1930–31 in Scottish football explained

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Header1:Division One champions
Data2:Rangers
Header3:Division Two champions
Data4:Third Lanark
Header5:Scottish Cup winners
Data6:Celtic
Header7:Junior Cup winners
Data8:Denny Hibs
Header9:Scotland national team
Data10:1931 BHC

The 1930–31 season was the 58th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 41st season of the Scottish Football League.[1]

Scottish League Division One

See main article: 1930–31 Scottish Division One. Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Hibernian, East Fife

Scottish League Division Two

See main article: 1930–31 Scottish Division Two. Promoted: Third Lanark, Dundee United

Scottish Cup

See main article: 1930–31 Scottish Cup.

Celtic were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 4–2 replay win over Motherwell.

Other honours

National

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Scottish Qualifying CupBathgate1–0[2] Dalbeattie Star

County

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Aberdeenshire CupAberdeen7–1 *Peterhead
Ayrshire CupKilmarnock5–1 Beith
Dumbartonshire CupDumbarton5–0Clydebank
East of Scotland ShieldHearts5–4Hibernian
Fife CupEast Fife2–2[3] Raith Rovers
Forfarshire CupForfar Athletic2–1Dundee
Glasgow CupCeltic2–1Rangers
Lanarkshire CupAirdrie6–2 *Albion Rovers
Perthshire CupSt Johnstone4–2Vale of Atholl
Renfrewshire CupMorton5–4 *St Mirren
Southern Counties CupDalbeattie Star1–0Stranraer
Stirlingshire CupFalkirk2–0Stenhousemuir
– aggregate over two legs

Junior Cup

Denny Hibs were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over Burnbank Athletic in the final.[4]

Scotland national team

See main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results.

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
25 October 1930Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)1–1BHCBarney Battles, Jr.
21 February 1931Windsor Park, Belfast (A)0–0BHC
28 March 1931Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0BHCGeorge Stevenson, Jimmy McGrory
16 May 1931Hohe Warte Stadium Vienna (A)0–5Friendly
20 May 1931Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome (A)0–3Friendly
24 May 1931Stade des Charmilles Geneva (A)3–2FriendlyJimmy Easson, William Boyd, Andrew Love

Scotland were joint winners with England of the 1930–31 British Home Championship.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1930/31 - the Scottish Football League . 2012-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121201091118/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1930-1939/193031/ . 1 December 2012 .
  2. replay
  3. won on corners
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=luxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EqcMAAAAIBAJ&dq=denny%20hibs&pg=3004%2C6115009 Protest Row That Rocked the Juniors