1940–41 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

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

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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

Final

Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Rangers
Walker 36'		Marshall 53'

10 May 1941^[1][2][3][4]

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 69,000

Referee: P. Craigmyle

Replay

Heart of Midlothian	2–4	Rangers
Hamilton 44' 70'		Venters 11' Smith 30' Thornton 86' Johnston 90'

17 May 1941^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 90,428

Referee: P. Craigmyle

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 Jock Shaw 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.

References

1. Sat 10 May 1941 | Hearts 1 Rangers 1 | Southern League Cup Final, London Hearts Supporters Club
2. Hearts Hold Out | Exciting Scottish Cup Final Drawn, The Scotsman, 12 May 1941, via London Hearts Supporters Club
3. 1-1 Vs Heart of Midlothian in Scottish Southern League Cup (10/05/1941), (Rangers) Fitbastats
4. League War Cup Final Drawn | Strong Hearts Defence at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 12 May 1941
5. "On This Day: 17 May". Rangers FC. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
6. Sat 17 May 1941 | Rangers 4 Hearts 2 | Southern League Cup Final, London Hearts Supporters Club
7. Rangers' Cup | Late Goals Bring Replay Victory, The Scotsman, 19 May 1941, via London Hearts Supporters Club
8. 4-2 Vs Heart of Midlothian in Scottish Southern League Cup (17/05/1941), (Rangers) Fitbastats
9. Hearts' Grand Rally | Rangers' Late Goals Win War Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 12 May 1941

External links

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