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

English National League

Scottish National League Points Competition Scores DateTeam 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 125363:4327 2. Fife Flyers 20 98358:5921 3. Falkirk Lions 20 89360:6119 4. Ayr Raiders 20 79457:6118 5. Dunfermline Vikings 20 68653:6018 6. Dundee Tigers 20 69565:7217

Regular season Scores DateTeam 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 1460120:8828 2. Falkirk Lions 20 1361103:8827 3. Dundee Tigers 20 965110:8723 4. Perth Panthers 20 711255:6916 5. Ayr Raiders 20 712176:9715 6. Dunfermline Vikings 20 413384:11911

Scottish Ice Hockey League Championship 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

Scottish Cup Results 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)

Simpson Trophy Results 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)

Coronation Cup Results 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

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