1943–44 Southern League Cup (Scotland)
# 1943–44 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

The 1943–44 Southern League Cup was the fourth edition of the regional war-time football tournament.

## Group stage

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 10 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 6 |
| Airdrieonians | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 1 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Celtic | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 12 |
| Partick Thistle | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 6 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 |
| Hamilton Academical | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 3 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hibernian | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 11 |
| Morton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 8 |
| Albion Rovers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −3 | 4 |
| Third Lanark | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 1 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clyde | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 8 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 |
| Queen's Park | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 |
| St Mirren | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 |

## Semi-finals

| Rangers | 4 – 2 | Celtic | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| - | - | - | - |
| Hibernian | 5 – 2 | Clyde | Hampden Park, Glasgow |

## Final

### Teams

Hibernian: :

| GK | Mitchell Downie |
| - | - |
| RB | Robert Fraser |
| LB | Alex Hall |
| RH | Willie Finnigan |
| CH | Bobby Baxter |
| LH | Sammy Kean |
| OR | Gordon Smith |
| IR | Tommy Bogan |
| CF | James Nelson |
| IL | Jimmy Woodburn |
| OL | Jimmy Caskie |

Rangers: :

| GK | Jerry Dawson 18' |
| - | - |
| RB | Dougie Gray |
| LB | Jock Shaw |
| RH | Adam Little |
| CH | George Young |
| LH | Scot Symon |
| OR | Willie Waddell |
| IR | Torry Gillick |
| CF | Jimmy Smith |
| IL | Jimmy Duncanson |
| OL | Charlie Johnston |
