Scottish Division One 1949/50
| Scottish Division One 1949/50 | |
| master | Glasgow Rangers |
| Cup winners | Glasgow Rangers |
| Relegated |
Queen of the South Stirling Albion |
| Teams | 16 |
| Games | 240 |
| Gates | 848 (ø 3.53 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Willie Bauld(Heart of Midlothian) |
| ← Division One 1948/49 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 50th time in 1949/50 . It was also the 53rd edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on September 10, 1949 and ended on May 1, 1950. In the 1949/50 season, 16 clubs competed against each other in a total of 30 match 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 27th time in their club history . Queen of the South and Stirling Albion were relegated to Division Two at the end of the season . The top scorer was Willie Bauld of Heart of Midlothian with 30 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glasgow Rangers (M, P, L) | 30th | 22nd | 6th | 2 | 58:26 | 2.23 | 50:10 |
| 2. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 30th | 22nd | 5 | 3 | 86:34 | 2.53 | 49:11 |
| 3. | Heart of Midlothian | 30th | 20th | 3 | 7th | 86:40 | 2.15 | 43:17 |
| 4th | East Fife FC | 30th | 15th | 7th | 8th | 58:43 | 1.35 | 37:23 |
| 5. | Celtic Glasgow | 30th | 14th | 7th | 9 | 51:50 | 1.02 | 35:25 |
| 6th | Dundee FC | 30th | 12 | 7th | 11 | 49:46 | 1.07 | 31:29 |
| 7th | Partick Thistle | 30th | 13 | 3 | 14th | 55:45 | 1.22 | 29:31 |
| 8th. | Aberdeen FC | 30th | 11 | 4th | 15th | 48:56 | 0.86 | 26:34 |
| 9. | Raith Rovers (N) | 30th | 9 | 8th | 13 | 45:54 | 0.83 | 26:34 |
| 10. | Motherwell FC | 30th | 10 | 5 | 15th | 53:58 | 0.91 | 25:35 |
| 11. | FC St. Mirren | 30th | 8th | 9 | 13 | 42:49 | 0.86 | 25:35 |
| 12. | Third Lanark | 30th | 11 | 3 | 16 | 44:62 | 0.71 | 25:35 |
| 13. | Clyde FC | 30th | 10 | 4th | 16 | 56:73 | 0.77 | 24:36 |
| 14th | FC Falkirk | 30th | 7th | 10 | 13 | 48:72 | 0.67 | 24:36 |
| 15th | Queen of the South | 30th | 5 | 6th | 19th | 31:63 | 0.49 | 16:44 |
| 16. | Stirling Albion (N) | 30th | 6th | 3 | 21st | 38:77 | 0.49 | 15:45 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1949/50 season | |
| Scottish master | |
| Relegated to Division Two | |
| At the end of the 1948/49 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 |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1949/50 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1949/50 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.
