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 |
Burke Dempsey |
|
Ferguson Patillo |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
5,500 |
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Gillan |
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Duncanson Thornton Waddell |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
7,000 |
|
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Crum Divers Gould |
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Murray Kinnear |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
6,200 |
|
|
Noble Wallace |
|
Adams |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
4,500 |
|
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Dunn Milne Lang |
|
Miller Mudie |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
4,500 |
|
|
McGillivray |
|
Dewar |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
6,320 |
|
|
Dawson Keys Napier Carruthers |
|
|
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
7,060 |
|
|
McIntyre Wilson McKerrell Harrison |
|
Buchan |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
3,500 |
|
|
Lorimer Hird |
|
Brown |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
4,300 |
|
|
Gallacher |
|
|
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
8,630 |
|
|
Stewart McDowall Ferrier |
|
McInally Wales McCulloch Wood Bremner |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
3,330 |
|
|
Morrison Picken |
|
Gardiner Adamson Kerr |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
5,210 |
|
|
Kyle Aitken Ferguson |
|
Gillick Reid |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
7,650 |
|
|
Philp |
|
McGarry Calder Milne |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
5,070 |
|
|
Linwood Caskie |
|
|
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
10,000 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Bell |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,841 |
|
|
Flavell Mooney Reid |
|
Mitchell |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,000 |
|
|
|
|
Dunn |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
2,150 |
|
|
Marshall McKenzie |
|
Collins Thomson |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
9,940 |
|
|
Fraser |
|
Sharp |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,000 |
|
|
McLeod |
|
|
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
3,100 |
|
|
Phillips Briscoe Brook |
|
|
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
7,974 |
|
|
Finnigan Nutley Cuthbertson |
|
|
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
4,520 |
|
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Calder Turnbull Martin |
|
|
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
3,400 |
|
|
Ogilvie Bremner Wood |
|
Binnie Black |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
2,792 |
|
|
Connor Lang Law |
|
Brady |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
3,800 |
|
|
Lyons (o.g.) (o.g.) Hume Tulip |
|
|
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
5,463 |
|
|
Venters Waddell |
|
Rice Fitzsimmons |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,000 |
|
|
Buchan Rodi Allan |
|
McIntyre |
|
|
Sinclair Dewar Dykes |
|
Adam |
|
|
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 |
Agnew Beaton McLaren |
|
Johnston |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
7,000 |
|
|
|
|
Reid Flavell |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
5,500 |
|
|
Gardiner Kerr Milne Adamson |
|
Joyner |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
16,000 |
|
|
|
|
Deakin Brady |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,000 |
|
|
Phillips Walker |
|
Kinnear |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
9,951 |
|
|
Collins McGrogan |
|
McKinlay |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
7,586 |
|
|
Milne |
|
Bremner |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,688 |
|
|
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 |
McCulloch Ogilvie Bremner |
|
McPhie Keys |
Date |
11 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,600 |
|
|
Thornton Venters |
|
Calder Fyfe |
Date |
11 March 1940 |
Attendance |
46,000 |
|
|
Source: Scottish Football History
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Quarter-finals
Replay
The match was abandoned after 117 minutes due to poor light.
Second replay
Semi-finals
Replay
Final
Teams
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DUNDEE UNITED: |
| |
GK | | Charlie Thomson |
RB | | Alex Miller |
LB | | Tommy Dunsmore |
RH | | Arthur Baxter |
CH | | Jimmy Littlejohn |
LH | | Jimmy Robertson |
RW | | Alex Glen |
IR | | Bobby Gardiner |
CF | | Arthur Milne |
IL | | Tommy Adamson |
LW | | Norman Fraser |
Manager: |
Jimmy Allan |
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References
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