The 1948–49 Scottish Division A was won by

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by one point over nearest rival

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. The league was won on the last day of the season. Dundee, being one point ahead of Rangers, would have secured the title with a win at home against

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, but were defeated 1-4 while Rangers won 1-4 away at

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. Morton and Albion Rovers finished 15th and 16th respectively and were relegated to the 1949–50 Scottish Division B. Rangers also won both the

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, the first time a club claimed the national ' treble'.

League table

Results

References

Scottish Football Archive
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