1948–49 in Scottish football


The 1948–49 season was the 76th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 52nd season of the Scottish Football League. Rangers became the first team to win the Scottish domestic treble. Scottish League Division "C" was split into two regional sections. It would be 26 years before a set-up with three national divisions would be in place again.

Scottish League Division A

Champions: Rangers

Relegated: Greenock Morton, Albion Rovers

Scottish League Division B

Champions: Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion

Relegated: East Stirlingshire

Scottish League Division C

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Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Cup 1948–49Rangers4 – 1Clyde
League Cup 1948–49Rangers2 – 0Raith Rovers
Junior CupAuchinleck Talbot3 – 2Petershill

Other Honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
B Division Supplementary CupSt Johnstone4 – 1 *Raith Rovers
Scottish Qualifying Cup - NorthInverness Caledonian3 – 0Clachnacuddin
Scottish Qualifying Cup - SouthLeith Athletic5 – 2Brechin City

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupPeterhead5 – 4 *Deveronvale
East of Scotland ShieldHibernian2 – 1Hearts
Forfarshire CupDundee2 – 1 Arbroath
Glasgow CupCeltic3 – 1Third Lanark
Lanarkshire CupAlbion Rovers2 – 1Airdrie
Renfrewshire CupMorton3 – 1St Mirren
Southern Counties CupNewton Stewart

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer
23 October 1948Ninian Park, Cardiff 3–1BHCWillie Waddell, Lawrie Reilly
17 November 1948Hampden Park, Glasgow 3–2BHCBilly Houliston, Jimmy Mason
9 April 1949Wembley Stadium, London 3–1BHCJimmy Mason, Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly
27 April 1949Hampden Park, Glasgow 2–0FriendlyBilly Steel

Scotland were winners of the 1949 British Home Championship.
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