Scottish War Emergency Cup
# Scottish War Emergency Cup

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.

All match details are sourced to the Scottish Football Historical Archive.

## First round

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

## Quarter-finals

### Replay

The match was abandoned after 117 minutes due to poor light.

## Final

### Teams

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 ||||

Rangers: :

| GK | Jerry Dawson |
| - | - |
| RB | Dougie Gray |
| LB | Jock Shaw |
| RH | Bobby Bolt |
| CH | Willie Woodburn |
| LH | Tom McKillop |
| RW | Willie Waddell |
| IR | Willie Thornton |
| CF | Jimmy Smith |
| IL | Alex Venters |
| LW | Adam Little |
| Manager: ||||
| Bill Struth ||||
