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.
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Winners |
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1918-19 St Mirren |
1945-46 Rangers |
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1918-19 Victory Cup First round 1
Mar Airdrieonians v Abercorn 1
Mar Albion Rovers v Kilmarnock 5
Mar Kilmarnock 1
Mar Celtic v Vale of Leven 1
Mar Clyde v Johnstone 1
Mar Falkirk v Dumbarton Harp 1
Mar Morton v Clydebank 1
Mar Motherwell v Stevenston United 1
Mar Partick Thistle v Renton 1
Mar Queen’s Park v Arthurlie 1
Mar St Mirren v Dumbarton 5
Mar Dumbarton Rest
byes Second round 15 Mar Albion Rovers v Celtic 15 Mar Hamilton Academical
v Rangers 15 Mar Hibernian v Ayr United 15 Mar Motherwell v Morton 15 Mar Partick Thistle v
Falkirk 15 Mar Queen’s Park v Airdrieonians 15 Mar St Mirren v Clyde 15 Mar Third Lanark v Heart of Midlothian |
Third round 29 Mar Airdrieonians v
Rangers 29 Mar Hibernian v Motherwell 29 Mar Partick Thistle v
Heart of Midlothian 29 Mar St Mirren v Celtic 1-0 Semi-final 12 Apr Hibernian v St Mirren 19 Apr Heart of Midlothian v Airdrieonians Final at Celtic Park, Glasgow, att
65000 26
Apr St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian Scorers: Sutherland
2, Hodge |
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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 |
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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 |