| Matches: 1974 – 1975 | League Cup | 1974-75 Pictures |
This season again the format of the competition was changed. Teams played the normal Group Stage with the top team from the group qualifying. Qualifiers progressed to the Quarter Finals where the teams would play each other Home and Away. Group 9 was a group of 6 teams which played 5 matches before a play off game would leave 16 qualifiers for the Quarter Finals.
Also applying this season
- Two substitutes were allowed during the game
- The offside rule as used in the Drybrough Cup was applied – one could only be offside beyond the 18 yard line extended to the touch lines.
Celtic were in Group 4
| Celtic |
2- 1 | Motherwell |
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| Dundee Utd |
3 – 1 |
Ayr Utd |
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| Ayr Utd |
3 – 2 |
Celtic |
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| Motherwell |
0 – 0 |
Dundee Utd |
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| Ayr Utd |
0 – 3 |
Motherwell |
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| Celtic |
1 – 0 |
Dundee Utd |
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| Celtic | 5 – 2 |
Ayr Utd |
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| Dundee Utd |
1 – 0 |
Motherwell |
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| Dundee Utd |
0 – 1 |
Celtic |
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| Motherwell |
5 – 0 | Ayr Utd |
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| Ayr Utd |
2 – 2 |
Dundee Utd |
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| Motherwell |
2 – 2 |
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Final Group table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 |
| Dundee Utd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| Ayr Utd | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 3 |
Group Qualifiers
| Group | Team | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Partick Thistle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Hibernian | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 |
| 3 | Hearts | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 8 |
| 4 | Celtic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 |
| 5 | Hamilton Accies |
5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 10 |
| 7 | Airdrie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 8 |
| 8 | Falkirk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 10 |
Albion Rovers were in a Group of 6 teams who played each other once
These two teams played off against two other Group Runners Up.
Supplementary Round:
| Team | Aggregate | Team | Home | Away |
| Albion Rovers |
2-8 | Falkirk | 1-2 | 1-6 |
Quarter Finals
| Team | Agg. | Team | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| Celtic |
4-5 | Hamilton Accies | 2-0 | 4-2 |
| Hearts | 0-1 | Falkirk |
0-0 | 0-1 |
| Kilmarnock |
4-7 | Hibernian |
3-3 | 1-4 |
| Partick Thistle |
3-6 | Airdrie |
2-5 | 1-1 |
Semi Finals:
| Team | Team | |
| Celtic |
1-0 | Airdrie |
| Hibernian | 1-0 | Falkirk |
Final:
Played at Hampden Park, 26th October, 1974.
Hibernian 3 – 6 Celtic
Winners League Cup 1974-75 Celtic