1936-37 in Scottish football
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| 1936–37 in Scottish football | ||
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| Division One champions | ||
| Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
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| Division Two champions | ||
| Ayr United Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C... |
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| Scottish Cup winners | ||
| Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
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| Junior Cup winners | ||
| Arthurlie Arthurlie F.C. Arthurlie Football Club are a Junior Scottish football team based in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, near Glasgow. They play at Dunterlie Park, on Carlibar Road, adjacent to Barrhead railway station. They currently play in the Stagecoach Super League, Premier Division... |
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| Scotland national team | ||
| 1937 BHC 1937 British Home Championship The 1937 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1936–37 seasons. The trophy was won by Wales with Scotland coming second. This was the last Home Championship that Wales would win exclusively, all subsequent victories would be... |
The 1936–37 season was the 47th season of competitive football
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in Scotland.
Scottish League Division One
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 88 | 32 | 56 | 61 |
| 2 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 89 | 44 | 45 | 54 |
| 3 | Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 89 | 58 | 31 | 52 |
| 4 | Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 54 | 42 | 51 |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... |
38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 99 | 60 | 39 | 51 |
| 6 | Third Lanark Third Lanark A.C. Third Lanark Athletic Club was a football club that originally existed between 1872 and 1967, 95 years in existence, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Third Lanark were known as Thirds, the Warriors, the Redcoats and the Hi Hi's... |
38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 79 | 61 | 18 | 46 |
| 7 | Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... |
38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 98 | 66 | 32 | 44 |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have... |
38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 91 | 96 | −5 | 41 |
| 9 | Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 39 |
| 10 | Clyde Clyde F.C. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South... |
38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 38 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park... |
38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 70 | −10 | 37 |
| 12 | St. Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 74 | 68 | 6 | 36 |
| 13 | Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 73 | 68 | 5 | 34 |
| 14 | Arbroath Arbroath F.C. Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide... |
38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 31 |
| 15 | Queen's Park Queen's Park F.C. Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest... |
38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 77 | −26 | 30 |
| 16 | St. Mirren St. Mirren F.C. St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St... |
38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 68 | 81 | −13 | 29 |
| 17 | Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 83 | −29 | 25 |
| 18 | Queen of the South Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS... |
38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 49 | 95 | −46 | 24 |
| 19 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 65 | 98 | −33 | 21 |
| 20 | Albion Rovers | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 53 | 116 | −63 | 16 |
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Dunfermline Athletic, Albion Rovers
Scottish League Division Two
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Ayr United Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C... |
34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 122 | 49 | 73 | 54 |
| 2 | Morton Greenock Morton F.C. Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs.... |
34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 110 | 42 | 68 | 51 |
| 3 | St Bernard's St Bernard's F.C. St Bernard's F.C. were a Senior Scottish football club based in Edinburgh from 1878 to 1943.... |
34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 100 | 51 | 49 | 48 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians Airdrieonians F.C. Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire.... |
34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 60 | 25 | 44 |
| 5 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 51 | 25 | 38 |
| 6 | Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath F.C. Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor... |
34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 59 | 16 | 38 |
| 7 | East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire F.C. East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish football club originating in Falkirk. Founded in 1880, originally as Bainsford Britannia, the club changed to their current name a year later in 1881... |
34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 81 | 78 | 3 | 38 |
| 8 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 72 | 66 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic F.C. Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.... |
34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 33 |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir F.C. Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division.... |
34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 82 | 86 | −4 | 32 |
| 11 | Leith Athletic Leith Athletic F.C. Leith Athletic Football Club is a football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a member of the East of Scotland Football League. It plays most of its home games at Leith Links. The club was originally formed in 1887 and played in the Scottish Football League in four different... |
34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 31 |
| 12 | Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division... |
34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 89 | −16 | 30 |
| 13 | Montrose Montrose F.C. Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.- Early years :... |
34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 65 | 98 | −33 | 28 |
| 14 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 97 | −25 | 27 |
| 15 | Dumbarton Dumbarton F.C. Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer... |
34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 83 | −26 | 27 |
| 16 | Brechin City Brechin City F.C. Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Brechin, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the Second Division in the 2010–11 season... |
34 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 64 | 98 | −34 | 25 |
| 17 | King's Park King's Park F.C. King's Park FC were a football club who played in the Scottish Football League before the Second World War. Based in Stirling, they joined the League in the 1921–22 season, following the reintroduction of the Second Division and were one of 11 new members for that season.-History:Their finest... |
34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 61 | 106 | −45 | 25 |
| 18 | Edinburgh City Edinburgh City F.C. Edinburgh City Football Club is a semi-professional senior Scottish football club, which plays in the East of Scotland Football League. The club is based at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. Edinburgh City was first formed in 1928 as an amateur club. It participated in the Scottish Football League... |
34 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 42 | 120 | −78 | 7 |
Promoted: Ayr United, Greenock Morton
Scottish Cup
Celtic were winners of the Scottish CupScottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
after a 2–1 final win over Aberdeen.
Scotland national team
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | |
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| 14 October 1936 | Ibrox Stadium Ibrox Stadium Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... (H) |
2–0 | Friendly | Jimmy Delaney Jimmy Delaney James "Jimmy" Delaney was a Scottish football player who enjoyed a 24-year playing career.- Career :... (2) |
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| 31 October 1936 | Windsor Park Windsor Park Windsor Park is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the home ground of Linfield F.C. and the Northern Ireland national football team. It is also where the Irish Cup and Irish League Cup finals are played.-History:... , Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... (A) |
3–1 | BHC 1937 British Home Championship The 1937 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1936–37 seasons. The trophy was won by Wales with Scotland coming second. This was the last Home Championship that Wales would win exclusively, all subsequent victories would be... |
Charles Napier, Alex Munro, David McCulloch David McCulloch David McCulloch was a Scottish footballer who played for several Scottish and English clubs in the 1930s, most notably Heart of Midlothian, Brentford, Derby County... |
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| 2 December 1936 | Dens Park Dens Park Dens Park is a football stadium located on Dens Road in Dundee, Scotland. The stadium is the home of Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 12,085... , Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea... (H) |
1–2 | BHC 1937 British Home Championship The 1937 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1936–37 seasons. The trophy was won by Wales with Scotland coming second. This was the last Home Championship that Wales would win exclusively, all subsequent victories would be... |
Tommy Walker | |
| 17 April 1937 | Hampden Park Hampden Park Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... (H) |
3–1 | BHC 1937 British Home Championship The 1937 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1936–37 seasons. The trophy was won by Wales with Scotland coming second. This was the last Home Championship that Wales would win exclusively, all subsequent victories would be... |
Bob McPhail Bob McPhail Robert Lowe "Bob" McPhail was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Airdrieonians, Rangers and represented Scotland.-Career:... (2), Frank O'Donnell |
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| 9 May 1937 | Prater Stadium, Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... (A) |
1–1 | Friendly | Frank O'Donnell | |
| 22 May 1937 | Strahov Stadium Strahov Stadium The Great Strahov Stadium is a stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czech Republic. The stadium is the largest in the world, and is the second largest sports facility worldwide after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, seating around 220,000.... , Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... (A) |
3–1 | Friendly | James Simpson, Bob McPhail Bob McPhail Robert Lowe "Bob" McPhail was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Airdrieonians, Rangers and represented Scotland.-Career:... , Torry Gillick |
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship