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1968–69 in Scottish football

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headerstylebackground:#BFD7FF
above1968–69 in Scottish football
image[[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png200px]]
header1Division One champions
data2Celtic
header3Division Two champions
data4Motherwell
header5Scottish Cup winners
data6Celtic
header7League Cup winners
data8Celtic
header9Junior Cup winners
data10Cambuslang Rangers
header11Scotland national team
data121969 BHC, 1970 World Cup qualification

The 1968–69 season was the 96th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 72nd season of Scottish league football.

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1968–69 Scottish Division One

Champions: Celtic

Relegated: Falkirk, Arbroath

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1968–69 Scottish Division Two

Promoted: Motherwell, Ayr United

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Cup 1968–69Celtic4 – 0Rangers
League Cup 1968–69Celtic6 – 2Hibernian
Junior CupCambuslang Rangers1 – 0Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

Individual honours

AwardWinnerClub
Footballer of the YearSCO Bobby MurdochCeltic

Other honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup – NorthInverness Caledonian5 – 2 *Ross County
Scottish Qualifying Cup – SouthTarff Rovers4 – 3 *St Cuthbert Wanderers

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupPeterhead
Ayrshire CupAyr UnitedKilmarnock
East of Scotland ShieldHearts2 – 1Hibernian
Fife CupRaith Rovers4 – 1 *East Fife
Forfarshire CupDundee United2 – 0Arbroath
Glasgow CupRangers3 – 2Partick Thistle
Lanarkshire CupMotherwell2 – 1Airdrie
Stirlingshire CupEast Stirling3 – 2Alloa Athletic

– aggregate over two legs – play off

[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
16 October 1968Idraetsparken, Copenhagen (A)1–0FriendlyBobby Lennox
6 November 1968Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–1WCQG7Denis Law, Billy Bremner
11 December 1968Palaio GSP Stadium, Nicosia (A)5–0WCQG7Colin Stein (2), Alan Gilzean (2), Bobby Murdoch
16 April 1969Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1WCQG7Bobby Murdoch
3 May 1969The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)5–3BHCBilly McNeill, Colin Stein, Alan Gilzean, Billy Bremner, Tommy McLean
6 May 1969Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1BHCColin Stein
10 May 1969Wembley Stadium, London (A)1–4BHCColin Stein
17 May 1969Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)8–0WCQG7Colin Stein (4), Billy McNeill, Willie Henderson, Tommy Gemmell (pen.), Eddie Gray

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • WCQG7 = World Cup qualifying – Group 7
  • BHC = British Home Championship

References

  1. "1968/69 - the Scottish Football League".
  2. Scotland's score is shown first.
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