Scottish Division One 1947/48
| Scottish Division One 1947/48 | |
| master | Hibernian Edinburgh |
| Cup winners | Glasgow Rangers |
| Relegated |
Airdrieonians FC Hamilton Academical |
| Teams | 16 |
| Games | 240 |
| Gates | 844 (ø 3.52 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Archie Aikman(FC Falkirk) |
| ← Division One 1946/47 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 48th time in 1947/48 . It was also the 51st edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 13, 1947 and ended on May 3, 1948. In the 1947/48 season, 16 clubs competed against each other in a total of 30 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 second time in the club's history Hibernian Edinburgh . The Airdrieonians FC and FC Queen's Park relegated to Division Two at the end of the season . The top scorer was Archie Aikman from FC Falkirk with 20 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 30th | 22nd | 4th | 4th | 86:27 | 3.19 | 48:12 |
| 2. | Glasgow Rangers (M, L) | 30th | 21st | 4th | 5 | 64:28 | 2.29 | 46:14 |
| 3. | Partick Thistle | 30th | 16 | 4th | 10 | 61:42 | 1.45 | 36:24 |
| 4th | Dundee FC (N) | 30th | 15th | 3 | 12 | 67:51 | 1.31 | 33:27 |
| 5. | FC St. Mirren | 30th | 13 | 5 | 12 | 54:58 | 0.93 | 31:29 |
| 6th | Clyde FC | 30th | 12 | 7th | 11 | 52:57 | 0.91 | 31:29 |
| 7th | FC Falkirk | 30th | 10 | 10 | 10 | 55:48 | 1.15 | 30:30 |
| 8th. | Motherwell FC | 30th | 13 | 3 | 14th | 45:47 | 0.96 | 29:31 |
| 9. | Heart of Midlothian | 30th | 10 | 8th | 12 | 37:42 | 0.88 | 28:32 |
| 10. | Aberdeen FC (P) | 30th | 10 | 7th | 13 | 45:45 | 1.00 | 27:33 |
| 11. | Third Lanark | 30th | 10 | 6th | 14th | 56:73 | 0.77 | 26:34 |
| 12. | Celtic Glasgow | 30th | 10 | 5 | 15th | 41:56 | 0.73 | 25:35 |
| 13. | Queen of the South | 30th | 10 | 5 | 15th | 49:74 | 0.66 | 25:35 |
| 14th | Morton | 30th | 9 | 6th | 15th | 47:43 | 1.09 | 24:36 |
| 15th | Airdrieonians FC (N) | 30th | 7th | 7th | 16 | 40:78 | 0.51 | 21:39 |
| 16. | FC Queen's Park | 30th | 9 | 2 | 19th | 45:75 | 0.60 | 20:40 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1947/48 season | |
| Scottish master | |
| Relegated to Division Two | |
| At the end of the 1946/47 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Promoted from Division Two |
The championship team from Hibernian Edinburgh
(Players with at least one stake were taken into account; stakes and goals are given in brackets.)
| 1. | Hibernian Edinburgh |
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See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1947/48 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1947/48 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.
- ^ Player List 1947/48. fitbastats.com, accessed December 22, 2016 .
