Jump to content

Scottish War Emergency Cup

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Scottish War Emergency Cup was a temporary competition held at the start of the Second World War, due to the suspension of the Scottish Cup by the SFA. It was held between February and May in 1940, the competition involved all sixteen League clubs still operating at the time, Cowdenbeath later withdrew which meant Dunfermline Athletic received a bye in the first round. Rangers beat Dundee United 1–0 in the Final.[1][2]

All match details are sourced to the Scottish Football Historical Archive.[1]

First round

[edit]

Dunfermline Athletic received a bye in the first round due to Cowdenbeath's withdrawal.

First legs

[edit]
24 February 1940 Albion Rovers 3–3 Aberdeen
Burke
Dempsey
Ferguson
Patillo
Attendance: 5,500
24 February 1940 Alloa 1–4 Rangers
Gillan Duncanson
Thornton
Waddell
Attendance: 7,000
24 February 1940 Celtic 4–2 Raith Rovers
Crum
Divers
Gould
Murray
Kinnear
Attendance: 6,200
24 February 1940 Clyde 3–1 East Fife
Noble
Wallace
Adams Attendance: 4,500
24 February 1940 Dumbarton 4–3 Arbroath
Dunn
Milne
Lang
Miller
Mudie
Attendance: 4,500
24 February 1940 Dundee 1–1 Third Lanark
McGillivray Dewar Attendance: 6,320
24 February 1940 Falkirk 5–0 Hibernian
Dawson
Keys
Napier
Carruthers
Attendance: 7,060
24 February 1940 Hamilton Academical 7–1 Stenhousemuir
McIntyre
Wilson
McKerrell
Harrison
Buchan Attendance: 3,500
24 February 1940 St Johnstone 2–1 Heart of Midlothian
Lorimer
Hird
Brown Attendance: 4,300
24 February 1940 Kilmarnock 1–0 Ayr United
Gallacher Attendance: 8,630
24 February 1940 King's Park 4–6 Motherwell
Stewart
McDowall
Ferrier
McInally
Wales
McCulloch
Wood
Bremner
Attendance: 3,330
24 February 1940 Partick Thistle 2–4 Dundee United
Morrison
Picken
Gardiner
Adamson
Kerr
Attendance: 5,210
24 February 1940 Queen's Park 3–2 Airdrieonians
Kyle
Aitken
Ferguson
Gillick
Reid
Attendance: 7,650
24 February 1940 St Bernard's 1–5 Morton
Philp McGarry
Calder
Milne
Attendance: 5,070
24 February 1940 St Mirren 6–0 Queen of the South
Linwood
Caskie
Attendance: 10,000

Second legs

[edit]
2 March 1940 Aberdeen 0–1
(3–4 agg.)
Albion Rovers
Bell Attendance: 8,841
2 March 1940 Airdrieonians 3–1
(5–4 agg.)
Queen's Park
Flavell
Mooney
Reid
Mitchell Attendance: 8,000
2 March 1940 Arbroath 0–2
(3–6 agg.)
Dumbarton
Dunn Attendance: 2,150
2 March 1940 Ayr United 2–2
(2–3 agg.)
Kilmarnock
Marshall
McKenzie
Collins
Thomson
Attendance: 9,940
2 March 1940 Dundee United 1–1
(5–3 agg.)
Partick Thistle
Fraser Sharp Attendance: 8,000
2 March 1940 East Fife 1–0
(2–3 agg.)
Clyde
McLeod Attendance: 3,100
2 March 1940 Heart of Midlothian 5–0
(6–2 agg.)
St Johnstone
Phillips
Briscoe
Brook
Attendance: 7,974
2 March 1940 Hibernian 4–0
(4–5 agg.)
Falkirk
Finnigan
Nutley
Cuthbertson
Attendance: 4,520
2 March 1940 Morton 5–0
(10–1 agg.)
St Bernard's
Calder
Turnbull
Martin
Attendance: 3,400
2 March 1940 Motherwell 3–2
(9–6 agg.)
King's Park
Ogilvie
Bremner
Wood
Binnie
Black
Attendance: 2,792
2 March 1940 Queen of the South 4–1
(7–4 agg.)
St Mirren
Connor
Lang
Law
Brady Attendance: 3,800
2 March 1940 Raith Rovers 3–0
(5–4 agg.)
Celtic
Lyons (o.g.) (o.g.)
Hume
Tulip
Attendance: 5,463
2 March 1940 Rangers 2–2
(6–3 agg.)
Alloa
Venters
Waddell
Rice
Fitzsimmons
Attendance: 8,000
2 March 1940 Stenhousemuir 4–1
(5–8 agg.)
Hamilton Academical
Buchan
Rodi
Allan
McIntyre
2 March 1940 Third Lanark 3–1
(4–2 agg.)
Dundee
Sinclair
Dewar
Dykes
Adam

Second round

[edit]
9 March 1940 Clyde 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic
Agnew
Beaton
McLaren
Johnston Attendance: 7,000
9 March 1940 Dumbarton 0–2 Airdrieonians
Reid
Flavell
Attendance: 5,500
9 March 1940 Dundee United 7–1 Third Lanark
Gardiner
Kerr
Milne
Adamson
Joyner Attendance: 8,000
9 March 1940 Falkirk 0–0 Rangers
Attendance: 16,000
9 March 1940 Hamilton Academical 0–2 St Mirren
Deakin
Brady
Attendance: 8,000
9 March 1940 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Raith Rovers
Phillips
Walker
Kinnear Attendance: 9,951
9 March 1940 Kilmarnock 2–1 Albion Rovers
Collins
McGrogan
McKinlay Attendance: 7,586
9 March 1940 Morton 1–1 Motherwell
Milne Bremner Attendance: 8,688

Replays

[edit]
11 March 1940 Motherwell 5–2 Morton
McCulloch
Ogilvie
Bremner
McPhie
Keys
Attendance: 8,600
11 March 1940 Rangers 3–2 Falkirk
Thornton
Venters
Calder
Fyfe
Attendance: 46,000

Quarter-finals

[edit]
Airdrieonians0–0Heart of Midlothian
Attendance: 14,000

Dundee United3–0Kilmarnock
Milne
Fraser
Gardiner
Attendance: 14,000

Motherwell3–0Clyde
Bremner
McCulloch
Attendance: 12,673

Rangers3–1St Mirren
Thornton
McNee
Smith
Brady
Attendance: 60,000

Replay

[edit]

The match was abandoned after 117 minutes due to poor light.

Heart of Midlothian2–2 (a.e.t.)Airdrieonians
Carruth
Baxter
Reid
Mooney
Attendance: 19,949

Second replay

[edit]
Heart of Midlothian3–4Airdrieonians
Walker (pen.)
Phillips
Mooney
Flavell
Reid
Farr
Attendance: 20,000

Semi-finals

[edit]
Rangers4–1Motherwell
Thornton
Smith
Venters
McCulloch
Attendance: 50,000

Dundee United0–0Airdrieonians
Attendance: 22,000

Replay

[edit]
Dundee United3–1Airdrieonians
Glen
Adamson
Dunsmore
Reid
Attendance: 22,000

Final

[edit]
Rangers1–0Dundee United
Smith [2]
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: W Webb

Teams

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Scottish War Emergency Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Brian McColl. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Smith's late goal". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ Rangers 1 Dundee Utd 0 | Emergency War Cup (Final), Arab Archive