War Fund Shield

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Two war-time competitions to help raise funds for footballers and their families who fought in the Great War, the entrants being all Scottish League clubs. For the latter competition, no trophy was awarded as it wasn't ready. It was intended to be an annual tournament, but the war ended later that year.

Winners
1914-15 Morton	1917-18 Celtic

1914-15 War Fund Shield First round 20 Oct Third Lanark v Rangers 0-4 27 Oct Morton v Queen’s Park 3-0 3 Nov Clyde v St Mirren 0-1 at Ibrox Park 10 Nov Partick Thistle v Celtic 1-1 1 Dec Celtic v Partick Thistle 2-1 Semi-final 8 Dec Morton v St Mirren 1-0 15 Dec Rangers v Celtic 2-1 at Firhill Park Final at Firhill Park, Glasgow 28 Apr Morton v Rangers 2-1

1917-18 War Fund Shield Qualifying round 9 Mar St Mirren v Kilmarnock 2-3 aet 30 Mar Morton v Third Lanark 3-1 6 Apr Clydebank v Airdrieonians 2-1 First round 20 Apr Celtic v Queen’s Park 2-1 20 Apr Rangers v Partick Thistle 3-0 20 Apr Morton v Kilmarnock 7-1 20 Apr Motherwell v Clydebank 1-2 Semi-final 27 Apr Celtic v Clydebank 2-0 27 Apr Rangers v Morton 1-3 Final at Hampden Park, Glasgow 4 May Celtic v Morton 1-0 Celtic: Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Jackson, W McStay, Brown, Kelly, Gallacher, McLean, McMenemy, Browning