# 1935–36 in Scottish football

The 1935–36 season was the 63rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 46th season of the Scottish Football League.

## Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 115 | 33 | +82 | 66 |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 110 | 43 | +67 | 61 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 96 | 50 | +46 | 61 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 48 |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 55 | +33 | 47 |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 74 | +3 | 37 |
| 7 | St Johnstone | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 81 | −11 | 37 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 35 |
| 9 | Third Lanark | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 35 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 34 |
| 11 | Arbroath | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 33 |
| 12 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 67 | 80 | −13 | 32 |
| 13 | Queen's Park | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 32 |
| 14 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 92 | −25 | 32 |
| 15 | Queen of the South | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 31 |
| 16 | Albion Rovers | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 69 | 92 | −23 | 30 |
| 17 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 56 | 82 | −26 | 29 |
| 18 | Clyde | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 63 | 84 | −21 | 28 |
| 19 | Airdrieonians | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 68 | 91 | −23 | 27 |
| 20 | Ayr United | 38 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 53 | 98 | −45 | 25 |
Champions: Celtic Relegated: Airdrie, Ayr United

## Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Falkirk | 34 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 132 | 34 | +98 | 59 | Promotion to the 1936–37 First Division |
| 2 | St Mirren | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 114 | 41 | +73 | 52 | Promotion to the 1936–37 First Division |
| 3 | Morton | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 117 | 60 | +57 | 48 | |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 44 | |
| 5 | St Bernard's | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 106 | 78 | +28 | 40 | |
| 6 | East Fife | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 86 | 79 | +7 | 38 | |
| 7 | Dundee United | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 108 | 81 | +27 | 37 | |
| 8 | East Stirlingshire | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 75 | −5 | 34 | |
| 9 | Leith Athletic | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 67 | 77 | −10 | 33 | |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 76 | 77 | −1 | 31 | |
| 11 | Stenhousemuir | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 59 | 78 | −19 | 29 | |
| 12 | Montrose | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 58 | 82 | −24 | 29 | |
| 13 | Forfar Athletic | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 81 | −21 | 27 | |
| 14 | King's Park | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 55 | 109 | −54 | 27 | |
| 15 | Edinburgh City | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 83 | −26 | 25 | |
| 16 | Brechin City | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 57 | 96 | −39 | 22 | |
| 17 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 60 | 96 | −36 | 21 | |
| 18 | Dumbarton | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 52 | 121 | −69 | 16 | |
Promoted: Falkirk, St Mirren

## Scottish Cup

Rangers were winners of the Scottish Cup for the third time in a row after a 1–0 final win over Third Lanark.

## Other honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – North | Elgin City | 4–2 | Blairgowrie |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – South | Galston | 4–0 | Bo'ness |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Keith | 3–1 * | Peterhead |
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 3–2 # | Kilmarnock |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Vale Ocaba |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 3–1 # | St Bernard's |
| Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 3–0 | East Fife |
| Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 1–0 | Montrose |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2–0 | Celtic |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 5–1 * | Hamilton |
| Perthshire Cup | Blairgowrie | 2–1 * | Fair City Athletic |
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 3–0 | Morton |
| Southern Counties Cup | Queen of the South | 4–2 | Creetown |
| Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirlingshire | 2–1 * | Alloa Athletic |
* * – aggregate over two legs
* # – replay

### Highland League

Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Inverness Thistle | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 37 |
| 2 | Peterhead | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 29 |
| 3 | Forres Mechanics | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 28 |

## Junior Cup

Benburb were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over Yoker Athletic in the final replay.

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 5 October 1935 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 1–1 | BHC | Dally Duncan |
| 13 November 1935 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H) | Ireland | 2–1 | BHC | Thomas Walker, Dally Duncan |
| 4 April 1936 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–1 | BHC | Thomas Walker (pen.) |
Scotland was winner of the 1935–36 British Home Championship.
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship