1990–91 Scottish League Cup

1990–91 Scottish League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Rangers
Runner-up	Celtic
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Kevin Gallacher (5)
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 Scottish League Cup was the 45th staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition.

The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Celtic 2–1 in the Final at Hampden Park.

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
East Stirlingshire (3)	(p)2 – 2	Dumbarton (3)
Queen's Park (3)	(p)3 – 3	East Fife (3)
Stenhousemuir (3)	0–2	Cowdenbeath (3)
Montrose (3)	1–2	Queen of the South (3)
Stirling Albion (3)	1–2	Arbroath (3)
Stranraer (3)	4–3	Berwick Rangers (3)

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Airdrieonians (2)	1–2	Stranraer (3)
Alloa Athletic (3)	0–3	Dundee United (1)
Brechin City (2)	0–2	Hamilton Academical (2)
Dunfermline Athletic (1)	4–0	Albion Rovers (2)
Forfar Athletic (2)	1–2	Raith Rovers (2)
Kilmarnock (2)	3–2	Clydebank (2)
Motherwell (1)	4–3	Morton (2)
Queen of the South (3)	(p)2 – 2	Dundee (2)
Queen's Park (3)	1–2	Aberdeen (1)
Rangers (1)	5–0	East Stirlingshire (3)
St Johnstone (1)	0–2	Clyde (2)
Celtic (1)	4–0	Ayr United (2)
Cowdenbeath (3)	0–2	Heart of Midlothian (1)
Falkirk (2)	1 – 1(p)	Partick Thistle (2)
Meadowbank Thistle (2)	0–1	Hibernian (1)
St Mirren (1)	1–0	Arbroath (3)

Third round

Home team	Score	Away team
Dunfermline Athletic (1)	1–2	Queen of the South (3)
Motherwell (1)	2–0	Clyde (2)
Partick Thistle (2)	1–3	Dundee United (1)
Rangers (1)	1–0	Kilmarnock (2)
Aberdeen (1)	4–0	Stranraer (3)
Hamilton Academical (2)	0–1	Celtic (1)
Raith Rovers (2)	1–0	Hibernian (1)
St Mirren (1)	0–1	Heart of Midlothian (1)

Quarter-finals

4 September 1990

Dundee United (1)	2–0	Motherwell (1)

Tannadice Park, Dundee

4 September 1990

Rangers (1)	6–2	Raith Rovers (2)

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

5 September 1990

Aberdeen (1)	3–0	Heart of Midlothian (1)

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

5 September 1990

Celtic (1)	2–1	Queen of the South (3)

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Semi-finals

25 September 1990

Celtic (1)	2–0	Dundee United (1)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

26 September 1990

Rangers (1)	1–0	Aberdeen (1)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Final

28 October 1990

Rangers (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Celtic (1)
Gough Walters		Elliott

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 62,817

Referee: Jim McCluskey

References

Sources

Scottish League Cup 1990–91, Soccerbase
Scottish League Cup 1990–91, London Hearts

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
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First Division	Airdrieonians Ayr United Brechin City Clyde Clydebank Dundee Falkirk Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Meadowbank Thistle Morton Partick Thistle Raith Rovers
Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife East Stirlingshire Montrose Queen of the South Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

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