The 1948-49 Scottish Division C was won by Forfar Athletic who were promoted to Division B. Edinburgh City finished bottom.[1] It was the third and final season of the short-lived single Scottish Division C and featured seven reserve teams.
| Season | 1948–49 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Forfar Athletic |
| Promoted | Forfar Athletic |
← 1947–48 1949–50 → | |
Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forfar Athletic | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 37 | +43 | 35 | Promotion to the 1949–50 Division B |
| 2 | Leith Athletic | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 29 | +47 | 33 | |
| 3 | Brechin City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 30 | |
| 4 | Montrose | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 25 | |
| 5 | Queen's Park II | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | Airdrieonians II | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 22 | |
| 7 | St. Johnstone II | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Dundee United II | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 22 | |
| 9 | Raith Rovers II | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 19 | |
| 10 | Kilmarnock II | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 13 | |
| 11 | Dunfermline Athletic II | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 84 | −41 | 11 | |
| 12 | Edinburgh City | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 85 | −57 | 8 |
Future edit
The competition was restructured for the 1949–50 season when the number of reserve teams was significantly expanded and the Division divided into two sections, the South-East (soon renamed the North-East) and South-West. Promotion became rarer as the reserve sides of the bigger clubs such as Rangers and Aberdeen came to dominate; Brechin City's victory in the North-East section in the 1953–54 season was the sole promotion managed in the new format before its final season. The competition completed its final season in 1954–55 when Aberdeen II won the North-East section and Partick Thistle II the South-West; three non-reserve sides, Montrose, East Stirlingshire and Berwick Rangers remained in the North-East section with two, Dumbarton and Stranraer in the South-West. All five were admitted to full membership of the Scottish Football League;[2] the reserve teams were placed into a separate Scottish (Reserve) League.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ "Scotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004". Rsssf.com. 2005-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ Scottish Football League C Division overview, Scottish Football Historical Archive
- ^ Scottish Reserve League Competitions Part 2 1945-1955, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 1 November 2020
- ^ The C Division – the “other clubs” division, Alan Bell, via Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database