2014–15 Scottish League Cup

Football tournament season

2014–15 Scottish League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Dates	2 August 2014 – 15 March 2015
Teams	42
Final positions
Champions	Celtic
Runner-up	Dundee United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	41
Goals scored	112 (2.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	John Guidetti Adam Rooney (4 goals each)^[1]
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The 2014–15 Scottish League Cup was the 69th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition. It is also known as The Scottish League Cup presented by QTS for sponsorship reasons.^[2]

Celtic won the cup after a 2–0 win against Dundee United in the final.^[3]

Format

The competition was a single elimination knock-out competition. In each round, fixtures are determined by random draw, with the first to third rounds seeded according to last season's league positions (higher 50% of finishers drawn v lower 50% of finishers, alternating which is at home with each tie drawn).

Fixtures are played to a finish, with extra time and then penalties used in the event of draws. The competition is open to all clubs in the Scottish Professional Football League. Clubs involved in European competitions are given a bye to the third round to avoid congestion of fixtures. Celtic, Motherwell, Aberdeen and St Johnstone are the teams that will enter the third round.

Fixtures and results

First round

The first round draw took place on Thursday 10 July 2014 at 2pm BST at the Bet Butler Stadium.^[4]^[5] The 30 clubs that participated in the Championship, League One and League Two in the 2013–14 season entered the competition at this stage. The 12 clubs that participated in the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership received a bye.

Queen of the South v Elgin City

2 August 2014	Queen of the South	5–0	Elgin City	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00	Russell 6', 61', 86' Lyle 35', 90'	Report		Attendance: 939 Referee: Crawford Allan

Brechin City v Dumbarton

2 August 2014	Brechin City	0–1	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00		Report	Graham 59'	Attendance: 379 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Dunfermline Athletic v Annan Athletic

2 August 2014	Dunfermline Athletic	5–1	Annan Athletic	East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00	Whittle 24' Buchanan 36' Moffat 47' Wallace 71' Martin 89'	Report	Hopkirk 57'	Attendance: 1,544 Referee: John McKendrick

Greenock Morton v Berwick Rangers

2 August 2014	Greenock Morton	2–1	Berwick Rangers	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00	McKee 27', 64'	Report	L.Currie 63' P.Currie 87'	Attendance: 931 Referee: Calum Murray

Montrose v Falkirk

2 August 2014	Montrose	1–3	Falkirk	Links Park, Montrose
15:00	Wood 24'	Report	Alston 30' (pen.) Cooper 45' Shepherd 88'	Attendance: 584 Referee: John Beaton

Raith Rovers v Forfar Athletic

2 August 2014	Raith Rovers	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Forfar Athletic	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Conroy 34' Elliot 65' (pen.), 103' Young 118' (o.g.)	Report	Denholm 25', 75'	Attendance: 1,143 Referee: Brian Colvin

Albion Rovers v Livingston

2 August 2014	Albion Rovers	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Livingston	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00		Report		Attendance: 536 Referee: Des Roache

Hamilton Academical v Arbroath

2 August 2014	Hamilton Academical	2–1	Arbroath	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00	Imrie 3' Longridge 69'	Report	Buchan 90'	Attendance: 730 Referee: Craig Thomson

East Stirlingshire v Ayr United

2 August 2014	East Stirlingshire	0–4	Ayr United	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00	McKenna 61'	Report	Donnelly 50', 77' McLaughlin 63' (pen.) Gilmour 90'	Attendance: 295 Referee: Greg Aitken

Dundee v Peterhead

2 August 2014	Dundee	4–0	Peterhead	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Ferry 22' Stewart 45' MacDonald 78' Tankulić 82'	Report		Attendance: 3,079 Referee: Willie Collum

Clyde v Cowdenbeath

2 August 2014	Clyde	1–2	Cowdenbeath	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00	Gray 45'	Report	Milne 51' Miller 90'	Attendance: 503 Referee: Mat Northcroft

Stranraer v East Fife

2 August 2014	Stranraer	1–0	East Fife	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00	Malcolm 90'	Report	Smith 58'	Attendance: 275 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Airdrieonians v Stenhousemuir

2 August 2014	Airdrieonians	1–3	Stenhousemuir	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00	Kirwan 90'	Report	Lithgow 8' Sludden 20' McMenamin 90'	Attendance: 501 Referee: Nick Walsh

Alloa Athletic v Stirling Albion

2 August 2014	Alloa Athletic	1–0	Stirling Albion	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00	Spence 27'	Report	Lithgow 8'	Attendance: 684 Referee: Colin Steven

Queen's Park v Rangers

26 August 2014	Queen's Park	1–2	Rangers	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
19:45	Quinn 31'	Report	Boyd 7', 53'	Attendance: 3,674 Referee: Alan Muir

Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup/

Second round

The second round draw took place on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 6:30pm BST at Murrayfield Stadium.^[6] The 8 clubs that participated in the Scottish Premiership in the 2013–14 season but didn't qualify for Europe entered the competition at this stage except Dundee United the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side.

Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle

26 August 2014	Greenock Morton	0–1	Partick Thistle	Cappielow, Greenock
19:30		Report	Doolan 45'	Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Stenhousemuir v Heart of Midlothian

26 August 2014	Stenhousemuir	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
19:30	Millar 38'	Report	Oliver 6' McHattie 31'

Hibernian v Dumbarton

26 August 2014	Hibernian	3–2	Dumbarton	Easter Road, Edinburgh
19:45	El Alagui 78', 84' Stanton 90'	Report	Megginson 52' Gilhaney 59'	Attendance: 5,066 Referee: Don Robertson

Falkirk v Cowdenbeath

26 August 2014	Falkirk	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Cowdenbeath	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45		Report		Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Steve Aitken

Hamilton Academical v Alloa Athletic

26 August 2014	Hamilton Academical	4–1	Alloa Athletic	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45	Andreu 17' Canning 66' Longridge 81' Brophy 87'	Report	Spence 40'	Attendance: 649 Referee: John McKendrick

Stranraer v Ross County

26 August 2014	Stranraer	1–2	Ross County	Stair Park, Stranraer
19:45	Sean Winter 3'	Report	de Leeuw 15' Boyce 69'	Attendance: 297 Referee: Craig Charleston

Dundee v Raith Rovers

26 August 2014	Dundee	4–0	Raith Rovers	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45	Stewart 3' McGinn 43' MacDonald 59' Boyle 70'	Report		Attendance: 2,645 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Livingston v Queen of the South

26 August 2014	Livingston	1–0	Queen of the South	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45	Hippolyte 119'	Report		Attendance: 620 Referee: George Salmond

Kilmarnock v Ayr United

26 August 2014	Kilmarnock	1–0	Ayr United	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
19:45	McKenzie 69'	Report		Attendance: 8,877 Referee: Craig Thomson

St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic

26 August 2014	St Mirren	2–1	Dunfermline Athletic	St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:45	Caldwell 50', 80'	Report	Spence 9'	Attendance: 1,931 Referee: Steven McLean

Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

16 September 2014	Rangers	1–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	Macleod 78'	Report		Attendance: 15,208 Referee: Crawford Allan

Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup Archived 14 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine

Third round

The third round draw took place on Wednesday 27 August 2014 at 1pm BST at Pittodrie Stadium.^[7] The 4 clubs that participated in the Scottish Premiership in the 2013–14 season and qualified for European competition entered the competition at this stage along with Dundee United the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side.

Falkirk v Rangers

23 September 2014	Falkirk	1–3	Rangers	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	Loy 5'	Report	Tudur-Jones 7' (o.g.) Shiels 65' Black 90'	Attendance: 5,259 Referee: Alan Muir

Ross County v Hibernian

23 September 2014	Ross County	0–2	Hibernian	Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall
19:45		Report	Malonga 22', 36' McGeouch 83'	Attendance: 1,819 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Kilmarnock v St Johnstone

23 September 2014	Kilmarnock	0–1	St Johnstone	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
19:45	Eremenko 71'	Report	Graham 54'	Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Steven McLean

Aberdeen v Livingston

23 September 2014	Aberdeen	4–0	Livingston	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
19:45	Taylor 8' Rooney 61', 74', 87'	Report		Attendance: 6,454 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Partick Thistle v St Mirren

23 September 2014	Partick Thistle	1–0 (a.e.t.)	St Mirren	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	Eccleston 100'	Report		Attendance: 1,879 Referee: Calum Murray

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

24 September 2014	Celtic	3–0	Heart of Midlothian	Celtic Park, Glasgow
19:15	Guidetti 24' Commons 57' (pen.) Eckersley 61' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 15,522 Referee: Willie Collum

Dundee United v Dundee

24 September 2014	Dundee United	1–0	Dundee	Tannadice Park, Dundee
19:45	Fojut 90'	Report	Boyle 27'	Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Craig Thomson

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

24 September 2014	Hamilton Academical	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Motherwell	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45	Hendrie 66'	Report	O'Brien 102'	Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Craig Charleston

Source: http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup Archived 14 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine

Quarter-final

The quarter-final draw took place on Wednesday 24 September 2014 at Tannadice Park following the 3rd round matches.^[8]

Rangers v St Johnstone

28 October 2014	Rangers	1–0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
19:15	Macleod 86'	BBC Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 13,023 Referee: Steven McLean

Hibernian v Dundee United

29 October 2014	Hibernian	3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)	Dundee United	Edinburgh
19:45	Malonga 16' Cummings 57' Kennedy 78'	BBC Report	Erskine 12' Connolly 19' Dow 61'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 8,689 Referee: John Beaton

Aberdeen v Hamilton Academical

29 October 2014	Aberdeen	1–0	Hamilton Academical	Aberdeen
19:45	Rooney 24'	BBC Report		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 9,311 Referee: Bobby Madden

Celtic v Partick Thistle

29 October 2014	Celtic	6–0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
19:45	Guidetti 31', 52', 56' (pen.) Izaguirre 48' Griffiths 62', 68'	BBC Report	Bannigan 44'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,805 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Semi-final

The semi-final draw took place on Saturday 1 November at 5:05pm live on BBC One Scotland.^[9]

Aberdeen v Dundee United

31 January 2015	Aberdeen	1–2	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00	Daniels 49'	BBC Report	Morris 60' Çiftçi 84'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 29,608 Referee: Steven McLean

Celtic v Rangers

1 February 2015	Celtic	2–0	Rangers	Glasgow
13:30	Griffiths 10' Commons 31'	BBC Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,925 Referee: Craig Thomson

Final

15 March 2015

15:00

Dundee United	0–2	Celtic
Dillon 56'	BBC Report	Commons 28' Forrest 79'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 49,259

Referee: Bobby Madden

References

^ "2014–15 Scottish League Cup scorers". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ "Scottish League Cup finds sponsor for final stages". BBC Sport. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
^ "Ronny Deila targets trophy treble after Celtic lift Scottish League Cup". The Daily Telegraph. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
^ League Cup 1st-round draw Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL
^ League Cup draw on Thursday Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL
^ League Cup 2nd round draw Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL
^ League Cup 3rd round draw Archived 4 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL
^ League Cup quarter-final draw Archived 25 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL
^ League Cup semi-final draw Archived 3 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, SPFL

External links

Scottish Professional Football League – League Cup official website

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Championship	Alloa Athletic Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Livingston Queen of the South Raith Rovers Rangers
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