1945–46 in Scottish football

none November 2020 football background:#BFD7FF 1945–46 in Scottish football 210px 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 football in Scotland and the seventh and final season of special wartime football during World War II. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1940-1949/194041/ 1945/46 - the Scottish Football League 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121203070003/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1940-1949/194041 3 December 2012 dead 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).http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/southernleague Southern Football League Scottish Football History 2008-10-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20091021104311/http://geocities.com/br1anmccoll/southernleague 21 October 2009 dead No country-wide cup competition took place, although a number of regional competitions continued including the Glasgow Cup, andhttps://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-glasgowcuphist.html Glasgow Cup finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2008-10-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080922041816/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/scot-glasgowcuphist.html 22 September 2008 live a Southern League Cup was competed for,http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/southernlc Southern Football League Cup Scottish Football History 2008-10-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20091021113316/http://geocities.com/br1anmccoll/southernlc 21 October 2009 dead 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 Southern League 'B' Dundee Victory Cuphttp://scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/victory-cup.htm Victory Cup Scottish Football Historical Archive 2 April 2017 Rangers Southern League Cup Aberdeen 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 Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren Southern Counties Cup Nithsdale Wanderers International Scotland national football team results (unofficial matches) Scotland national football team 1940–59 results 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 England in one such match on 13 April 1946 at Hampden Park. In front of 139, 468 spectators Scotland won 1–0 with a Jimmy Delaney goal in what was dubbed a 'Victory International'. The Scotland line-up featured: Bobby Brown, Davie Shaw, Jock Shaw, Billy Campbell, Frank Brennan, Jackie Husband, Willie Waddell, Neil Dougall, Jimmy Delaney, George Hamilton, Billy Liddell.https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-warvic-intres.html War-Time/Victory Internationals - Details Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080922180926/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-warvic-intres.html 22 September 2008 live A second game against England was also played at Maine Road, Manchester on 24 April 1946. This game was neither an official nor a victory international but rather was played as a fundraiser for the victims of the Burnden Park Disaster. A crowd of 70,000 witnessed a 2–2 draw with Willie Thornton scoring twice for Scotland. Their line-up featured: Willie Miller, Davie Shaw, Jock Shaw, Billy Campbell, Frank Brennan, Jackie Husband, Willie Waddell, Neil Dougall, Willie Thornton, George Hamilton, Billy Liddell. 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 Belgium, with Jimmy Delaney scoring both goals. The line-up was: Bobby Brown, Jimmy McGowan, Jock Shaw (captain), Jimmy Campbell, Andy Paton, George Paterson, Gordon Smith, Archibald Baird, Jimmy Delaney, Johnny Deakin, Jimmy Walker. Both the Scottish Football Association and the Royal Belgian Football Association afford this game full international status, although it is not recognised as such by FIFA.https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres1950.html Scotland - International Matches 1946-1950 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080922104459/http://rsssf.com/tabless/scot-intres1950.html 22 September 2008 live In similar circumstances Scotland faced Switzerland at Hampden on 15 May 1946. In front of 111,899 fans Scotland won 3–1 with two from Liddell and one from Delaney. The line-up was: Bobby Brown, Davie Shaw, Jock Shaw, Billy Campbell, Frank Brennan, Jackie Husband, Willie Waddell, Willie Thornton, Jimmy Delaney, Tommy Walker, Billy Liddell. See also Association football during World War II Notes and references External links League winners at RSSSF Glasgow Cup winners at RSSSF Scottish Football Historical Archive 1945 Category:Wartime seasons in Scottish football