# 1932–33 in Scottish football

The 1932–33 season was the 60th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 43rd season of the Scottish Football League.

## Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Rangers | 38 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 113 | 43 | +70 | 62 |
| 2 | Motherwell | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 114 | 53 | +61 | 59 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 51 | +33 | 50 |
| 4 | Celtic | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 48 |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 44 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 42 |
| 7 | St Mirren | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 73 | 60 | +13 | 42 |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 90 | 78 | +12 | 42 |
| 9 | Queen's Park | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 78 | 79 | −1 | 41 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 75 | 55 | +20 | 40 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Clyde | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 35 |
| 13 | Third Lanark | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 70 | 80 | −10 | 35 |
| 14 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 86 | −14 | 35 |
| 15 | Dundee | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 77 | −17 | 33 |
| 16 | Ayr United | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 62 | 95 | −33 | 30 |
| 17 | Cowdenbeath | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 111 | −46 | 25 |
| 18 | Airdrieonians | 38 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 55 | 102 | −47 | 23 |
| 19 | Morton | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 49 | 97 | −48 | 21 |
| 20 | East Stirlingshire | 38 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 55 | 115 | −60 | 17 |
Champions: Rangers Relegated: Greenock Morton, East Stirlingshire

## Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hibernian | 37 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 99 | 33 | +66 | 60 | Promotion to the 1933–34 First Division |
| 2 | Queen of the South | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 103 | 59 | +44 | 51 | Promotion to the 1933–34 First Division |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 98 | 45 | +53 | 49 | |
| 4 | Stenhousemir | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 62 | +12 | 46 | |
| 5 | Albion Rovers | 35 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 85 | 59 | +26 | 42 | |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 90 | 69 | +21 | 40 | |
| 7 | Alloa Athletic | 37 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 38 | |
| 8 | Dumbarton | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 38 | |
| 9 | East Fife | 35 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 93 | 72 | +21 | 36 | |
| 10 | St Bernard's | 35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 34 | |
| 11 | King's Park | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 80 | +5 | 34 | |
| 12 | Arbroath | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 33 | |
| 13 | Dundee United | 35 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 32 | |
| 14 | Forfar Athletic | 35 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 89 | −18 | 30 | |
| 15 | Brechin City | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 71 | 101 | −30 | 28 | |
| 16 | Leith Athletic | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 46 | 85 | −39 | 26 | |
| 17 | Montrose | 35 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 66 | 90 | −24 | 23 | |
| 18 | Edinburgh City | 36 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 44 | 138 | −94 | 14 | |
| 19 | Armadale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expelled |
| 20 | Bo'ness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expelled |
* ↑ Armadale & Bo'ness were expelled for failing to meet match guarantees; their records were expunged.
NOTE: Armadale & Bo'ness were expelled for failing to meet match guarantees; their records were expunged.
Promoted: Hibernian, Queen of the South

## Scottish Cup

Celtic were winners of the Scottish Cup with a 1–0 final win over Motherwell.

## Other honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – North | Inverness Thistle | 4–3 | Penicuik Athletic |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – South | Beith | 4–2 | Falkirk Amateurs |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 5–2 * | Buckie Thistle |
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 3–1 | Kilmarnock |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Vale Ocaba |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 4–0 | Hibernian |
| Fife Cup | East Fife | 2–1 | Raith Rovers |
| Forfarshire Cup | Montrose | 1–0 | Dundee |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 1–0 | Partick Thistle |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 7–5 * | Airdrie |
| Perthshire Cup | Vale of Atholl | 5–0 | Moulin City |
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 3–1 * | Morton |
| Southern Counties Cup | Stranraer | | |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Stenhousemuir | 4–2 | Falkirk |
$^*$ – aggregate over two legs

### Highland League

Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Fraserburgh | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 43 |
| 2 | Elgin City | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 76 | 59 | +17 | 34 |
| 3 | Buckie Thistle | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 78 | 58 | +20 | 30 |

## Junior Cup

Yoker Athletic were winners of the Junior Cup after a 4–2 win over Tranent in the final replay.

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 17 September 1932 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 4–0 | BHC | Bob McPhail (2), James King, Jimmy McGrory |
| 26 October 1932 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H) | Wales | 2–5 | BHC | Dally Duncan, Neil Dewar |
| 1 April 1933 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–1 | BHC | Jimmy McGrory (2) |
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship