League Cup 1971-72

Matches: 19711972 | Match Pictures: 1971-72 | League Cup

Celtic were in Group 4

Ayr Utd
1 – 1 Morton

Celtic
2 – 0
Rangers
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Morton
0 – 1
Celtic
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Rangers
4 – 0
Ayr Utd

Ayr Utd
0 – 3
Celtic
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Rangers
2- 0
Morton

Ayr Utd
0 – 4
Rangers
Celtic
0 – 1
Morton
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Morton
2 – 0
Ayr Utd

Rangers
0 – 3
Celtic
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Celtic
4 – 1
Ayr Utd
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Morton
0 – 1
Celtic

Final Group table

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Celtic 6 5 0 1 13 2 +11 10
Rangers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 8
Morton 6 2 1 3 4 5 -1 5
Ayr Utd 6 0 1 5 2 18 -16 1

Celtic were joined by the following teams in the Quarter Finals

Group Team W D L F A GD Pts
1 Hibernian 5 1 0 14 3 +11 11
2 Falkirk 4 1 1 12 6 +6 9
3 St Johnstone 3 1 2 8 7 +1 7
4 Celtic 5 0 1 13 2 +11 10
5 Clydebank 4 2 0 17 9 +8 10
6 Stirling Albion 5 1 0 14 7 +7 11
7 Partick Thistle 4 2 0 18 6 +12 10
8 St Mirren 4 0 2 10 5 +5 8
9 Alloa 1 3 0 5 2 +3 5

Alloa qualified from the expanded Group 9 of 5 teams

Supplementary Round:
Partick Thistle 4 – 1 Alloa
Alloa 1 – 1 Partick Thistle

Aggregate:
Partick Thistle 5 – 2 Alloa

Quarter Finals

Team Agg. Team 1st Leg 2nd Leg Playoff
Clydebank
2-11 Celtic
0-5 2-6
Falkirk
2-1 Hibernian
2-0 0-1
St Johnstone
3-5 Partick Thistle
2-0 1-5
St Mirren
5-0 Stirling Albion
2-0 3-0

Semi Finals:

Team Team
Partick Thistle
2-0 Falkirk
Celtic 3-0 St Mirren

Final:
Played at Hampden Park, 23rd October, 1971.
Partick Thistle 4 – 1 Celtic

Winners League Cup 1971-72 Partick Thistle