1935–36 in Scottish football

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1935–36 in Scottish football

Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Falkirk
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Benburb
Scotland national team
1936 BHC

The 1935–36 season was the 63rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 46th season of the Scottish Football League.

## Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1935–36 Scottish Division One

Pos | Team

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1  | Celtic | 38  | 32  | 2  | 4  | 115  | 33  | +82  | 66
2  | Rangers | 38  | 27  | 7  | 4  | 110  | 43  | +67  | 61
3  | Aberdeen | 38  | 26  | 9  | 3  | 96  | 50  | +46  | 61
4  | Motherwell | 38  | 18  | 12  | 8  | 77  | 58  | +19  | 48
5  | Heart of Midlothian | 38  | 20  | 7  | 11  | 88  | 55  | +33  | 47
6  | Hamilton Academical | 38  | 15  | 7  | 16  | 77  | 74  | +3  | 37
7  | St Johnstone | 38  | 15  | 7  | 16  | 70  | 81  | −11  | 37
8  | Kilmarnock | 38  | 14  | 7  | 17  | 69  | 64  | +5  | 35
9  | Third Lanark | 38  | 15  | 5  | 18  | 63  | 65  | −2  | 35
10  | Partick Thistle | 38  | 12  | 10  | 16  | 64  | 72  | −8  | 34
11  | Arbroath | 38  | 11  | 11  | 16  | 46  | 69  | −23  | 33
12  | Dundee | 38  | 11  | 10  | 17  | 67  | 80  | −13  | 32
13  | Queen's Park | 38  | 11  | 10  | 17  | 58  | 75  | −17  | 32
14  | Dunfermline Athletic | 38  | 12  | 8  | 18  | 67  | 92  | −25  | 32
15  | Queen of the South | 38  | 11  | 9  | 18  | 54  | 72  | −18  | 31
16  | Albion Rovers | 38  | 13  | 4  | 21  | 69  | 92  | −23  | 30
17  | Hibernian | 38  | 11  | 7  | 20  | 56  | 82  | −26  | 29
18  | Clyde | 38  | 10  | 8  | 20  | 63  | 84  | −21  | 28
19  | Airdrieonians | 38  | 9  | 9  | 20  | 68  | 91  | −23  | 27
20  | Ayr United | 38  | 11  | 3  | 24  | 53  | 98  | −45  | 25

Source: RSSSF[dead link]

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Airdrie, Ayr United

## Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1935–36 Scottish Division Two

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1  | Falkirk | 34  | 28  | 3  | 3  | 132  | 34  | +98  | 59  | Promotion to the 1936–37 First Division
2  | St Mirren | 34  | 25  | 2  | 7  | 114  | 41  | +73  | 52
3  | Morton | 34  | 21  | 6  | 7  | 117  | 60  | +57  | 48  |
4  | Alloa Athletic | 34  | 19  | 6  | 9  | 65  | 51  | +14  | 44
5  | St Bernard's | 34  | 18  | 4  | 12  | 106  | 78  | +28  | 40
6  | East Fife | 34  | 16  | 6  | 12  | 86  | 79  | +7  | 38
7  | Dundee United | 34  | 16  | 5  | 13  | 108  | 81  | +27  | 37
8  | East Stirlingshire | 34  | 13  | 8  | 13  | 70  | 75  | −5  | 34
9  | Leith Athletic | 34  | 15  | 3  | 16  | 67  | 77  | −10  | 33
10  | Cowdenbeath | 34  | 13  | 5  | 16  | 76  | 77  | −1  | 31
11  | Stenhousemuir | 34  | 13  | 3  | 18  | 59  | 78  | −19  | 29
12  | Montrose | 34  | 13  | 3  | 18  | 58  | 82  | −24  | 29
13  | Forfar Athletic | 34  | 10  | 7  | 17  | 60  | 81  | −21  | 27
14  | King's Park | 34  | 11  | 5  | 18  | 55  | 109  | −54  | 27
15  | Edinburgh City | 34  | 8  | 9  | 17  | 57  | 83  | −26  | 25
16  | Brechin City | 34  | 8  | 6  | 20  | 57  | 96  | −39  | 22
17  | Raith Rovers | 34  | 9  | 3  | 22  | 60  | 96  | −36  | 21
18  | Dumbarton | 34  | 5  | 6  | 23  | 52  | 121  | −69  | 16

Source: "1935-1936 Division 2 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Falkirk, St Mirren

## Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1935–36 Scottish Cup

Rangers were winners of the Scottish Cup for the third time in a row after a 1–0 final win over Third Lanark.

## Other honours

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### National

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Qualifying Cup – North  | Elgin City | 4–2  | Blairgowrie
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South  | Galston | 4–0  | Bo'ness

### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Aberdeenshire Cup | Keith | 3–1 *  | Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 3–2 #  | Kilmarnock
Dumbartonshire Cup  | Dumbarton | 1–0  | Vale Ocaba
East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 3–1 #  | St Bernard's
Fife Cup  | Raith Rovers | 3–0  | East Fife
Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 1–0  | Montrose
Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2–0  | Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 5–1 *  | Hamilton
Perthshire Cup  | Blairgowrie | 2–1 *  | Fair City Athletic
Renfrewshire Cup  | St Mirren | 3–0  | Morton
Southern Counties Cup  | Queen of the South | 4–2  | Creetown
Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirlingshire | 2–1 *  | Alloa Athletic

* * – aggregate over two legs
* # – replay

### Highland League

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

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1  | Inverness Thistle | 22  | 18  | 1  | 3  | 79  | 32  | +47  | 37
2  | Peterhead | 22  | 14  | 1  | 7  | 68  | 50  | +18  | 29
3  | Forres Mechanics | 22  | 13  | 2  | 7  | 62  | 47  | +15  | 28

Source: [citation needed]

## Junior Cup

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Benburb were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over Yoker Athletic in the final replay.

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[1] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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5 October 1935  | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)  |  Wales | 1–1  | BHC | Dally Duncan
13 November 1935  | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)  |  Ireland | 2–1  | BHC | Thomas Walker, Dally Duncan
4 April 1936  | Wembley Stadium, London (A)  |  England | 1–1  | BHC | Thomas Walker (pen.)

Scotland was winner of the 1935–36 British Home Championship.

Key:

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

## Notes and references

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1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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1935–36 in Scottish football

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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
* Albion Rovers
* Arbroath
* Ayr United
* Celtic
* Clyde
* Dundee
* Dunfermline Athletic
* Hamilton Academical
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Kilmarnock
* Motherwell
* Partick Thistle
* Queen of the South
* Queen's Park
* Rangers
* St. Johnstone
* Third Lanark

Division Two|

* Alloa Athletic
* Brechin City
* Cowdenbeath
* Dumbarton
* Dundee United
* East Fife
* East Stirlingshire
* Edinburgh City
* Falkirk
* Forfar Athletic
* King's Park
* Leith Athletic
* Montrose
* Morton
* Raith Rovers
* St Bernard's
* St. Mirren
* Stenhousemuir

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