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.[1][2]
All match details are sourced to the Scottish Football Historical Archive.[1]
Dunfermline Athletic received a bye in the first round due to Cowdenbeath's withdrawal.
| 24 February 1940 | Albion Rovers | 3–3 | Aberdeen | |
Burke  Dempsey |
Ferguson Patillo |
Attendance: 5,500 |
| 24 February 1940 | Alloa | 1–4 | Rangers | |
| Gillan |
Duncanson Thornton Waddell |
Attendance: 7,000 |
| 24 February 1940 | Celtic | 4–2 | Raith Rovers | |
| Crum Divers Gould |
Murray Kinnear |
Attendance: 6,200 |
| 24 February 1940 | Dumbarton | 4–3 | Arbroath | |
| Dunn Milne Lang |
Miller Mudie |
Attendance: 4,500 |
| 24 February 1940 | Dundee | 1–1 | Third Lanark | |
| McGillivray |
Dewar |
Attendance: 6,320 |
| 24 February 1940 | Falkirk | 5–0 | Hibernian | |
| Dawson Keys Napier Carruthers |
Attendance: 7,060 |
| 24 February 1940 | Hamilton Academical | 7–1 | Stenhousemuir | |
| McIntyre Wilson McKerrell Harrison |
Buchan |
Attendance: 3,500 |
| 24 February 1940 | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| Lorimer Hird |
Brown |
Attendance: 4,300 |
| 24 February 1940 | Kilmarnock | 1–0 | Ayr United | |
| Gallacher |
Attendance: 8,630 |
| 24 February 1940 | King's Park | 4–6 | Motherwell | |
| Stewart McDowall Ferrier |
McInally Wales McCulloch Wood Bremner |
Attendance: 3,330 |
| 24 February 1940 | Partick Thistle | 2–4 | Dundee United | |
| Morrison Picken |
Gardiner Adamson Kerr |
Attendance: 5,210 |
| 24 February 1940 | Queen's Park | 3–2 | Airdrieonians | |
| Kyle Aitken Ferguson |
Gillick Reid |
Attendance: 7,650 |
| 24 February 1940 | St Bernard's | 1–5 | Morton | |
| Philp |
McGarry Calder Milne |
Attendance: 5,070 |
| 24 February 1940 | St Mirren | 6–0 | Queen of the South | |
| Linwood Caskie |
Attendance: 10,000 |
| 2 March 1940 | Aberdeen | 0–1 (3–4 agg.) | Albion Rovers | |
| Bell |
Attendance: 8,841 |
| 2 March 1940 | Airdrieonians | 3–1 (5–4 agg.) | Queen's Park | |
| Flavell Mooney Reid |
Mitchell |
Attendance: 8,000 |
| 2 March 1940 | Ayr United | 2–2 (2–3 agg.) | Kilmarnock | |
| Marshall McKenzie |
Collins Thomson |
Attendance: 9,940 |
| 2 March 1940 | Dundee United | 1–1 (5–3 agg.) | Partick Thistle | |
| Fraser |
Sharp |
Attendance: 8,000 |
| 2 March 1940 | Heart of Midlothian | 5–0 (6–2 agg.) | St Johnstone | |
| Phillips Briscoe Brook |
Attendance: 7,974 |
| 2 March 1940 | Hibernian | 4–0 (4–5 agg.) | Falkirk | |
| Finnigan Nutley Cuthbertson |
Attendance: 4,520 |
| 2 March 1940 | Morton | 5–0 (10–1 agg.) | St Bernard's | |
| Calder Turnbull Martin |
Attendance: 3,400 |
| 2 March 1940 | Motherwell | 3–2 (9–6 agg.) | King's Park | |
| Ogilvie Bremner Wood |
Binnie Black |
Attendance: 2,792 |
| 2 March 1940 | Queen of the South | 4–1 (7–4 agg.) | St Mirren | |
| Connor Lang Law |
Brady |
Attendance: 3,800 |
| 2 March 1940 | Raith Rovers | 3–0 (5–4 agg.) | Celtic | |
| Lyons (o.g.) (o.g.) Hume Tulip |
Attendance: 5,463 |
| 2 March 1940 | Rangers | 2–2 (6–3 agg.) | Alloa | |
| Venters Waddell |
Rice Fitzsimmons |
Attendance: 8,000 |
| 2 March 1940 | Stenhousemuir | 4–1 (5–8 agg.) | Hamilton Academical | |
| Buchan Rodi Allan |
McIntyre |
| 2 March 1940 | Third Lanark | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | Dundee | |
| Sinclair Dewar Dykes |
Adam |
| 9 March 1940 | Clyde | 3–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | |
| Agnew Beaton McLaren |
Johnston | Attendance: 7,000 |
| 9 March 1940 | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Airdrieonians | |
| Reid Flavell |
Attendance: 5,500 |
| 9 March 1940 | Dundee United | 7–1 | Third Lanark | |
| Gardiner Kerr Milne Adamson |
Joyner |
Attendance: 8,000 |
| 9 March 1940 | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | St Mirren | |
| Deakin Brady |
Attendance: 8,000 |
| 9 March 1940 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Raith Rovers | |
| Phillips Walker |
Kinnear |
Attendance: 9,951 |
| 9 March 1940 | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Albion Rovers | |
| Collins McGrogan |
McKinlay |
Attendance: 7,586 |
| 9 March 1940 | Morton | 1–1 | Motherwell | |
| Milne |
Bremner |
Attendance: 8,688 |
| 11 March 1940 | Motherwell | 5–2 | Morton | |
| McCulloch Ogilvie Bremner |
McPhie Keys |
Attendance: 8,600 |
| Airdrieonians | 0–0 | Heart of Midlothian |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 14,000
| Dundee United | 3–0 | Kilmarnock |
|---|---|---|
| Milne Fraser Gardiner |
Attendance: 14,000
| Motherwell | 3–0 | Clyde |
|---|---|---|
| Bremner McCulloch |
Attendance: 12,673
| Rangers | 3–1 | St Mirren |
|---|---|---|
| Thornton McNee Smith |
Brady |
Attendance: 60,000
The match was abandoned after 117 minutes due to poor light.
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Airdrieonians |
|---|---|---|
| Carruth Baxter |
Reid Mooney |
Attendance: 19,949
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–4 | Airdrieonians |
|---|---|---|
| Walker (pen.) Phillips |
Mooney Flavell Reid Farr |
Attendance: 20,000
| Rangers | 4–1 | Motherwell |
|---|---|---|
| Thornton Smith Venters |
McCulloch |
Attendance: 50,000
| Dundee United | 0–0 | Airdrieonians |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 22,000
| Dundee United | 3–1 | Airdrieonians |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Adamson Dunsmore |
Reid |
Attendance: 22,000
| Rangers | 1–0 | Dundee United |
|---|---|---|
| Smith |
[2] |
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: W Webb
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