… The latter half of the calendar year 1944 produced so many talented footballers who would go on to wear the colours of their boyhood club, Celtic. At that time, the club was struggling to secure any kind of success under its second manager,
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 40 | 44 |
| 2 | Rangers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 26 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 24 |
| 7 | Dundee | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Hibernian | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 18 |
| 10 | Hearts | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 16 |
| 11 | Ross County | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 15 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 14 |
