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1943
The
Summer Cup was competed for during the war years as a substitute for the
Scottish Cup.
The
Summer Cup

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1st
Round 1st Leg
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29
May 1943
Love Street
St Mirren 6
Third Lanark 3
Linwood3
Kelly Howe Deakin
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Cowan,
Drinkwater, Howe, Mooney, Kelly, Colquhoun, Jess, Stenhouse, Linwood,
Deakin, McGarry
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Third
Lanark were leading 3-1 early in the second half!
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1st
Round 2nd Leg
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5
June 1943
Cathkin
Park
St
Mirren 3 Third Lanark 1
Kelly
Linwood Stenhouse
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Cowan,
Drinkwater, Howe, Mooney, Kelly, Colquhoun, Jess, Stenhouse, Linwood,
Deakin, McGarry
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2nd
Round 1st Leg
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12
June 1943
Love
Street
St
Mirren 6 Dumbarton 3
Linwood5, Stenhouse
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Cowan,
Drinkwater, Howe, Mooney, Kelly, Colquhoun, Jess,
Stenhouse, Linwood, Deakin, McGarry
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2nd
Round 2nd Leg
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19
June 1943
Boghead
St
Mirren1 Dumbarton 1
Linwood
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Weare,
Drinkwater, Howe, Houssam, Kelly, Colquhoun, Jess, Stenhouse, Linwood,
Deakin, McGarry
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Semi
Final
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26
June 1943
Ibrox
St
Mirren 3 Morton 3
Thomson2, Stenhouse
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Weare,
Drinkwater, McLatchie, Houssam, Kelly, Colquhoun, Jess, Stenhouse,
Linwood, Thomson, McGarry
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Semi
Final Replay
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3 July 1943
Hampden
Park
St
Mirren 3 Morton 2
Linwood2, Deakin
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Weare,
Drinkwater, McLatchie, Housam, Kelly, Colquoun, Jess,
Stenhouse, Linwood, Deakin, McGarry
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*Morton’s
forward line included Sir Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton and
Billy Steel, had a 2-1, lead and were playing against a team
whose keeper was injured and playing on the right wing, centre half
Willie Kelly in goals, but
St.Mirren overcame these odds to win a famous victory.
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Final
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10
July 1943
Hampden
Park
St
Mirren 1 Rangers 0
Linwood
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Weare,
Drinkwater, McLatchie, Housam, Kelly, Colquoun, Jess,
Stenhouse, Linwood, Deakin, McGarry.
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The
Victorious team with the trophy.
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