The 1935–36 season was the 63rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 46th season of the Scottish Football League.

Scottish League Division One

Champions: Celtic<br />

Relegated: Airdrie, Ayr United

Scottish League Division Two

Promoted: Falkirk, St Mirren

Scottish Cup

Rangers were winners of the Scottish Cup for the third time in a row after a 1–0 final win over Third Lanark.

Other honours

National

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!width=135|Winner

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!width=135|Runner-up

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|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup – North

|Elgin City

|4–2

|Blairgowrie

|-

|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup – South

|Galston

|4–0

|Bo'ness

|}

County

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!width=160|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

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|align=left|Aberdeenshire Cup

|Keith

|3–1 *

|Peterhead

|-

|align=left|Ayrshire Cup

|Ayr United

|3–2 #

|Kilmarnock

|-

|align=left|Dumbartonshire Cup

|Dumbarton

|1–0

|Vale Ocaba

|-

|align=left|East of Scotland Shield

|Hearts

|3–1 #

|St Bernard's

|-

|align=left|Fife Cup

|Raith Rovers

|3–0

|East Fife

|-

|align=left|Forfarshire Cup

|Arbroath

|1–0

|Montrose

|-

|align=left|Glasgow Cup

|Rangers

|2–0

|Celtic

|-

|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup

|Airdrie

|5–1 *

|Hamilton

|-

|align=left|Perthshire Cup

|Blairgowrie

|2–1 *

|Fair City Athletic

|-

|align=left|Renfrewshire Cup

|St Mirren

|3–0

|Morton

|-

|align=left|Southern Counties Cup

|Queen of the South

|4–2

|Creetown

|-

|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup

|East Stirlingshire

|2–1 *

|Alloa Athletic

|}

  • * – aggregate over two legs
  • # – replay

Highland League

Junior Cup

Benburb were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over Yoker Athletic in the final replay.

Scotland national team

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!Venue

!Opponents

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!Scotland scorer(s)

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|5 October 1935

|Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)

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|align=center|1–1

|BHC

|Dally Duncan

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|13 November 1935

|Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)

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|align=center|2–1

|BHC

|Thomas Walker, Dally Duncan

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|4 April 1936

|Wembley Stadium, London (A)

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|align=center|1–1

|BHC

|Thomas Walker (pen.)

|}

Scotland was winner of the 1935–36 British Home Championship.

Key:

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

Notes and references

  • Scottish Football Historical Archive