Celtic’s second Manager (1940-45) – Jimmy McStay, Celtic’s wartime boss… Jimmy McStay had been a great centre half and captain for Celtic in the late 1920s and early 1930s, but it was still a major surprise when he emerged as successor to Willie Maley in January 1940. The obvious choice might have been Jimmy McMenemy
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | Celtic | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Rangers | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 20 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | Dundee | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 12 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 11 |
| 11 | St Mirren | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 10 |
| 12 | Livingston | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 8 |
