- Scottish League Division One
- Scottish League Division Two
- Emergency League Western division Eastern division Play-off
- Other honours National County
- Junior Cup
- See also
- See also
- Notes and references
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2012}}The 1939–40 was the 67th season of competitive football in Scotland. It would have been the 50th season of Scottish Football League, but the outbreak of the Second World War on 3 September 1939 caused the suspension of the league after five rounds of games played in Division One, and four rounds in Division Two. The league was not officially competed for until the 1946–47 season but there were regional leagues played during these years. Scottish League Division One| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Rangers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 9 | | 2 | Falkirk | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 8 | | 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | 4 | Aberdeen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | | 5 | Partick Thistle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | | 6 | Celtic | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | | 7 | Albion Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | | 8 | Motherwell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | | 9 | Third Lanark | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | | 10 | Kilmarnock | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | | 11 | Queen of the South | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | | 12 | St Mirren | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | | 13 | Hamilton Academical | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | | 14 | Arbroath | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | | 15 | St Johnstone | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | | 16 | Hibernian | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 4 | | 17 | Alloa Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | | 18 | Ayr United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | | 19 | Clyde | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 2 | | 20 | Cowdenbeath | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 2 |
Scottish League Division Two| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Dundee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | | 2 | Dunfermline Ath | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | | 3 | King's Park | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | 4 | East Fife | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | 5 | Queen's Park | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | | 6 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | | 7 | Dundee United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | | 8 | Dumbarton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | | 9 | East Stirlingshire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | | 10 | St Bernard's | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | | 11 | Airdrieonians | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | | 12 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | | 13 | Montrose | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | | 14 | Raith Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | | 15 | Morton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | | 16 | Leith Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | | 17 | Brechin City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | | 18 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 0 |
Emergency LeagueThe Scottish League officially suspended its competition on 13 September 1939 and set up a committee to investigate the possibility of regional league competitions. These were rubber-stamped on 26 September after the Home Secretary had granted permission, they commenced a month later. There were two divisions; Eastern and Western; each consisting of 16 clubs. This left six of the previous league clubs; Montrose, Brechin City, Forfar Athletic, Leith Athletic, Edinburgh City and East Stirlingshire. Cowdenbeath resigned half way through the season, they had played all the other clubs once and so their record was allowed to stand. The competition was completed by a play-off between the two divisional winners, who were Rangers and Falkirk, Rangers won 2–1 at Hampden Park. Western division| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Rangers | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 36 | 36 | 48 | | 2 | Queen of the South | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 40 | | 3 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 55 | 23 | 38 | | 4 | Motherwell | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 38 | | 5 | Morton | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 46 | 18 | 33 | | 6 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 62 | 60 | 2 | 32 | | 7 | Clyde | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 68 | 51 | 17 | 31 | | 8 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 31 | | 9 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 30 | | 10 | St Mirren | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 26 | | 11 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 26 | | 12 | Third Lanark | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 78 | −25 | 25 | | 13 | Celtic | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 24 | | 14 | Queen's Park | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 82 | −27 | 21 | | 15 | Ayr United | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 19 | | 16 | Dumbarton | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 18 |
Eastern division| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Falkirk | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 106 | 47 | 59 | 45 | | 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 29 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 80 | 55 | 25 | 40 | | 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 104 | 66 | 38 | 40 | | 4 | Aberdeen | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 86 | 50 | 36 | 36 | | 5 | St Johnstone | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 69 | 15 | 34 | | 6 | Alloa Athletic | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 30 | | 7 | Dundee | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 30 | | 8 | Hibernian | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 82 | 65 | 17 | 29 | | 9 | Dundee United | 29 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 68 | 77 | −9 | 26 | | 10 | East Fife | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 80 | 91 | −11 | 25 | | 11 | Raith Rovers | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 69 | 85 | −16 | 23 | | 12 | King's Park | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 62 | 88 | −26 | 22 | | 13 | St Bernard's | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 77 | −33 | 21 | | 14 | Arbroath | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 91 | −47 | 17 | | 15 | Stenhousemuir | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 52 | 98 | −46 | 17 | | 16 | Cowdenbeath | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 15 |
Play-off{{football box |
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| score = 2 – 1
| team2 = Falkirk
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}}Other honoursNational{{Main|Scottish War Emergency Cup}}Rangers were winners of the Emergency Cup after a 1–0 win over Dundee United in the final. County| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton | 4 – 2 | Vale of Leven | | East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 3 – 2 | Hibernian | | Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 2 – 0 | Dundee | | Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 3 – 1 | Queen's Park | | Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Hamilton | | Perthshire Cup | Black Watch | 12 – 4 * | Blairgowrie |
- - aggregate over two legs
Junior CupMaryhill were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over Morton Juniors in the final. See also- 1939–40 Rangers F.C. season
See alsoAssociation football during World War IINotes and referencesExternal links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035238/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/ Scottish Football Historical Archive]
{{Scottish football seasons|1939}}{{1939-40 in Scottish football}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1939-40 In Scottish Football}} 2 : Seasons in Scottish football|Wartime seasons in Scottish football |