Matches: 1972 – 1973 | Match Pictures: 1972-73 | League Cup |
This season saw teams seeded with Groups composed of 2 First Division and 2 Second Division teams. The Winner and Runners Up from the Group Stage would progress to a Second Round where the teams would play each other Home and Away. Group 9 was a group of 5 teams which played 4 matches before a play off.
Celtic were in Group 8
| East Fife |
2- 1 | Arbroath |
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| Stirling Albion |
0 – 3 |
Celtic |
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| Arbroath |
1 – 2 |
Stirling Albion |
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| Celtic |
1 – 1 |
East Fife |
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| Arbroath |
0 – 5 |
Celtic |
Link |
| East Fife |
0- 0 |
Stirling Albion |
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| East Fife |
2 – 3 |
Celtic | Link |
| Stirling Albion |
2 – 1 |
Arbroath |
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| Arbroath |
3 – 0 |
East Fife |
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| Celtic |
3 – 0 |
Stirling Albion |
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| Celtic |
3 – 3 |
Arbroath |
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| Stirling Albion |
0 – 2 |
East Fife |
Final Group table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 10 |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
| Stirling Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 5 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 3 |
Group Qualifiers
| Group | Team | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Partick Thistle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| Stranraer | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 10 |
| Hibernian | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | |
| 3 | Rangers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 |
| Ayr Utd | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Dundee Utd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 |
| Stenhousmuir | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 6 | |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 10 |
| Falkirk | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Airdrie | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 |
| Dumbarton | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | |
| 7 | Dundee | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 12 |
| Motherwell | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | |
| 8 | Celtic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 10 |
| East Fife | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 | |
| 9 | Alloa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
| Albion Rovers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 4 |
Alloa and Albion Rovers were in a Group of 5 teams which played 4 games
These two teams played off against two other Group Runners Up.
Supplementary Round:
| Team | Aggregate | Team | Home | Away |
| Alloa | 1-0 | Ayr Utd | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Motherwell |
8-1 | Albion Rovers | 4-1 | 4-0 |
Second Round: (Group Stage winners first)
| Team | Team | Home | Away | Agg. | |
| Aberdeen | v | Falkirk | 8-0 | 2-3 | 10-3 |
| Dundee | v | Dumbarton | 4-0 | 0-3 | 4-3 |
| Dundee Utd | v | Hibernian | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Partick Thistle | v | East Fife | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Airdrie | v | Motherwell | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| St Johnstone | v | Alloa | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 |
| Rangers | v | Stenhousmuir | 1-2 | 5-0 | 6-2 |
| Celtic | v | Stranraer | 5-2 | 2-1 | 7-3 |
Quarter Finals
| Team | Agg. | Team | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Playoff |
| Aberdeen |
7-1 | East Fife |
3-0 | 4-1 | |
| Airdrie |
3-10 | Hibernian |
2-6 | 1-4 | |
| Dundee |
3-3 | Celtic |
1-0 | 2-3 | 1-4 |
| St Johnstone |
1-3 | Rangers |
0-2 | 1-1 |
Semi Finals:
| Team | Team | |
| Celtic |
3-2 | Aberdeen |
| Hibernian | 1-0 | Rangers |
Final:
Played at Hampden Park, 9th December, 1972.
Hibernian 2 – 1 Celtic
Winners League Cup 1972-73 Hibernian