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1938–39 in Scottish football

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The 1938–39 season was the 66th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 49th season of the Scottish Football League. Due to the World War II the league was not officially competed for again until the 1946–47 season.

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1938–39 Scottish Division One

Champions: Rangers

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1938–39 Scottish Division Two

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1938–39 Scottish Cup

Clyde were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 4–0 win over Motherwell.

Other Honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - NorthClachnacuddin5 – 3Babcock & Wilcox
Scottish Qualifying Cup - SouthPenicuik Athletic5 – 3St Cuthbert Wanderers

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupBuckie Thistle7 – 6 *Peterhead
Ayrshire CupAyr United5 – 3 *Kilmarnock
East of Scotland ShieldHibernian3 – 1Hearts
Fife CupDunfermline Athletic1 – 1Raith Rovers
Forfarshire CupArbroath2 – 0Dundee United
Glasgow CupCeltic3 – 0Clyde
Lanarkshire CupHamilton5 – 1Airdrie
Perthshire CupBlairgowrie10 – 6 *Breadalbane
Renfrewshire CupMorton2 – 1St Mirren
Southern Counties CupStranraer8 – 5Solway Star
      • aggregate over two legs

[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]

Junior Cup

Rutherglen Glencairn were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over Shawfield in the final.

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
8 October 1938Windsor Park, Belfast (A)2–0[BHC](1939-british-home-championship)Jimmy Delaney, Tommy Walker
9 November 1938Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)3–2[BHC](1939-british-home-championship)Tommy Walker (2), Torrance Gillick
7 December 1938Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)3–1FriendlyTommy Walker (pen.), Andy Black, Torrance Gillick
15 April 1939Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–2[BHC](1939-british-home-championship)James Dougall

Scotland were joint winners of the 1939 British Home Championship with England and Wales

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship

References

  1. "1938/39 - the Scottish Football League".
  2. replay - won on toss of coin
  3. second replay
  4. Scotland's score is shown first.
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