# 1928–29 in Scottish football

The 1928–29 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 39th season of the Scottish Football League.

## League competitions
### Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Rangers | 38 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 107 | 32 | +75 | 67 |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 51 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 85 | 66 | +19 | 50 |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 91 | 57 | +34 | 47 |
| 5 | Queen's Park | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 100 | 69 | +31 | 43 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 91 | 70 | +21 | 41 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 81 | 68 | +13 | 40 |
| 8 | St Mirren | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 40 |
| 9 | St Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 38 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 79 | 74 | +5 | 36 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 86 | −18 | 36 |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 58 | 83 | −25 | 35 |
| 13 | Cowdenbeath | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 33 |
| 14 | Hibernian | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 32 |
| 15 | Airdrieonians | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 31 |
| 16 | Ayr United | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 84 | −19 | 31 |
| 17 | Clyde | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 71 | −24 | 30 |
| 18 | Dundee | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 29 |
| 19 | Third Lanark | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 71 | 102 | −31 | 26 |
| 20 | Raith Rovers | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 52 | 105 | −53 | 24 |
Champions: Rangers Relegated: Third Lanark, Raith Rovers

### Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Dundee United | 36 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 99 | 55 | +44 | 51 | Promotion to the 1929–30 First Division |
| 2 | Morton | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 85 | 49 | +36 | 50 | Promotion to the 1929–30 First Division |
| 3 | Arbroath | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 90 | 60 | +30 | 47 | |
| 4 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 95 | 67 | +28 | 44 | |
| 5 | Leith Athletic | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 43 | |
| 6 | St Bernard's | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 77 | 55 | +22 | 41 | |
| 7 | Forfar Athletic | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 38 | |
| 8 | East Fife | 35 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 88 | 77 | +11 | 36 | |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 86 | 79 | +7 | 36 | |
| 10 | Bo'ness | 35 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 35 | |
| 11 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 33 | |
| 12 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 32 | |
| 13 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 64 | 77 | −13 | 31 | |
| 14 | Dumbarton | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 78 | −19 | 31 | |
| 15 | King's Park | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 60 | 84 | −24 | 29 | |
| 16 | Clydebank | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 70 | 85 | −15 | 27 | |
| 17 | Arthurlie | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 25 | Resigned, fixtures stand |
| 18 | Stenhousemuir | 35 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 90 | −39 | 24 | |
| 19 | Armadale | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 99 | −52 | 23 | |
| 20 | Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned, fixtures expunged |
NOTE: Arthurlie resigned – fixtures stand
Bathgate resigned – fixtures expunged
Promoted: Dundee United, Greenock Morton

## Other honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 | Rangers |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Murrayfield Amateurs | 8 – 1 | Thornhill |
| Scottish Junior Cup | Dundee Violet | 4 – 0 | Maryhill Hibernian |
| Scottish Amateur Cup | Murrayfield Amateurs | 2 – 1 | Queen's Park Victoria XI |
| Queen's Park Shield | Edinburgh University | | |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 9 – 3 | Huntly |
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 5 – 1 | Kilmarnock |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Clydebank | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 3 – 2 | Raith Rovers |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Forfar Athletic |
| Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Queen's Park |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 5 – 2 | Albion Rovers |
| North of Scotland Cup | Inverness Citadel | 2 – 1 | Nairn County |
| Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | 4 – 0 | Vale of Atholl |
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 7 – 2 | Morton |
| Southern Counties Cup | Mid Annandale | 2 – 0 | St Cuthbert Wanderers |
| Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirling | 3 – 1 | Falkirk Amateurs |

### Non-league honours

Highland League
Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Inverness Thistle | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 32 |
| 2 | Elgin City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 29 |
| 3 | Clachnacuddin | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 29 |
East of Scotland League
Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Peebles Rovers | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 39 |
| 2 | Berwick Rangers | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 51 | +37 | 38 |
| 3 | Corstorpine Amateurs | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 89 | 54 | +35 | 32 |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 27 October 1928 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 4–2 | BHC | Hughie Gallacher (3), James Dunn |
| 23 February 1929 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 7–3 | BHC | Hughie Gallacher (4), Alex Jackson (2), Alex James |
| 13 April 1929 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–0 | BHC | Alec Cheyne |
| 26 May 1929 | Brann Stadium, Bergen (A) | Norway | 7–3 | Friendly | Alec Cheyne (3), Jimmy Nisbet (2), Bobby Rankin, Tully Craig |
| 1 June 1929 | Grunewald Stadium, Berlin (A) | Germany | 1–1 | Friendly | Willie Imrie |
| 4 June 1929 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A) | Netherlands | 2–0 | Friendly | Jimmy Fleming, Bobby Rankin (pen.) |
Scotland were winners of the 1928–29 British Home Championship. 1929 also saw Scotland compete against non-British teams for the first time.
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship

## Other national teams
### Scottish League XI

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 31 October 1928 | Firhill, Glasgow (H) | Irish League XI | 8–2 | |
| 7 November 1928 | Villa Park, Birmingham (A) | Football League XI | 1–2 | |

### Scottish national amateur team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 16 March 1929 | Elland Road, Leeds (A) | England | 1–3 | Friendly | |