1943–44 Southern League Cup (Scotland) Explained

The 1943–44 Southern League Cup was the fourth edition of the regional war-time football tournament.

Group stage

Group A

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Rangers	6	5	0	1	14	5	+9	10
Motherwell	6	3	1	2	11	12	-1	7
Heart of Midlothian	6	3	0	3	13	11	+2	6
Airdrieonians	6	0	1	5	6	16	-10	1

Group B

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Celtic	6	6	0	0	24	2	+22	12
Partick Thistle	6	3	0	3	9	14	-5	6
Falkirk	6	1	1	4	8	12	-4	3
Hamilton Academical	6	1	1	4	8	21	-13	3

Group C

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Hibernian	6	5	1	0	20	6	+14	11
Morton	6	3	2	1	19	13	+6	8
Albion Rovers	6	1	2	3	11	15	-3	4
Third Lanark	6	0	1	5	5	21	-16	1

Group D

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Clyde	6	3	2	1	12	4	+8	8
Dumbarton	6	3	1	2	9	10	-1	7
Queen's Park	6	2	1	3	7	12	-5	5
St Mirren	6	1	2	3	8	10	-2	4

Semi-finals

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Rangers	4 – 2	Celtic	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Hibernian	5 – 2	Clyde	Hampden Park, Glasgow

Final

Teams

Hibernian: GK Mitchell Downie RB Robert Fraser LB Alex Hall RH Willie Finnigan CH Bobby Baxter LH Sammy Kean OR Gordon Smith IR Tommy Bogan CF James Nelson IL Jimmy Woodburn OL Jimmy Caskie

Rangers: GK RB Dougie Gray LB RH Adam Little CH George Young LH Scot Symon OR Willie Waddell IR Torry Gillick CF Jimmy Smith IL Jimmy Duncanson OL Charlie Johnston

External links

• Southern League Cup at Scottish Football Historical Archive (archived version, 2015)