1958–59 Scottish League Cup

1958–59 Scottish League Cup
Country	Scotland
Champions	Heart of Midlothian
Runners-up	Partick Thistle
← 1957–58	1959–60 →

The 1958–59 Scottish League Cup was the thirteenth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won Heart of Midlothian, who defeated Partick Thistle in the Final.

First round

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Heart of Midlothian	6	5	0	1	16	10	1.60	10
Rangers	6	3	1	2	16	7	2.29	7
Raith Rovers	6	2	0	4	10	18	0.56	4
Third Lanark	6	1	1	4	11	18	0.61	3

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Rangers	3–0	Heart of Midlothian	9 August 1958
Third Lanark	4–2	Raith Rovers	9 August 1958
Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Third Lanark	13 August 1958
Raith Rovers	3–1	Rangers	13 August 1958
Raith Rovers	1–3	Heart of Midlothian	16 August 1958
Rangers	2–2	Third Lanark	16 August 1958
Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Rangers	23 August 1958
Raith Rovers	3–1	Third Lanark	23 August 1958
Rangers	6–0	Raith Rovers	27 August 1958
Third Lanark	4–5	Heart of Midlothian	27 August 1958
Heart of Midlothian	3–1	Raith Rovers	30 August 1958
Third Lanark	0–3	Rangers	30 August 1958

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Celtic	6	4	1	1	17	11	1.54	9
Clyde	6	4	0	2	15	11	1.36	8
St Mirren	6	3	0	3	15	19	0.79	6
Airdrieonians	6	0	1	5	12	18	0.67	1

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Airdrieonians	3–4	St Mirren	9 August 1958
Clyde	1–4	Celtic	9 August 1958
Celtic	3–3	Airdrieonians	13 August 1958
St Mirren	1–2	Clyde	13 August 1958
Airdrieonians	2–3	Clyde	16 August 1958
Celtic	3–0	St Mirren	16 August 1958
Celtic	2–0	Clyde	23 August 1958
St Mirren	3–2	Airdrieonians	23 August 1958
Airdrieonians	1–2	Celtic	27 August 1958
Clyde	6–1	St Mirren	27 August 1958
Clyde	3–1	Airdrieonians	30 August 1958
St Mirren	6–3	Celtic	30 August 1958

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Partick Thistle	6	4	1	1	17	11	1.54	9
Motherwell	6	3	1	2	13	11	1.18	7
Dundee	6	2	0	4	10	11	0.91	4
Queen of the South	6	2	0	4	6	13	0.46	4

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Dundee	2–3	Partick Thistle	9 August 1958
Queen of the South	1–2	Motherwell	9 August 1958
Motherwell	1–2	Dundee	13 August 1958
Partick Thistle	5–1	Queen of the South	13 August 1958
Motherwell	2–5	Partick Thistle	16 August 1958
Queen of the South	1–0	Dundee	16 August 1958
Motherwell	4–0	Queen of the South	23 August 1958
Partick Thistle	3–2	Dundee	23 August 1958
Dundee	2–3	Motherwell	27 August 1958
Queen of the South	3–0	Partick Thistle	27 August 1958
Dundee	2–0	Queen of the South	30 August 1958
Partick Thistle	1–1	Motherwell	30 August 1958

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Kilmarnock	6	4	0	2	12	6	2.00	8
Hibernian	6	4	0	2	14	10	1.40	8
Aberdeen	6	2	1	3	11	11	1.00	5
Falkirk	6	1	1	4	7	17	0.41	3

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Hibernian	3–2	Falkirk	9 August 1958
Kilmarnock	1–2	Aberdeen	9 August 1958
Aberdeen	1–2	Hibernian	13 August 1958
Falkirk	1–3	Kilmarnock	13 August 1958
Aberdeen	5–1	Falkirk	16 August 1958
Hibernian	0–3	Kilmarnock	16 August 1958
Aberdeen	0–2	Kilmarnock	23 August 1958
Falkirk	0–4	Hibernian	23 August 1958
Hibernian	4–2	Aberdeen	27 August 1958
Kilmarnock	1–2	Falkirk	27 August 1958
Falkirk	1–1	Aberdeen	30 August 1958
Kilmarnock	2–1	Hibernian	30 August 1958

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Dunfermline Athletic	6	6	0	23	7	3.29	12
East Fife	6	3	3	16	12	1.33	6
Stirling Albion	6	3	3	13	18	0.72	6
Brechin City	6	0	6	7	22	0.32	0

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
East Fife	1–3	Dunfermline Athletic	9 August 1958
Stirling Albion	3–2	Brechin City	9 August 1958
Brechin City	0–3	East Fife	13 August 1958
Dunfermline Athletic	6–1	Stirling Albion	13 August 1958
Dunfermline Athletic	4–1	Brechin City	16 August 1958
Stirling Albion	1–0	East Fife	16 August 1958
Brechin City	2–5	Stirling Albion	23 August 1958
Dunfermline Athletic	5–2	East Fife	23 August 1958
East Fife	5–1	Brechin City	27 August 1958
Stirling Albion	1–3	Dunfermline Athletic	27 August 1958
Brechin City	1–2	Dunfermline Athletic	30 August 1958
East Fife	5–2	Stirling Albion	30 August 1958

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Cowdenbeath	6	5	1	0	15	5	3.00	11
Morton	6	2	1	3	12	9	1.33	5
St Johnstone	6	2	0	4	11	12	0.92	4
Dundee United	6	2	0	4	11	23	0.48	4

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Cowdenbeath	2–1	Morton	9 August 1958
St Johnstone	1–2	Dundee United	9 August 1958
Dundee United	1–3	Cowdenbeath	13 August 1958
Morton	1–3	St Johnstone	13 August 1958
Dundee United	1–4	Morton	16 August 1958
St Johnstone	1–2	Cowdenbeath	16 August 1958
Dundee United	5–3	St Johnstone	23 August 1958
Morton	0–0	Cowdenbeath	23 August 1958
Cowdenbeath	6–1	Dundee United	27 August 1958
St Johnstone	2–0	Morton	27 August 1958
Cowdenbeath	2–1	St Johnstone	30 August 1958
Morton	6–1	Dundee United	30 August 1958

Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Arbroath	6	5	0	1	20	8	2.50	10
Dumbarton	6	3	1	2	15	12	1.25	7
Queen's Park	6	2	2	2	12	15	0.80	6
Alloa Athletic	6	0	1	5	9	21	0.43	1

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Arbroath	3–1	Alloa Athletic	9 August 1958
Dumbarton	3–3	Queen's Park	9 August 1958
Alloa Athletic	1–3	Dumbarton	13 August 1958
Queen's Park	2–1	Arbroath	13 August 1958
Arbroath	6–3	Dumbarton	16 August 1958
Queen's Park	5–2	Alloa Athletic	16 August 1958
Alloa Athletic	2–5	Arbroath	23 August 1958
Queen's Park	0–3	Dumbarton	23 August 1958
Arbroath	4–0	Queen's Park	27 August 1958
Dumbarton	3–1	Alloa Athletic	27 August 1958
Alloa Athletic	2–2	Queen's Park	30 August 1958
Dumbarton	0–1	Arbroath	30 August 1958

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Ayr United	6	4	1	1	18	7	2.57	9
Hamilton Academical	6	4	0	2	12	7	1.71	8
Forfar Athletic	6	2	2	2	8	10	0.80	6
Montrose	6	0	1	5	7	21	0.33	1

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Hamilton Academical	3–1	Ayr United	9 August 1958
Montrose	2–2	Forfar Athletic	9 August 1958
Ayr United	7–1	Montrose	13 August 1958
Forfar Athletic	1–0	Hamilton Academical	13 August 1958
Ayr United	4–0	Forfar Athletic	16 August 1958
Montrose	2–3	Hamilton Academical	16 August 1958
Ayr United	3–1	Hamilton Academical	23 August 1958
Forfar Athletic	4–1	Montrose	23 August 1958
Hamilton Academical	2–0	Forfar Athletic	27 August 1958
Montrose	1–2	Ayr United	27 August 1958
Forfar Athletic	1–1	Ayr United	30 August 1958
Hamilton Academical	3–0	Montrose	30 August 1958

Group 9

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Stranraer	4	4	0	0	12	6	2.00	8
Berwick Rangers	4	2	1	1	7	6	1.17	5
Stenhousemuir	4	2	0	2	12	5	2.40	4
Albion Rovers	4	1	1	2	7	11	0.64	3
East Stirlingshire	4	0	0	4	4	14	0.29	0

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
East Stirlingshire	0–5	Stenhousemuir	9 August 1958
Stranraer	4–1	Albion Rovers	9 August 1958
Albion Rovers	0–4	Stenhousemuir	13 August 1958
Berwick Rangers	3–2	East Stirlingshire	13 August 1958
East Stirlingshire	1–2	Stranraer	16 August 1958
Stenhousemuir	0–1	Berwick Rangers	16 August 1958
Albion Rovers	4–1	East Stirlingshire	23 August 1958
Stranraer	2–1	Berwick Rangers	23 August 1958
Stenhousemuir	3–4	Stranraer	27 August 1958
Berwick Rangers	2–2	Albion Rovers	30 August 1958

Supplementary Round

First Leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Stranraer	3–4	Arbroath	1 September 1958

Second Leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Agg
Arbroath	1–0	Stranraer	3 September 1958	5–3

Quarter-finals

First Leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Ayr United	1–5	Heart of Midlothian	10 September 1958
Celtic	2–0	Cowdenbeath	10 September 1958
Kilmarnock	4–1	Dunfermline Athletic	10 September 1958
Partick Thistle	2–1	Arbroath	10 September 1958

Second Leg

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Agg
Arbroath	1–1	Partick Thistle	17 September 1958	2–3
Cowdenbeath	1–8	Celtic	17 September 1958	1–10
Dunfermline Athletic	3–3	Kilmarnock	16 September 1958	4–7
Heart of Midlothian	3–1	Ayr United	17 September 1958	8–2

Semi-finals

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Kilmarnock	1 October 1958
Partick Thistle	2–1	Celtic	1 October 1958

Final

Heart of Midlothian v Partick Thistle

25 October 1958

Heart of Midlothian	5–1	Partick Thistle
Bauld 5', 28' Murray 10', 38' Hamilton 60'		Smith 46'

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 59,960


HEARTS:
GK		Gordon Marshall
FB		Bobby Kirk
FB		George Thomson
RH		Dave Mackay
CH		Freddie Glidden
LH		John Cumming
RW		Johnny Hamilton
IF		Jimmy Murray
CF		Willie Bauld
IF		Jimmy Wardhaugh
LW		Ian Crawford
Manager:
Tommy Walker


PARTICK THISTLE :
GK		Tom Ledgerwood
FB		Joe Hogan
FB		Frank Donlevy
RH		David Mathers
CH		Jimmy Davidson
LH		Alex Wright
RW		Johnny McKenzie
IF		Lawrie Thomson
CF		George Smith
IF		Davie McParland
LW		Tommy Ewing
Manager:
David Meiklejohn

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Finals

1958–59 Scottish League Cup

Contents

First round

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Supplementary Round

First Leg

Second Leg

Quarter-finals

First Leg

Second Leg

Semi-finals

Final

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