# 1949–50 in Scottish football

The 1949–50 season was the 77th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 53rd season of the Scottish Football League.

## Scottish League Division A

Rangers won the league with a 2–2 draw in their last match, away to Third Lanark, a game in which Rangers took a 2–0 lead before Thirds fought back to 2–2. Another goal for Third Lanark would have handed the title to Hibernian.
A few days previously, Rangers had drawn 0–0 with Hibs at Ibrox before a crowd of 101,000, the largest crowd to watch a League match in Britain since the war, a record that still stands. Had Hibs won this match they would have become champions.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Rangers | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 50 |
| 2 | Hibernian | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 34 | +52 | 49 |
| 3 | Hearts | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 43 |
| 4 | East Fife | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 37 |
| 5 | Celtic | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 35 |
| 6 | Dundee | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 31 |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 29 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 26 |
| 9 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 26 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 25 |
| 11 | St Mirren | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 25 |
| 12 | Third Lanark | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 25 |
| 13 | Clyde | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 24 |
| 14 | Falkirk | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 24 |
| 15 | Queen of the South | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 16 |
| 16 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 15 |
Champions: Rangers Relegated: Queen Of the South, Stirling Albion

## Scottish League Division B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Morton | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 33 | +44 | 47 | Promotion to the 1950–51 Division A |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 44 | Promotion to the 1950–51 Division A |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 36 | |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 36 | |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 35 | |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 34 | |
| 7 | Dundee United | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 74 | 56 | +18 | 33 | |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 33 | |
| 9 | Queen's Park | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 31 | |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 30 | |
| 11 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 27 | |
| 12 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 24 | |
| 13 | Ayr United | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 22 | |
| 14 | Arbroath | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 19 | |
| 15 | Dumbarton | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 16 | |
| 16 | Alloa Athletic | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 47 | 96 | −49 | 13 | |
Promoted: Morton, Airdrie

## Scottish League Division C

| Section | Winner | Runner-up |
| South-West | Clyde 'A' | Rangers 'A' |
| South-East | Hibernian 'A' | Hearts 'A' |

## Cup honours

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup | Rangers | 3 – 0 | East Fife |
| League Cup | East Fife | 3 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Junior Cup | Blantyre Victoria | 3 – 0 | Cumnock Juniors |

## Other Honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Inverness Caledonian | 8 – 1 * | Peterhead |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Brechin City | 12 – 2 * | Duns |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Peterhead | 4 – 3 * | Deveronvale |
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 3 – 1 * | Kilmarnock |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 5 – 2 | Leith Athletic |
| Fife Cup | East Fife | 4 – 3 * | Cowdenbeath |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | 3 – 2 | Brechin City |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2 – 1 † | Clyde |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 4 – 0 | Albion Rovers |
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 3 – 2 | Morton |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Alloa Athletic |
* * - aggregate over two legs
* † - replay

### Highland League

Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Peterhead | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 85 | 42 | +43 | 46 |
| 2 | Inverness Caledonian | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 88 | 45 | +43 | 40 |
| 3 | Deveronvale | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 90 | 48 | +42 | 40 |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 1 October 1949 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 8–2 | BHC | Henry Morris (3), Willie Waddell (2), Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly, Jimmy Mason |
| 9 November 1949 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 2–0 | BHC | John McPhail, Alec Linwood |
| 15 April 1950 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–1 | BHC | |
| 26 April 1950 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Switzerland | 3–1 | Friendly | Willie Bauld, Robert Campbell, Allan Brown |
| 21 May 1950 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon (A) | Portugal | 2–2 | Friendly | Willie Bauld, Allan Brown |
| 27 May 1950 | Stade de Colombes, Paris (A) | France | 1–0 | Friendly | Allan Brown |
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship