1931–32 in Scottish football

Football in ScotlandSeason| 1931–32

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Men's football
Scottish Division One| Motherwell
Scottish Division Two| East Stirlingshire
Junior Cup winners| Glasgow Perthshire
Scotland national team| 1932 BHC
Scottish Cup| Rangers
| <- 1930–31 |  | 1932–33 ->

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The 1931–32 season was the 59th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 42nd season of the Scottish Football League. [1]

## Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1931–32 Scottish Division One

Pos | Team

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1  | Motherwell | 38  | 30  | 6  | 2  | 119  | 31  | +88  | 66
2  | Rangers | 38  | 28  | 5  | 5  | 118  | 42  | +76  | 61
3  | Celtic | 38  | 20  | 8  | 10  | 94  | 50  | +44  | 48
4  | Third Lanark | 38  | 21  | 4  | 13  | 92  | 81  | +11  | 46
5  | St Mirren | 38  | 20  | 4  | 14  | 77  | 56  | +21  | 44
6  | Partick Thistle | 38  | 19  | 4  | 15  | 58  | 59  | −1  | 42
7  | Aberdeen | 38  | 16  | 9  | 13  | 57  | 49  | +8  | 41
8  | Heart of Midlothian | 38  | 17  | 5  | 16  | 63  | 61  | +2  | 39
9  | Kilmarnock | 38  | 16  | 7  | 15  | 68  | 70  | −2  | 39
10  | Hamilton Academical | 38  | 16  | 6  | 16  | 84  | 65  | +19  | 38
11  | Dundee | 38  | 14  | 10  | 14  | 61  | 72  | −11  | 38
12  | Cowdenbeath | 38  | 15  | 8  | 15  | 66  | 78  | −12  | 38
13  | Clyde | 38  | 13  | 9  | 16  | 58  | 70  | −12  | 35
14  | Airdrieonians | 38  | 13  | 6  | 19  | 74  | 81  | −7  | 32
15  | Morton | 38  | 12  | 7  | 19  | 78  | 87  | −9  | 31
16  | Queen's Park | 38  | 13  | 5  | 20  | 59  | 79  | −20  | 31
17  | Ayr United | 38  | 11  | 7  | 20  | 70  | 90  | −20  | 29
18  | Falkirk | 38  | 11  | 5  | 22  | 70  | 76  | −6  | 27
19  | Dundee United | 38  | 6  | 7  | 25  | 40  | 118  | −78  | 19
20  | Leith Athletic | 38  | 6  | 4  | 28  | 46  | 137  | −91  | 16

Source: [citation needed]

Champions: Motherwell
Relegated: Dundee United, Leith Athletic

## Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1931–32 Scottish Division Two

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1  | East Stirlingshire (C, P) | 38  | 26  | 3  | 9  | 111  | 55  | 2.018  | 55  | Promotion to 1932–33 Scottish First Division
2  | St Johnstone (P) | 38  | 24  | 7  | 7  | 102  | 52  | 1.962  | 55
3  | Raith Rovers | 38  | 20  | 6  | 12  | 83  | 65  | 1.277  | 46  |
4  | Stenhousemuir | 38  | 19  | 8  | 11  | 88  | 76  | 1.158  | 46
5  | St Bernard's | 38  | 19  | 7  | 12  | 81  | 62  | 1.306  | 45
6  | Forfar Athletic | 38  | 19  | 7  | 12  | 90  | 79  | 1.139  | 45
7  | Hibernian | 38  | 18  | 8  | 12  | 73  | 52  | 1.404  | 44
8  | East Fife | 38  | 18  | 5  | 15  | 107  | 77  | 1.390  | 41
9  | Queen of the South | 38  | 18  | 5  | 15  | 99  | 91  | 1.088  | 41
10  | Dunfermline Athletic | 38  | 17  | 6  | 15  | 78  | 73  | 1.068  | 40
11  | Arbroath | 38  | 17  | 5  | 16  | 82  | 78  | 1.051  | 39
12  | Dumbarton | 38  | 14  | 10  | 14  | 70  | 60  | 1.167  | 38
13  | Alloa Athletic | 38  | 14  | 7  | 17  | 73  | 74  | 0.986  | 35
14  | Bo'ness | 38  | 15  | 4  | 19  | 70  | 103  | 0.680  | 34
15  | King's Park | 38  | 14  | 5  | 19  | 97  | 93  | 1.043  | 33
16  | Albion Rovers | 38  | 13  | 2  | 23  | 81  | 104  | 0.779  | 28
17  | Montrose | 38  | 11  | 6  | 21  | 60  | 96  | 0.625  | 28
18  | Armadale | 38  | 10  | 5  | 23  | 68  | 102  | 0.667  | 25
19  | Brechin City | 38  | 9  | 7  | 22  | 52  | 97  | 0.536  | 25
20  | Edinburgh City | 38  | 5  | 7  | 26  | 78  | 146  | 0.534  | 17

Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promoted: East Stirlingshire, St. Johnstone

## Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1931–32 Scottish Cup

Rangers were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 3–0 replay win over Kilmarnock.

## Other honours

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### National

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Qualifying Cup – North  | Inverness Citadel | 4–1  | Murrayfield Amateurs
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South  | Beith | 6–1  | Dalbeattie Star

### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 11–3 *  | Huntly
Dumbartonshire Cup  | Dumbarton | 8–3 *  | Vale Ocaba
East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 5–1  | St Bernard's
Fife Cup  | East Fife | 3–1  | Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup | Montrose | 1–0  | Dundee United
Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 3–0  | Queens Park
Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 5–4 *  | Airdrie
Perthshire Cup  | St Johnstone | 9–0  | Binham Rovers
Renfrewshire Cup  | St Mirren | 5–2 *  | Morton
Southern Counties Cup  | Stranraer |  |
Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirling | 4–2  | Stenhousemuir

* – aggregate over two legs

### Highland League

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

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1  | Elgin City | 26  | 16  | 6  | 4  | 71  | 25  | +46  | 38
2  | Keith | 26  | 17  | 3  | 6  | 92  | 53  | +39  | 37
3  | Inverness Citadel | 26  | 15  | 6  | 5  | 59  | 39  | +20  | 36

Source: [citation needed]

## Junior Cup

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Glasgow Perthshire were winners of the Junior Cup after a 2–1 win over Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in the final.

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[2] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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19 September 1931  | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Ireland | 3–1  | BHC | George Stevenson, Jimmy McGrory, Bob McPhail
31 October 1931  | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  |  Wales | 3–2  | BHC | George Stevenson, Robert Thomson, Jimmy McGrory
9 April 1932  | Wembley Stadium, London (A)  |  England | 0–3  | BHC |
8 May 1932  | Stade de Colombes Paris (A)  |  France | 3–1  | Friendly | Neil Dewar (3)

Key:

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

## References

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1. ^ "1931/32 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

## 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

Related to national team|

* Results
* British Home Championship

Club seasons

Division One|

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

Division Two|

* Albion Rovers
* Alloa Athletic
* Arbroath
* Armadale
* Bo'ness
* Brechin City
* Dumbarton
* Dunfermline Athletic
* East Fife
* East Stirlingshire
* Edinburgh City
* Forfar Athletic
* Hibernian
* King's Park
* Montrose
* Raith Rovers
* Queen of the South
* St Bernard's
* St. Johnstone
* Stenhousemuir

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[GR]: Goal ratio