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
SectionScottish Football League C Division, dates results & final tables 1949-50, Scottish Football Historical ArchiveScotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004, RSSSFWinnerRunner-upSouth-WestClyde 'A'Rangers 'A'South-EastHibernian 'A'Hearts 'A'
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish CupRangers3 – 0East FifeLeague CupEast Fife3 – 0Dunfermline AthleticJunior CupBlantyre Victoria3 – 0Cumnock Juniors
Other Honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup - NorthInverness Caledonian8 – 1 *PeterheadScottish Qualifying Cup - SouthBrechin City12 – 2 *Duns
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupPeterhead4 – 3 *DeveronvaleAyrshire CupAyr United3 – 1 *KilmarnockEast of Scotland ShieldHearts5 – 2Leith AthleticFife CupEast Fife4 – 3 *CowdenbeathForfarshire CupDundee3 – 2 Brechin CityGlasgow CupRangers2 – 1 ClydeLanarkshire CupMotherwell4 – 0Albion RoversRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren3 – 2MortonStirlingshire CupFalkirk3 – 0Alloa Athletic * - aggregate over two legs - replay
Highland League
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)1 October 1949Windsor Park, Belfast (A)8–2BHCHenry Morris (3), Willie Waddell (2), Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly, Jimmy Mason9 November 1949Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0BHCJohn McPhail, Alec Linwood15 April 1950Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–1BHC26 April 1950Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–1FriendlyWillie Bauld, Robert Campbell, Allan Brown 21 May 1950Estádio Nacional, Lisbon (A)2–2FriendlyWillie Bauld, Allan Brown27 May 1950Stade de Colombes, Paris (A)1–0FriendlyAllan Brown
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive