1936–37 in Scottish football

Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Ayr United
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Arthurlie
Scotland national team
1937 BHC

The 1936–37 season was the 64th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 47th season of the Scottish Football League.

## Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1936–37 Scottish Division One

Pos | Team

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1  | Rangers | 38  | 26  | 9  | 3  | 88  | 32  | +56  | 61
2  | Aberdeen | 38  | 23  | 8  | 7  | 89  | 44  | +45  | 54
3  | Celtic | 38  | 22  | 8  | 8  | 89  | 58  | +31  | 52
4  | Motherwell | 38  | 22  | 7  | 9  | 96  | 54  | +42  | 51
5  | Heart of Midlothian | 38  | 24  | 3  | 11  | 99  | 60  | +39  | 51
6  | Third Lanark | 38  | 20  | 6  | 12  | 79  | 61  | +18  | 46
7  | Falkirk | 38  | 19  | 6  | 13  | 98  | 66  | +32  | 44
8  | Hamilton Academical | 38  | 18  | 5  | 15  | 91  | 96  | −5  | 41
9  | Dundee | 38  | 12  | 15  | 11  | 58  | 69  | −11  | 39
10  | Clyde | 38  | 16  | 6  | 16  | 59  | 70  | −11  | 38
11  | Kilmarnock | 38  | 14  | 9  | 15  | 60  | 70  | −10  | 37
12  | St Johnstone | 38  | 14  | 8  | 16  | 74  | 68  | +6  | 36
13  | Partick Thistle | 38  | 11  | 12  | 15  | 73  | 68  | +5  | 34
14  | Arbroath | 38  | 13  | 5  | 20  | 57  | 84  | −27  | 31
15  | Queen's Park | 38  | 9  | 12  | 17  | 51  | 77  | −26  | 30
16  | St Mirren | 38  | 11  | 7  | 20  | 68  | 81  | −13  | 29
17  | Hibernian | 38  | 6  | 13  | 19  | 54  | 83  | −29  | 25
18  | Queen of the South | 38  | 8  | 8  | 22  | 49  | 95  | −46  | 24
19  | Dunfermline Athletic | 38  | 5  | 11  | 22  | 65  | 98  | −33  | 21
20  | Albion Rovers | 38  | 5  | 6  | 27  | 53  | 116  | −63  | 16

Source: RSSSF[dead link]

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Dunfermline Athletic, Albion Rovers

## Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1936–37 Scottish Division Two

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Ayr United | 34  | 25  | 4  | 5  | 122  | 49  | +73  | 54  | Promotion to the 1937–38 First Division
2  | Morton | 34  | 23  | 5  | 6  | 110  | 42  | +68  | 51
3  | St Bernard's | 34  | 22  | 4  | 8  | 100  | 51  | +49  | 48  |
4  | Airdrieonians | 34  | 18  | 8  | 8  | 85  | 60  | +25  | 44
5  | East Fife | 34  | 15  | 8  | 11  | 76  | 51  | +25  | 38
6  | Cowdenbeath | 34  | 14  | 10  | 10  | 75  | 59  | +16  | 38
7  | East Stirlingshire | 34  | 18  | 2  | 14  | 81  | 78  | +3  | 38
8  | Raith Rovers | 34  | 16  | 4  | 14  | 72  | 66  | +6  | 36
9  | Alloa Athletic | 34  | 13  | 7  | 14  | 64  | 65  | −1  | 33
10  | Stenhousemuir | 34  | 14  | 4  | 16  | 82  | 86  | −4  | 32
11  | Leith Athletic | 34  | 13  | 5  | 16  | 62  | 65  | −3  | 31
12  | Forfar Athletic | 34  | 11  | 8  | 15  | 73  | 89  | −16  | 30
13  | Montrose | 34  | 11  | 6  | 17  | 65  | 98  | −33  | 28
14  | Dundee United | 34  | 9  | 9  | 16  | 72  | 97  | −25  | 27
15  | Dumbarton | 34  | 11  | 5  | 18  | 57  | 83  | −26  | 27
16  | Brechin City | 34  | 8  | 9  | 17  | 64  | 98  | −34  | 25
17  | King's Park | 34  | 11  | 3  | 20  | 61  | 106  | −45  | 25
18  | Edinburgh City | 34  | 2  | 3  | 29  | 42  | 120  | −78  | 7

Source: "1936-1937 Division 2 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

Promoted: Ayr United, Greenock Morton

## Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1936–37 Scottish Cup

Celtic were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 2–1 final win over Aberdeen.

## Other Honours

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### National

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Qualifying Cup – North  | Vale Ocaba | 4–2[1] | Keith
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South  | Duns | 2–1  | Galston

### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Aberdeenshire Cup | Buckie Thistle | 7–2 *  | Aberdeen University
Dumbartonshire Cup  | Dumbarton | 2–0  | Vale Ocaba
East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 6–2  | Hibernian
Fife Cup  | East Fife | 1–0  | Dunfermline Athletic
Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 3–1 #  | Brechin City
Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 6–1 #  | Partick Thistle
Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 6–1 *  | Airdrie
Perthshire Cup  | Breadalbane | 4–1 *  | Blairgowrie
Renfrewshire Cup  | Morton | 1–0  | St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup  | Stranraer | 2–1  | St Cuthbert Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup | Stenhousemuir | 6–4 *  | 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  | Buckie Thistle | 22  | 16  | 3  | 3  | 65  | 30  | +35  | 35
2  | Peterhead | 22  | 12  | 4  | 6  | 69  | 44  | +25  | 28
3  | Elgin City | 22  | 11  | 5  | 6  | 78  | 47  | +31  | 27

Source: [citation needed]

## Junior Cup

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Arthurlie were winners of the Junior Cup after a 5–1 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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14 October 1936  | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Germany | 2–0  | Friendly | Jimmy Delaney (2)
31 October 1936  | Windsor Park, Belfast (A)  |  Ireland | 3–1  | BHC | Charles Napier, Alex Munro, David McCulloch
2 December 1936  | Dens Park, Dundee (H)  |  Wales | 1–2  | BHC | Tommy Walker
17 April 1937  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  England | 3–1  | BHC | Bob McPhail (2), Frank O'Donnell
9 May 1937  | Prater Stadium, Vienna (A)  |  Austria | 1–1  | Friendly | Frank O'Donnell
22 May 1937  | Stadion Sparta-Letna, Prague (A)  |  Czechoslovakia | 3–1  | Friendly | James Simpson, Bob McPhail, Torry Gillick

Key:

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

## Notes and references

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1. ^ second replay
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
* Albion Rovers
* Arbroath
* Celtic
* Clyde
* Dundee
* Dunfermline Athletic
* Falkirk
* Hamilton Academical
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Kilmarnock
* Motherwell
* Partick Thistle
* Queen of the South
* Queen's Park
* Rangers
* St. Johnstone
* St. Mirren
* Third Lanark

Division Two|

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