# 1950–51 in Scottish football

The 1950–51 season was the 78th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 54th season of the Scottish Football League.

## Scottish League Division A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Hibernian | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 26 | +52 | 48 |
| 2 | Rangers | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 38 |
| 3 | Dundee | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 38 |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 37 |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 35 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 33 |
| 7 | Celtic | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 29 |
| 8 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 28 |
| 10 | East Fife | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 28 |
| 11 | St Mirren | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 25 |
| 12 | Morton | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 24 |
| 13 | Third Lanark | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 24 |
| 14 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 24 |
| 15 | Clyde | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 23 |
| 16 | Falkirk | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 81 | −46 | 18 |
Champions: Hibernian Relegated: Clyde, Falkirk

## Scottish League Division B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Queen of the South | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 45 | Promotion to the 1951–52 Division A |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 45 | Promotion to the 1951–52 Division A |
| 3 | Ayr United | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 36 | |
| 4 | Dundee United | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 78 | 58 | +20 | 36 | |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 33 | |
| 6 | Queen's Park | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 33 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 32 | |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 32 | |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 29 | |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 28 | |
| 11 | Cowdenbeath | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 27 | |
| 12 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 24 | |
| 13 | Arbroath | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 78 | −32 | 21 | |
| 14 | Forfar Athletic | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 21 | |
| 15 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 20 | |
| 16 | Alloa Athletic | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 58 | 98 | −40 | 18 | |
Promoted: Queen of the South, Stirling Albion

## Scottish League Division C

| Section | Winner | Runner-up |
| South-West | Clyde 'A' | Ayr United 'A' |
| North-East | Hearts 'A' | Aberdeen 'A' |

## Cup honours

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Motherwell |
| League Cup | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | Hibernian |
| Junior Cup | Petershill | 1 – 0 | Irvine Meadow XI |

## Other honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – North | Deveronvale | 5 – 4 * | Clachnacuddin |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – South | Wigtown | 4 – 0 * | Duns |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Deveronvale | 3 – 0 *† | Peterhead |
| Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 6 – 1 * | Ayr United |
| Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | | Cowdenbeath |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee United | 3 – 2 | Dundee |
| Glasgow Cup | Partick Thistle | 3 – 2 † | Celtic |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Albion Rovers | 2 – 1 | Motherwell |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 1 – 0 | St Mirren |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 3 – 1 * | Stirling Albion |
* * – aggregate over two legs
* † – replay

### Highland League

Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Inverness Caledonian | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 93 | 32 | +61 | 48 |
| 2 | Buckie Thistle | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 99 | 56 | +43 | 39 |
| 3 | Fraserburgh | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 34 |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 21 October 1950 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 3–1 | BHC | Lawrie Reilly (2), Billy Liddell |
| 1 November 1950 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 6–1 | BHC | Billy Steel (4), John McPhail (2) |
| 13 December 1950 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Austria | 0–1 | Friendly | |
| 14 April 1951 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 3–2 | BHC | Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Billy Liddell |
| 12 May 1951 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Denmark | 3–1 | Friendly | Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly, Robert Mitchell |
| 16 May 1951 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | France | 1–0 | Friendly | Lawrie Reilly |
| 20 May 1951 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels (A) | Belgium | 5–0 | Friendly | George Hamilton (3), Jimmy Mason, Willie Waddell |
| 27 May 1951 | Prater Stadium, Vienna (A) | Austria | 0–4 | Friendly | |
1951 British Home Championship – winners
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship