The 1950–51 season was the 78th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 54th season of the Scottish Football League.

Scottish League Division A

Champions: Hibernian<br />

Relegated: Clyde, Falkirk

Scottish League Division B

Promoted: Queen of the South, Stirling Albion

Scottish League Division C

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!width=100|Section

!width=160|Winner

!width=160|Runner-up

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|align=left|South-West

|Clyde 'A'

|Ayr United 'A'

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|align=left|North-East

|Hearts 'A'

|Aberdeen 'A'

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Cup honours

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!width=140|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

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|align=left|Scottish Cup

|Celtic

|align=center|1 – 0

|Motherwell

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|align=left|League Cup

|Motherwell

|align=center|3 – 0

|Hibernian

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|align=left|Junior Cup

|Petershill

|align=center|1 – 0

|Irvine Meadow XI

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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

|Deveronvale

|5 – 4 *

|Clachnacuddin

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|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup – South

|Wigtown

|4 – 0 *

|Duns

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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

|Deveronvale

|3 – 0 *

|Peterhead

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|align=left|Ayrshire Cup

|Kilmarnock

|6 – 1 *

|Ayr United

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|align=left|Fife Cup

|Raith Rovers

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|Cowdenbeath

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|align=left|Forfarshire Cup

|Dundee United

|3 – 2

|Dundee

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|align=left|Glasgow Cup

|Partick Thistle

|3 – 2

|Celtic

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|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup

|Albion Rovers

|2 – 1

|Motherwell

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|align=left|Renfrewshire Cup

|Morton

|1 – 0

|St Mirren

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|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup

|Falkirk

|3 – 1 *

|Stirling Albion

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  • * – aggregate over two legs
  • – replay

Highland League

Scotland national team

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!Date

!Venue

!Opponents

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!Competition

!Scotland scorer(s)

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|21 October 1950

|Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)

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|align=center|3–1

|BHC

|Lawrie Reilly (2), Billy Liddell

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|1 November 1950

|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)

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|align=center|6–1

|BHC

|Billy Steel (4), John McPhail (2)

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|13 December 1950

|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)

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|align=center|0–1

|Friendly

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|14 April 1951

|Wembley Stadium, London (A)

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|align=center|3–2

|BHC

|Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Billy Liddell

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|12 May 1951

|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)

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|align=center|3–1

|Friendly

|Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly, Robert Mitchell

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|16 May 1951

|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)

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|align=center|1–0

|Friendly

|Lawrie Reilly

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|20 May 1951

|Heysel Stadium, Brussels (A)

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|align=center|5–0

|Friendly

|George Hamilton (3), Jimmy Mason, Willie Waddell

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|27 May 1951

|Prater Stadium, Vienna (A)

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|align=center|0–4

|Friendly

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1951 British Home Championship – winners

Key:

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

Notes and references

  • Scottish Football Historical Archive