1937–38 in Scottish football

Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Raith Rovers
Scottish Cup winners
East Fife
Junior Cup winners
Cambuslang Rangers
Scotland national team
1938 BHC

The 1937–38 season was the 65th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 48th season of the Scottish Football League.

## Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1937–38 Scottish Division One

Pos | Team

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1  | Celtic | 38  | 27  | 7  | 4  | 114  | 42  | +72  | 61
2  | Heart of Midlothian | 38  | 26  | 6  | 6  | 90  | 50  | +40  | 58
3  | Rangers | 38  | 18  | 13  | 7  | 75  | 49  | +26  | 49
4  | Falkirk | 38  | 19  | 9  | 10  | 82  | 52  | +30  | 47
5  | Motherwell | 38  | 17  | 10  | 11  | 78  | 69  | +9  | 44
6  | Aberdeen | 38  | 15  | 9  | 14  | 74  | 59  | +15  | 39
7  | Partick Thistle | 38  | 15  | 9  | 14  | 68  | 70  | −2  | 39
8  | St Johnstone | 38  | 16  | 7  | 15  | 78  | 81  | −3  | 39
9  | Third Lanark | 38  | 11  | 13  | 14  | 68  | 73  | −5  | 35
10  | Hibernian | 38  | 11  | 13  | 14  | 57  | 65  | −8  | 35
11  | Arbroath | 38  | 11  | 13  | 14  | 58  | 79  | −21  | 35
12  | Queen's Park | 38  | 11  | 12  | 15  | 59  | 74  | −15  | 34
13  | Hamilton Academical | 38  | 13  | 7  | 18  | 81  | 76  | +5  | 33
14  | St Mirren | 38  | 14  | 5  | 19  | 58  | 66  | −8  | 33
15  | Clyde | 38  | 10  | 13  | 15  | 68  | 78  | −10  | 33
16  | Queen of the South | 38  | 11  | 11  | 16  | 58  | 71  | −13  | 33
17  | Ayr United | 38  | 9  | 15  | 14  | 66  | 85  | −19  | 33
18  | Kilmarnock | 38  | 12  | 9  | 17  | 65  | 91  | −26  | 33
19  | Dundee | 38  | 13  | 6  | 19  | 70  | 74  | −4  | 32
20  | Morton | 38  | 6  | 3  | 29  | 64  | 127  | −63  | 15

Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Dundee, Morton

## Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1937–38 Scottish Division Two

Pos | Team

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1  | Raith Rovers | 34  | 27  | 5  | 2  | 142  | 54  | +88  | 59  | Promotion to the 1938–39 First Division
2  | Albion Rovers | 34  | 20  | 8  | 6  | 97  | 50  | +47  | 48
3  | Airdrieonians | 34  | 21  | 5  | 8  | 100  | 53  | +47  | 47  |
4  | St Bernard's | 34  | 20  | 5  | 9  | 75  | 49  | +26  | 45
5  | Cowdenbeath | 34  | 17  | 9  | 8  | 115  | 71  | +44  | 43
6  | East Fife | 34  | 19  | 5  | 10  | 94  | 61  | +33  | 43
7  | Dumbarton | 34  | 17  | 5  | 12  | 85  | 66  | +19  | 39
8  | Stenhousemuir | 34  | 17  | 5  | 12  | 87  | 78  | +9  | 39
9  | Dunfermline Athletic | 34  | 17  | 5  | 12  | 82  | 76  | +6  | 39
10  | Leith Athletic | 34  | 16  | 5  | 13  | 71  | 56  | +15  | 37
11  | Alloa Athletic | 34  | 11  | 4  | 19  | 78  | 106  | −28  | 26
12  | King's Park | 34  | 11  | 4  | 19  | 64  | 96  | −32  | 26
13  | East Stirlingshire | 34  | 9  | 7  | 18  | 55  | 95  | −40  | 25
14  | Dundee United | 34  | 9  | 5  | 20  | 69  | 104  | −35  | 23
15  | Forfar Athletic | 34  | 8  | 6  | 20  | 67  | 100  | −33  | 22
16  | Montrose | 34  | 7  | 8  | 19  | 56  | 88  | −32  | 22
17  | Edinburgh City | 34  | 7  | 3  | 24  | 77  | 125  | −48  | 17
18  | Brechin City | 34  | 5  | 2  | 27  | 53  | 139  | −86  | 12

Source: "1937-1938 Division 2 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Raith Rovers, Albion Rovers

## Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1937–38 Scottish Cup

East Fife were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 4–2 extra time win in a replay against 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  | Elgin City | 6–2  | Blairgowrie
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South  | Stranraer | 5–3  | Bo'ness

### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Aberdeenshire Cup | Fraserburgh | 4–3 *  | Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 7–1  | Beith
East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 4–0  | Hearts
Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | 3–0  | Dundee United
Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2–1  | Third Lanark
Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 4–2 *  | Hamilton
Perthshire Cup  | Blairgowrie | 8–2 *  | Vale of Atholl
Renfrewshire Cup  | St Mirren | 7–1  | Morton
Southern Counties Cup  | Solway Star |  |
Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 4–1 *  | King's Park

* * – 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  | Fraserburgh | 22  | 16  | 3  | 3  | 78  | 45  | +33  | 35
2  | Clachnacuddin | 22  | 16  | 2  | 4  | 74  | 48  | +26  | 34
3  | Elgin City | 22  | 16  | 1  | 5  | 93  | 36  | +57  | 33

Source: [citation needed]

## Junior Cup

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Cambuslang Rangers were winners of the Junior Cup after a 3–2 win over Benburb in the final.

## 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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30 October 1937  | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)  |  Wales | 1–2  | BHC | Alex Massie
10 November 1937  | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)  |  Ireland | 1–1  | BHC | James Smith
8 December 1937  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Czechoslovakia | 5–0  | Friendly | Andrew Black, David McCulloch (2), Peter Buchanan, David Kinnear
9 April 1938  | Wembley Stadium, London (A)  |  England | 1–0  | BHC | Thomas Walker
21 May 1938  | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A)  |  Netherlands | 3–1  | Friendly | Andrew Black, Francis Murphy, Thomas Walker

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

Division Two|

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

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*[GD]: Goal difference
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