1919 Victory Cup

The Victory Cup was a one-off Scottish football competition held in 1919 to celebrate the end of World War I. It is an unofficial competition in statistical terms, taking place at the end of the 1918–19 season just before official competitions such as the Scottish Cup resumed (the top division of the Scottish Football League continued during the conflict).

The winners of the Victory Cup were St Mirren who defeated Heart of Midlothian 3–0 after extra time in the final at Celtic Park in Glasgow.[1][2][3]

Summary

The format was a straight knockout tournament involving clubs in the south and west of Scotland, with each round played as a single match with replays as necessary, and the final at a neutral venue.[4] Matches took place between March and April 1919.

Due to the scarcity of materials and the swift manner in which the competition was organised, no trophy was available to be presented to the winners at the time; St Mirren instead received a 'Victory Cup Shield'. They received a trophy at a later time.[1]

A similar wartime competition was held at the end of World War II, won by Rangers.[4][5] Coincidentally, the manager of the losing team in that final (Willie McCartney of Hibernian) was the son of John McCartney, the Hearts manager in 1919.

Results

First round
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Airdrieonians5–1Abercorn
Albion Rovers1–1Kilmarnock
Celtic2–0Vale of Leven
Clyde2–0Johnstone
Falkirk3–0Dumbarton Harp
Morton2–1Clydebank
Motherwell2–0Stevenston United
Partick Thistle4–3Renton
Queen's Park2–1Arthurlie
St Mirren0–0Dumbarton

Replays
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Kilmarnock0–1Albion Rovers
Dumbarton0–1St Mirren

Second round
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Albion Rovers1–3Celtic
Hamilton Academical1–5Rangers
Hibernian1–0Ayr United
Motherwell2–1Morton
Partick Thistle2–0Falkirk
Queen's Park0–4Airdrieonians
St Mirren3–2Clyde
Third Lanark1–2Heart of Midlothian

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Airdrieonians1–0Rangers
Hibernian2–0Motherwell
Partick Thistle0–2Heart of Midlothian
St Mirren1–0Celtic

Semi-finals
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Heart of Midlothian7–1[3]Airdrieonians
Hibernian1–3St Mirren

Final
St Mirren3–0 (AET)Heart of Midlothian
Sutherland 99' 115'
Hodges 102'
Attendance: 60,000[1][3]
Referee: J. B. Hamilton[2]
St Mirren
Heart Of Midlothian
St Mirren:[1]
GKWilliam O'Hagan
DF2Jack Marshall
DF3John Fulton
MF4Bob Perry
MF5Harold McKenna
MF6Harry Anderson
FW7Frank Hodges
FW8Tom Page
FW9John Clark
FW10Charles Sutherland
FW11James Thomson
Manager:
Johnny Cochrane
Heart of Midlothian:[2][3]
GK1Willie Black
DF2Bob Birrell
DF3Jock Wilson
MF4Bob Preston
MF5Bob Mercer
MF6Jack Sharp
FW7George Sinclair
FW8George Miller
FW9Andy Wilson
FW10Alex McCulloch
FW11Willie Wilson
Manager:
John McCartney

See also

References
  1. "Victory Cup". StMirren.info. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. "Sat 26 Apr 1919; St Mirren 3 Hearts 0 AET". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. "History 1914–1924". official website. Heart of Midlothian FC. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. "Victory Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. "Match details, Victory Cup 15/06/1946 [Rangers team]". FitbaStats. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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