The 1929–30 season was the 57th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 40th season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions Scottish League Division One

Champions: Rangers Relegated: Dundee United, St Johnstone

Scottish League Division Two

Promoted: Leith Athletic, East Fife

Other honours

National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup Rangers 2 – 1 Partick ThistleScottish Qualifying CupBathgate1 – 0St Cuthbert Wanderers Scottish Junior Cup Newtongrange Star 3 – 0 Hall Russell Scottish Amateur CupMurrayfield Amateurs2 – 0 Gourock HFSPQueen's Park Shield Aberdeen University

County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupAberdeen7 – 5FraserburghAyrshire CupKilmarnock 3 – 1 BeithDumbartonshire CupDumbarton6 – 2ClydebankEast of Scotland ShieldHearts1 – 1HibernianFife CupRaith Rovers3 – 2East FifeForfarshire CupDundee United2 – 1MontroseGlasgow CupRangers4–0CelticLanarkshire CupMotherwell1 – 0Albion RoversNorth of Scotland Cup Ross County2 – 0 Elgin City Perthshire CupSt Johnstone 7 – 2 KillinRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren3 – 0Greenock HSFPSouthern Counties CupSt Cuthbert Wanderers4 – 1Newton StewartStirlingshire CupFalkirk4 – 0Stenhousemuir

Non-league honours Highland League

East of Scotland League

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)26 October 1929Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)4–2BHCHughie Gallacher (2), Alex James, Jimmy Gibson22 February 1930Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)3–1BHCHughie Gallacher (2), George Stevenson5 April 1930Wembley Stadium, London (A)2–5BHCJimmy Fleming (2)18 May 1930Stade de Colombes Paris (A)2–0FriendlyHughie Gallacher (2)

Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match BHC = British Home Championship

Other national teams Scottish League XI

DateVenueOpponentsScotland scorer(s) 9 October 1929 Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Irish League XI4–1 2 November 1929 Ibrox, Glasgow (A) Football League XI2–1

Scottish national amateur team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s) 12 October 1929 Brandywell, Derry (A) Northern Ireland3–0Friendly 8 February 1930 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Wales1–0Friendly 15 March 1930 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) England1–0Friendly

Notes

References

External links Scottish Football Historical Archive