1948–49 in Scottish football
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| 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 |
The 1948–49 season was the 52nd season of competitive football in Scotland. Rangers became the first team to win the Scottish domestic treble. Scottish League Division C was disbanded, it was 26 years before a three league league setup was used again.
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[edit] Scottish League Division A
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Greenock Morton, Albion Rovers
[edit] Scottish League Division B
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 80 | 44 | 36 | 42 |
| 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 |
Champions: Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion
Relegated: East Stirlingshire
[edit] Scottish League Division C
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forfar Athletic | 22 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 37 | 43 | 35 |
| 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 | 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 |
Source: RSSSF
[edit] Cup honours
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Cup 1948–49 | Rangers | 4 – 1 | Clyde |
| League Cup | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers |
| Junior Cup | Auchinleck Talbot | 3 – 2 | Petershill |
[edit] Scotland national team
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[1] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Willie 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) |
Scotland were winners of the 1949 British Home Championship.
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
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