1938–39 in Scottish football
The 1938–39 season was the 66th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 49th season of the Scottish Football League. Due to the World War II the league was not officially competed for again until the 1946–47 season.
Scottish League Division One
Champions: RangersScottish League Division Two
Scottish Cup
Clyde were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 4–0 win over Motherwell.Other Honours
National
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Clachnacuddin | 5 – 3 | Babcock & Wilcox |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Penicuik Athletic | 5 – 3 | St Cuthbert Wanderers |
County
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Buckie Thistle | 7 – 6 * | Peterhead |
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 5 – 3 * | Kilmarnock |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 – 1 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers |
| Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 2 – 0 | Dundee United |
| Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Clyde |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Hamilton | 5 – 1 | Airdrie |
| Perthshire Cup | Blairgowrie | 10 – 6 * | Breadalbane |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 2 – 1 | St Mirren |
| Southern Counties Cup | Stranraer | 8 – 5 | Solway Star |
- * - aggregate over two legs
Highland League">Highland Football League">Highland League
Junior Cup
were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over Shawfield in the final.Scotland national team
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer | |
| 8 October 1938 | Windsor Park, Belfast | 2–0 | BHC | Jimmy Delaney, Tommy Walker | |
| 9 November 1938 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh | 3–2 | BHC | Tommy Walker, Torrance Gillick | |
| 7 December 1938 | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow | 3–1 | Friendly | Tommy Walker, Andy Black, Torrance Gillick | |
| 15 April 1939 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 1–2 | BHC | James Dougall |
Scotland were joint winners of the 1939 British Home Championship with England and Wales
Key:
- = Home match
- = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship