The 1937–38 season was the 65th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 48th season of the Scottish Football League.

Scottish League Division One

Champions: Celtic<br />

Relegated: Dundee, Morton

Scottish League Division Two

Promoted: Raith Rovers, Albion Rovers

Scottish Cup

East Fife were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 4–2 extra time win in a replay against Kilmarnock.

Other honours

National

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!width=160|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

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|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup – North

|Elgin City

|6–2

|Blairgowrie

|-

|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup – South

|Stranraer

|5–3

|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

|Fraserburgh

|4–3 *

|Peterhead

|-

|align=left|Ayrshire Cup

|Ayr United

|7–1

|Beith

|-

|align=left|East of Scotland Shield

|Hibernian

|4–0

|Hearts

|-

|align=left|Forfarshire Cup

|Dundee

|3–0

|Dundee United

|-

|align=left|Glasgow Cup

|Rangers

|2–1

|Third Lanark

|-

|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup

|Airdrie

|4–2 *

|Hamilton

|-

|align=left|Perthshire Cup

|Blairgowrie

|8–2 *

|Vale of Atholl

|-

|align=left|Renfrewshire Cup

|St Mirren

|7–1

|Morton

|-

|align=left|Southern Counties Cup

|Solway Star

|

|

|-

|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup

|Falkirk

|4–1 *

|King's Park

|}

  • * – aggregate over two legs

Highland League

Junior Cup

Cambuslang Rangers were winners of the Junior Cup after a 3–2 win over Benburb in the final.

Scotland national team

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!Date

!Venue

!Opponents

!

!Competition

!Scotland scorer(s)

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|30 October 1937

|Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)

|

|align=center|1–2

|BHC

|Alex Massie

|-bgcolor=#ffffdd

|10 November 1937

|Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)

|

|align=center|1–1

|BHC

|James Smith

|-bgcolor=#ddffdd

|8 December 1937

|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)

|

|align=center|5–0

|Friendly

|Andrew Black, David McCulloch (2), Peter Buchanan, David Kinnear

|-bgcolor=#ddffdd

|9 April 1938

|Wembley Stadium, London (A)

|

|align=center|1–0

|BHC

|Thomas Walker

|-bgcolor=#ddffdd

|21 May 1938

|Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A)

|

|align=center|3–1

|Friendly

|Andrew Black, Francis Murphy, Thomas Walker

|}

Key:

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

Notes and references

  • Scottish Football Historical Archive