title: 1940–41 Southern League Cup (Scotland)
text: # 1940–41 Southern League Cup (Scotland)
  
  The Southern League Cup 1940–41 was the first edition of the regional war-time football tournament.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 8 |
  | Partick Thistle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 7 |
  | Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
  | Airdrieonians | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 4 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | St Mirren | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 11 |
  | Hamilton Academical | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 8 |
  | Albion Rovers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 |
  | Morton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 2 |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rangers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 10 |
  | Falkirk | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
  | Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 4 |
  | Third Lanark | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 3 |
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 8 |
  | Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
  | Clyde | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 5 |
  | Queen's Park | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 |
  
  ## Semi-finals
  
  | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Rangers | 4 – 1 | St Mirren | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
  
  ## Final
  
  ### Teams
  
  Heart of Midlothian: :
  
  | GK | Willie Waugh |
  | - | - |
  | RB | Duncan McClure |
  | LB | Archie Miller |
  | RH | Jimmy Philp |
  | CH | Jimmy Dykes |
  | LH | Tommy Brown |
  | OR | Tommy Dougan |
  | IR | Tommy Walker |
  | CF | George Hamilton |
  | IL | Alex Massie |
  | OL | Robert Christie |
  | Replay: | Unchanged |
  
  Rangers: :
  
  | GK | Jerry Dawson |
  | - | - |
  | RB | Dougie Gray |
  | LB | Jock Shaw |
  | RH | Bobby Bolt |
  | CH | Willie Woodburn |
  | LH | Scot Symon |
  | OR | Torry Gillick |
  | IR | Willie Thornton |
  | CF | Jimmy Smith |
  | IL | David Marshall |
  | OL | Charlie Johnston |
  | Replay: | Alex Venters replaced Marshall. |
  