1927–28 in Scottish football
Season | 1927–28 | |
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1927–28 in Scottish football | |
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Division One champions | |
Rangers | |
Division Two champions | |
Ayr United | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Rangers | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Maryhill Hibs | |
Scotland national team | |
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
[edit]Scottish League Division One
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Rangers | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 109 | 36 | +73 | 60 |
2 | Celtic | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 93 | 39 | +54 | 55 |
3 | Motherwell | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 92 | 46 | +46 | 55 |
4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 89 | 50 | +39 | 47 |
5 | St Mirren | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 77 | 76 | +1 | 44 |
6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 85 | 67 | +18 | 43 |
7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 43 |
8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 78 | −10 | 40 |
9 | Cowdenbeath | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 39 |
10 | Falkirk | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 37 |
11 | St Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 36 |
12 | Hibernian | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 75 | −2 | 35 |
13 | Airdrieonians | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 35 |
14 | Dundee | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 80 | −15 | 35 |
15 | Clyde | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 31 |
16 | Queen's Park | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 80 | −11 | 30 |
17 | Raith Rovers | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 29 |
18 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 67 | 86 | −19 | 28 |
19 | Bo'ness | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 86 | −38 | 26 |
20 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 41 | 126 | −85 | 12 |
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Boness United, Dunfermline Athletic
Scottish League Division Two
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Ayr United (P) | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 117 | 60 | +57 | 54 | Promotion to the 1928–29 First Division |
2 | Third Lanark (P) | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 101 | 66 | +35 | 45 | |
3 | King's Park | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 84 | 68 | +16 | 44 | |
4 | East Fife | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 87 | 73 | +14 | 43 | |
5 | Forfar Athletic | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 73 | +10 | 43 | |
6 | Dundee United | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 81 | 73 | +8 | 43 | |
7 | Arthurlie | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 85 | 90 | −5 | 40 | |
8 | Albion Rovers | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 79 | 69 | +10 | 38 | |
9 | East Stirlingshire | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 84 | 76 | +8 | 38 | |
10 | Arbroath | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 84 | 86 | −2 | 36 | |
11 | Dumbarton | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 36 | |
12 | Queen of the South | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 92 | 106 | −14 | 36 | |
13 | Leith Athletic | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 71 | +5 | 35 | |
14 | Clydebank | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 78 | 80 | −2 | 35 | |
15 | Alloa Athletic | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 72 | 76 | −4 | 35 | |
16 | Stenhousemuir | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 75 | 82 | −7 | 35 | |
17 | St Bernard's | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 75 | 103 | −28 | 35 | |
18 | Morton | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 82 | −17 | 34 | |
19 | Bathgate | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 81 | −19 | 31 | |
20 | Armadale | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 53 | 112 | −59 | 24 |
Promoted: Ayr United, Third Lanark
Other honours
[edit]National
[edit]Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Scottish Cup | Rangers | 4 – 0 | Celtic |
Scottish Qualifying Cup | Beith | 3 – 1 | Forres Mechanics |
Scottish Junior Cup | Maryhill Hibernian | 6 – 2 | Burnbank Athletic |
Scottish Amateur Cup | Queen's Park Victoria XI[a] | 6 – 1 | Anchor Line |
Queen's Park Shield | Aberdeen University |
County
[edit]Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 8 – 3[b] | Fraserburgh |
Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock v Beith | ||
Dumbartonshire Cup | Clydebank | 4 – 2[c] | Dumbarton |
East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 2 – 1[c] | Hearts |
Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic |
Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Rangers |
Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 4 – 1 | Airdrie |
North of Scotland Cup | Caledonian | 2 – 1[d] | Inverness Thistle |
Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | 3 – 0 | Vale of Atholl |
Southern Counties Cup | Nithsdale Wanderers | 8 – 0 | Newton Stewart |
Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirling | 1 – 0 | Bo'ness |
Non-league honours
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Buckie Thistle | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 28 |
2 | Clachnacuddin | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 26 |
3 | Forres Mechanics | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 25 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Berwick Rangers | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 12 | +42 | 27 |
2 | Civil Service Strollers | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 18 |
3 | Leith Amateurs | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 17 |
Scotland national team
[edit]Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[3] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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29 October 1927 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | ![]() |
2–2 | BHC | Hugh Gallacher, John Hutton (pen.) |
25 February 1928 | Firhill, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
0–1 | BHC | |
31 March 1928 | Wembley, London (A) | ![]() |
5–1 | BHC | Alex Jackson (3), Alex James (2) |
Key:
Other national teams
[edit]Scottish League XI
[edit]Date | Venue | Opponents[4][5] | Score[e] | Scotland scorer(s) |
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12 October 1927 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | ![]() |
2–1 | |
10 March 1928 | Ibrox, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
2–6 |
Scottish national amateur team
[edit]Date | Venue | Opponents[6] | Score[f] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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28 April 1928 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
3–2 | Friendly |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1927/28 – the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012.
- ^ "QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918" (PDF). Queen's Park FC. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
- ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). "FORGOTTEN GLORIES: British Amateur International Football 1901–1974" (PDF). pp. 9–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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