1945–46 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

The 1945–46 Southern League Cup was the sixth and final edition of the regional war-time football tournament. The North Eastern League and North Eastern League Cup had ended the previous season, teams from those competitions joined the Southern League and Southern League Cup. With the Southern League now acting effectively as a national league the competition was split into two Divisions, The league cup was therefore also split into two divisions.

Group stage

Division A

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Heart of Midlothian 6321128+48
St Mirren 622268+26
Falkirk 6213101115
Hamilton Academical 621367+15

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Rangers 6510153+1211
Morton 6312157+87
Motherwell 621391345
Queen of the South 601541061

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Aberdeen 64022113+98
Hibernian 6402107+38
Partick Thistle 61236604
Kilmarnock 612341174

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Clyde 64022113+88
Celtic 63121410+47
Third Lanark 6222111546
Queen's Park 611491783

Division B

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
East Fife 65012410+1410
Alloa Athletic 6402118+38
Raith Rovers 6303151616
Cowdenbeath 60061026160

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ayr United 6411127+59
Dundee United 6411127+59
Stenhousemuir 612381356
Dumbarton 610571250
Play-off
Ayr United1 – 0Dundee UnitedHampden Park, Glasgow

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Airdrieonians 6321165+118
St Johnstone 6222128+46
Dunfermline Athletic 621361045
Albion Rovers 6213617115

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dundee 4211114+75
Stirling Albion 420261044
Arbroath 41126333

Quarter-finals

Aberdeen2 – 0Ayr United
Airdrieonians1 – 0Clyde
Heart of Midlothian3 – 0East Fife
Rangers3 – 1Dundee

Semi-finals

Aberdeen2 – 2AirdrieoniansIbrox Park, Glasgow
Rangers2 – 1Heart of MidlothianHampden Park, Glasgow

Replay

Aberdeen5 – 3AirdrieoniansIibrox Park, Glasgow

Final

26 September 1946
Aberdeen3 – 2RangersHampden Park, Glasgow

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