1927–28 in Scottish football explained

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Season:1927–28
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Header1:Division One champions
Data2:Rangers
Header3:Division Two champions
Data4:Ayr United
Header5:Scottish Cup winners
Data6:Rangers
Header7:Junior Cup winners
Data8:Maryhill Hibs
Header9:Scotland national team
Data10:1928 BHC

The 1927–28 season was the 55th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 38th season of the Scottish Football League.[1]

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

See main article: 1927–28 Scottish Division One. Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Boness United, Dunfermline Athletic

Scottish League Division Two

See main article: 1927–28 Scottish Division Two. Promoted: Ayr United, Third Lanark

Other honours

National

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Scottish Cup4 – 0Celtic
Scottish Qualifying CupBeith3 – 1Forres Mechanics
Scottish Junior Cup6 – 2
Scottish Amateur CupQueen's Park Victoria XI6 – 1Anchor Line
Queen's Park ShieldAberdeen University

County

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Aberdeenshire CupAberdeen8 – 3Fraserburgh
Ayrshire CupKilmarnock v Beith
Dumbartonshire CupClydebank4 – 2Dumbarton
East of Scotland ShieldHibernian2 – 1Hearts
Fife CupCowdenbeath2 – 1Dunfermline Athletic
Glasgow CupCeltic2 – 1Rangers
Lanarkshire CupMotherwell4 – 1Airdrie
North of Scotland CupCaledonian2 – 1Inverness Thistle
Perthshire CupSt Johnstone3 – 0Vale of Atholl
Southern Counties CupNithsdale Wanderers8 – 0Newton Stewart
Stirlingshire CupEast Stirling1 – 0Bo'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)
29 October 1927Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)2–2BHCHugh Gallacher, John Hutton (pen.)
25 February 1928Firhill, Glasgow (H)0–1BHC
31 March 1928Wembley, London (A)5–1BHCAlex Jackson (3), Alex James (2)

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Other national teams

Scottish League XI

DateVenueOpponents[2] [3] Scotland scorer(s)
12 October 1927Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Irish League XI2–1
10 March 1928Ibrox, Glasgow (H) Football League XI2–6

Scottish national amateur team

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1927/28 – the Scottish Football League . https://archive.today/20120910155039/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1920-1929/192728/ . 10 September 2012 . dead.
  2. Web site: SFL XI v The Football League XI Record . London Hearts Supporters Club . 3 October 2022 .
  3. Web site: SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record . London Hearts Supporters Club . 3 October 2022 .
  4. 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.