- Scottish League Division One
- Scottish League Division Two
- Scottish Cup
- Other Honours National County Highland League
- Junior Cup
- Scotland national team
- Notes and references
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}The 1926–27 season was the 54th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 37th season of the Scottish Football League. [1] Scottish League Division One {{main|1926–27 Scottish Division One}}| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 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 |
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Greenock Morton, Dundee United Scottish League Division Two {{main|1926–27 Scottish Division Two}}| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Bo'ness | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 86 | 41 | 45 | 56 | | 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 |
Promoted: Bo'ness United, Raith Rovers
Relegated: Nithsdale Wanderers Scottish Cup {{main|1926–27 Scottish Cup}}Last years runners-up Celtic were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 3–1 final win over East Fife. Other Honours National | Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Mid Annandale | 4 – 1 | Brechin City |
County | Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 8 – 1 * | Fraserburgh | | Ayrshire Cup | Beith | | 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 * | Montrose | | Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Rangers | | Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 2 – 0[2] | Albion Rovers | | Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | 6 – 2 | Breadalbane | | Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 8 – 1 * | Arthurlie | | Southern Counties Cup | Stranraer | 3 – 2 | Thornhill | | Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Bo'ness |
. * aggregate over two legs Highland League Top Three| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
Junior Cup Rutherglen Glencairn were winners of the Junior Cup after a 2–1 win over Cambuslang Rangers in the final. Scotland national team {{main|Scotland national football team 1920–39 results}}| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[3] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | | 30 October 1926 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | WAL}} | 3–0 | BHC | Alex Jackson (2), Hughie Gallacher | | 26 February 1927 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | IRE}} | 2–0 | BHC | Alan Morton (2) | | 2 April 1927 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ENG}} | 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
Notes and references 1. ^http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1920-1929/192627/{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^replay
3. ^Scotland's score is shown first.
External links - [https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035238/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/ Scottish Football Historical Archive]
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