Scottish Division One 1930/31
| Scottish Division One 1930/31 | |
| master | Glasgow Rangers |
| Cup winners | Celtic Glasgow |
| Relegated |
Hibernian Edinburgh FC East Fife |
| Teams | 20th |
| Games | 380 |
| Gates | 1,357 (ø 3.57 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Barney Battles(Heart of Midlothian) |
| ← Division One 1929/30 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 38th time in 1930/31 . It was also the 41st edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 9, 1930 and ended on April 29, 1931. In the 1930/31 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 won for the 19th time in their club history, the Glasgow Rangers . Hibernian Edinburgh and FC East Fife were relegated to Division Two at the end of the season . The top scorer was Barney Battles from Heart of Midlothian with 44 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glasgow Rangers (M, P) | 38 | 27 | 6th | 5 | 96:29 | 3.31 | 60:16 |
| 2. | Celtic Glasgow | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4th | 101: 34 | 2.97 | 58:18 |
| 3. | Motherwell FC | 38 | 24 | 8th | 6th | 102: 42 | 2.43 | 56:20 |
| 4th | Partick Thistle | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 76:43 | 1.77 | 53:23 |
| 5. | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 19th | 6th | 13 | 90:63 | 1.43 | 44:32 |
| 6th | Aberdeen FC | 38 | 17th | 7th | 14th | 79:63 | 1.25 | 41:35 |
| 7th | Cowdenbeath FC | 38 | 17th | 7th | 14th | 58:65 | 0.89 | 41:35 |
| 8th. | Dundee FC | 38 | 17th | 5 | 16 | 65:63 | 1.03 | 39:37 |
| 9. | Airdrieonians FC | 38 | 17th | 5 | 16 | 59:66 | 0.89 | 39:37 |
| 10. | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17th | 59:57 | 1.04 | 37:39 |
| 11. | FC Kilmarnock | 38 | 15th | 5 | 18th | 59:60 | 0.98 | 35:41 |
| 12. | Clyde FC | 38 | 15th | 4th | 19th | 60:87 | 0.69 | 34:42 |
| 13. | FC Queen's Park | 38 | 13 | 7th | 18th | 71:72 | 0.99 | 33:43 |
| 14th | FC Falkirk | 38 | 14th | 4th | 20th | 77:87 | 0.89 | 32:44 |
| 15th | FC St. Mirren | 38 | 11 | 8th | 19th | 49:72 | 0.68 | 30:46 |
| 16. | Morton | 38 | 11 | 7th | 20th | 58:83 | 0.70 | 29:47 |
| 17th | Leith Athletic (N) | 38 | 8th | 11 | 19th | 51:85 | 0.60 | 27:49 |
| 18th | Ayr United | 38 | 8th | 11 | 19th | 53:92 | 0.58 | 27:49 |
| 19th | Hibernian Edinburgh | 38 | 9 | 7th | 22nd | 49:81 | 0.60 | 25:51 |
| 20th | East Fife FC (N) | 38 | 8th | 4th | 26th | 45: 113 | 0.40 | 20:56 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1930/31 season | |
| Scottish master | |
| Relegated to Division Two | |
| At the end of the 1929/30 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Promoted from Division Two |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1930/31 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1930/31 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
