1939–40 in Scottish football

none August 2020 Scotland 1939–40 1938–39 1940–41 yes football background:#BFD7FF 1939–40 in Scottish football 200px Division One champions Abandoned Division Two champions Abandoned Emergency league competition champions Rangers Scottish War Emergency Cup winners Rangers Junior Cup winners Maryhill The 1939–40 season was the 67th season of competitive football in Scotland. It would have been the 50th season of the Scottish Football League, but the outbreak of the Second World War on 3 September 1939 caused the suspension of the league after five rounds of games played in Division One, and four rounds in Division Two. The league was not officially competed for until the 1946–47 season, but regional leagues were played during these years. League competitions Scottish League Division One main WDL Q 2 RAN Rangers FAL Falkirk HOM Heart of Midlothian ABE Aberdeen PAR Partick Thistle CEL Celtic ALB Albion Rovers MOT Motherwell THI Third Lanark KIL Kilmarnock QoS Queen of the South STM St Mirren HAM Hamilton Academical ARB Arbroath STJ St Johnstone HIB Hibernian ALL Alloa Athletic AYR Ayr United CLY Clyde COW Cowdenbeath 4 1 0 14 3 4 0 1 20 10 2 2 1 14 9 3 0 2 9 9 2 2 1 7 7 3 0 2 7 8 2 1 2 12 7 2 1 2 14 12 2 1 2 9 8 2 1 2 10 9 2 1 2 10 9 1 3 1 8 8 2 1 2 7 11 2 0 3 9 9 2 0 3 7 8 2 0 3 11 13 2 0 3 8 13 2 0 3 10 17 1 0 4 10 14 1 0 4 6 18 complete Scottish League Division Two main WDL Q 2 DND Dundee DNF Dunfermline Ath KPA King's Park EFF East Fife QPA Queen's Park STE Stenhousemuir DDU Dundee United DUM Dumbarton EAS East Stirlingshire STB St Bernard's AIR Airdrieonians EDI Edinburgh City MON Montrose RAI Raith Rovers MOR Morton LEI Leith Athletic BRE Brechin City FOR Forfar Athletic 3 1 0 13 5 2 2 0 10 5 2 2 0 11 7 2 1 1 12 6 1 3 0 7 5 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 1 8 7 2 1 1 9 9 1 2 1 7 7 1 2 1 7 7 2 0 2 7 8 1 1 2 9 8 1 1 2 7 8 1 1 2 8 12 1 1 2 4 7 1 0 3 4 7 0 2 2 3 8 0 0 4 7 18 complete Emergency League 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League The Scottish League officially suspended its competition on 13 September 1939 and set up a committee to investigate the possibility of regional league competitions. These were rubber-stamped on 26 September after the Home Secretary had granted permission, they commenced a month later. There were two divisions: eastern and western, each consisting of 16 clubs. This left six of the previous league clubs: Montrose, Brechin City, Forfar Athletic, Leith Athletic, Edinburgh City and East Stirlingshire. Cowdenbeath resigned halfway through the season; they had played all the other clubs once, and so their record was allowed to stand. The competition was completed by a play-off between the two divisional winners, Rangers and Falkirk. Rangers won 2–1 at Ibrox Park. Play-off 1 June 1940Disputed Ibrox Goal Falkirk Reasonably Annoyed, The Glasgow Herald, 3 June 1940 Rangers 2–1 Falkirk Venters 25Little 84 Napier 60 Ibrox Park, Glasgow P. CraigmyleMatch details Scottish League Championship Decider, Better Meddle 15,0002–1 Vs Falkirk in Championship Decider, 01/06/1940, FitbaStats Rangers Other honours Cup honours National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upWar Emergency Cup Rangers 1–0 Dundee United Scottish Junior Cup Maryhill 1–0 Morton Juniors County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upDumbartonshire CupDumbarton4 – 2 Vale of LevenEast of Scotland ShieldHearts3 – 2HibernianForfarshire CupArbroath2 – 0 DundeeGlasgow CupRangers3 – 1Queen's ParkLanarkshire CupMotherwell1 – 0HamiltonNorth of Scotland CupClachnacuddin5 – 2RothesPerthshire CupBlack Watch12 – 4 Aggregate over two legs. BlairgowrieRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren4 – 1Morton Non-league honours Senior DivisionWinner Highland Emergency League https://sfha.org.uk/highlandleague.htm Scottish Highland Football League Scottish Football Historical Archive 24 August 2020 2 October 2022 Inverness Thistle Notes See also 1939–40 Rangers F.C. season Association football during World War II Scotland national football team results (unofficial matches) References External links Scottish Football Historical Archive 1939 Category:Wartime seasons in Scottish football