1926-27 in Scottish football
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| 1926–27 in Scottish football | ||
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| Division One champions | ||
| Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
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| Division Two champions | ||
| Bo'ness Bo'ness F.C. Bo'ness F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Newtown Park in Bo'ness. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to November 1932.-History:... |
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| Scottish Cup winners | ||
| Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
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| Junior Cup winners | ||
| Rutherglen Glencairn Rutherglen Glencairn F.C. Rutherglen Glencairn Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Rutherglen,... |
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| Scotland national team | ||
| 1927 BHC 1927 British Home Championship The 1927 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1926–27 season. It was shared by England and Scotland after a series of high scoring draws in the opening matches left England, Wales and Ireland well behind with Scotland ahead,... |
The 1926–27 season was the 37th season of competitive football
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in Scotland.
Scottish League Division One
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 85 | 41 | 44 | 56 |
| 2 | Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 81 | 52 | 29 | 51 |
| 3 | Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 101 | 55 | 46 | 49 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians Airdrieonians F.C. Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire.... |
38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 97 | 64 | 33 | 45 |
| 5 | Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 51 | 26 | 43 |
| 6 | Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... |
38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 77 | 60 | 17 | 42 |
| 7 | Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath F.C. Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor... |
38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 60 | 14 | 42 |
| 8 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 73 | 72 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 39 |
| 10 | St. Mirren St. Mirren F.C. St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St... |
38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 78 | 76 | 2 | 37 |
| 11 | Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 89 | 74 | 15 | 36 |
| 12 | Queen's Park Queen's Park F.C. Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest... |
38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 84 | −10 | 36 |
| 13 | Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... |
38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 64 | 1 | 35 |
| 14 | St. Johnstone | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 35 |
| 15 | Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have... |
38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 85 | −25 | 35 |
| 16 | Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park... |
38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 54 | 71 | −17 | 32 |
| 17 | Clyde Clyde F.C. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South... |
38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 85 | −31 | 29 |
| 18 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 53 | 85 | −32 | 28 |
| 19 | Morton Greenock Morton F.C. Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs.... |
38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 56 | 101 | −45 | 28 |
| 20 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 56 | 101 | −45 | 22 |
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Greenock Morton, Dundee United
Scottish League Division Two
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Bo'ness Bo'ness F.C. Bo'ness F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Newtown Park in Bo'ness. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to November 1932.-History:... |
38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 86 | 41 | 45 | 56 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 92 | 52 | 40 | 49 |
| 3 | Clydebank Clydebank F.C. Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division... |
38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 94 | 75 | 19 | 45 |
| 4 | Third Lanark Third Lanark A.C. Third Lanark Athletic Club was a football club that originally existed between 1872 and 1967, 95 years in existence, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Third Lanark were known as Thirds, the Warriors, the Redcoats and the Hi Hi's... |
38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 48 | 19 | 44 |
| 5 | East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire F.C. East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish football club originating in Falkirk. Founded in 1880, originally as Bainsford Britannia, the club changed to their current name a year later in 1881... |
38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 93 | 75 | 18 | 44 |
| 6 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 103 | 91 | 12 | 41 |
| 7 | Arthurlie Arthurlie F.C. Arthurlie Football Club are a Junior Scottish football team based in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, near Glasgow. They play at Dunterlie Park, on Carlibar Road, adjacent to Barrhead railway station. They currently play in the Stagecoach Super League, Premier Division... |
38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 90 | 83 | 7 | 41 |
| 8 | Ayr United Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C... |
38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 41 |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division... |
38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 37 |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir F.C. Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division.... |
38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 69 | 76 | −7 | 36 |
| 11 | Queen of the South Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS... |
38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 72 | 80 | −8 | 36 |
| 12 | King's Park King's Park F.C. King's Park FC were a football club who played in the Scottish Football League before the Second World War. Based in Stirling, they joined the League in the 1921–22 season, following the reintroduction of the Second Division and were one of 11 new members for that season.-History:Their finest... |
38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 75 | 1 | 35 |
| 13 | St Bernard's St Bernard's F.C. St Bernard's F.C. were a Senior Scottish football club based in Edinburgh from 1878 to 1943.... |
38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 70 | 77 | −7 | 34 |
| 14 | Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic F.C. Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.... |
38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 77 | −7 | 34 |
| 15 | Armadale Armadale F.C. Armadale F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Volunteer Park in Armadale, West Lothian. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1932.-History:... |
38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 78 | −8 | 34 |
| 16 | Albion Rovers | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 87 | −13 | 33 |
| 17 | Bathgate Bathgate F.C. Bathgate F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Mill Park in Bathgate. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1929.-History:The club was formed in 1893 and played in the Central Football League and other minor leagues... |
38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 76 | 98 | −22 | 33 |
| 18 | Dumbarton Dumbarton F.C. Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer... |
38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 69 | 84 | −15 | 32 |
| 19 | Arbroath Arbroath F.C. Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide... |
38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 64 | 83 | −19 | 32 |
| 20 | Nithsdale Wanderers Nithsdale Wanderers F.C. Nithsdale Wanderers Football Club are a senior football club based in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway. Their home ground is Lorimer Park and they currently play in the South of Scotland Football League.... |
38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 59 | 100 | −41 | 23 |
Promoted: Bo'ness United, Raith Rovers
Relegated: Nithsdale Wanderers
Scottish Cup
Last years runners-up Celtic were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 3–1 final win over East Fife.Scotland national team
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| 30 October 1926 | Ibrox Park Ibrox Stadium Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... (H) |
3–0 | BHC 1927 British Home Championship The 1927 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1926–27 season. It was shared by England and Scotland after a series of high scoring draws in the opening matches left England, Wales and Ireland well behind with Scotland ahead,... |
Alex Jackson Alex Jackson Alexander Skinner Jackson was a Scottish footballer.Alex Jackson was born in Renton in 1905. A highly-talented winger, known as the Gay Cavalier, he was particularly adept at dribbling and free kicks. He initially played for Renton Victoria Football Club but was transferred to Dumbarton F.C. in... (2), Hughie Gallacher Hughie Gallacher Hugh Kilpatrick "Hughie" Gallacher was a Scottish football player in the 1920s and 1930s. In 624 senior games, Gallacher scored 463 times.... |
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| 26 February 1927 | Windsor Park Windsor Park Windsor Park is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the home ground of Linfield F.C. and the Northern Ireland national football team. It is also where the Irish Cup and Irish League Cup finals are played.-History:... , Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... (A) |
2–0 | BHC 1927 British Home Championship The 1927 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1926–27 season. It was shared by England and Scotland after a series of high scoring draws in the opening matches left England, Wales and Ireland well behind with Scotland ahead,... |
Alan Morton Alan Morton Alan Lauder Morton was a Scottish international footballer and 'Wembley Wizard'. He was known for his stirring wing play as an outside-left and commitment to Rangers. He retired from active play in 1933.-Early life:... (2) |
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| 2 April 1927 | Hampden Park Hampden Park Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... (H) |
1–2 | BHC 1927 British Home Championship The 1927 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1926–27 season. It was shared by England and Scotland after a series of high scoring draws in the opening matches left England, Wales and Ireland well behind with Scotland ahead,... |
Alan Morton Alan Morton Alan Lauder Morton was a Scottish international footballer and 'Wembley Wizard'. He was known for his stirring wing play as an outside-left and commitment to Rangers. He retired from active play in 1933.-Early life:... |
Scotland were joint winners with England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
in the 1927 British Home Championship
1927 British Home Championship
The 1927 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1926–27 season. It was shared by England and Scotland after a series of high scoring draws in the opening matches left England, Wales and Ireland well behind with Scotland ahead,...
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Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship