1942–43 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

The 1942–43 Southern League Cup was the third edition of the regional war-time football tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Falkirk	6	4	1	1	15	10	+5	9
Albion Rovers	6	3	2	1	11	6	+5	8
Morton	6	1	4	1	12	10	+2	6
Dumbarton	6	0	1	5	10	22	−12	1

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Third Lanark	6	4	2	0	16	7	+9	10
Partick Thistle	6	4	1	1	16	5	+11	9
Motherwell	6	1	1	4	8	18	−10	3
Airdrieonians	6	1	0	5	8	18	−10	1

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hamilton Academical	6	5	1	0	23	9	+14	11
Clyde	6	3	1	2	9	9	0	7
Heart of Midlothian	6	1	2	3	6	13	−7	4
Queen's Park	6	0	2	4	9	16	−7	2

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Rangers	6	6	0	0	14	1	+13	12
Hibernian	6	3	0	8	8	6	+2	8
Celtic	6	2	0	4	6	13	−7	4
St Mirren	6	1	0	4	8	14	−6	0

Semi-finals

Rangers	3 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Falkirk	3 – 1	Third Lanark	Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Final

12 May 1943

Falkirk	1–1 (3–11 on corners)	Rangers
Inglis 50'		Gillick 42'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: R. Calder

Teams

Falkirk: GK James Matthews RB Alex White LB Alex Peat RH Henry Pinkerton CH Bob Shankly LH Charles Busby OR Duncan Ogilvie IR Bobby Campbell CF Jimmy Inglis IL John Fitzsimons OL Kenny Dawson

Rangers: GK Jerry Dawson RB Dougie Gray LB Jock Shaw RH Adam Little CH George Young LH Scot Symon OR Willie Waddell IR Jimmy Duncanson CF Torry Gillick IL Alex Venters OL Charlie Johnston

External links

• Southern League Cup at Scottish Football Historical Archive (archived version, 2009)