1939–40 British Ice Hockey season
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The 1939–40 British Ice Hockey season featured the English National League and Scottish National League.^[1]

Scores

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
10/30	Dunfermline Vikings	2 - 2	Dundee Tigers
11/1	Fife Flyers	5 - 1	Falkirk Lions
11/1	Dundee Tigers	7 - 2	Ayr Raiders
11/2	Fife Flyers	1 - 1	Perth Panthers
11/3	Ayr Raiders	2 - 2	Dunfermline Vikings
11/4	Perth Panthers	6 - 4	Falkirk Lions
11/6	Fife Flyers	3 - 2	Dunfermline Vikings
11/8	Ayr Raiders	4 - 2	Falkirk Lions
11/8	Perth Panthers	4 - 2	Dundee Tigers
11/9	Fife Flyers	4 - 2	Dunfermline Vikings
11/10	Ayr Raiders	7 - 4	Falkirk Lions
11/11	Dundee Tigers	2 - 2	Perth Panthers
11/13	Dunfermline Vikings	2 - 1	Ayr Raiders
11/15	Falkirk Lions	3 - 1	Perth Panthers
11/15	Dundee Tigers	3 - 3	Dunfermline Vikings
11/16	Fife Flyers	4 - 2	Falkirk Lions
11/17	Dundee Tigers	3 - 2	Ayr Raiders
11/18	Perth Panthers	5 - 3	Fife Flyers
11/20	Dunfermline Vikings	5 - 3	Perth Panthers
11/22	Falkirk Lions	5 - 1	Dundee Tigers
11/22	Fife Flyers	3 - 2	Ayr Raiders
11/23	Fife Flyers	4 - 3	Dundee Tigers
11/24	Falkirk Lions	3 - 2	Dunfermline Vikings
11/25	Perth Panthers	3 - 1	Ayr Raiders
11/27	Falkirk Lions	3 - 2	Dunfermline Vikings
11/29	Dundee Tigers	4 - 3	Falkirk Lions
11/29	Ayr Raiders	0 - 0	Perth Panthers
11/30	Fife Flyers	6 - 5	Ayr Raiders
12/2	Perth Panthers	4 - 1	Dunfermline Vikings
12/2	Dundee Tigers	4 - 0	Fife Flyers
12/4	Dundee Tigers	5 - 3	Dunfermline Vikings
12/6	Falkirk Lions	4 - 2	Fife Flyers
12/6	Ayr Raiders	6 - 5	Dundee Tigers
12/7	Perth Panthers	4 - 1	Fife Flyers
12/8	Ayr Raiders	3 - 3	Dunfermline Vikings
12/9	Perth Panthers	4 - 2	Falkirk Lions
12/11	Dunfermline Vikings	3 - 2	Fife Flyers
12/13	Perth Panthers	4 - 1	Dundee Tigers
12/13	Falkirk Lions	4 - 0	Ayr Raiders
12/14	Dunfermline Vikings	3 - 2	Fife Flyers
12/15	Falkirk Lions	3 - 2	Ayr Raiders
12/16	Perth Panthers	5 - 3	Dundee Tigers
12/18	Ayr Raiders	4 - 3	Dunfermline Vikings
12/20	Perth Panthers	1 - 0	Falkirk Lions
12/20	Dunfermline Vikings	6 - 3	Dundee Tigers
12/21	Fife Flyers	5 - 3	Falkirk Lions
12/22	Dundee Tigers	3 - 2	Ayr Raiders
12/23	Perth Panthers	2 - 1	Fife Flyers
12/25	Dunfermline Vikings	2 - 0	Perth Panthers
12/27	Falkirk Lions	8 - 5	Dundee Tigers
12/28	Dundee Tigers	6 - 6	Fife Flyers
12/29	Falkirk Lions	2 - 2	Dunfermline Vikings
12/29	Ayr Raiders	4 - 1	Fife Flyers
12/30	Ayr Raiders	4 - 2	Perth Panthers
1/1	Falkirk Lions	2 - 2	Dunfermline Vikings
1/3	Falkirk Lions	2 - 2	Dundee Tigers
1/4	Ayr Raiders	2 - 2	Fife Flyers
1/5	Ayr Raiders	4 - 3	Perth Panthers
1/6	Perth Panthers	9 - 3	Dunfermline Vikings
1/6	Fife Flyers	3 - 1	Dundee Tigers

Table

	Club	GP	W	L	T	GF–GA	Pts
1.	Perth Panthers	20	12	5	3	63:43	27
2.	Fife Flyers	20	9	8	3	58:59	21
3.	Falkirk Lions	20	8	9	3	60:61	19
4.	Ayr Raiders	20	7	9	4	57:61	18
5.	Dunfermline Vikings	20	6	8	6	53:60	18
6.	Dundee Tigers	20	6	9	5	65:72	17

Scores

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
1/15	Dunfermline Vikings	5 - 5	Dundee Tigers
1/17	Dundee Tigers	8 - 5	Ayr Raiders
1/17	Falkirk Lions	6 - 4	Fife Flyers
1/18	Fife Flyers	11 - 5	Perth Panthers
1/19	Dunfermline Vikings	4 - 2	Ayr Raiders
1/20	Falkirk Lions	6 - 1	Perth Panthers
1/22	Fife Flyers	8 - 3	Dunfermline Vikings
1/24	Ayr Raiders	4 - 3	Falkirk Lions
1/24	Dundee Tigers	3 - 1	Perth Panthers
1/25	Fife Flyers	7 - 5	Dunfermline Vikings
1/26	Ayr Raiders	6 - 2	Falkirk Lions
1/27	Dundee Tigers	8 - 3	Perth Panthers
2/5	Ayr Raiders	8 - 6	Dunfermline Vikings
2/7	Falkirk Lions	2 - 1	Perth Panthers
2/7	Dundee Tigers	8 - 8	Dunfermline Vikings
2/8	Falkirk Lions	7 - 4	Fife Flyers
2/9	Dundee Tigers	6 - 1	Ayr Raiders
2/10	Fife Flyers	4 - 2	Perth Panthers
2/12	Dunfermline Vikings	7 - 2	Perth Panthers
2/14	Falkirk Lions	12 - 6	Dundee Tigers
2/15	Fife Flyers	8 - 5	Dundee Tigers
2/16	Ayr Raiders	4 - 3	Fife Flyers
2/16	Dunfermline Vikings	6 - 5	Falkirk Lions
2/17	Ayr Raiders	3 - 1	Perth Panthers
2/21	Falkirk Lions	5 - 5	Dundee Tigers
2/22	Fife Flyers	6 - 1	Ayr Raiders
2/23	Perth Panthers	6 - 1	Ayr Raiders
2/24	Dundee Tigers	12 - 6	Fife Flyers
2/24	Perth Panthers	3 - 1	Dunfermline Vikings
2/26	Perth Panthers	1 - 1	Dunfermline Vikings
2/28	Dundee Tigers	12 - 3	Falkirk Lions
2/29	Fife Flyers	5 - 3	Dundee Tigers
3/1	Fife Flyers	8 - 5	Ayr Raiders
3/2	Perth Panthers	4 - 2	Ayr Raiders
3/4	Fife Flyers	8 - 3	Dunfermline Vikings
3/6	Falkirk Lions	4 - 3	Ayr Raiders
3/6	Perth Panthers	2 - 2	Dundee Tigers
3/7	Fife Flyers	8 - 2	Dunfermline Vikings
3/8	Falkirk Lions	5 - 4	Ayr Raiders
3/9	Dundee Tigers	1 - 0	Perth Panthers
3/11	Ayr Raiders	11 - 6	Dunfermline Vikings
3/13	Perth Panthers	5 - 2	Falkirk Lions
3/13	Dundee Tigers	6 - 1	Dunfermline Vikings
3/14	Fife Flyers	6 - 4	Falkirk Lions
3/15	Dundee Tigers	7 - 2	Ayr Raiders
3/16	Fife Flyers	6 - 1	Perth Panthers
3/20	Dundee Tigers	4 - 4	Ayr Raiders
3/21	Perth Panthers	5 - 2	Fife Flyers
3/22	Ayr Raiders	5 - 3	Dunfermline Vikings
3/23	Falkirk Lions	3 - 2	Perth Panthers
3/25	Falkirk Lions	10 - 3	Dunfermline Vikings
3/27	Falkirk Lions	4 - 3	Dundee Tigers
3/28	Fife Flyers	8 - 4	Ayr Raiders
3/29	Perth Panthers	3 - 1	Ayr Raiders
3/30	Perth Panthers	7 - 3	Dunfermline Vikings
3/30	Fife Flyers	4 - 3	Dundee Tigers
4/8	Dunfermline Vikings	8 - 3	Dundee Tigers
4/10	Falkirk Lions	8 - 4	Fife Flyers
4/13	Falkirk Lions	7 - 5	Dunfermline Vikings
4/15	Falkirk Lions	5 - 4	Dunfermline Vikings

Table

	Club	GP	W	L	T	GF–GA	Pts
1.	Fife Flyers	20	14	6	0	120:88	28
2.	Falkirk Lions	20	13	6	1	103:88	27
3.	Dundee Tigers	20	9	6	5	110:87	23
4.	Perth Panthers	20	7	11	2	55:69	16
5.	Ayr Raiders	20	7	12	1	76:97	15
6.	Dunfermline Vikings	20	4	13	3	84:119	11

The winners of the Points Competition (Perth) and the Regular Season (Fife) met to decide the League Championship.

• Fife Flyers - Perth Panthers 4:4, 4:3, 5:4 - was originally going to be a five-game series, cut to three

First round

• Dunfermline Vikings - Fife Flyers 9:5 on aggregate (3:1, 6:4)
• Falkirk Lions - Ayr Raiders 6:7 on aggregate (3:1, 3:6)
• Dundee Tigers - Perth Panthers (5:3, 6:7 - Perth won in OT)

Second round Two losers from the first round played in this series to decide the fourth team in the semifinals.

• Falkirk Lions - Dundee Tigers 10:8 on aggregate (5:4, 5:4)

Semifinals

• Dunfermline Vikings - Ayr Raiders 10:5 on aggregate (3:1, 7:4)
• Falkirk Lions - Perth Panthers 7:4 on aggregate (3:3, 4:1)

Final

• Dunfermline Vikings - Falkirk Lions 10:10 on aggregate (5:5, 5:5)

Final replay As the teams were even on goals, the final series was replayed.

• Dunfermline Vikings - Falkirk Lions 7:6 on aggregate (3:3, 4:3)

First round

• Ayr Raiders - Dunfermline Vikings 10:8 on aggregate (5:3, 5:5)
• Dundee Tigers - Fife Flyers 10:7 on aggregate (6:2, 4:5)
• Perth Panthers - Falkirk Lions 8:8 on aggregate (4:6, 4:2)

Semifinals

• Perth Panthers - Ayr Raiders 8:4 on aggregate (4:2, 4:2)
• Dundee Tigers - Falkirk Lions 6:3 on aggregate (6:2, 0:1)

Final

• Perth Panthers - Dundee Tigers 12:5 on aggregate (7:4, 5:1)

First round

• 12/10: Falkirk Lions - Glasgow Mohawks 2:1 OT
• 12/10: Dundee Tigers - Fife Flyers 3:2

Semifinals

• 12/24: Dundee Tigers - Kelvingrove 2:1 OT
• 12/24: Perth Panthers - Falkirk Lions 3:1

Final

• 12/31: Perth Panthers - Dundee Tigers 2:1