| Season | 1938–39 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers |
1946–47 → | |
The1938–39 Scottish Division One was the last season of competitive football in Scotland beforeWorld War II. The league championship was won byRangers by eleven points over nearest rivalCeltic.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 64 | +6 | 43 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 67 | 71 | −4 | 41 | |
| 8 | St Johnstone[a] | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 83 | +2 | 40 | Relegated to the1946–47 Division B |
| 9 | Clyde | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 78 | 70 | +8 | 39 | |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 86 | −13 | 39 | |
| 11 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 74 | 87 | −13 | 38 | |
| 12 | Motherwell | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 82 | 86 | −4 | 37 | |
| 13 | Hibernian | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 69 | −1 | 35 | |
| 14 | Ayr United[a] | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 83 | −7 | 35 | Relegated to the1946–47 Division B |
| 15 | Third Lanark | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 80 | 96 | −16 | 32 | |
| 16 | Albion Rovers[a] | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 90 | −25 | 30 | Relegated to the1946–47 Division B |
| 17 | Arbroath[a] | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 30 | |
| 18 | St Mirren | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 57 | 80 | −23 | 29 | |
| 19 | Queen's Park[b] | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 57 | 83 | −26 | 27 | |
| 20 | Raith Rovers[c] | 38 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 65 | 99 | −34 | 22 | Relegated to the1946–47 Division B |
| Home \ Away | ABE | ALB | ARB | AYR | CEL | CLY | FAL | HAM | HOM | HIB | KIL | MOT | PAR | QOS | QPA | RAI | RAN | STJ | STM | THI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 | |
| Albion Rovers | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–7 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | |
| Arbroath | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | |
| Ayr United | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | |
| Celtic | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 9–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | |
| Clyde | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–6 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Falkirk | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 8–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 8–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | |
| Hibernian | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kilmarnock | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Motherwell | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 8–5 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| Partick Thistle | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| Queen of the South | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Queen's Park | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
| Raith Rovers | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 4–5 | 0–2 | 5–6 | 1–3 | 2–2 | |
| Rangers | 5–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | |
| St Johnstone | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 0–2 | 1–7 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 4–0 | |
| St Mirren | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 3–2 | |
| Third Lanark | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 |