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.

Aberdeen won the tournament, defeating Rangers 3–2 in the final at Hampden Park before a crowd of 135,000. This was the last edition of the competition, but the trophy itself was used again for the 1946 Victory Cup played only a few weeks later (won by Rangers), therefore Aberdeen only possessed the cup for a short time. The same teams met in first official Scottish League Cup final the following year.[1]

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Heart of Midlothian 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 8
St Mirren 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 6
Falkirk 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 5
Hamilton Academical 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 5
Source:

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Rangers 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 11
Morton 6 3 1 2 15 7 +8 7
Motherwell 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 5
Queen of the South 6 0 1 5 4 10 −6 1
Source:

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Aberdeen 6 4 0 2 21 13 +8 8
Hibernian 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 8
Partick Thistle 6 1 2 3 6 6 0 4
Kilmarnock 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 4
Source:

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Clyde 6 4 0 2 21 13 +8 8
Celtic 6 3 1 2 14 10 +4 7
Third Lanark 6 2 2 2 11 15 −4 6
Queen's Park 6 1 1 4 9 17 −8 3
Source:

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
East Fife 6 5 0 1 24 10 +14 10
Alloa Athletic 6 4 0 2 11 8 +3 8
Raith Rovers 6 3 0 3 15 16 −1 6
Cowdenbeath 6 0 0 6 10 26 −16 0
Source:

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ayr United 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 9
Dundee United 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 9
Stenhousemuir 6 1 2 3 8 13 −5 4
Dumbarton 6 1 0 5 7 12 −5 2
Source:
Play-off
Ayr United1 – 0Dundee UnitedHampden Park, Glasgow

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Airdrieonians 6 3 2 1 16 5 +11 8
St Johnstone 6 2 2 2 12 8 +4 6
Dunfermline Athletic 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 5
Albion Rovers 6 2 1 3 6 17 −11 5
Source:

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dundee 4 2 1 1 11 4 +7 5
Stirling Albion 4 2 0 2 6 10 −4 4
Arbroath 4 1 1 2 6 3 +3 3
Source:

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
Aberdeen3–2Rangers
Baird  1'
Williams  19'
Taylor  90'		 Duncanson  49'
Thornton  70'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 135,000
Referee: W. Webb

Teams
Aberdeen:
GKGeorge Johnstone
RBWillie Cooper
LBPat McKenna
RHAndy Cowie
CHFrank Dunlop
LHGeorge Taylor
ORAlex Kiddie
IRGeorge Hamilton
CFStan Williams
ILArchie Baird
OLWillie McCall
Rangers:
GKJohn Shaw
RBDougie Gray
LBJock Shaw
RHCharlie Watkins
CHGeorge Young
LHScot Symon
ORWillie Waddell
IRWillie Thornton
CFBilly Arnison
ILJimmy Duncanson
OLJimmy Caskie

References
  1. Kevin Stirling (27 January 2014). "League Cup History 1946". Aberdeen F.C. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. "Rangers 2–3 Aberdeen". FitbaStats. 11 May 1946. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. "Match Report: Aberdeen 3–2 Rangers". AFC Heritage Trust. 11 May 1946. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. Aberdeen Win Deserved, The Glasgow Herald, 13 May 1945
  5. Aberdeen League Cup Success | Last-minute Goal Beats Rangers, The Scotsman, 13 May 1945, via London Hearts Supporters Club
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