# 1929–30 in Scottish football

The 1929–30 season was the 57th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 40th 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 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 94 | 32 | +62 | 60 |
| 2 | Motherwell | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 104 | 48 | +56 | 55 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 85 | 61 | +24 | 53 |
| 4 | Celtic | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 88 | 46 | +42 | 49 |
| 5 | St Mirren | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 41 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 41 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 41 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 39 |
| 9 | Ayr United | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 70 | 92 | −22 | 38 |
| 10 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 37 |
| 11 | Clyde | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 37 |
| 12 | Airdrieonians | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 36 |
| 13 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 81 | −5 | 35 |
| 14 | Dundee | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 34 |
| 15 | Queen's Park | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 80 | −13 | 34 |
| 16 | Cowdenbeath | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 74 | −10 | 33 |
| 17 | Hibernian | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 29 |
| 18 | Morton | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 95 | −28 | 27 |
| 19 | Dundee United | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 56 | 109 | −53 | 22 |
| 20 | St Johnstone | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 48 | 96 | −48 | 19 |
Champions: Rangers Relegated: Dundee United, St Johnstone

### Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Leith Athletic | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 92 | 42 | +50 | 57 | Promotion to the 1930–31 First Division |
| 2 | East Fife | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 114 | 58 | +56 | 57 | Promotion to the 1930–31 First Division |
| 3 | Albion Rovers | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 101 | 60 | +41 | 54 | |
| 4 | Third Lanark | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 92 | 53 | +39 | 52 | |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 94 | 67 | +27 | 44 | |
| 6 | King's Park | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 109 | 80 | +29 | 42 | |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 42 | |
| 8 | Forfar Athletic | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 98 | 95 | +3 | 41 | |
| 9 | Arbroath | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 83 | 87 | −4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 99 | 85 | +14 | 38 | |
| 11 | Montrose | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 87 | −8 | 38 | |
| 12 | East Stirlingshire | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 83 | 75 | +8 | 36 | |
| 13 | Bo'ness | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 95 | −28 | 34 | |
| 14 | St Bernard's | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 32 | |
| 15 | Armadale | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 56 | 91 | −35 | 31 | |
| 16 | Dumbarton | 38 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 77 | 95 | −18 | 30 | |
| 17 | Stenhousemuir | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 75 | 108 | −33 | 27 | |
| 18 | Clydebank | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 66 | 92 | −26 | 24 | |
| 19 | Alloa Athletic | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 55 | 104 | −49 | 24 | |
| 20 | Brechin City | 38 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 57 | 125 | −68 | 18 | |
Promoted: Leith Athletic, East Fife

## Other honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Bathgate | 1 – 0 | St Cuthbert Wanderers |
| Scottish Junior Cup | Newtongrange Star | 3 – 0 | Hall Russell |
| Scottish Amateur Cup | Murrayfield Amateurs | 2 – 0 | Gourock HFSP |
| Queen's Park Shield | Aberdeen University | | |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 7 – 5 | Fraserburgh |
| Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 3 – 1 | Beith |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton | 6 – 2 | Clydebank |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Hibernian |
| Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 3 – 2 | East Fife |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Montrose |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 4–0 | Celtic |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Albion Rovers |
| North of Scotland Cup | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Elgin City |
| Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | 7 – 2 | Killin |
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 3 – 0 | Greenock HSFP |
| Southern Counties Cup | St Cuthbert Wanderers | 4 – 1 | Newton Stewart |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 4 – 0 | Stenhousemuir |

### Non-league honours

Highland League
Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Huntly | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 35 |
| 2 | Elgin City | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 33 |
| 3 | Inverness Thistle | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 33 |
East of Scotland League
Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bathgate | 27 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 29 | +59 | 48 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 86 | 34 | +52 | 43 |
| 3 | Cameron Highlanders1 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 92 | 60 | +32 | 39 |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 26 October 1929 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 4–2 | BHC | Hughie Gallacher (2), Alex James, Jimmy Gibson |
| 22 February 1930 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 3–1 | BHC | Hughie Gallacher (2), George Stevenson |
| 5 April 1930 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 2–5 | BHC | Jimmy Fleming (2) |
| 18 May 1930 | Stade de Colombes Paris (A) | France | 2–0 | Friendly | Hughie Gallacher (2) |
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship

## Other national teams
### Scottish League XI

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 9 October 1929 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Irish League XI | 4–1 | |
| 2 November 1929 | Ibrox, Glasgow (A) | Football League XI | 2–1 | |

### Scottish national amateur team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition |
| 12 October 1929 | Brandywell, Derry (A) | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 8 February 1930 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 15 March 1930 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–0 | Friendly |