| Season | 1946–47 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers |
| Relegated | Kilmarnock Hamilton Academical |
1947–48 → | |
The1946–47 Scottish Division A was the first season of competitive football in Scotland afterWorld War II. It was won byRangers by two points over nearest rivalHibernian.[1]Kilmarnock andHamilton Academical finished 15th and 16th respectively and wererelegated to the1947–48 Scottish Division B.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 76 | 26 | +50 | 46 |
| 2 | Hibernian | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 44 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 39 |
| 4 | Hearts | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 38 |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 35 |
| 6 | Morton | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 34 |
| 7 | Celtic | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 32 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 29 |
| 9 | Third Lanark | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 28 |
| 10 | Clyde | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 27 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 26 |
| 12 | Queen of the South | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 26 |
| 13 | Queen's Park | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 22 |
| 14 | St Mirren | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 22 |
| 15 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 21 |
| 16 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 85 | −47 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | CLY | FAL | HAM | HOM | HIB | KIL | MOR | MOT | PAR | QOS | QPA | RAN | STM | THI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 6–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Celtic | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
| Clyde | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | |
| Falkirk | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| Hamilton Academical | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–2 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Hibernian | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 9–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Kilmarnock | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | |
| Morton | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Motherwell | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| Partick Thistle | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Queen of the South | 1–5 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
| Queen's Park | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Rangers | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 8–1 | |
| St Mirren | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | |
| Third Lanark | 0–3 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 |