1950-51 in Scottish football
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Season 1950-1951 was the 54th season of Scottish league football.
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[edit] Scottish League Division A
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernian | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 26 | 52 | 48 |
| 2 | Rangers | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 37 | 27 | 38 |
| 3 | Dundee | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Hearts | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 45 | 27 | 37 |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 50 | 11 | 35 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 48 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Celtic | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 28 |
| 10 | East Fife | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 66 | -18 | 28 |
| 11 | St Mirren | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 25 |
| 12 | Morton | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 24 |
| 13 | Third Lanark | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 24 |
| 14 | Airdrie | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 24 |
| 15 | Clyde | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 23 |
| 16 | Falkirk | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 81 | -46 | 18 |
Champions: Hibernian
Relegated: Clyde, Falkirk
[edit] Scottish League Division B
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen of the South | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 45 |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 78 | 44 | 34 | 45 |
| 3 | Ayr | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 40 | 24 | 36 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 78 | 58 | 20 | 36 |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 68 | 53 | 15 | 33 |
| 6 | Queen's Park | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 49 | 16 | 32 |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 53 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 58 | 73 | -15 | 28 |
| 11 | Cowdenbeath | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 57 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Arbroath | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 78 | -32 | 21 |
| 14 | Forfar Athletic | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 43 | 76 | -33 | 21 |
| 15 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 51 | 80 | -29 | 20 |
| 16 | Alloa Athletic | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 58 | 98 | -40 | 18 |
[edit] Cup Honours
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Scottish Cup | Celtic |
| Scottish League Cup | Motherwell |
[edit] Scotland national team
Note that scores are written Scotland first
Scotland were winners of the 1951 British Home Championship.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21, 1950 | Ninian Park, Cardiff |  Wales |
3-1 | BHC | Lawrie Reilly (2), Billy Liddell |
| November 1, 1950 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Northern Ireland |
6-1 | BHC | Billy Steel (4), John McPhail (2) |
| December 13, 1950 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Austria |
0-1 | F | - |
| April 14, 1951 | Wembley Stadium, London |  England |
3-2 | BHC | Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Billy Liddell |
| May 12, 1951 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Denmark |
3-1 | F | Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly, Robert Mitchell |
| May 16, 1951 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  France |
1-0 | F | Lawrie Reilly |
| May 20, 1951 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels |  Belgium |
5-0 | F | George Hamilton(3), Jimmy Mason, Willie Waddell |
| May 27, 1951 | Prater Stadium, Vienna | Austria |
0-4 | F | - |
Key: BHC = British Home Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written Scotland first
| Previous Season: 1949-50 |
Seasons in Scottish football 1950-51 |
Next Season: 1951-52 |
