Southern Football League (Scotland)

Southern Football League
Sport	Football
Founded	1940
Ceased	1946
No. of teams	16 (32 in 1945–46)
Country	Scotland
Last champion(s)	Rangers
Most titles	Rangers (6)
Related competitions	Southern League Cup Summer Cup

The Southern Football League was a Scottish regional football competition held during World War II, due to the suspension of the Scottish Football League. Held between 1940 and 1946,^[1] the competition was played as a single division until the introduction of teams in 1945–46 from the disbanded North Eastern League, forcing the addition of a second division. Rangers dominated the competition, winning every tournament. The league also ran two cup competitions: the Southern League Cup and the Summer Cup. As the war ended, regular league football returned in 1946, with the regional leagues disbanded.

Tournaments

Season	Winner	Runner-up
1940–41	Rangers	Clyde
1941–42	Rangers	Hibernian
1942–43	Rangers	Morton
1943–44	Rangers	Celtic
1944–45	Rangers	Celtic
1945–46	Rangers	Hibernian

References

↑ McColl, Brian. "Southern Football League". Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2008.

Southern Football League seasons

1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46

Defunct football competitions in Scotland

National leagues	Scottish Football Alliance Scottish Football Federation Scottish Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division Scottish Football Union Scottish Junior Football League Scottish Premier League

Regional leagues	Ayrshire and Renfrewshire League Ayrshire Combination Ayrshire League Central Combination Central League Combined Reserve League Dumfries and Galloway leagues Eastern League Edinburgh League Glasgow and West of Scotland League Glasgow League Inter City League Inter City Midweek League Inter County League Lanarkshire League Midland League North Eastern League Northern League Renfrewshire League Scottish County League Southern League

Cup competitions	Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup Anglo-Scottish Cup B Division Supplementary Cup British League Cup Coronation Cup Drybrough Cup Empire Exhibition Trophy Evening Telegraph Challenge Cup Festival Cup Football World Championship Glasgow Exhibition Cup Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup Lanarkshire Cup North Eastern Football League Cup Qualifying Cup Rosebery Charity Cup Saint Mungo Cup Southern League Cup Spring Cup Summer Cup Tennent Caledonian Cup Tennents' Sixes Texaco Cup Tommy McGrane Memorial Cup War Emergency Cup Wilson Cup

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