Southern Football League (Scotland)

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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 (an interim nationwide War Emergency League was played in the 1939–40 season). 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". Retrieved 11 April 2008.

v t e Southern Football League seasons
1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46

Defunct football competitions in Scotland

National leagues

Senior	Scottish Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division Scottish Premier League War Emergency League
Non league	Scottish Football Alliance Scottish Football Federation Scottish Football Union Scottish Junior Football League
Age groups	Scottish Premier Reserve League SPFL Development League

Regional leagues

Supplementary	Edinburgh League Glasgow and West of Scotland League Glasgow League Inter City League Inter City Midweek League Inter County League Lanarkshire League Renfrewshire League Scottish County League
Junior	Ayrshire Junior League Central Junior League East Junior League Fife Junior League Glasgow Junior League Lanarkshire Junior League North Junior League Scottish Intermediate League Scottish Junior East Region Leagues Superleague/Premiership Premier League North Division Central Division South Division Scottish Junior West Region Leagues Premiership Championship League One League Two Ayrshire District Central 1st Central 2nd Tayside Junior League
Wartime	North Eastern League Southern League
Other	Combined Reserve League Ayrshire and Renfrewshire League Ayrshire Combination Ayrshire League Central Combination Central League Dumfries and Galloway leagues Eastern League Midland League Northern League Perthshire League Southern Counties League (Scotland)

Cup competitions

Cross border	Anglo-Scottish Cup British League Cup Coronation Cup Dubai Champions Cup Empire Exhibition Trophy Football World Championship Friendship Cup Texaco Cup
National	Drybrough Cup Qualifying Cup SFA Challenge Cup North Region Saint Mungo Cup Spring Cup Summer Cup Supplementary Cup Tennents' Sixes
Regional	Ayrshire Cup Churchill Cup Dumbartonshire Cup Edinburgh Exhibition Cup Glasgow Charity Cup Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup Glasgow Exhibition Cup 1888 1901 Glasgow North Eastern Cup Lanarkshire Cup Lord Provost's Cup Perthshire Cup Rosebery Charity Cup West of Scotland Junior Cup Wilson Cup
Wartime	North Eastern League Cup Southern League Cup Victory Cup 1919 1946 War Emergency Cup War Fund Shield
Friendly	Allison Trophy ARR Craib Cup Caledonia Trophy Evening Telegraph Cup Festival Cup Glasgow International Tournament Ibrox Trophy Lord Provost Charity Cup Tennent Caledonian Cup

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