Victory Cup

 

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Two competitions called the Victory Cup were held in the 'Victory Seasons' after the two World Wars. With the Great War ending soon after the start of 1918-19 season, it was too late to restart the Scottish Cup competition that had been suspended since 1914. Instead the Scottish FA organised a Victory Cup tournament, with the entrants being drawn from the Scottish League and Western League. To help the non-League sides, they would be able to give up a home draw for a £50 fee if they so wished.

The 1945-46 competition featured a preliminary Qualifying Cup with the finalists entering the competition proper.

 

 

Winners

 

1918-19 St Mirren

1945-46 Rangers

 

 

1918-19 Victory Cup

First round

1 Mar Airdrieonians v Abercorn 5-1

1 Mar Albion Rovers v Kilmarnock 1-1

5 Mar Kilmarnock v Albion Rovers 0-1

1 Mar Celtic v Vale of Leven 2-0

1 Mar Clyde v Johnstone 2-0

1 Mar Falkirk v Dumbarton Harp 3-0

1 Mar Morton v Clydebank 2-1

1 Mar Motherwell v Stevenston United 2-0

1 Mar Partick Thistle v Renton 4-3

1 Mar Queen’s Park v Arthurlie 2-1

1 Mar St Mirren v Dumbarton 0-0

5 Mar Dumbarton v St Mirren 0-1

Rest byes

 

Second round

15 Mar Albion Rovers v Celtic 1-3

15 Mar Hamilton Academical v Rangers 1-5

15 Mar Hibernian v Ayr United 1-0

15 Mar Motherwell v Morton 2-1

15 Mar Partick Thistle v Falkirk 2-0

15 Mar Queen’s Park v Airdrieonians 0-4

15 Mar St Mirren v Clyde 3-2

15 Mar Third Lanark v Heart of Midlothian 1-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third round

29 Mar Airdrieonians v Rangers 1-0

29 Mar Hibernian v Motherwell 2-0

29 Mar Partick Thistle v Heart of Midlothian 0-2

29 Mar St Mirren v Celtic 1-0

 

Semi-final

12 Apr Hibernian v St Mirren 1-3

19 Apr Heart of Midlothian v Airdrieonians 7-1

 

Final at Celtic Park, Glasgow, att 65000

26 Apr St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian 3-0

Scorers: Sutherland 2, Hodge

St Mirren: O'hagan,  Marshall,  Fulton,   Pirrie, McKenna, Anderson, Hodges, T Page, Clark, Sunderland, Thomson

Hearts: Black,  Birrell,  J Wilson,  Preston, Mercer, Sharp, Sinclair, Miller, A Wilson, McCulloch, W Wilson

 

 

1945-46 Victory Cup

 

Qualifying Cup

First round

22 Sep Brechin City v Montrose 1-7

22 Sep Duns v Edinburgh City 1-6

22 Sep Stirling Albion v Glasgow University 10-2

22 Sep Stranraer v Tarff Rovers 4-4

29 Sep Tarff Rovers v Stranraer 5-5

6 Oct Stranraer v Tarff Rovers 2-4

22 Sep Buckie Thistle v Deveronvale 2-0

22 Sep Clachnacuddin v Ross County 3-1

22 Sep Elgin City v Inverness Caledonian 0-4

22 Sep Inverness Thistle v Forres Mechanics 4-1

Leith Athletic v Peebles Rovers scr-wo

Rest byes

 

Second round

6 Oct East Stirlingshire v Stirling Albion 5-4

6 Oct Montrose v Forfar Athletic 3-4

6 Oct Buckie Thistle v Peterhead 5-2

6 Oct Clachnacuddin v Inverness Thistle 3-0

6 Oct Nairn County v Inverness Caledonian 1-2

13 Oct Wigtown & Bladnoch v Tarff Rovers 1-3

 

 

 

 

 

Third round

20 Oct East Stirlingshire v Edinburgh City 3-2

20 Oct Tarff Rovers v Peebles Rovers 4-2

20 Oct Inverness Caledonian v Buckie Thistle 3-2

27 Oct Clachnacuddin v Forfar Athletic 3-2

 

Semi-final

3 Nov Tarff Rovers v East Stirlingshire 1-9

3 Nov Inverness Caledonian v Clachnacuddin 1-2

 

Final – 2 legs

24 Nov Clachnacuddin v East Stirlingshire 3-3

1 Dec East Stirlingshire v Clachnacuddin 2-2

2 Jan East Stirlingshire v Clachnacuddin 5-2 at Muirton Park, Perth

 

Clachnacuddin and East Stirlingshire both qualified for the competition proper

 

Competition Proper

First round – 2 legs

20 Apr Aberdeen v Hamilton Academical 2-0

24 Apr Hamilton Academical v Aberdeen 0-2

20 Apr Airdrieonians v Dumbarton 4-0

24 Apr Dumbarton v Airdrieonians 1-1

20 Apr Alloa Athletic v Heart of Midlothian 3-1

24 Apr Heart of Midlothian v Alloa Athletic 5-0

20 Apr Arbroath v Raith Rovers 3-4

27 Apr Raith Rovers v Arbroath 3-1

20 Apr Ayr United v Morton 1-3

24 Apr Morton v Ayr United 4-2

20 Apr Clachnacuddin v Partick Thistle 2-2

24 Apr Partick Thistle v Clachnacuddin 7-1

20 Apr Clyde v Albion Rovers 4-2

24 Apr Albion Rovers v Clyde 1-2

20 Apr Cowdenbeath v Queen’s Park 0-0

22 Apr Queen’s Park v Cowdenbeath 3-5

20 Apr Dundee United v Queen of the South 2-1

27 Apr Queen of the South v Dundee United 3-1

20 Apr East Fife v Kilmarnock 2-0

27 Apr Kilmarnock v East Fife 3-0

20 Apr Falkirk v Motherwell 2-1

27 Apr Motherwell v Falkirk 2-4

20 Apr Hibernian v Dundee 3-0

27 Apr Dundee v Hibernian 2-0

20 Apr St Johnstone v Celtic 2-8

24 Apr Celtic v St Johnstone 5-0

20 Apr St Mirren v East Stirlingshire 3-1

27 Apr East Stirlingshire v St Mirren 2-2

20 Apr Stenhousemuir v Rangers 1-4

22 Apr Rangers v Stenhousemuir 4-1

20 Apr Third Lanark v Dunfermline Athletic 1-2

27 Apr Dunfermline Athletic v Third Lanark 0-2

 

 

Second round

4 May Aberdeen v Kilmarnock 1-1

13 May Kilmarnock v Aberdeen 0-3

4 May Airdrieonians v Rangers 0-4

4 May Celtic v Queen of the South 3-0

4 May Clyde v Morton 0-0

11 May Morton v Clyde 0-2

4 May Cowdenbeath v Partick Thistle 1-1

8 May Partick Thistle v Cowdenbeath 2-1

4 May Falkirk v Third Lanark 3-2

4 May Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian 3-1

4 May Raith Rovers v St Mirren 2-1

 

Third round

18 MayClyde v Aberdeen 4-2

18 May Falkirk v Rangers 1-1

25 May Rangers v Falkirk 2-0

18 May Partick Thistle v Hibernian 1-1

25 May Hibernian v Partick Thistle 2-0

18 May Raith Rovers v Celtic 0-2

 

Semi-final

1 Jun Hibernian v Clyde 2-1 at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

1 Jun Rangers v Celtic 0-0 at Hampden Park, Glasgow

5 Jun Rangers v Celtic 2-0 at Hampden Park, Glasgow

 

Final at Hampden Park, Glasgow

15 Jun Rangers v Hibernian

Scorers: Duncanson 2, Gillick : Aitkenhead

Rangers: Brown, Cox, Shaw, Watkins, Young, Symon, Waddell. Gillick. Thornton, Duncanson, Caskie

Hibernian: Kerr, Govan, Shaw, Howie, Aird, Finnigan, Smith, Peat, Milne, Aitkenhead, Nutley