1942–43 Southern League Cup (Scotland)
# 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

### 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 |
