Scottish Division One 1929-30

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Scottish Division One 1929-30
master Glasgow Rangers
Cup winners Glasgow Rangers
Relegated Dundee United
FC St. Johnstone
Teams 20th
Games 380
Gates 1,392  (ø 3.66 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Benny Yorston
(Aberdeen FC)
← Division One 1928/29

The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 37th time in 1929/30 . It was also the 40th edition of the top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 10, 1929 and ended on April 30, 1930. In the 1929/30 season, 20 clubs competed against each other in a total of 38 game days. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal quotient counted .

The championship was won by the Glasgow Rangers for the 18th time in their club's history . Dundee United and FC St. Johnstone relegated to Division Two at the end of the season . The top scorer was Benny Yorston of Aberdeen FC with 38 goals .

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Glasgow Rangers (M)  38  28  4th  6th 094:320 2.94 60:16
 2. Motherwell FC  38  25th  5  8th 104: 480 2.17 55:21
 3. Aberdeen FC  38  23  7th  8th 085:610 1.39 53:23
 4th Celtic Glasgow  38  22nd  5  11 088:460 1.91 49:27
 5. FC St. Mirren  38  18th  5  15th 073:560 1.30 41:35
 6th Partick Thistle  38  16  9  13 072:610 1.18 41:35
 7th FC Falkirk  38  16  9  13 062:640 0.97 41:35
 8th. FC Kilmarnock (P)  38  15th  9  14th 077:730 1.05 39:37
 9. Ayr United  38  16  6th  16 070:920 0.76 38:38
10. Heart of Midlothian  38  14th  9  15th 069:690 1.00 37:39
11. Clyde FC  38  13  11  14th 064:690 0.93 37:39
12. Airdrieonians FC  38  16  4th  18th 060:660 0.91 36:40
13. Hamilton Academical  38  14th  7th  17th 076:810 0.94 35:41
14th Dundee FC  38  14th  6th  18th 051:580 0.88 34:42
15th FC Queen's Park  38  15th  4th  19th 067:800 0.84 34:42
16. Cowdenbeath FC  38  13  7th  18th 064:740 0.86 33:43
17th Hibernian Edinburgh  38  9  11  18th 045:620 0.73 29:47
18th Morton (N)  38  10  7th  21st 067:950 0.71 27:49
19th Dundee United (N)  38  7th  8th  23 056: 109 0.51 22:54
20th St. Johnstone FC  38  6th  7th  25th 048:960 0.50 19:57
Legend
1929/30 season
Scottish master
Relegated to Division Two
At the end of the 1928/29 season
(M) Champion of the previous year
(P) Cup winner of the previous year
(N) Promoted from Division Two

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

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