1949–50 in Scottish football

Template:Short description 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. 1949–50 Scottish Division A Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Queen Of the South, Stirling Albion

Scottish League Division B

1949–50 Scottish Division B 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 Template:Dagger	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
• Template:Dagger - replay

Scotland national team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
1 October 1949	Windsor Park, Belfast (A)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Northern Ireland	flag alias = Ulster Banner.svg	flag alias-assembly = Flag of Northern Ireland Assembly.svg	flag alias-saltire = St Patrick's saltire.svg	flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	8–2	BHC	Henry Morris (3), Willie Waddell (2), Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly, Jimmy Mason
9 November 1949	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Wales	flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg	flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg	flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }}	2–0	BHC	John McPhail, Alec Linwood
15 April 1950	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}	0–1	BHC
26 April 1950	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Switzerland	flag alias = Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg	link alias-army = Swiss Army	link alias-air force = Swiss Air Force	size =	size flag alias = 23x16px	sizebig flag alias = 25px	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	3–1	Friendly	Willie Bauld, Robert Campbell, Allan Brown
21 May 1950	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon (A)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Portugal	flag alias = Flag of Portugal.svg	flag alias-1248 = PortugueseFlag1248.svg	flag alias-1385 = PortugueseFlag1385.svg	flag alias-1495 = Flag Portugal (1495).svg	flag alias-1578 = Flag Portugal (1578).svg	flag alias-1640 = Flag Portugal (1640).svg	flag alias-1707 = Flag Portugal (1707).svg	flag alias-1750 = Flag of Portugal (1750).svg	flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg	flag alias-1830 = Flag Portugal (1830).svg	flag alias-civil = Flag Portugal sea (1830).svg	flag alias-air force=Portugal Air force fin flash.svg	flag alias-army = Military flag of Portugal.svg	link alias-air force = Portuguese Air Force	link alias-army = Portuguese Army	link alias-naval = Portuguese Navy	flag alias-navy=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg	link alias-navy = Portuguese Navy	flag alias-marines=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg	link alias-marines=Portuguese Marine Corps	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	2–2	Friendly	Willie Bauld, Allan Brown
27 May 1950	Stade de Colombes, Paris (A)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = France	flag alias = Flag of France.svg	flag alias-1790 = Flag of France (1790–1794).svg	flag alias-1794 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg	flag alias-1814 = Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg	flag alias-1830 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg	flag alias-1848 = Drapeau france 1848.svg	flag alias-1848a = Drapeau france 1848.svg	flag alias-1848b = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg	flag alias-1974 = Flag of France (lighter variant).svg	flag alias-naval = Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg	flag alias-naval-1790 = Flag of French-Navy-Revolution.svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of France.svg	link alias-air force = French Air and Space Force	flag alias-coast guard = French Maritime Gendarmerie racing stripe.svg	border-coast guard =	link alias-coast guard = French Maritime Gendarmerie	flag alias-army = Flag of France.svg	link alias-army = French Army	link alias-naval = French Navy	flag alias-navy = Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg	link alias-navy = French Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	1–0	Friendly	Allan Brown

Key:

• (H) = Home match
• (A) = Away match
• BHC = British Home Championship

External links

• Scottish Football Historical Archive