Scottish War Emergency Cup

The Scottish War Emergency Cup was a temporary competition held at the start of World War II, 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]

First round

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

First legs

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Albion Rovers 3 – 3 Aberdeen
Alloa 1 – 4 Rangers
Celtic 4 – 2 Raith Rovers
Clyde 3 – 1 East Fife
Dumbarton 4 – 3 Arbroath
Dundee 1 – 1 Third Lanark
Falkirk 5 – 0 Hibernian
Hamilton Academical 7 –1 Stenhousemuir
St Johnstone 2 – 1 Heart of Midlothian
Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Ayr United
King's Park 4 – 6 Motherwell
Partick Thistle 2 – 4 Dundee United
Queen's Park 3 – 2 Airdrieonians
St Bernard's 1 – 5 Morton
St Mirren 6 – 0 Queen of the South

Source: Scottish Football History
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second legs

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Aberdeen 0 – 1
3 – 4 (agg.)		 Albion Rovers
Airdrieonians 3 – 1
5 – 4 (agg.)		 Queen's Park
Arbroath 0 – 2
3 – 6 (agg.)		 Dumbarton
Ayr United 2 – 2
2 – 3 (agg.)		 Kilmarnock
Dundee United 1 – 1
5 – 3 (agg.)		 Partick Thistle
East Fife 1 – 0
2 – 3 (agg.)		 Clyde
Heart of Midlothian 5 – 0
6 – 2 (agg.)		 St Johnstone
Hibernian 4 – 0
4 – 5 (agg.)		 Falkirk
Morton 5 – 0
10 – 1 (agg.)		 St Bernard's
Motherwell 3 – 2
9 – 6 (agg.)		 King's Park
Queen of the South 4 – 1
7 – 4 (agg.)		 St Mirren
Raith Rovers 3 – 0
5 – 4 (agg.)		 Celtic
Rangers 2 – 2
6 – 3 (agg.)		 Alloa
Stenhousemuir 4 – 1
5 – 8 (agg.)		 Hamilton Academical
Third Lanark 3 – 1
4 – 2 (agg.)		 Dundee

Source: Scottish Football History
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Clyde 3 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic
Dumbarton 0 – 2 Airdrieonians
Dundee United 7 – 1 Third Lanark
Falkirk 0 – 0 Rangers
Hamilton Academical 0 – 2 St Mirren
Heart of Midlothian 2 – 1 Raith Rovers
Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Albion Rovers
Morton 1 – 1 Motherwell

Source: Scottish Football History
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Replays

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Motherwell 5 – 2 Morton
Rangers 3 – 2 Falkirk

Source: Scottish Football History
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Quarter-finals

23 March 1940
Airdrieonians 0 – 0 Heart of Midlothian

Attendance: 14,000

23 March 1940
Dundee United 3 – 0 Kilmarnock
Milne
Fraser
Gardiner

Attendance: 14,000

23 March 1940
Motherwell 3 – 0 Clyde
Bremner
McCulloch

Attendance: 12,673

23 March 1940
Rangers 3 – 1 St Mirren
Thornton
McNee
Smith 		Brady

Attendance: 60,000

Replay

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

1 April 1940
Heart of Midlothian 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) Airdrieonians
Carruth
Baxter 		Reid
Mooney

Attendance: 19,949

Second replay

1 April 1940
Heart of Midlothian 3 – 4 Airdrieonians
Walker  (pen.)
Phillips 		Mooney
Flavell
Reid
Farr

Attendance: 20,000

Semi-finals

13 April 1940
Rangers 4 – 1 Motherwell
Thornton
Smith
Venters 		McCulloch
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,000

13 April 1940
Dundee United 0 – 0 Airdrieonians
Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 22,000

Replay

17 April 1940
Dundee United 3 – 1 Airdrieonians
Glen
Adamson
Dunsmore 		Reid
Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 22,000

Final

4 May 1940
Rangers 1 – 0 Dundee United
Smith
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: W Webb

Teams

RANGERS:
GK Scotland Jerry Dawson
RB Scotland Dougie Gray
LB Scotland Jock Shaw
RH Scotland Bobby Bolt
CH Scotland Willie Woodburn
LH Scotland Tom McKillop
RW Scotland Willie Waddell
IR Scotland Willie Thornton
CF Scotland Jimmy Smith
IL Scotland Alex Venters
LW Scotland Adam Little
Manager:
Scotland Bill Struth
DUNDEE UNITED:
GK Scotland Charlie Thomson
RB Scotland Alex Miller
LB Scotland Tommy Dunsmore
RH Scotland Arthur Baxter
CH Scotland Jimmy Littlejohn
LH Scotland Jimmy Robertson
RW Scotland Alex Glen
IR Scotland Bobby Gardiner
CF Scotland Arthur Milne
IL Scotland Tommy Adamson
LW Scotland Norman Fraser
Manager:
Scotland Jimmy Allan

References

  1. ↑ McColl, Brian. "Scottish War Emergency Cup". Retrieved 16 December 2008.
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