The 1938–39 season was the 66th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 49th season of the Scottish Football League. Due to the World War II the league was not officially competed for again until the 1946–47 season.
Scottish League Division One
Champions: Rangers
Scottish League Division Two
Scottish Cup
Clyde were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 4–0 win over Motherwell.
Other Honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup - NorthClachnacuddin5 – 3Babcock & WilcoxScottish Qualifying Cup - SouthPenicuik Athletic5 – 3St Cuthbert Wanderers
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupBuckie Thistle7 – 6 *PeterheadAyrshire CupAyr United5 – 3 *KilmarnockEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian3 – 1HeartsFife CupDunfermline Athletic1 – 1replay - won on toss of coinRaith RoversForfarshire CupArbroath2 – 0 Dundee UnitedGlasgow CupCeltic3 – 0ClydeLanarkshire CupHamilton5 – 1AirdriePerthshire CupBlairgowrie10 – 6 *BreadalbaneRenfrewshire CupMorton2 – 1second replaySt MirrenSouthern Counties CupStranraer8 – 5Solway Star * - aggregate over two legs
Highland League
Junior Cup
Rutherglen Glencairn were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over Shawfield in the final.
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)8 October 1938Windsor Park, Belfast (A)2–0BHCJimmy Delaney, Tommy Walker9 November 1938Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)3–2BHCTommy Walker (2), Torrance Gillick7 December 1938Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)3–1FriendlyTommy Walker (pen.), Andy Black, Torrance Gillick15 April 1939Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–2BHCJames Dougall
Scotland were joint winners of the 1939 British Home Championship with England and Wales
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive