1945–46 in Scottish football
| 1945–46 in Scottish football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Southern League A Division champions | |
| Rangers | |
| Southern League B Division champions | |
| Dundee | |
| Victory Cup winners | |
| Rangers | |
| Southern League Cup winners | |
| Aberdeen | |
| B Division Supplementary Cup winners | |
| Airdrie | |
| Junior Cup winners | |
| Fauldhouse United |
The 1945–46 season was the 73rd season of competitive
Overview
Between 1939 and 1946 normal competitive football was suspended in Scotland. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. The Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup were suspended and in their place regional league competitions were set up. Appearances in these tournaments do not count in players' official records.
Honours
In contrast to previous wartime seasons a single league, the Southern League, operated for Scotland with two divisions (although its membership did not include all the pre-war Scottish league clubs).[2] No country-wide cup competition took place, although a number of regional competitions continued including the Glasgow Cup, and[3] a Southern League Cup was competed for,[4] a competition which later formed the basis of the League Cup. In addition a Supplementary Cup was played for by B Division teams.
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Southern League 'A' | Rangers[2] |
| Southern League 'B' | Dundee[2] |
| Victory Cup[5] | Rangers |
| Southern League Cup | Aberdeen[4] |
| B Division Supplementary Cup | Airdrie |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Buckie Thistle |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | East Fife |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee |
| Glasgow Cup | Queen's Park[3] |
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren |
| Southern Counties Cup | Nithsdale Wanderers |
International
In keeping with the other wartime seasons the Scotland national football team went on official hiatus, although unofficial games, appearances for which do not count towards the final caps totals of participants, continued.
Scotland faced
A second game against England was also played at
For the first time since before the war Scotland also faced opposition other than England. On 23 January 1946 a crowd of 48,830 at Hampden saw Scotland draw 2–2 with
In similar circumstances Scotland faced
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "1945/46 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Southern Football League". Scottish Football History. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ a b "Glasgow Cup finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ a b "Southern Football League Cup". Scottish Football History. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ "Victory Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ a b "War-Time/Victory Internationals - Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ a b "Scotland - International Matches 1946-1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.