	Hampden Park
1993-94		Rangers	2–1		Hibernian	Celtic Park
1994-95		Raith Rovers	2–2 (AET) (6-5 Pens)		Celtic	Ibrox Stadium
1995-96		Aberdeen	2–0		Dundee	Hampden Park
1996-97		Rangers	4–3		Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park
1997-98		Celtic	3–0		Dundee United	Ibrox Stadium
1998-99		Rangers	2–1		St Johnstone	Celtic Park
1999-00		Celtic	2–0		Aberdeen	Hampden Park
2000-01		Celtic	3–0		Kilmarnock	Hampden Park
2001-02		Rangers	4–0		Ayr United	Hampden Park
2002-03		Rangers	2–1		Celtic	Hampden Park
2003-04		Livingston	2–0		Hibernian	Hampden Park
2004-05		Rangers	5–1		Motherwell	Hampden Park
2005-06		Celtic	3–0		Dunfermline Athletic	Hampden Park
2006-07		Hibernian	5–1		Kilmarnock	Hampden Park
2007-08		Rangers	2-2 (AET) (3-2 Pens)		Dundee United	Hampden Park
2008-09		Celtic	2–0		Rangers	Hampden Park
2009-10		Rangers	1–0		St Mirren	Hampden Park
2010-11		Rangers	2-1 (AET)		Celtic	Hampden Park
2011-12		Kilmarnock	1–0		Celtic	Hampden Park
2012-13		St Mirren	3–2		Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park
2013-14		Aberdeen	0-0 (AET) (4-2 Pens)		Inverness CT	Celtic Park
2014-15		Celtic	2–0		Dundee United	Hampden Park
2015-16		Ross County	2–1		Hibernian	Hampden Park
2016-17		Celtic	3–0		Aberdeen	Hampden Park
2017-18		Celtic	2–0		Motherwell	Hampden Park
2018-19		Celtic	1–0		Aberdeen	Hampden Park
2019-20		Celtic	1–0		Rangers	Hampden Park
2020-21		St Johnstone	1–0		Livingston	Hampden Park

Number of Times Clubs have Won or were Runners-up of the Scottish League Cup

#		Club	Wins	Last win		Runners-up	Last final lost
1		Rangers	31	2011			10	2009
2		Celtic	19	2020			15	2012
3		Aberdeen	7	2014			9	2019
4		Hibernian	4	2007			7	2016
5		Heart of Midlothian	4	1963			4	2013
6		Dundee	3	1974			3	1981
7		East Fife	3	1954			0	–
8		Dundee United	2	1981			5	2015
9		Kilmarnock	1	2012			5	2007
10		Partick Thistle	1	1972			3	1959
			Motherwell	1	1951			4	2018
12		St Johnstone	1	2021			2	1999
			St Mirren	1	2013			2	2010
14		Raith Rovers	1	1995			1	1949
			Livingston	1	2004			1	2021
16		Ross County	1	2016			0	–
17		Dunfermline Athletic	0	–			3	2006
18		Falkirk	0	–			2	1948
			Morton	0	–			2	1964
20		Ayr United	0	–			1	2002
			Third Lanark	0	–			1	1960
			Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0	–			1	2014
		Totals	81				81

*Southern League Cup                                 *Replay 1979-80 at Dens Park, Dundee

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