Country: | Scotland |
Season: | 1926–27 |
Prevseason: | 1925–26 |
Nextseason: | 1927–28 |
Flagicon: | yes |
Bodyclass: | football |
Headerstyle: | background:#BFD7FF |
Above: | 1926–27 in Scottish football |
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]
See main article: 1926–27 Scottish Division One. Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Greenock Morton, Dundee United
See main article: 1926–27 Scottish Division Two. Promoted: Bo'ness United, Raith Rovers
Relegated: Nithsdale Wanderers
width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
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Scottish Cup | 3 – 1 | East Fife | |||||
Scottish Qualifying Cup | Mid Annandale | 4 – 1 | Brechin City | ||||
Scottish Junior Cup | 2 – 1 | ||||||
Scottish Amateur Cup | Glasgow University | 2 – 1 | Greenock HSFP | ||||
Queen's Park Shield | Glasgow University |
width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
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Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 8 – 1 | 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 | Montrose | ||||
Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Rangers | ||||
Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | Albion Rovers | ||||
North of Scotland Cup | Forres Mechanics | 3 – 2 | |||||
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 |
See main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results.
Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | ||
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30 October 1926 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | 3–0 | BHC | |||
26 February 1927 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | 2–0 | BHC | Alan Morton (2) | ||
2 April 1927 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–2 | BHC | Alan Morton |
Scotland were joint winners with England in the 1926–27 British Home Championship.
Key:
Date | Venue | Opponents[3] [4] | Scotland scorer(s) | ||
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27 October 1926 | Tynecastle, Edinburgh (H) | Irish League XI | 5–2 | ||
19 March 1927 | Filbert Street, Leicester (A) | Football League XI | 2–2 |