1940–41 Southern League Cup (Scotland) Explained

The Southern League Cup 1940–41 was the first edition of the regional war-time football tournament.

Group stage

Group A

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Celtic	6	4	0	2	13	12	+1	8
Partick Thistle	6	3	1	2	15	12	+3	7
Motherwell	6	2	1	3	16	16	0	5
Airdrieonians	6	2	0	4	11	15	-4	4

Group B

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St Mirren	6	5	1	0	13	12	+1	11
Hamilton Academical	6	3	2	1	15	12	+3	8
Albion Rovers	6	1	1	4	16	16	0	3
Morton	6	1	0	5	11	15	-4	2

Group C

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Rangers	6	5	0	1	23	17	+6	10
Falkirk	6	3	1	2	9	10	+1	7
Dumbarton	6	2	1	3	11	19	-8	4
Third Lanark	6	1	0	6	10	13	-3	3

Group D

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Heart of Midlothian	6	4	0	2	14	7	+7	8
Hibernian	6	3	1	2	15	15	0	7
Clyde	6	2	1	3	12	14	-2	5
Queen's Park	6	1	2	3	4	9	-5	4

Semi-finals

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Heart of Midlothian	2 – 0	Celtic	Easter Road, Edinburgh
Rangers	4 – 1	St Mirren	Hampden Park, Glasgow

Final

Teams

Heart of Midlothian: GK Willie Waugh RB Duncan McClure LB Archie Miller RH Jimmy Philp CH Jimmy Dykes LH Tommy Brown OR Tommy Dougan IR Tommy Walker CF George Hamilton IL Alex Massie OL Robert Christie Replay: Unchanged

Rangers: GK Jerry Dawson RB Dougie Gray LB RH Bobby Bolt CH Willie Woodburn LH Scot Symon OR Torry Gillick IR Willie Thornton CF Jimmy Smith IL David Marshall OL Charlie Johnston Replay: Alex Venters replaced Marshall.

External links

• Southern League Cup at Scottish Football Historical Archive (archived version, 2009)