Wednesday 27 July 2022

Scottish League Cup First Round

The first round of the Scottish League Cup has now been played and they have once again played the first round in group stages. In our historic 40th Season we have nine Scottish teams taking part and out of them six have already played in the first round and only one of them have made it through to the next round. 

In Group A, ABERDEEN finished in top position in this group after they have played all of their four games and won all four. They first won 2-0 away to Peterhead, and then they won 2-0 at home to Dumbarton. In their third game they won 5-0 away to Stirling Albion and then 3-0 at home to Raith Rovers. They are at the moment on a total of 12 goals. Stirling Albion finished in second place. 

In Group B, STENHOUSEMUIR finished in third place winning two of their four games. They first lost 2-1 at home to Partick and then they won 3-0 at home to Fraserburgh. They won their third game 2-0 away to Montrose before they lost again 4-1 away to Kilmarnock. Stenhousemuir are on a total of 7 goals and out of the competition. Partick finished top with Kilmarnock in second place. 

In Group C, ALLOA finished in third place as they won just one of their four games. They first drew 1-1 at home to East Fife and then won 6-5 on penalties. In their second game they won 4-1 away to Buckie Thistle and in their third game they lost 2-0 at home to Ross County. In their last game they drew 1-1 away to Dunfermline and then won 5-4 on penalties. Alloa are on a total of 6 goals. Ross County finished top with Dunfermline finishing in second place. 

In Group D, we had two of teams playing. HIBERNIAN finished on 3rd place winning two of their games. They first won 5-0 at home against Clyde and then lost 1-0 away to Falkirk. In their third game they won 4-1 away to Bonnyrigg Rose and in their last game they drew 1-1 at home to Greenock and then lost 3-1 on penalties. Hibs are on a total of 10 goals. The other team was new boys BONNYRIGG ROSE. They won just one of their four games and finished in 4th place. They won their first game 2-1 away to Clyde and then they lost 4-1 at home to Hibs. Their third game they drew 1-1 at home against Falkirk but lost 4-2 on penalties. In their last game they lost 3-1 away to Greenock. Bonnyrigg Rose are on a total of 5 goals. Falkirk finished top with Greenock Morton in second place. 

In Group E, Arbroath finished top with Airdrieonians finishing in second place. 

In Group F, Annan finished top with Queen of the South in second place. 

In Group G, KELTY HEARTS finished bottom of their group in 5th place winning just one game. They lost their first game 1-0 at home to Inverness CT and then they lost 2-0 at home to Albion Rovers. In their third game they won 3-2 away to Cove Rangers and then lost their last game 2-0 away to Livingston. Kelty Hearts are on a total of 3 goals. Inverness CT finished top of the group with Livingston finishing in second place. 

In Group H, Dundee finished top with Hamilton in second place.

The second round games, which will be back to the knock out rounds, are to be played on the 30/31 August with the Scottish Premiership teams joining in which will include CELTIC, HEARTS and RANGERS for our Golden Goals fans.

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