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 ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Dempsey ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Ferguson ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Patillo ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
5,500 |
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Gillan ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Duncanson ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Thornton ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Waddell ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
7,000 |
|
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Crum ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Divers ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Gould ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Murray ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Kinnear ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
6,200 |
|
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Noble ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Wallace ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Adams ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
4,500 |
|
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Dunn ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Milne ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Lang ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Miller ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Mudie ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
4,500 |
|
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McGillivray ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Dewar ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
6,320 |
|
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Dawson ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Keys ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Napier ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Carruthers ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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|
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
7,060 |
|
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McIntyre ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Wilson ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) McKerrell ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Harrison ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Buchan ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
3,500 |
|
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Lorimer ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Hird ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Brown ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
4,300 |
|
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Gallacher ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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|
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
8,630 |
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Stewart ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) McDowall ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Ferrier ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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McInally ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Wales ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) McCulloch ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Wood ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Bremner ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
3,330 |
|
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Morrison ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Picken |
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Gardiner ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Adamson ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Kerr ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
5,210 |
|
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Kyle ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Aitken ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Ferguson ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Gillick ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Reid ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
7,650 |
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Philp ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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McGarry ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Calder ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Milne ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
5,070 |
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Linwood ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Caskie ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Date |
24 February 1940 |
Attendance |
10,000 |
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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 |
|
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Bell ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,841 |
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Flavell ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Mooney ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Reid ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Mitchell ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,000 |
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Dunn ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
2,150 |
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Marshall ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) McKenzie ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Collins ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Thomson ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
9,940 |
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Fraser ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Sharp ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,000 |
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McLeod ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
3,100 |
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Phillips ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Briscoe ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Brook ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
7,974 |
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Finnigan ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Nutley ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Cuthbertson ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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|
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
4,520 |
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Calder ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Turnbull ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Martin ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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|
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
3,400 |
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Ogilvie ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Bremner ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Wood ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Binnie ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Black ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
2,792 |
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Connor ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Lang ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Law ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Brady ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
3,800 |
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Lyons (o.g.) Hume ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Tulip ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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|
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
5,463 |
|
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Venters ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Waddell ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Rice ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Fitzsimmons ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
2 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,000 |
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Buchan ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Rodi ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Allan ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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McIntyre ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Sinclair ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Dewar ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Dykes ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Adam ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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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 ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Beaton ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) McLaren ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Johnston |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
7,000 |
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|
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Reid ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Flavell ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
5,500 |
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Gardiner ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Kerr ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Milne ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Adamson ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Joyner ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,000 |
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Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
16,000 |
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Deakin ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Brady ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,000 |
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Phillips ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Walker ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Kinnear ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
9,951 |
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Collins ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) McGrogan ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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McKinlay ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
7,586 |
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Milne ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Bremner ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
9 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,688 |
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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 ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Ogilvie ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Bremner ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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McPhie ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Keys ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
11 March 1940 |
Attendance |
8,600 |
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Thornton ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Venters ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
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Calder ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) Fyfe ![](../I/m/Soccerball_shade.svg.png) |
Date |
11 March 1940 |
Attendance |
46,000 |
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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
External links
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