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| Above: | 1949–50 in Scottish football |
| Header1: | Division A champions |
| Data2: | Rangers |
| Header3: | Division B champions |
| Data4: | Morton |
| Header5: | Division C (North & East) champions |
| Data6: | Hibernian 'A' |
| Header7: | Division C (South & West) champions |
| Data8: | Clyde 'A' |
| Header9: | Scottish Cup winners |
| Data10: | Rangers |
| Header11: | League Cup winners |
| Data12: | East Fife |
| Header13: | Junior Cup winners |
| Data14: | Blantyre Victoria |
| Header15: | Scotland national team |
| Data16: | 1950 BHC |
The 1949–50 season was the 77th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 53rd season of the Scottish Football League.[1]
See main article: 1949–50 Scottish Division A.
Rangers won the league with a 2–2 draw in their last match, away to Third Lanark, a game in which Rangers took a 2–0 lead before Thirds fought back to 2–2. Another goal for Third Lanark would have handed the title to Hibernian.
A few days previously, Rangers had drawn 0–0 with Hibs at Ibrox before a crowd of 101,000, the largest crowd to watch a League match in Britain since the war, a record that still stands. Had Hibs won this match they would have become champions.Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Queen Of the South, Stirling Albion
See main article: 1949–50 Scottish Division B. Promoted: Morton, Airdrie
| width=100 | Section[2] [3] | width=160 | Winner | width=160 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South-West | Clyde 'A' | Rangers 'A' | |||
| South-East | Hibernian 'A' | Hearts 'A' |
| width=140 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Cup | Rangers | 3 – 0 | East Fife | ||||
| League Cup | East Fife | 3 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||
| Junior Cup | Blantyre Victoria | 3 – 0 | Cumnock Juniors |
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Inverness Caledonian | 8 – 1 * | Peterhead | ||||
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Brechin City | 12 – 2 * | Duns |
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Peterhead | 4 – 3 * | Deveronvale | ||||
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 3 – 1 * | Kilmarnock | ||||
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 5 – 2 | Leith Athletic | ||||
| Fife Cup | East Fife | 4 – 3 * | Cowdenbeath | ||||
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | 3 – 2 | Brechin City | ||||
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Clyde | ||||
| Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 4 – 0 | Albion Rovers | ||||
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 3 – 2 | Morton | ||||
| Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Alloa Athletic |
See main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October 1949 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | 8–2 | BHC | Henry Morris (3), Willie Waddell (2), Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly, Jimmy Mason | ||
| 9 November 1949 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 2–0 | BHC | John McPhail, Alec Linwood | ||
| 15 April 1950 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 0–1 | BHC | |||
| 26 April 1950 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 3–1 | Friendly | |||
| 21 May 1950 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon (A) | 2–2 | Friendly | Willie Bauld, Allan Brown | ||
| 27 May 1950 | Stade de Colombes, Paris (A) | 1–0 | Friendly | Allan Brown |
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