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1926–27 in Scottish football

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Football in Scotland
Season1926–27
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1926–27 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Bo'ness
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Rutherglen Glencairn
Scotland national team
1927 BHC

The 1926–27 season was the 54th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 37th season of the Scottish Football League.[1]

In addition, the Scotland national amateur team (under the auspices of the SFA) played its first international match .[2]

League competitions

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Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1926–27 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 23 10 5 85 41 +44 56
2 Motherwell 38 23 5 10 81 52 +29 51
3 Celtic 38 21 7 10 101 55 +46 49
4 Airdrieonians 38 18 9 11 97 64 +33 45
5 Dundee 38 17 9 12 77 51 +26 43
6 Falkirk 38 15 12 11 77 60 +17 42
7 Cowdenbeath 38 18 6 14 74 60 +14 42
8 Aberdeen 38 13 14 11 73 72 +1 40
9 Hibernian 38 16 7 15 62 71 −9 39
10 St Mirren 38 16 5 17 78 76 +2 37
11 Partick Thistle 38 15 6 17 89 74 +15 36
12 Queen's Park 38 15 6 17 74 84 −10 36
13 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 11 15 65 64 +1 35
14 St Johnstone 38 13 9 16 55 69 −14 35
15 Hamilton Academical 38 13 9 16 60 85 −25 35
16 Kilmarnock 38 12 8 18 54 71 −17 32
17 Clyde 38 10 9 19 54 85 −31 29
18 Dunfermline Athletic 38 10 8 20 53 85 −32 28
19 Morton 38 12 4 22 56 101 −45 28
20 Dundee United 38 7 8 23 56 101 −45 22
Source: "1926-1927 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Greenock Morton, Dundee United

Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1926–27 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bo'ness 38 23 10 5 86 41 +45 56 Promotion to the 1927–28 First Division
2 Raith Rovers 38 21 7 10 92 52 +40 49
3 Clydebank 38 18 9 11 94 75 +19 45
4 Third Lanark 38 17 10 11 67 48 +19 44
5 East Stirlingshire 38 18 8 12 93 75 +18 44
6 East Fife 38 19 3 16 103 91 +12 41
7 Arthurlie 38 18 5 15 90 83 +7 41
8 Ayr United 38 13 15 10 67 68 −1 41
9 Forfar Athletic 38 15 7 16 66 79 −13 37
10 Stenhousemuir 38 12 12 14 69 76 −7 36
11 Queen of the South 38 16 4 18 72 80 −8 36
12 King's Park 38 13 9 16 76 75 +1 35
13 St Bernard's 38 14 6 18 70 77 −7 34
14 Alloa Athletic 38 12 10 16 70 77 −7 34
15 Armadale 38 12 10 16 70 78 −8 34
16 Albion Rovers 38 11 11 16 74 87 −13 33
17 Bathgate 38 13 7 18 76 98 −22 33
18 Dumbarton 38 13 6 19 69 84 −15 32
19 Arbroath 38 13 6 19 64 83 −19 32
20 Nithsdale Wanderers 38 7 9 22 59 100 −41 23
Source: [citation needed]

Promoted: Bo'ness United, Raith Rovers
 Relegated: Nithsdale Wanderers

Other honours

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National

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Celtic 3 – 1 East Fife
Scottish Qualifying Cup Mid Annandale 4 – 1 Brechin City
Scottish Junior Cup Rutherglen Glencairn 2 – 1 Cambuslang Rangers
Scottish Amateur Cup Glasgow University 2 – 1 Greenock HSFP
Queen's Park Shield Glasgow University

County

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 8 – 1[a] Fraserburgh
Ayrshire Cup Beith 3 – 0 Kilmarnock
Dumbartonshire Cup Helensburgh 6 – 0 Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 5 – 1 Hibernian
Fife Cup Dunfermline Athletic 6 – 2 Lochgelly United
Forfarshire Cup Brechin City 4 – 3[a] Montrose
Glasgow Cup Celtic 1 – 0 Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell 2 – 0[b] Albion Rovers
North of Scotland Cup Forres Mechanics 3 – 2[b] Inverness Thistle
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 6 – 2 Breadalbane
Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren 8 – 1[a] Arthurlie
Southern Counties Cup Stranraer 3 – 2 Thornhill
Stirlingshire Cup Falkirk 3 – 1 Bo'ness

Non-league honours

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Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Buckie Thistle 18 13 1 4 50 35 +15 27
2 Clachnacuddin 18 12 2 4 57 26 +31 26
3 Inverness Caledonian 18 11 3 4 42 36 +6 25
Source: SFHA

East of Scotland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Civil Service Strollers 16 8 5 3 49 24 +25 21
2 Selkirk 16 8 3 5 33 24 +9 19
3 Gala Fairydean 16 9 1 6 55 48 +7 19
Source: SFHA

Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[3] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
30 October 1926 Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)  Wales 3–0 BHC Alex Jackson (2), Hughie Gallacher
26 February 1927 Windsor Park, Belfast (A)  Ireland 2–0 BHC Alan Morton (2)
2 April 1927 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England 1–2 BHC Alan Morton

Scotland were joint winners with England in the 1926–27 British Home Championship.

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship

Other national teams

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Scottish League XI

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Date Venue Opponents[4][5] Score[c] Scotland scorer(s)
27 October 1926 Tynecastle, Edinburgh (H) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 5–2
19 March 1927 Filbert Street, Leicester (A) England Football League XI 2–2

Scottish national amateur team

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Date Venue Opponents[2] Score[d] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
18 December 1926 Filbert Street, Leicester (A) England England 1–4 Friendly

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Aggregate score over two legs.
  2. ^ a b Replay needed.
  3. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.
  4. ^ Scotland amateur team's score is shown first.

References

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  1. ^ "1926/27 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). "FORGOTTEN GLORIES: British Amateur International Football 1901–1974" (PDF). pp. 9–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  4. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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