For 30 years the League Cup was our bogey tournament. Celtic won the trophy only three times during the 70s, 80s and 90s. We lost seven finals in the 1970s, winning only one that decade. That 1974 win is cherished especially this week for Dixie Deans hattrick in a 6-3 win over Hibernian. Dixie made
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 73 |
| 2 | Celtic | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 70 |
| 3 | Rangers | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 69 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 31 | 24 | 57 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 51 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 46 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 43 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 36 |
| 9 | Dundee | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 33 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 50 | -23 | 30 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 28 |
| 12 | Livingston | 34 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 19 |
