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{{Short description|1940 football tournament}}
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 [[Scottish Football Association|SFA]]. It was held between February and May in 1940, the competition involved all sixteen League clubs still operating at the time, [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]] later withdrew which meant [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] received a bye in the first round. [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] beat [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] 1&ndash;0 in the Final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/warcup|title=Scottish War Emergency Cup|last=McColl|first=Brian|accessdate=16 December 2008}}</ref>
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 [[Scottish Football Association|SFA]]. It was held between February and May in 1940, the competition involved all sixteen League clubs still operating at the time, [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]] later withdrew which meant [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] received a bye in the first round. [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] beat [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] 1–0 in the Final.<ref name=McColl>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/war-cup.htm |title=Scottish War Emergency Cup |website=Scottish Football Historical Archive |publisher=Brian McColl |accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=FinalReport>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n3FAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M5IMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4049%2C3405078 |title=Smith's late goal |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=6 May 1940 |page=10 |accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref>

All match details are sourced to the Scottish Football Historical Archive.<ref name=McColl/>


==First round==
==First round==
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===First legs===
===First legs===
{{football box collapsible
{{Fb match header}}
|date = 24 February 1940

|time =
{{Fb match |ht=Albion Rovers |sc=3 &ndash; 3|at=Aberdeen |w= |htf=Burke {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Dempsey {{goal}} |atf=Ferguson {{goal}}<br /> Patillo {{goal}} {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=5,500 |ref= |rep= }}
|score = 3–3

|team1 = {{nobold|[[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]]}}
{{Fb match |ht=Alloa |sc=1 &ndash; 4|at=Rangers |w= |htf=Gillan {{goal}} |atf=Duncanson {{goal}}<br /> Thornton {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Waddell {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=7,000 |ref= |rep= }}
|goals1 = Burke {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Dempsey {{goal}}

|team2 = {{nobold|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]}}
{{Fb match |ht=Celtic |sc=4 &ndash; 2|at=Raith Rovers |w= |htf=Crum {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Divers {{goal}}<br /> Gould {{goal}} |atf=Murray {{goal}}<br /> Kinnear {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=6,200 |ref= |rep= }}
|goals2 = Ferguson {{goal}}<br /> Patillo {{goal}} {{goal}}

|report =
{{Fb match |ht=Clyde |sc=3 &ndash; 1|at=East Fife |w= |htf=Noble {{goal}}<br /> Wallace {{goal}} {{goal}} |atf=Adams {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=4,500 |ref= |rep= }}
|stadium =

|attendance = 5,500
{{Fb match |ht=Dumbarton |sc=4 &ndash; 3|at=Arbroath |w= |htf=Dunn {{goal}}<br /> Milne {{goal}}<br /> Lang {{goal}} {{goal}} |atf=Miller {{goal}}<br /> Mudie {{goal}} {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=4,500 |ref= |rep= }}
|referee =

}}
{{Fb match |ht=Dundee |sc=1 &ndash; 1|at=Third Lanark |w= |htf=McGillivray {{goal}} |atf=Dewar {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=6,320 |ref= |rep= }}
{{football box collapsible

|date = 24 February 1940
{{Fb match |ht=Falkirk |sc=5 &ndash; 0|at=Hibernian |w= |htf=Dawson {{goal}}<br /> Keys {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Napier {{goal}}<br /> Carruthers {{goal}} |atf= |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=7,060 |ref= |rep= }}
|time =

|score = 1–4
{{Fb match |ht=Hamilton Academical |sc=7 &ndash;1 |at=Stenhousemuir |w= |htf=McIntyre {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Wilson {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> McKerrell {{goal}}<br /> Harrison {{goal}} {{goal}} |atf=Buchan {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=3,500 |ref= |rep= }}
|team1 = {{nobold|[[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa]]}}

|goals1 = Gillan {{goal}}
{{Fb match |ht=St. Johnstone |sc=2 &ndash; 1|at=Heart of Midlothian |w= |htf=Lorimer {{goal}}<br /> Hird {{goal}} |atf=Brown {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=4,300 |ref= |rep= }}
|team2 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]

|goals2 = Duncanson {{goal}}<br /> Thornton {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Waddell {{goal}}
{{Fb match |ht=Kilmarnock |sc=1 &ndash; 0|at=Ayr United |w= |htf=Gallacher {{goal}} |atf= |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=8,630 |ref= |rep= }}
|report =

|stadium =
{{Fb match |ht=King’s Park |sc=4 &ndash; 6|at=Motherwell |w= |htf=Stewart {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> McDowall {{goal}}<br /> Ferrier {{goal}} |atf=McInally {{goal}}<br /> Wales {{goal}}<br /> McCulloch {{goal}}<br /> Wood {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Bremner {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=3,330 |ref= |rep= }}
|attendance = 7,000

|referee =
{{Fb match |ht=Partick Thistle |sc=2 &ndash; 4|at=Dundee United |w= |htf=Morrison {{goal}}<br /> Picken |atf=Gardiner {{goal}}<br /> Adamson {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Kerr {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=5,210 |ref= |rep= }}
}}

{{football box collapsible
{{Fb match |ht=Queen's Park |sc=3 &ndash; 2|at=Airdrieonians |w= |htf=Kyle {{goal}}<br /> Aitken {{goal}}<br /> Ferguson {{goal}} |atf=Gillick {{goal}}<br /> Reid {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=7,650 |ref= |rep= }}
|date = 24 February 1940

|time =
{{Fb match |ht=St Bernard's |sc=1 &ndash; 5|at=Morton |w= |htf=Philp {{goal}} |atf=McGarry {{goal}}<br /> Calder {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Milne {{goal}} |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=5,070 |ref= |rep= }}
|score = 4–2

|team1 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
{{Fb match |ht=St. Mirren |sc=6 &ndash; 0|at=Queen of the South |w= |htf=Linwood {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Caskie {{goal}} {{goal}} |atf= |d=24 February 1940 |st= |att=10,000 |ref= |rep= }}
|goals1 = Crum {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Divers {{goal}}<br /> Gould {{goal}}

|team2 = {{nobold|[[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]]}}
{{Fb match footer |s=[http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/warcup Scottish Football History]}}
|goals2 = Murray {{goal}}<br /> Kinnear {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 6,200
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 3–1
|team1 = [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
|goals1 = Noble {{goal}}<br /> Wallace {{goal}} {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]}}
|goals2 = Adams {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 4,500
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 4–3
|team1 = [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]
|goals1 = Dunn {{goal}}<br /> Milne {{goal}}<br /> Lang {{goal}} {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]]}}
|goals2 = Miller {{goal}}<br /> Mudie {{goal}} {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 4,500
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 1–1
|team1 = {{nobold|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]}}
|goals1 = McGillivray {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]]}}
|goals2 = Dewar {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 6,320
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 5–0
|team1 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
|goals1 = Dawson {{goal}}<br /> Keys {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Napier {{goal}}<br /> Carruthers {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]}}
|goals2 =
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 7,060
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 7–1
|team1 = [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]]
|goals1 = McIntyre {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Wilson {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> McKerrell {{goal}}<br /> Harrison {{goal}} {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]]}}
|goals2 = Buchan {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 3,500
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 2–1
|team1 = [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|goals1 = Lorimer {{goal}}<br /> Hird {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]}}
|goals2 = Brown {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 4,300
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 1–0
|team1 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|goals1 = Gallacher {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]]}}
|goals2 =
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 8,630
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 4–6
|team1 = {{nobold|[[King's Park F.C.|King's Park]]}}
|goals1 = Stewart {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> McDowall {{goal}}<br /> Ferrier {{goal}}
|team2 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|goals2 = McInally {{goal}}<br /> Wales {{goal}}<br /> McCulloch {{goal}}<br /> Wood {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Bremner {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 3,330
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 2–4
|team1 = {{nobold|[[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]}}
|goals1 = Morrison {{goal}}<br /> Picken
|team2 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|goals2 = Gardiner {{goal}}<br /> Adamson {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Kerr {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 5,210
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 3–2
|team1 = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]
|goals1 = Kyle {{goal}}<br /> Aitken {{goal}}<br /> Ferguson {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]}}
|goals2 = Gillick {{goal}}<br /> Reid {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 7,650
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 1–5
|team1 = {{nobold|[[St Bernard's F.C.|St Bernard's]]}}
|goals1 = Philp {{goal}}
|team2 = [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
|goals2 = McGarry {{goal}}<br /> Calder {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Milne {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 5,070
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 February 1940
|time =
|score = 6–0
|team1 = [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|goals1 = Linwood {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Caskie {{goal}} {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]]}}
|goals2 =
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 10,000
|referee =
}}


===Second legs===
===Second legs===
{{football box collapsible
{{fb match header}}
|date = 2 March 1940

|time =
{{Fb match |ht=Aberdeen |sc=0 &ndash; 1 |agg=3 &ndash; 4|at=Albion Rovers |w=a |htf= |atf=Bell {{goal}} |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=8,841 |ref= |rep= }}
|score = 0–1

|team1 = {{nobold|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]}}
{{Fb match |ht=Airdrieonians |sc=3 &ndash; 1|agg=5 &ndash; 4|at=Queen's Park |w=h |htf=Flavell {{goal}}<br /> Mooney {{goal}}<br /> Reid {{goal}} |atf=Mitchell {{goal}} |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=8,000 |ref= |rep= }}
|goals1 =

|team2 = [[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]]
{{Fb match |ht=Arbroath |sc=0 &ndash; 2|agg=3 &ndash; 6|at=Dumbarton |w=a |htf= |atf=Dunn {{goal}} {{goal}} |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=2,150 |ref= |rep= }}
|goals2 = Bell {{goal}}

|aggregatescore = 3–4
{{Fb match |ht=Ayr United |sc=2 &ndash; 2|agg=2 &ndash; 3|at=Kilmarnock |w=a |htf=Marshall {{goal}}<br /> McKenzie {{goal}} |atf=Collins {{goal}}<br /> Thomson {{goal}} |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=9,940 |ref= |rep= }}
|report =

|stadium =
{{Fb match |ht=Dundee United |sc=1 &ndash; 1|agg=5 &ndash; 3|at=Partick Thistle |w=h |htf=Fraser {{goal}} |atf=Sharp {{goal}} |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=8,000 |ref= |rep= }}
|attendance = 8,841

|referee =
{{Fb match |ht=East Fife |sc=1 &ndash; 0|agg=2 &ndash; 3|at=Clyde |w=a |htf=McLeod {{goal}} |atf= |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=3,100 |ref= |rep= }}
}}

{{football box collapsible
{{Fb match |ht=Heart of Midlothian |sc=5 &ndash; 0|agg=6 &ndash; 2|at=St. Johnstone |w=h |htf=Phillips {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Briscoe {{goal}}<br /> Brook {{goal}} |atf= |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=7,974 |ref= |rep= }}
|date = 2 March 1940

|time =
{{Fb match |ht=Hibernian |sc=4 &ndash; 0|agg=4 &ndash; 5|at=Falkirk |w=a |htf=Finnigan {{goal}}<br /> Nutley {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Cuthbertson {{goal}} |atf= |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=4,520 |ref= |rep= }}
|score = 3–1

|team1 = [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
{{Fb match |ht=Morton |sc=5 &ndash; 0|agg=10 &ndash; 1|at=St Bernard's |w=h |htf=Calder {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Turnbull {{goal}}<br /> Martin {{goal}} |atf= |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=3,400 |ref= |rep= }}
|goals1 = Flavell {{goal}}<br /> Mooney {{goal}}<br /> Reid {{goal}}

|team2 = {{nobold|[[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]}}
{{Fb match |ht=Motherwell |sc=3 &ndash; 2|agg=9 &ndash; 6|at=King’s Park |w=h |htf=Ogilvie {{goal}}<br /> Bremner {{goal}}<br /> Wood {{goal}} |atf=Binnie {{goal}}<br /> Black {{goal}} |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=2,792 |ref= |rep= }}
|goals2 = Mitchell {{goal}}

|aggregatescore = 5–4
{{Fb match |ht=Queen of the South |sc=4 &ndash; 1|agg=7 &ndash; 4|at=St. Mirren |w=h |htf=Connor {{goal}}<br /> Lang {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Law {{goal}} |atf=Brady {{goal}} |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=3,800 |ref= |rep= }}
|report =

|stadium =
{{Fb match |ht=Raith Rovers |sc=3 &ndash; 0|agg=5 &ndash; 4|at=Celtic |w=h |htf=Lyons {{goal||o.g.}} <small>(o.g.)</small><br /> Hume {{goal}}<br /> Tulip {{goal}} |atf= |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=5,463 |ref= |rep= }}
|attendance = 8,000

|referee =
{{Fb match |ht=Rangers |sc=2 &ndash; 2|agg=6 &ndash; 3|at=Alloa |w=h |htf=Venters {{goal}}<br /> Waddell {{goal}} |atf=Rice {{goal}}<br /> Fitzsimmons {{goal}} |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att=8,000 |ref= |rep= }}
}}

{{football box collapsible
{{Fb match |ht=Stenhousemuir |sc=4 &ndash; 1|agg=5 &ndash; 8|at=Hamilton Academical |w=h |htf=Buchan {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Rodi {{goal}}<br /> Allan {{goal}} |atf=McIntyre {{goal}} |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att= |ref= |rep= }}
|date = 2 March 1940

|time =
{{Fb match |ht=Third Lanark |sc=3 &ndash; 1|agg=4 &ndash; 2|at=Dundee |w=h |htf=Sinclair {{goal}}<br /> Dewar {{goal}}<br /> Dykes {{goal}} |atf=Adam {{goal}} |d=2 March 1940 |st= |att= |ref= |rep= }}
|score = 0–2

|team1 = {{nobold|[[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]]}}
{{Fb match footer |s=[http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/warcup Scottish Football History]}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]
|goals2 = Dunn {{goal}} {{goal}}
|aggregatescore = 3–6
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 2,150
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 2–2
|team1 = {{nobold|[[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]]}}
|goals1 = Marshall {{goal}}<br /> McKenzie {{goal}}
|team2 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|goals2 = Collins {{goal}}<br /> Thomson {{goal}}
|aggregatescore = 2–3
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 9,940
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 1–1
|team1 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|goals1 = Fraser {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]}}
|goals2 = Sharp {{goal}}
|aggregatescore = 5–3
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 8,000
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 1–0
|team1 = {{nobold|[[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]}}
|goals1 = McLeod {{goal}}
|team2 = [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
|goals2 =
|aggregatescore = 2–3
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 3,100
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 5–0
|team1 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|goals1 = Phillips {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Briscoe {{goal}}<br /> Brook {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]}}
|goals2 =
|aggregatescore = 6–2
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 7,974
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 4–0
|team1 = {{nobold|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]}}
|goals1 = Finnigan {{goal}}<br /> Nutley {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Cuthbertson {{goal}}
|team2 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
|goals2 =
|aggregatescore = 4–5
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 4,520
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 5–0
|team1 = [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
|goals1 = Calder {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Turnbull {{goal}}<br /> Martin {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[St Bernard's F.C.|St Bernard's]]}}
|goals2 =
|aggregatescore = 10–1
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 3,400
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 3–2
|team1 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|goals1 = Ogilvie {{goal}}<br /> Bremner {{goal}}<br /> Wood {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[King's Park F.C.|King's Park]]}}
|goals2 = Binnie {{goal}}<br /> Black {{goal}}
|aggregatescore = 9–6
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 2,792
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 4–1
|team1 = [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]]
|goals1 = Connor {{goal}}<br /> Lang {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Law {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]}}
|goals2 = Brady {{goal}}
|aggregatescore = 7–4
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 3,800
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 3–0
|team1 = [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]]
|goals1 = Lyons {{goal||o.g.}} <small>(o.g.)</small><br /> Hume {{goal}}<br /> Tulip {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]}}
|goals2 =
|aggregatescore = 5–4
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 5,463
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 2–2
|team1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|goals1 = Venters {{goal}}<br /> Waddell {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa]]}}
|goals2 = Rice {{goal}}<br /> Fitzsimmons {{goal}}
|aggregatescore = 6–3
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 8,000
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 4–1
|team1 = [[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]]
|goals1 = Buchan {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Rodi {{goal}}<br /> Allan {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]]}}
|goals2 = McIntyre {{goal}}
|aggregatescore = 5–8
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 March 1940
|time =
|score = 3–1
|team1 = [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]]
|goals1 = Sinclair {{goal}}<br /> Dewar {{goal}}<br /> Dykes {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]}}
|goals2 = Adam {{goal}}
|aggregatescore = 4–2
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance =
|referee =
}}


==Second round==
==Second round==
{{football box collapsible
{{fb match header}}
|date = 9 March 1940

|time =
{{Fb match |ht=Clyde |sc=3 &ndash; 1|at=Dunfermline Athletic |w=h |htf=Agnew {{goal}}<br /> Beaton {{goal}}<br /> McLaren {{goal}} |atf=Johnston |d=9 March 1940 |st= |att=7,000 |ref= |rep= }}
|score = 3–1

|team1 = [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
{{Fb match |ht=Dumbarton |sc=0 &ndash; 2|at=Airdrieonians |w=a |htf= |atf=Reid {{goal}}<br /> Flavell {{goal}} |d=9 March 1940 |st= |att=5,500 |ref= |rep= }}
|goals1 = Agnew {{goal}}<br /> Beaton {{goal}}<br /> McLaren {{goal}}

|team2 = {{nobold|[[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]]}}
{{Fb match |ht=Dundee United |sc=7 &ndash; 1|at=Third Lanark |w=h |htf=Gardiner {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Kerr {{goal}}<br /> Milne {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Adamson {{goal}} |atf=Joyner {{goal}} |d=9 March 1940 |st= |att=8,000 |ref= |rep= }}
|goals2 = Johnston

|report =
{{Fb match |ht=Falkirk |sc=0 &ndash; 0|at=Rangers |w= |htf= |atf= |d=9 March 1940 |st= |att=16,000 |ref= |rep= }}
|stadium =

|attendance = 7,000
{{Fb match |ht=Hamilton Academical |sc=0 &ndash; 2|at=St. Mirren |w=a |htf= |atf=Deakin {{goal}}<br /> Brady {{goal}} |d=9 March 1940 |st= |att=8,000 |ref= |rep= }}
|referee =

}}
{{Fb match |ht=Heart of Midlothian |sc=2 &ndash; 1|at=Raith Rovers |w=h |htf=Phillips {{goal}}<br /> Walker {{goal}} |atf=Kinnear {{goal}} |d=9 March 1940 |st= |att=9,951 |ref= |rep= }}
{{football box collapsible

|date = 9 March 1940
{{Fb match |ht=Kilmarnock |sc=2 &ndash; 1|at=Albion Rovers |w=h |htf=Collins {{goal}}<br /> McGrogan {{goal}} |atf=McKinlay {{goal}} |d=9 March 1940 |st= |att=7,586 |ref= |rep= }}
|time =

|score = 0–2
{{Fb match |ht=Morton |sc=1 &ndash; 1|at=Motherwell |w= |htf=Milne {{goal}} |atf=Bremner {{goal}} |d=9 March 1940 |st= |att=8,688 |ref= |rep= }}
|team1 = {{nobold|[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]}}

|goals1 =
{{Fb match footer |s=[http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/warcup Scottish Football History]}}
|team2 = [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
|goals2 = Reid {{goal}}<br /> Flavell {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 5,500
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 9 March 1940
|time =
|score = 7–1
|team1 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|goals1 = Gardiner {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Kerr {{goal}}<br /> Milne {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Adamson {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]]}}
|goals2 = Joyner {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 8,000
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 9 March 1940
|time =
|score = 0–0
|team1 = {{nobold|[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]}}
|goals2 =
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 16,000
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 9 March 1940
|time =
|score = 0–2
|team1 = {{nobold|[[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]]}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|goals2 = [[Johnny Deakin|Deakin]] {{goal}}<br /> Brady {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 8,000
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 9 March 1940
|time =
|score = 2–1
|team1 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|goals1 = Phillips {{goal}}<br /> Walker {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]]}}
|goals2 = Kinnear {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 9,951
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 9 March 1940
|time =
|score = 2–1
|team1 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|goals1 = Collins {{goal}}<br /> McGrogan {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]]}}
|goals2 = McKinlay {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 7,586
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 9 March 1940
|time =
|score = 1–1
|team1 = {{nobold|[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]}}
|goals1 = Milne {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]}}
|goals2 = Bremner {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 8,688
|referee =
}}


===Replays===
===Replays===
{{football box collapsible
{{fb match header}}
|date = 11 March 1940

|time =
{{Fb match |ht=Motherwell |sc=5 &ndash; 2|at=Morton |w=h |htf=McCulloch {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Ogilvie {{goal}}<br /> Bremner {{goal}} |atf=McPhie {{goal}}<br /> Keys {{goal}} |d=11 March 1940 |st= |att=8,600 |ref= |rep= }}
|score = 5–2

|team1 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
{{Fb match |ht=Rangers |sc=3 &ndash; 2|at=Falkirk |w=h |htf=Thornton {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Venters {{goal}} |atf=Calder {{goal}}<br /> Fyfe {{goal}} |d=11 March 1940 |st= |att=46,000 |ref= |rep= }}
|goals1 = McCulloch {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Ogilvie {{goal}}<br /> Bremner {{goal}}

|team2 = {{nobold|[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]}}
{{Fb match footer |s=[http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/warcup Scottish Football History]}}
|goals2 = McPhie {{goal}}<br /> Keys {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 8,600
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 11 March 1940
|time =
|score = 3–2
|team1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|goals1 = Thornton {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Venters {{goal}}
|team2 = {{nobold|[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]}}
|goals2 = Calder {{goal}}<br /> Fyfe {{goal}}
|report =
|stadium =
|attendance = 46,000
|referee =
}}


==Quarter-finals==
==Quarter-finals==
{{footballbox |
{{football box |
| date = 23 March 1940
| date = 23 March 1940
| team1 = [[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrieonians]]
| team1 = [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
| score = 0 &ndash; 0
| score = 0–0
| team2 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
| team2 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
| goals1 =
| goals1 =
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}}
}}
----
----
{{footballbox |
{{football box |
| date = 23 March 1940
| date = 23 March 1940
| team1 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| team1 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| score = 3 &ndash; 0
| score = 3–0
| team2 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| team2 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| goals1 = Milne {{goal}}<br /> Fraser {{goal}}<br /> Gardiner {{goal}}
| goals1 = Milne {{goal}}<br /> Fraser {{goal}}<br /> Gardiner {{goal}}
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}}
}}
----
----
{{footballbox |
{{football box |
| date = 23 March 1940
| date = 23 March 1940
| team1 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
| team1 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
| score = 3 &ndash; 0
| score = 3–0
| team2 = [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
| team2 = [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
| goals1 = Bremner {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> McCulloch {{goal}}
| goals1 = Bremner {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> McCulloch {{goal}}
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}}
}}
----
----
{{footballbox |
{{football box |
| date = 23 March 1940
| date = 23 March 1940
| team1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| team1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| score = 3 &ndash; 1
| score = 3–1
| team2 = [[St. Mirren F.C.|St. Mirren]]
| team2 = [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
| goals1 = Thornton {{goal}}<br /> McNee {{goal}}<br /> Smith {{goal}}
| goals1 = Thornton {{goal}}<br /> McNee {{goal}}<br /> Smith {{goal}}
| goals2 = Brady {{goal}}
| goals2 = Brady {{goal}}
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The match was abandoned after 117 minutes due to poor light.
The match was abandoned after 117 minutes due to poor light.


{{footballbox |
{{football box |
| date = 1 April 1940
| date = 1 April 1940
| team1 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
| team1 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
| score = 2 &ndash; 2 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
| score = 2–2 {{aet}}
| team2 = [[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrieonians]]
| team2 = [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
| goals1 = Carruth {{goal}}<br /> Baxter {{goal}}
| goals1 = Carruth {{goal}}<br /> Baxter {{goal}}
| goals2 = Reid {{goal}}<br /> Mooney {{goal}}
| goals2 = Reid {{goal}}<br /> Mooney {{goal}}
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===Second replay===
===Second replay===
{{footballbox |
{{football box |
| date = 1 April 1940
| date = 1 April 1940
| team1 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
| team1 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
| score = 3 &ndash; 4
| score = 3–4
| team2 = [[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrieonians]]
| team2 = [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
| goals1 = Walker {{goal}} {{goal||pen.}}<br /> Phillips {{goal}}
| goals1 = Walker {{goal}} {{goal||pen.}}<br /> Phillips {{goal}}
| goals2 = Mooney {{goal}}<br /> Flavell {{goal}}<br /> Reid {{goal}}<br /> Farr {{goal}}
| goals2 = Mooney {{goal}}<br /> Flavell {{goal}}<br /> Reid {{goal}}<br /> Farr {{goal}}
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==Semi-finals==
==Semi-finals==
{{footballbox |
{{football box |
| date = 13 April 1940
| date = 13 April 1940
| team1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| team1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| score = 4 &ndash; 1
| score = 4–1
| team2 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
| team2 = [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
| goals1 = Thornton {{goal}}<br /> Smith {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Venters {{goal}}
| goals1 = Thornton {{goal}}<br /> Smith {{goal}} {{goal}}<br /> Venters {{goal}}
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}}
}}
----
----
{{footballbox |
{{football box |
| date = 13 April 1940
| date = 13 April 1940
| team1 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| team1 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| score = 0 &ndash; 0
| score = 0–0
| team2 = [[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrieonians]]
| team2 = [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
| goals1 =
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| goals2 =
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===Replay===
===Replay===
{{footballbox |
{{football box |
| date = 17 April 1940
| date = 17 April 1940
| team1 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| team1 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| score = 3 &ndash; 1
| score = 3–1
| team2 = [[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrieonians]]
| team2 = [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
| goals1 = Glen {{goal}}<br /> Adamson {{goal}}<br /> Dunsmore {{goal}}
| goals1 = Glen {{goal}}<br /> Adamson {{goal}}<br /> Dunsmore {{goal}}
| goals2 = Reid {{goal}}
| goals2 = Reid {{goal}}
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==Final==
==Final==
{{footballbox |
{{football box |
| date = 4 May 1940
| date = 4 May 1940
| team1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| team1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| score = 1 &ndash; 0
| score = 1–0
| team2 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| team2 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| goals1 = Smith {{goal}}
| goals1 = Smith {{goal}}
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| referee = W Webb
| referee = W Webb
| attendance = 75,000
| attendance = 75,000
| report = <ref name=FinalReport/>
}}
}}

===Teams===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|'''Dundee United:'''<ref>[https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=4447 Rangers 1 Dundee Utd 0 {{!}} Emergency War Cup (Final)], Arab Archive</ref>
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Charlie Thomson (footballer, born 1905)|Charlie Thomson]]
|-
|RB ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} Alex Miller
|-
|LB ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tommy Dunsmore]]
|-
|RH ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Arthur Baxter (footballer)|Arthur Baxter]]
|-
|CH ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Littlejohn]]
|-
|LH ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Robertson
|-
|RW ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Glen (1930s footballer)|Alex Glen]]
|-
|IR ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Gardiner (footballer)|Bobby Gardiner]]
|-
|CF ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Arthur Milne (footballer)|Arthur Milne]]
|-
|IL ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tommy Adamson]]
|-
|LW ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} Norman Fraser
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Allan (footballer born 1897)|Jimmy Allan]]
|}
{{col-2}}
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|'''Rangers:'''
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jerry Dawson (footballer, born 1909)|Jerry Dawson]]
|-
|RB ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dougie Gray]]
|-
|LB ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jock Shaw]]
|-
|RH ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Bolt]]
|-
|CH ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Woodburn]]
|-
|LH ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tom McKillop (footballer)|Tom McKillop]]
|-
|RW ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Waddell]]
|-
|IR ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Thornton]]
|-
|CF ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1911)|Jimmy Smith]]
|-
|IL ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Venters]]
|-
|LW ||||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Adam Little]]
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bill Struth]]
|}
{{col-end}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{1939-40 in Scottish football}}
==External links==
{{Defunct football competitions in Scotland}}
* [http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/warcup Scottish Football History &ndash; Scottish War Emergency Cup]

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[[Category:Scottish Cup]]
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[[Category:Defunct football competitions in Scotland|War]]
[[Category:1939–40 in Scottish football|War Emergency Cup]]
[[Category:Wartime association football]]
[[Category:Defunct football cup competitions in Scotland|War]]
[[Category:1939-40 in Scottish football|War Emergency Cup]]
[[Category:Wartime football in Scotland]]

Latest revision as of 07:36, 21 April 2023

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[edit]

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

First legs[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Semi-finals[edit]

Rangers4–1Motherwell
Thornton
Smith
Venters 		McCulloch
Attendance: 50,000
Dundee United0–0Airdrieonians
Attendance: 22,000

Replay[edit]

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

Final[edit]

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

Teams[edit]

References[edit]

  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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