1926–27 in Scottish football explained

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Season:1926–27
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Nextseason:1927–28
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Header1:Division One champions
Data2:Rangers
Header3:Division Two champions
Data4:Bo'ness
Header5:Scottish Cup winners
Data6:Celtic
Header7:Junior Cup winners
Data8:Rutherglen Glencairn
Header9:Scotland national team
Data10:1927 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

Scottish League Division One

See main article: 1926–27 Scottish Division One. Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Greenock Morton, Dundee United

Scottish League Division Two

See main article: 1926–27 Scottish Division Two. Promoted: Bo'ness United, Raith Rovers
Relegated: Nithsdale Wanderers

Other honours

National

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Scottish Cup3 – 1East Fife
Scottish Qualifying CupMid Annandale4 – 1Brechin City
Scottish Junior Cup2 – 1
Scottish Amateur CupGlasgow University2 – 1Greenock HSFP
Queen's Park ShieldGlasgow University

County

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Aberdeenshire CupAberdeen8 – 1Fraserburgh
Ayrshire CupBeith3 – 0Kilmarnock
Dumbartonshire CupHelensburgh6 – 0Dumbarton
East of Scotland ShieldHearts5 – 1Hibernian
Fife CupDunfermline Athletic6 – 2Lochgelly United
Forfarshire CupBrechin City4 – 3Montrose
Glasgow CupCeltic1 – 0Rangers
Lanarkshire CupMotherwell2 – 0Albion Rovers
North of Scotland CupForres Mechanics3 – 2
Perthshire CupSt Johnstone6 – 2Breadalbane
Renfrewshire CupSt Mirren8 – 1Arthurlie
Southern Counties CupStranraer3 – 2Thornhill
Stirlingshire CupFalkirk3 – 1Bo'ness

Non-league honours

Highland League

East of Scotland League

Scotland national team

See main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results.

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
30 October 1926Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)3–0BHC
26 February 1927Windsor Park, Belfast (A)2–0BHCAlan Morton (2)
2 April 1927Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–2BHCAlan Morton

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

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Other national teams

Scottish League XI

DateVenueOpponents[3] [4] Scotland scorer(s)
27 October 1926Tynecastle, Edinburgh (H) Irish League XI5–2
19 March 1927Filbert Street, Leicester (A) Football League XI2–2

Scottish national amateur team

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1926/27 - the Scottish Football League . www.scottishfootballleague.com . 6 June 2022 . https://archive.today/20120917124236/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1920-1929/192627/ . 17 September 2012 . dead.
  2. Web site: FORGOTTEN GLORIES: British Amateur International Football 1901–1974 . McColl . Brian . Gorman . Douglas . 9–15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728161609/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf . 2017 . 28 July 2017 . 16 July 2017 . Campbell . George . dead.
  3. Web site: SFL XI v The Football League XI Record . London Hearts Supporters Club . 3 October 2022 .
  4. Web site: SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record . London Hearts Supporters Club . 3 October 2022 .