1948–49_in_Scottish_football
1948–49 in Scottish football
Association football season
The 1948–49 season was the 76th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 52nd season of the Scottish Football League. Rangers became the first team to win the Scottish domestic treble. At the end of the season, Scottish Division C was split into two regional sections. It would be 26 years before a set-up with three national divisions would be in place again. [1]
Quick Facts Division A champions, Division B champions ...
1948–49 in Scottish football | |
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Division A champions | |
Rangers | |
Division B champions | |
Raith Rovers | |
Division C champions | |
Forfar Athletic | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Rangers | |
League Cup winners | |
Rangers | |
Division C Supplementary League (A) winners | |
Brechin City | |
Division C Supplementary League (B) winners | |
Leith Athletic | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Auchinleck Talbot | |
Scotland national team | |
1949 BHC |
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Main article: 1948–49 Scottish Division A
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Rangers | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 46 |
2 | Dundee | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 45 |
3 | Hibernian | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 39 |
4 | East Fife | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 35 |
5 | Falkirk | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 32 |
6 | Celtic | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 31 |
7 | Third Lanark | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 31 |
8 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 30 |
9 | St Mirren | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 30 |
10 | Queen of the South | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 30 |
11 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 27 |
12 | Motherwell | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 25 |
13 | Aberdeen | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 25 |
14 | Clyde | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 24 |
15 | Morton | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 22 |
16 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 105 | −75 | 8 |
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Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Greenock Morton, Albion Rovers
Main article: 1948–49 Scottish Division B
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 80 | 44 | +36 | 42 | Promotion to the 1949–50 Division A |
2 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 71 | 47 | +24 | 42 | |
3 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 41 | |
4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 80 | 58 | +22 | 41 | |
5 | Queen's Park | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 35 | |
6 | St Johnstone | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 32 | |
7 | Arbroath | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 32 | |
8 | Dundee United | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 27 | |
9 | Ayr United | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 27 | |
10 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 26 | |
11 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 25 | |
12 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 24 | |
13 | Cowdenbeath | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 23 | |
14 | Alloa Athletic | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 85 | −43 | 23 | |
15 | Dumbarton | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 22 | |
16 | East Stirlingshire | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 67 | −29 | 18 | Relegated to the 1949–50 Division C |
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Source: "1948-1949 Division B - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Champions: Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion
Relegated: East Stirlingshire
Main article: 1948–49 Scottish Division C
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Forfar Athletic | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 37 | +43 | 35 | Promotion to the 1949–50 Division B |
2 | Leith Athletic | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 29 | +47 | 33 | |
3 | Brechin City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 30 | |
4 | Montrose | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 25 | |
5 | Queen's Park II | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 24 | |
6 | Airdrieonians II | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 22 | |
7 | St. Johnstone II | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 22 | |
8 | Dundee United II | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 22 | |
9 | Raith Rovers II | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 19 | |
10 | Kilmarnock II | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 13 | |
11 | Dunfermline Athletic II | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 84 | −41 | 11 | |
12 | Edinburgh City | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 85 | −57 | 8 |
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Source: RSSSF
More information Competition, Winner ...
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Scottish Cup 1948–49 | Rangers | 4 – 1 | Clyde |
League Cup 1948–49 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers |
Junior Cup | Auchinleck Talbot | 3 – 2 | Petershill |
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National
More information Competition, Winner ...
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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B Division Supplementary Cup | St Johnstone | 4 – 1 * | Raith Rovers |
Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Inverness Caledonian | 3 – 0 | Clachnacuddin |
Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Leith Athletic | 5 – 2 | Brechin City |
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County
More information Competition, Winner ...
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Aberdeenshire Cup | Peterhead | 5 – 4 * | Deveronvale |
East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Hearts |
Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | 2 – 1 † | Arbroath |
Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Third Lanark |
Lanarkshire Cup | Albion Rovers | 2 – 1 | Airdrie |
Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 3 – 1 | St Mirren |
Southern Counties Cup | Newton Stewart |
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- * - aggregate over two legs
- † - replay
Highland League
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Peterhead | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 120 | 35 | +85 | 51 |
2 | Clachnacuddin | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 43 |
3 | Elgin City | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 101 | 55 | +46 | 43 |
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Main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results
More information Date, Venue ...
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[2] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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23 October 1948 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 3–1 | BHC | Willie Waddell (2), Lawrie Reilly |
17 November 1948 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 3–2 | BHC | Billy Houliston (2), Jimmy Mason |
9 April 1949 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 3–1 | BHC | Jimmy Mason, Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly |
27 April 1949 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | France | 2–0 | Friendly | Billy Steel (2) |
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Scotland were winners of the 1949 British Home Championship.
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship
- "1948/49 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- Scotland's score is shown first.