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.
Champions: Rangers

Relegated: Queen Of the South, Stirling Albion

Scottish League Division B

Promoted: Morton, Airdrie

Scottish League Division C

SectionWinnerRunner-up
South-WestClyde 'A'Rangers 'A'
South-EastHibernian 'A'Hearts 'A'

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish CupRangers3 – 0East Fife
League CupEast Fife3 – 0Dunfermline Athletic
Junior CupBlantyre Victoria3 – 0Cumnock Juniors

Other Honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - NorthInverness Caledonian8 – 1 *Peterhead
Scottish Qualifying Cup - SouthBrechin City12 – 2 *Duns

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupPeterhead4 – 3 *Deveronvale
Ayrshire CupAyr United3 – 1 *Kilmarnock
East of Scotland ShieldHearts5 – 2Leith Athletic
Fife CupEast Fife4 – 3 *Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire CupDundee3 – 2Brechin City
Glasgow CupRangers2 – 1 Clyde
Lanarkshire CupMotherwell4 – 0Albion Rovers
Renfrewshire CupSt Mirren3 – 2Morton
Stirlingshire CupFalkirk3 – 0Alloa Athletic

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer
1 October 1949Windsor Park, Belfast 8–2BHCHenry Morris, Willie Waddell, Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly, Jimmy Mason
9 November 1949Hampden Park, Glasgow 2–0BHCJohn McPhail, Alec Linwood
15 April 1950Hampden Park, Glasgow 0–1BHC
26 April 1950Hampden Park, Glasgow 3–1FriendlyWillie Bauld, Robert Campbell, Allan Brown
21 May 1950Estádio Nacional, Lisbon 2–2FriendlyWillie Bauld, Allan Brown
27 May 1950Stade de Colombes, Paris 1–0FriendlyAllan Brown

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