1919–20 in Scottish football
# 1919–20 in Scottish football

The 1919–20 season was the 47th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 30th season of the Scottish Football League. The number of teams in the Scottish League was increased from 18 to 22. Those clubs who were asked to retire for geographical reasons at the end of the 1916–17 season – Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers – returned, while Albion Rovers were elected.

## Scottish Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rangers | 42 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 106 | 25 | +81 | 71 |
| 2 | Celtic | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 89 | 31 | +58 | 68 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 57 |
| 4 | Dundee | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 79 | 65 | +14 | 50 |
| 5 | Clydebank | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 79 | 65 | +14 | 48 |
| 6 | Morton | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 45 |
| 7 | Airdrieonians | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 44 |
| 8 | Third Lanark | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 43 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 42 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 43 |
| 10 | Ayr United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 40 |
| 11 | Dumbarton | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 39 |
| 12 | St Mirren | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 81 | −18 | 38 |
| 13 | Partick Thistle | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 38 |
| 14 | Queen's Park | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 38 |
| 15 | Heart of Midlothian | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 37 |
| 16 | Clyde | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 37 |
| 17 | Aberdeen | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 35 |
| 18 | Hibernian | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 33 |
| 19 | Raith Rovers | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 83 | −22 | 32 |
| 20 | Falkirk | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 45 | 74 | −29 | 31 |
| 21 | Hamilton Academical | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 56 | 86 | −30 | 29 |
| 22 | Albion Rovers | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 28 |

Champions: Rangers

## Scottish Cup

Kilmarnock were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 3–2 final win over Albion Rovers.

## Other honours

### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Bathgate | 2 – 0 | Cowdenbeath |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Buckie Thistle |
| Ayrshire Cup | Stevenston United | 1 – 0 | Galston |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Clydebank | | |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 3 – 1 * | Hibernian |
| Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 1 | Cowdenbeath |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee Hibs | 1 – 0 | Dundee |
| Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Hamilton | 2 – 1 | Albion Rovers |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Bathgate | | Armadale |
| Perthshire Cup | Blairgowrie | 3 – 2 | Morrisonians |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 2 – 0 | St Mirren |
| Southern Counties Cup | Nithsdale Wanderers | 2 – 0 | St Cuthbert Wanderers |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 3 – 1 * | East Stirling |

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### Highland League

Top Three :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Buckie Thistle | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 31 |
| 2 | Clachnacuddin | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 29 |
| 3 | Inverness Caledonian | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 24 |

## Junior Cup

Parkhead were winners of the Junior Cup after a 2–0 win over Cambuslang Rangers in the final.

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 February 1920 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 1–1 | BHC | Tommy Cairns |
| 13 March 1920 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 3–0 | BHC | Andrew Wilson, Alan Morton, Andy Cunningham |
| 10 April 1920 | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield (A) | England | 4–5 | BHC | Tom Miller (2), Alex Donaldson, Andrew Wilson |

Key:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship
