| Season | 1948–49 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers |
| Relegated | Morton Albion Rovers |
1949–50 → | |
The1948–49 Scottish Division A was won byRangers by one point over nearest rivalDundee.
The league was won on the last day of the season. Dundee, being one point ahead of Rangers, would have secured the title with a win away atFalkirk F.C., but were defeated 4-1 while Rangers won 1-4 away atAlbion Rovers.
Morton and Albion Rovers finished 15th and 16th respectively and were relegated to the1949–50 Scottish Division B.
Rangers also won both theScottish Cup and theScottish League Cup, the first time a club claimed the national 'treble'.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 46 |
| 2 | Dundee | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 45 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 39 |
| 4 | East Fife | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 35 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 32 |
| 6 | Celtic | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 31 |
| 7 | Third Lanark | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 31 |
| 8 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 30 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 30 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 30 |
| 11 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 27 |
| 12 | Motherwell | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 25 |
| 13 | Aberdeen | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 25 |
| 14 | Clyde | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 24 |
| 15 | Morton | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 22 |
| 16 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 105 | −75 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | ABE | ALB | CEL | CLY | DND | EFI | FAL | HOM | HIB | MOR | MOT | PAR | QOS | RAN | STM | THI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Albion Rovers | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–5 | |
| Celtic | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Clyde | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Dundee | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| East Fife | 1–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Falkirk | 1–2 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | |
| Hibernian | 4–1 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Morton | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | |
| Motherwell | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Partick Thistle | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | |
| Queen of the South | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 8–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Rangers | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| St Mirren | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Third Lanark | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |