| 1938–39 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Willie Maley |
| Stadium | Celtic Park |
| Scottish First Division | 2nd |
| Scottish Cup | 4th Round |
During the 1938–39 Scottish football season,Celtic competed in theScottish First Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 112 | 55 | +57 | 59 |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 99 | 53 | +46 | 48 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 91 | 61 | +30 | 46 |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 98 | 70 | +28 | 45 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 45 |
| 13 August 1938Division One | Celtic | 9–1 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 20 August 1938Division One | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Celtic | Hamilton |
| Stadium:Douglas Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 24 August 1938Division One | Kilmarnock | 0–0 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| Stadium:Rugby Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 27 August 1938Division One | Celtic | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 23,000 |
| 3 September 1938Division One | Hearts | 1–5 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| Stadium:Tynecastle Park Attendance: 49,905 |
| 10 September 1938Division One | Celtic | 6–2 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 74,500 |
| 14 September 1938Division One | Celtic | 1–2 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 17 September 1938Division One | Clyde | 1–4 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 30,000 |
| 24 September 1938Division One | Celtic | 6–1 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 1 October 1938Division One | Albion Rovers | 1–8 | Celtic | Coatbridge |
| Stadium:Cliftonhill Attendance: 10,000 |
| 12 October 1938Division One | Celtic | 5–1 | Queen of the South | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 22 October 1938Division One | Partick Thistle | 0–0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Firhill Park Attendance: 25,000 |
| 29 October 1938Division One | Celtic | 6–1 | Third Lanark | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 5 November 1938Division One | Celtic | 3–3 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 12 November 1938Division One | Falkirk | 1–1 | Celtic | Falkirk |
| Stadium:Brockville Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 19 November 1938Division One | Celtic | 1–3 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000 |
| 26 November 1938Division One | Arbroath | 0–2 | Celtic | Arbroath |
| Stadium:Gayfield Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 3 December 1938Division One | Celtic | 5–4 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 10 December 1938Division One | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Celtic | Perth |
| Stadium:Muirton Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 17 December 1938Division One | Celtic | 3–2 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 24 December 1938Division One | Aberdeen | 3–1 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| Stadium:Pittodrie Park Attendance: 23,000 |
| 31 December 1938Division One | Celtic | 2–2 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 50,466 |
| 2 January 1939Division One | Rangers | 2–1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Ibrox Park Attendance: 118,567 |
| 3 January 1939Division One | Celtic | 0–1 | Queen's Park | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 7 January 1939Division One | Raith Rovers | 4–0 | Celtic | Kirkcaldy |
| Stadium:Stark's Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 25 January 1939Division One | Celtic | 4–1 | Albion Rovers | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 4,000 |
| 28 January 1939Division One | Queen of the South | 1–1 | Celtic | Dumfries |
| Stadium:Palmerston Park Attendance: 11,000 |
| 11 February 1939Division One | Celtic | 3–1 | Clyde | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 25 February 1939Division One | Celtic | 3–1 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 8 March 1939Division One | Third Lanark | 0–2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Cathkin Park Attendance: 10,000 |
| 11 March 1939Division One | Ayr United | 1–4 | Celtic | Ayr |
| Stadium:Somerset Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 18 March 1939Division One | Celtic | 1–2 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 1 April 1939Division One | Celtic | 2–0 | Arbroath | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 5 April 1939Division One | Motherwell | 2–3 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 4,000 |
| 8 April 1939Division One | Hibernian | 1–0 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| Stadium:Easter Road Attendance: 12,000 |
| 10 April 1939Division One | Queen's Park | 1–2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 17,026 |
| 22 April 1939Division One | Celtic | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 29 April 1939Division One | St Mirren | 2–1 | Celtic | Paisley |
| Stadium:St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 17,000 |
| 21 January 1939First round | Burntisland Shipyard | 3–8 | Celtic | Burntisland |
| Stadium:Kirkton Park Attendance: 1,427 |
| 4 February 1939Second round | Montrose | 1–7 | Celtic | Montrose |
| Stadium:Links Park Attendance: 6,389 |
| 18 February 1939Third round | Hearts | 2–2 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| Stadium:Tynecastle Park Attendance: 50,498 |
| 22 February 1939Third round replay | Celtic | 2–1 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 80,840 |
| 4 March 1939Fourth round | Motherwell | 3–1 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 31,000 |