1928–29 in Scottish football

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1928–29 in Scottish football

Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Dundee United
Scottish Cup winners
Kilmarnock
Junior Cup winners
Dundee Violet
Scotland national team
1929 BHC

The 1928–29 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 39th season of the Scottish Football League. [1]

## League competitions

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### Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1928–29 Scottish Division One

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1  | Rangers | 38  | 30  | 7  | 1  | 107  | 32  | +75  | 67
2  | Celtic | 38  | 22  | 7  | 9  | 67  | 44  | +23  | 51
3  | Motherwell | 38  | 20  | 10  | 8  | 85  | 66  | +19  | 50
4  | Heart of Midlothian | 38  | 19  | 9  | 10  | 91  | 57  | +34  | 47
5  | Queen's Park | 38  | 18  | 7  | 13  | 100  | 69  | +31  | 43
6  | Partick Thistle | 38  | 17  | 7  | 14  | 91  | 70  | +21  | 41
7  | Aberdeen | 38  | 16  | 8  | 14  | 81  | 68  | +13  | 40
8  | St Mirren | 38  | 16  | 8  | 14  | 78  | 75  | +3  | 40
9  | St Johnstone | 38  | 14  | 10  | 14  | 57  | 70  | −13  | 38
10  | Kilmarnock | 38  | 14  | 8  | 16  | 79  | 74  | +5  | 36
11  | Falkirk | 38  | 14  | 8  | 16  | 68  | 86  | −18  | 36
12  | Hamilton Academical | 38  | 13  | 9  | 16  | 58  | 83  | −25  | 35
13  | Cowdenbeath | 38  | 14  | 5  | 19  | 55  | 69  | −14  | 33
14  | Hibernian | 38  | 13  | 6  | 19  | 54  | 62  | −8  | 32
15  | Airdrieonians | 38  | 12  | 7  | 19  | 56  | 65  | −9  | 31
16  | Ayr United | 38  | 12  | 7  | 19  | 65  | 84  | −19  | 31
17  | Clyde | 38  | 12  | 6  | 20  | 47  | 71  | −24  | 30
18  | Dundee | 38  | 9  | 11  | 18  | 59  | 59  | 0  | 29
19  | Third Lanark | 38  | 10  | 6  | 22  | 71  | 102  | −31  | 26
20  | Raith Rovers | 38  | 9  | 6  | 23  | 52  | 105  | −53  | 24

Source: [citation needed]

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Third Lanark, Raith Rovers

### Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1928–29 Scottish Division Two

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1  | Dundee United | 36  | 24  | 3  | 9  | 99  | 55  | +44  | 51  | Promotion to the 1929–30 First Division
2  | Morton | 36  | 21  | 8  | 7  | 85  | 49  | +36  | 50
3  | Arbroath | 36  | 19  | 9  | 8  | 90  | 60  | +30  | 47  |
4  | Albion Rovers | 36  | 18  | 8  | 10  | 95  | 67  | +28  | 44
5  | Leith Athletic | 36  | 18  | 7  | 11  | 78  | 56  | +22  | 43
6  | St Bernard's | 36  | 16  | 9  | 11  | 77  | 55  | +22  | 41
7  | Forfar Athletic | 35  | 14  | 10  | 11  | 69  | 75  | −6  | 38
8  | East Fife | 35  | 15  | 6  | 14  | 88  | 77  | +11  | 36
9  | Queen of the South | 36  | 16  | 4  | 16  | 86  | 79  | +7  | 36
10  | Bo'ness | 35  | 15  | 5  | 15  | 62  | 62  | 0  | 35
11  | Dunfermline Athletic | 36  | 13  | 7  | 16  | 66  | 72  | −6  | 33
12  | East Stirlingshire | 36  | 14  | 4  | 18  | 71  | 75  | −4  | 32
13  | Alloa Athletic | 36  | 12  | 7  | 17  | 64  | 77  | −13  | 31
14  | Dumbarton | 36  | 11  | 9  | 16  | 59  | 78  | −19  | 31
15  | King's Park | 36  | 8  | 13  | 15  | 60  | 84  | −24  | 29
16  | Clydebank | 36  | 11  | 5  | 20  | 70  | 85  | −15  | 27
17  | Arthurlie | 32  | 9  | 7  | 16  | 51  | 73  | −22  | 25  | Resigned, fixtures stand
18  | Stenhousemuir | 35  | 9  | 6  | 20  | 51  | 90  | −39  | 24  |
19  | Armadale | 36  | 8  | 7  | 21  | 47  | 99  | −52  | 23
20  | Bathgate | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Resigned, fixtures expunged

Source: [citation needed]

NOTE: Arthurlie resigned – fixtures stand
Bathgate resigned – fixtures expunged

Promoted: Dundee United, Greenock Morton

## Other honours

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### National

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Cup | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 | Rangers
Scottish Qualifying Cup | Murrayfield Amateurs | 8 – 1  | Thornhill
Scottish Junior Cup | Dundee Violet | 4 – 0  | Maryhill Hibernian
Scottish Amateur Cup | Murrayfield Amateurs  | 2 – 1  | Queen's Park Victoria XI[a]
Queen's Park Shield | Edinburgh University |  |

### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 9 – 3[b] | Huntly
Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 5 – 1  | Kilmarnock
Dumbartonshire Cup | Clydebank | 1 – 0  | Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 – 2  | Hearts
Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 3 – 2[c] | Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup | Dundee United | 2 – 1  | Forfar Athletic
Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 2 – 0  | Queen's Park
Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 5 – 2[b] | Albion Rovers
North of Scotland Cup | Inverness Citadel | 2 – 1  | Nairn County
Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | 4 – 0  | Vale of Atholl
Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 7 – 2[b] | Morton
Southern Counties Cup | Mid Annandale | 2 – 0  | St Cuthbert Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirling | 3 – 1  | Falkirk Amateurs

### Non-league honours

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Highland League

Top Three  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Inverness Thistle | 22  | 14  | 4  | 4  | 54  | 35  | +19  | 32
2  | Elgin City | 22  | 13  | 3  | 6  | 49  | 36  | +13  | 29
3  | Clachnacuddin | 22  | 12  | 5  | 5  | 60  | 30  | +30  | 29

Source: SFHA

East of Scotland League

Top Three  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Peebles Rovers | 28  | 17  | 5  | 6  | 81  | 45  | +36  | 39
2  | Berwick Rangers | 28  | 16  | 6  | 6  | 88  | 51  | +37  | 38
3  | Corstorpine Amateurs | 27  | 14  | 4  | 9  | 89  | 54  | +35  | 32

Source: SFHA

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[3] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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27 October 1928  | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Wales | 4–2[4] | BHC | Hughie Gallacher (3), James Dunn
23 February 1929  | Windsor Park, Belfast (A)  |  Ireland | 7–3  | BHC | Hughie Gallacher (4), Alex Jackson (2), Alex James
13 April 1929  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  England | 1–0  | BHC | Alec Cheyne
26 May 1929  | Brann Stadium, Bergen (A)  |  Norway | 7–3  | Friendly | Alec Cheyne (3), Jimmy Nisbet (2), Bobby Rankin, Tully Craig
1 June 1929  | Grunewald Stadium, Berlin (A)  |  Germany | 1–1  | Friendly | Willie Imrie
4 June 1929  | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A)  |  Netherlands | 2–0  | Friendly | Jimmy Fleming, Bobby Rankin (pen.)

Scotland were winners of the 1928–29 British Home Championship. 1929 also saw Scotland compete against non-British teams for the first time.

Key:

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

## Other national teams

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### Scottish League XI

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Date  | Venue  | Opponents[5][6] | Score[d] | Scotland scorer(s)

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31 October 1928  | Firhill, Glasgow (H)  |  Irish League XI | 8–2  |
7 November 1928  | Villa Park, Birmingham (A)  |  Football League XI | 1–2  |

### Scottish national amateur team

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Date  | Venue  | Opponents[7] | Score[e] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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16 March 1929  | Elland Road, Leeds (A)  |  England | 1–3  | Friendly |

## See also

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* Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup

## Notes

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1. ^ The Victoria XI were the fourth XI of Queen's Park.[2]
2. ^ a b c Aggregate score over two legs.
3. ^ Replay needed.
4. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.
5. ^ Scotland amateur team's score is shown first.

## References

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1. ^ "1928/29 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
2. ^ "QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918" (PDF). Queen's Park FC. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
3. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
4. ^ Hard Luck Wales (1928), match footage at British Pathé
5. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
6. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
7. ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). "FORGOTTEN GLORIES: British Amateur International Football 1901–1974" (PDF). pp. 9–15\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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Domestic leagues|

* Football League
* Division One
* Division Two
* Highland League

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup (Final)
* Junior Cup
* Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup

Related to national team|

* Results
* British Home Championship

Club seasons

Division One|

* Aberdeen
* Airdrieonians
* Ayr United
* Cowdenbeath
* Celtic
* Clyde
* Dundee
* Falkirk
* Hamilton Academical
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Kilmarnock
* Motherwell
* Partick Thistle
* Queen's Park
* Raith Rovers
* Rangers
* St. Johnstone
* St. Mirren
* Third Lanark

Division Two|

* Albion Rovers
* Alloa Athletic
* Arbroath
* Armadale
* Arthurlie
* Bathgate
* Bo'ness
* Clydebank
* Dumbarton
* Dundee United
* Dunfermline Athletic
* East Fife
* East Stirlingshire
* Forfar Athletic
* King's Park
* Leith Athletic
* Morton
* Queen of the South
* St Bernard's
* Stenhousemuir

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*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
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