1944–45 Southern League Cup (Scotland) Explained

The 1944–45 Southern League Cup was the fifth edition of the regional war-time football tournament.

Group stage

Group A

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Rangers	6	5	1	0	14	5	+9	11
Hibernian	6	2	2	2	14	8	+6	6
Third Lanark	6	2	1	3	11	15	+4	5
Albion Rovers	6	0	3	3	9	20	-11	3

Group B

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Falkirk	6	5	0	1	14	7	+7	10
Celtic	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	6
Clyde	6	1	2	3	9	11	-2	4
Partick Thistle	6	2	0	4	7	12	-5	4

Group C

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Queen's Park	6	5	1	0	20	6	+14	11
Morton	6	3	2	1	19	13	+6	8
Hamilton Academical	6	1	2	3	11	15	-3	4
Airdrieonians	6	0	1	5	5	21	-16	1

Group D

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Motherwell	6	5	1	0	17	7	+10	11
Heart of Midlothian	6	3	2	1	12	7	+5	8
Dumbarton	6	1	2	3	11	14	-3	4
St Mirren	6	1	0	5	6	16	-10	2

Semi-finals

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Rangers	3 – 0	Queen's Park	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Motherwell	1 – 0	Falkirk	Hampden Park, Glasgow

Final

Teams

Motherwell: GK John Johnston RB Willie Kilmarnock LB Archie Shaw RH Alex Millar CH Andy Paton LH Sammy Ross OR Alec Gibson IR Jimmy Watson CF Davie Mathie IL George Gillan OL Johnny McCulloch

Rangers: GK George Jenkins RB George Young LB RH Adam Little CH Willie Woodburn LH Scot Symon OR Willie Waddell IR Torry Gillick CF Jimmy Smith IL Alex Venters OL Charlie Johnston

External links

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