History
The Qualifying Cup was introduced in 1895 to make the number of entries into the main Scottish Cup more manageable and reduce the number of mis-matched ties in the early rounds. Until season 1930-31 it was played as a single national competition, although ties were often drawn on a geographical basis so that the final would often be between the best teams in the North and South. From 1931 there were separate competitions for the North and South, and additionally in 1946-47 and 1947-48 there was a Midlands competition. There was a brief hiatus for three season between 1954-55 to 1956-57 when all clubs were given direct entry into the Scottish Cup and the Qualifying Cup was not contested.
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