The 1945–46 Southern League Cup was the sixth and final edition of the regional war-time football tournament. The North Eastern League and North Eastern League Cup had ended the previous season, teams from those competitions joined the Southern League and Southern League Cup. With the Southern League now acting effectively as a national league the competition was split into two Divisions, The league cup was therefore also split into two divisions.
Aberdeen won the tournament, defeating Rangers 3–2 in the final at Hampden Park before a crowd of 135,000. This was the last edition of the competition, but the trophy itself was used again for the 1946 Victory Cup played only a few weeks later (won by Rangers), therefore Aberdeen only possessed the cup for a short time. The same teams met in first official Scottish League Cup final the following year.
Group stage Division A
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Division B
Group A
Group B
Play-off Ayr United1 – 0Dundee UnitedHampden Park, Glasgow
Group C
Group D
Quarter-finals Aberdeen2 – 0Ayr UnitedAirdrieonians1 – 0ClydeHeart of Midlothian3 – 0East FifeRangers3 – 1Dundee
Semi-finals Aberdeen2 – 2AirdrieoniansIbrox Park, GlasgowRangers2 – 1Heart of MidlothianHampden Park, Glasgow
Replay Aberdeen5 – 3AirdrieoniansIbrox Park, Glasgow
Final
Teams Aberdeen: GK George JohnstoneRB Willie CooperLB Pat McKennaRH Andy CowieCH Frank DunlopLH George TaylorOR Alex KiddieIR George HamiltonCF Stan WilliamsIL Archie BairdOL Willie McCallRangers: GK John ShawRB Dougie GrayLB Jock Shaw RH Charlie WatkinsCH George YoungLHScot SymonOR Willie Waddell IR Willie ThorntonCF Billy ArnisonIL Jimmy Duncanson OL Jimmy Caskie
References
External links Southern League Cup at Scottish Football Historical Archive (archived version, 2015)