title: 1939–40 British Ice Hockey season
text: # 1939–40 British Ice Hockey season
  
  The 1939–40 British Ice Hockey season featured the English National League and Scottish National League.
  
  ## Scottish National League
  
  ### Points Competition
  
  **Scores**
  
  | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 10/30 | Dunfermline Vikings | 2 - 2 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 11/1 | Fife Flyers | 5 - 1 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 11/1 | Dundee Tigers | 7 - 2 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 11/2 | Fife Flyers | 1 - 1 | Perth Panthers |
  | 11/3 | Ayr Raiders | 2 - 2 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 11/4 | Perth Panthers | 6 - 4 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 11/6 | Fife Flyers | 3 - 2 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 11/8 | Ayr Raiders | 4 - 2 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 11/8 | Perth Panthers | 4 - 2 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 11/9 | Fife Flyers | 4 - 2 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 11/10 | Ayr Raiders | 7 - 4 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 11/11 | Dundee Tigers | 2 - 2 | Perth Panthers |
  | 11/13 | Dunfermline Vikings | 2 - 1 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 11/15 | Falkirk Lions | 3 - 1 | Perth Panthers |
  | 11/15 | Dundee Tigers | 3 - 3 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 11/16 | Fife Flyers | 4 - 2 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 11/17 | Dundee Tigers | 3 - 2 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 11/18 | Perth Panthers | 5 - 3 | Fife Flyers |
  | 11/20 | Dunfermline Vikings | 5 - 3 | Perth Panthers |
  | 11/22 | Falkirk Lions | 5 - 1 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 11/22 | Fife Flyers | 3 - 2 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 11/23 | Fife Flyers | 4 - 3 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 11/24 | Falkirk Lions | 3 - 2 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 11/25 | Perth Panthers | 3 - 1 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 11/27 | Falkirk Lions | 3 - 2 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 11/29 | Dundee Tigers | 4 - 3 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 11/29 | Ayr Raiders | 0 - 0 | Perth Panthers |
  | 11/30 | Fife Flyers | 6 - 5 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 12/2 | Perth Panthers | 4 - 1 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 12/2 | Dundee Tigers | 4 - 0 | Fife Flyers |
  | 12/4 | Dundee Tigers | 5 - 3 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 12/6 | Falkirk Lions | 4 - 2 | Fife Flyers |
  | 12/6 | Ayr Raiders | 6 - 5 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 12/7 | Perth Panthers | 4 - 1 | Fife Flyers |
  | 12/8 | Ayr Raiders | 3 - 3 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 12/9 | Perth Panthers | 4 - 2 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 12/11 | Dunfermline Vikings | 3 - 2 | Fife Flyers |
  | 12/13 | Perth Panthers | 4 - 1 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 12/13 | Falkirk Lions | 4 - 0 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 12/14 | Dunfermline Vikings | 3 - 2 | Fife Flyers |
  | 12/15 | Falkirk Lions | 3 - 2 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 12/16 | Perth Panthers | 5 - 3 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 12/18 | Ayr Raiders | 4 - 3 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 12/20 | Perth Panthers | 1 - 0 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 12/20 | Dunfermline Vikings | 6 - 3 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 12/21 | Fife Flyers | 5 - 3 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 12/22 | Dundee Tigers | 3 - 2 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 12/23 | Perth Panthers | 2 - 1 | Fife Flyers |
  | 12/25 | Dunfermline Vikings | 2 - 0 | Perth Panthers |
  | 12/27 | Falkirk Lions | 8 - 5 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 12/28 | Dundee Tigers | 6 - 6 | Fife Flyers |
  | 12/29 | Falkirk Lions | 2 - 2 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 12/29 | Ayr Raiders | 4 - 1 | Fife Flyers |
  | 12/30 | Ayr Raiders | 4 - 2 | Perth Panthers |
  | 1/1 | Falkirk Lions | 2 - 2 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 1/3 | Falkirk Lions | 2 - 2 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 1/4 | Ayr Raiders | 2 - 2 | Fife Flyers |
  | 1/5 | Ayr Raiders | 4 - 3 | Perth Panthers |
  | 1/6 | Perth Panthers | 9 - 3 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 1/6 | Fife Flyers | 3 - 1 | Dundee Tigers |
  
  **Table**
  
  | | Club | GP | W | L | T | GF–GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Perth Panthers | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 63:43 | 27 |
  | 2. | Fife Flyers | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 58:59 | 21 |
  | 3. | Falkirk Lions | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 60:61 | 19 |
  | 4. | Ayr Raiders | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 57:61 | 18 |
  | 5. | Dunfermline Vikings | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 53:60 | 18 |
  | 6. | Dundee Tigers | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 65:72 | 17 |
  
  ### Regular season
  
  **Scores**
  
  | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/15 | Dunfermline Vikings | 5 - 5 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 1/17 | Dundee Tigers | 8 - 5 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 1/17 | Falkirk Lions | 6 - 4 | Fife Flyers |
  | 1/18 | Fife Flyers | 11 - 5 | Perth Panthers |
  | 1/19 | Dunfermline Vikings | 4 - 2 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 1/20 | Falkirk Lions | 6 - 1 | Perth Panthers |
  | 1/22 | Fife Flyers | 8 - 3 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 1/24 | Ayr Raiders | 4 - 3 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 1/24 | Dundee Tigers | 3 - 1 | Perth Panthers |
  | 1/25 | Fife Flyers | 7 - 5 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 1/26 | Ayr Raiders | 6 - 2 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 1/27 | Dundee Tigers | 8 - 3 | Perth Panthers |
  | 2/5 | Ayr Raiders | 8 - 6 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 2/7 | Falkirk Lions | 2 - 1 | Perth Panthers |
  | 2/7 | Dundee Tigers | 8 - 8 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 2/8 | Falkirk Lions | 7 - 4 | Fife Flyers |
  | 2/9 | Dundee Tigers | 6 - 1 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 2/10 | Fife Flyers | 4 - 2 | Perth Panthers |
  | 2/12 | Dunfermline Vikings | 7 - 2 | Perth Panthers |
  | 2/14 | Falkirk Lions | 12 - 6 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 2/15 | Fife Flyers | 8 - 5 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 2/16 | Ayr Raiders | 4 - 3 | Fife Flyers |
  | 2/16 | Dunfermline Vikings | 6 - 5 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 2/17 | Ayr Raiders | 3 - 1 | Perth Panthers |
  | 2/21 | Falkirk Lions | 5 - 5 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 2/22 | Fife Flyers | 6 - 1 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 2/23 | Perth Panthers | 6 - 1 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 2/24 | Dundee Tigers | 12 - 6 | Fife Flyers |
  | 2/24 | Perth Panthers | 3 - 1 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 2/26 | Perth Panthers | 1 - 1 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 2/28 | Dundee Tigers | 12 - 3 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 2/29 | Fife Flyers | 5 - 3 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 3/1 | Fife Flyers | 8 - 5 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 3/2 | Perth Panthers | 4 - 2 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 3/4 | Fife Flyers | 8 - 3 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 3/6 | Falkirk Lions | 4 - 3 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 3/6 | Perth Panthers | 2 - 2 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 3/7 | Fife Flyers | 8 - 2 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 3/8 | Falkirk Lions | 5 - 4 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 3/9 | Dundee Tigers | 1 - 0 | Perth Panthers |
  | 3/11 | Ayr Raiders | 11 - 6 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 3/13 | Perth Panthers | 5 - 2 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 3/13 | Dundee Tigers | 6 - 1 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 3/14 | Fife Flyers | 6 - 4 | Falkirk Lions |
  | 3/15 | Dundee Tigers | 7 - 2 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 3/16 | Fife Flyers | 6 - 1 | Perth Panthers |
  | 3/20 | Dundee Tigers | 4 - 4 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 3/21 | Perth Panthers | 5 - 2 | Fife Flyers |
  | 3/22 | Ayr Raiders | 5 - 3 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 3/23 | Falkirk Lions | 3 - 2 | Perth Panthers |
  | 3/25 | Falkirk Lions | 10 - 3 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 3/27 | Falkirk Lions | 4 - 3 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 3/28 | Fife Flyers | 8 - 4 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 3/29 | Perth Panthers | 3 - 1 | Ayr Raiders |
  | 3/30 | Perth Panthers | 7 - 3 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 3/30 | Fife Flyers | 4 - 3 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 4/8 | Dunfermline Vikings | 8 - 3 | Dundee Tigers |
  | 4/10 | Falkirk Lions | 8 - 4 | Fife Flyers |
  | 4/13 | Falkirk Lions | 7 - 5 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  | 4/15 | Falkirk Lions | 5 - 4 | Dunfermline Vikings |
  
  **Table**
  
  | | Club | GP | W | L | T | GF–GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Fife Flyers | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 120:88 | 28 |
  | 2. | Falkirk Lions | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 103:88 | 27 |
  | 3. | Dundee Tigers | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 110:87 | 23 |
  | 4. | Perth Panthers | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 55:69 | 16 |
  | 5. | Ayr Raiders | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 76:97 | 15 |
  | 6. | Dunfermline Vikings | 20 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 84:119 | 11 |
  
  ### Scottish Ice Hockey League Championship
  
  The winners of the Points Competition (Perth) and the Regular Season (Fife) met to decide the League Championship.
  
  * Fife Flyers - Perth Panthers 4:4, 4:3, 5:4 - was originally going to be a five-game series, cut to three
  
  ## Scottish Cup
  
  ### Results
  
  First round
  
  * Dunfermline Vikings - Fife Flyers 9:5 on aggregate (3:1, 6:4)
  * Falkirk Lions - Ayr Raiders 6:7 on aggregate (3:1, 3:6)
  * Dundee Tigers - Perth Panthers (5:3, 6:7 - Perth won in OT)
  
  Second round Two losers from the first round played in this series to decide the fourth team in the semifinals.
  
  * Falkirk Lions - Dundee Tigers 10:8 on aggregate (5:4, 5:4)
  
  Semifinals
  
  * Dunfermline Vikings - Ayr Raiders 10:5 on aggregate (3:1, 7:4)
  * Falkirk Lions - Perth Panthers 7:4 on aggregate (3:3, 4:1)
  
  Final
  
  * Dunfermline Vikings - Falkirk Lions 10:10 on aggregate (5:5, 5:5)
  
  Final replay As the teams were even on goals, the final series was replayed.
  
  * Dunfermline Vikings - Falkirk Lions 7:6 on aggregate (3:3, 4:3)
  
  ## Simpson Trophy
  
  ### Results
  
  First round
  
  * Ayr Raiders - Dunfermline Vikings 10:8 on aggregate (5:3, 5:5)
  * Dundee Tigers - Fife Flyers 10:7 on aggregate (6:2, 4:5)
  * Perth Panthers - Falkirk Lions 8:8 on aggregate (4:6, 4:2)
  
  Semifinals
  
  * Perth Panthers - Ayr Raiders 8:4 on aggregate (4:2, 4:2)
  * Dundee Tigers - Falkirk Lions 6:3 on aggregate (6:2, 0:1)
  
  Final
  
  * Perth Panthers - Dundee Tigers 12:5 on aggregate (7:4, 5:1)
  
  ## Coronation Cup
  
  ### Results
  
  First round
  
  * 12/10: Falkirk Lions - Glasgow Mohawks 2:1 OT
  * 12/10: Dundee Tigers - Fife Flyers 3:2
  
  Semifinals
  
  * 12/24: Dundee Tigers - Kelvingrove 2:1 OT
  * 12/24: Perth Panthers - Falkirk Lions 3:1
  
  Final
  
  * 12/31: Perth Panthers - Dundee Tigers 2:1
  