# 1947–48 in Scottish football

The 1947–48 season was the 75th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 51st 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 | 85 | 26 | +59 | 48 |
| 2 | Rangers | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 92 | 20 | +72 | 46 |
| 3 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 36 |
| 4 | Dundee | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 33 |
| 5 | St Mirren | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 31 |
| 6 | Clyde | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 31 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 30 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 29 |
| 9 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 28 |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Third Lanark | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 26 |
| 12 | Celtic | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 25 |
| 13 | Queen of the South | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 25 |
| 14 | Morton | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 24 |
| 15 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 78 | −38 | 21 |
| 16 | Queens Park | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 20 |
Champions: Hibernian
Relegated: Airdrie, Queen's Park

## Scottish League Division B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | East Fife | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 103 | 36 | +67 | 53 | Promotion to the 1948–49 Division A |
| 2 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 42 | Promotion to the 1948–49 Division A |
| 3 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 45 | +30 | 40 | |
| 4 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 83 | 66 | +17 | 34 | |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 32 | |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 30 | |
| 7 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 72 | 71 | +1 | 29 | |
| 8 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 28 | |
| 9 | St Johnstone | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 27 | |
| 10 | Ayr United | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 27 | |
| 11 | Alloa Athletic | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 26 | |
| 12 | Dumbarton | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 25 | |
| 13 | Arbroath | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 23 | |
| 14 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 83 | −30 | 23 | |
| 15 | Dundee United | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 58 | 88 | −30 | 22 | |
| 16 | Leith Athletic | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 84 | −39 | 19 | Relegated to the 1948–49 Division C |
Champions: East Fife, Albion Rovers
Relegated: Leith Athletic

## Scottish League Division C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | East Stirlingshire | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 26 | +46 | 39 | Promotion to the 1948–49 Division B |
| 2 | East Fife 'A' | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 35 | |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 32 | |
| 4 | Kilmarnock 'A' | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 23 | |
| 5 | St Johnstone 'A' | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 22 | |
| 6 | Dundee United 'A' | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 20 | |
| 7 | Montrose | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 19 | |
| 8 | Arbroath 'A' | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 18 | |
| 9 | Leith Athletic 'A' | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 17 | |
| 10 | Brechin City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 16 | |
| 11 | Edinburgh City | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 15 | |
| 12 | Raith Rovers 'A' | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 8 | |
Champions: East Stirlingshire

## Cup honours

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup | Rangers | 1-1, 1-0 (replay) | Morton |
| Scottish League Cup | East Fife | 0-0, 4-1 (replay) | Falkirk |
| Junior Cup | Bo'ness United | 2-1 | Irvine Meadow |

## Other honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| B Division Supplementary Cup | East Fife | 9 – 1 * | Stirling Albion |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – North | Inverness Caledonian | 4 – 3 † | Elgin City |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – South | Leith Athletic | 3 – 2 | Montrose |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Deveronvale | 5 – 3 * | Peterhead |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 3 – 2 | East Fife |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee United | 4 – 1 | Arbroath |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 4 – 1 | Third Lanark |
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 4 – 1 | Morton |
| Southern Counties Cup | Stranraer | | |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Alloa Athletic |
* * – aggregate over two legs
* † – replay

### Highland League

Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Clachnacuddin | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 41 | +58 | 48 |
| 2 | Peterhead | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 98 | 43 | +55 | 47 |
| 3 | Buckie Thistle | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 66 | +20 | 40 |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 4 October 1947 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 0–2 | BHC | |
| 12 November 1947 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 1–2 | BHC | Andy McLaren |
| 10 April 1948 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–2 | BHC | |
| 28 April 1948 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Belgium | 2–0 | Friendly | Bobby Combe, David Duncan |
| 17 May 1948 | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern (A) | Switzerland | 1–2 | Friendly | Leslie Johnston |
| 23 May 1948 | Stade de Colombes, Paris (A) | France | 0–3 | Friendly | |
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship