1939–40 in Scottish football

The 1939–40 season was the 67th season of competitive football in Scotland. It would have been the 50th season of the Scottish Football League, but the outbreak of the Second World War on 3 September 1939 caused the suspension of the league after five rounds of games played in Division One, and four rounds in Division Two. The league was not officially competed for until the 1946–47 season, but regional leagues were played during these years.

League competitions Scottish League Division One

Scottish League Division Two

Emergency League

The Scottish League officially suspended its competition on 13 September 1939 and set up a committee to investigate the possibility of regional league competitions. These were rubber-stamped on 26 September after the Home Secretary had granted permission, they commenced a month later. There were two divisions: eastern and western, each consisting of 16 clubs. This left six of the previous league clubs: Montrose, Brechin City, Forfar Athletic, Leith Athletic, Edinburgh City and East Stirlingshire.

Cowdenbeath resigned halfway through the season; they had played all the other clubs once, and so their record was allowed to stand. The competition was completed by a play-off between the two divisional winners, Rangers and Falkirk. Rangers won 2–1 at Ibrox Park.

Play-off

Other honours

Cup honours

National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upWar Emergency Cup Rangers 1–0 Dundee United Scottish Junior Cup Maryhill 1–0 Morton Juniors

County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upDumbartonshire CupDumbarton4 – 2 Vale of LevenEast of Scotland ShieldHearts3 – 2HibernianForfarshire CupArbroath2 – 0 DundeeGlasgow CupRangers3 – 1Queen's ParkLanarkshire CupMotherwell1 – 0HamiltonNorth of Scotland CupClachnacuddin5 – 2RothesPerthshire CupBlack Watch12 – 4BlairgowrieRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren4 – 1Morton

Non-league honours

Senior DivisionWinner Highland Emergency League Inverness Thistle

Notes

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