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1948–49 in Scottish football

Association football season

Association football season

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headerstylebackground:#BFD7FF
above1948–49 in Scottish football
image[[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png210px]]
header1Division A champions
data2Rangers
header3Division B champions
data4Raith Rovers
header5Division C champions
data6Forfar Athletic
header7Scottish Cup winners
data8Rangers
header9League Cup winners
data10Rangers
header11Division C Supplementary League (A) winners
data12Brechin City
header13Division C Supplementary League (B) winners
data14Leith Athletic
header15Junior Cup winners
data16Auchinleck Talbot
header17Scotland national team
data18[1949 BHC](1949-british-home-championship)

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.

Scottish League Division A

Main article: 1948–49 Scottish Division A

Champions: Rangers

Relegated: Greenock Morton, Albion Rovers

Scottish League Division B

Main article: 1948–49 Scottish Division B

Champions: Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion

Relegated: East Stirlingshire

Scottish League Division C

Main article: 1948–49 Scottish Division C

Source: RSSSF

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
[Scottish Cup 1948–49](1948-49-scottish-cup)Rangers4 – 1Clyde
[League Cup 1948–49](1948-49-scottish-league-cup)Rangers2 – 0Raith Rovers
Junior CupAuchinleck Talbot3 – 2Petershill

Other Honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
B Division Supplementary CupSt Johnstone4 – 1 *Raith Rovers
Scottish Qualifying Cup - NorthInverness Caledonian3 – 0Clachnacuddin
Scottish Qualifying Cup - SouthLeith Athletic5 – 2Brechin City

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupPeterhead5 – 4 *Deveronvale
East of Scotland ShieldHibernian2 – 1Hearts
Forfarshire CupDundee2 – 1Arbroath
Glasgow CupCeltic3 – 1Third Lanark
Lanarkshire CupAlbion Rovers2 – 1Airdrie
Renfrewshire CupMorton3 – 1St Mirren
Southern Counties CupNewton Stewart
      • aggregate over two legs
    • replay

[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
23 October 1948Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)3–1[BHC](1949-british-home-championship)Willie Waddell (2), Lawrie Reilly
17 November 1948Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–2[BHC](1949-british-home-championship)Billy Houliston (2), Jimmy Mason
9 April 1949Wembley Stadium, London (A)3–1[BHC](1949-british-home-championship)Jimmy Mason, Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly
27 April 1949Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0FriendlyBilly Steel (2)

Scotland were winners of the 1949 British Home Championship.

Key:

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

References

  1. "1948/49 - the Scottish Football League".
  2. Scotland's score is shown first.
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