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

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

First legs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Semi-finals

Rangers4–1Motherwell
Thornton
Smith
Venters 		McCulloch
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,000
Dundee United0–0Airdrieonians
Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 22,000

Replay

Dundee United3–1Airdrieonians
Glen
Adamson
Dunsmore 		Reid
Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 22,000

Final

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

Teams

References

  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
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