The 1928–29 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 39th season of the Scottish Football League.
League competitions Scottish League Division One
Champions: Rangers Relegated: Third Lanark, Raith Rovers
Scottish League Division Two
NOTE: Arthurlie resigned – fixtures stand Bathgate resigned – fixtures expunged
Promoted: Dundee United, Greenock Morton
Other honours
National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup Kilmarnock 2 – 0 RangersScottish Qualifying CupMurrayfield Amateurs8 – 1Thornhill Scottish Junior Cup Dundee Violet 4 – 0 Maryhill Hibernian Scottish Amateur CupMurrayfield Amateurs2 – 1 Queen's Park Victoria XIQueen's Park Shield Edinburgh University
County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupAberdeen9 – 3HuntlyAyrshire CupAyr United5 – 1KilmarnockDumbartonshire CupClydebank1 – 0DumbartonEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian3 – 2HeartsFife CupCowdenbeath3 – 2Raith RoversForfarshire CupDundee United2 – 1Forfar AthleticGlasgow CupCeltic2 – 0Queen's ParkLanarkshire CupMotherwell5 – 2Albion RoversNorth of Scotland Cup Inverness Citadel2 – 1 Nairn CountyPerthshire CupSt Johnstone4 – 0Vale of AthollRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren7 – 2MortonSouthern Counties CupMid Annandale2 – 0St Cuthbert WanderersStirlingshire CupEast Stirling3 – 1Falkirk Amateurs
Non-league honours Highland League
East of Scotland League
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)27 October 1928Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)4–2Hard Luck Wales (1928), match footage at British PathéBHCHughie Gallacher (3), James Dunn23 February 1929Windsor Park, Belfast (A)7–3BHCHughie Gallacher (4), Alex Jackson (2), Alex James13 April 1929Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0BHCAlec Cheyne26 May 1929Brann Stadium, Bergen (A)7–3FriendlyAlec Cheyne (3), Jimmy Nisbet (2), Bobby Rankin, Tully Craig1 June 1929Grunewald Stadium, Berlin (A)1–1FriendlyWillie Imrie4 June 1929Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A)2–0FriendlyJimmy Fleming, Bobby Rankin (pen.)
Scotland were winners of the 1928–29 British Home Championship. 1929 also saw Scotland compete against non-British teams for the first time.
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match BHC = British Home Championship
Other national teams Scottish League XI
DateVenueOpponentsScotland scorer(s) 31 October 1928 Firhill, Glasgow (H) Irish League XI8–2 7 November 1928 Villa Park, Birmingham (A) Football League XI1–2
Scottish national amateur team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s) 16 March 1929 Elland Road, Leeds (A) England1–3Friendly
See also Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup
Notes
References
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive