1988–89 Scottish League Cup

The 1988–89 Scottish League Cup was the forty-third season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Aberdeen in the Final.

First round Home teamScoreAway teamDate Alloa Athletic (3) 2–4 Stirling Albion (3) 10 August 1988 Brechin City (3) 3–1 Montrose (3) 10 August 1988 Cowdenbeath (3) 0–0After Extra TimeAlbion Rovers F.C. won 4–3 on penalties Albion Rovers (3) 10 August 1988 East Stirlingshire (3) 0–1 Arbroath (3) 11 August 1988 Queen's Park (3) 1–2 Stranraer (3) 10 August 1988 Stenhousemuir (3) 3–0 Berwick Rangers (3) 10 August 1988

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen (1) 4–0 Arbroath (3) 17 August 1988 Airdrieonians (2) 0–1 Motherwell (1) 17 August 1988 Albion Rovers (3) 2–4 Hamilton Academical (1) 16 August 1988 Brechin City (3) 0–2 Morton (2) 17 August 1988 Celtic (1) 4–1 Ayr United (2) 17 August 1988 Clyde (2) 0–3 Rangers (1) 17 August 1988 Clydebank (2) 2–0 Stenhousemuir (3) 17 August 1988 Dumbarton (3) 1–3 St Mirren (1) 16 August 1988 Dundee (1) 5–1 Queen of the South(2) 17 August 1988 East Fife (3) 1–1Dunfermline Athletic F.C. won 4–3 on penalties Dunfermline Athletic (2) 17 August 1988 Falkirk (2) 1–1Falkirk F.C. won 9–8 on penalties Raith Rovers (2) 17 August 1988 Heart of Midlothian (1) 5–0 St Johnstone (2) 17 August 1988 Hibernian (1) 4–0 Stranraer (3) 17 August 1988 Kilmarnock (2) 1–0 Forfar Athletic (2) 17 August 1988 Meadowbank Thistle (2) 2–1 Stirling Albion (3) 16 August 1988 Partick Thistle (2) 0–2 Dundee United (1) 16 August 1988

Third round Home teamScoreAway teamDate Celtic (1) 7–2 Hamilton Academical (1) 24 August 1988 Dundee (1) 2–1 Falkirk (2) 24 August 1988 Dunfermline Athletic (2) 2–1 Motherwell (1) 24 August 1988 Morton (2) 1–2 Aberdeen (1) 23 August 1988 Hibernian (1) 1–0 Kilmarnock (2) 23 August 1988 Meadowbank Thistle (2) 0–2 Heart of Midlothian (1) 23 August 1988 Rangers (1) 6–0 Clydebank (2) 24 August 1988 St Mirren (1) 1–3 Dundee United (1) 24 August 1988

Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDate Dundee United (1) 2–0 Celtic (1) 31 August 1988 Dunfermline Athletic (2) 1–4 Heart of Midlothian (1) 31 August 1988 Hibernian (1) 1–2 Aberdeen (1) 31 August 1988 Rangers (1) 4–1 Dundee (1) 31 August 1988

Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aberdeen (1) 2–0 Dundee United (1) 20 September 1988 Rangers (1) 3–0 Heart of Midlothian (1) 21 September 1988

Final

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