The 1926–27 season was the 54th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 37th season of the Scottish Football League.
In addition, the Scotland national amateur team (under the auspices of the SFA) played its first international match.
League competitions Scottish League Division One
Champions: Rangers Relegated: Greenock Morton, Dundee United
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Bo'ness United, Raith Rovers Relegated: Nithsdale Wanderers
Other honours
National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup Celtic 3 – 1 East FifeScottish Qualifying CupMid Annandale4 – 1Brechin City Scottish Junior Cup Rutherglen Glencairn 2 – 1 Cambuslang Rangers Scottish Amateur Cup Glasgow University2 – 1Greenock HSFPQueen's Park ShieldGlasgow University
County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupAberdeen8 – 1FraserburghAyrshire CupBeith3 – 0KilmarnockDumbartonshire CupHelensburgh6 – 0DumbartonEast of Scotland ShieldHearts5 – 1HibernianFife CupDunfermline Athletic6 – 2Lochgelly UnitedForfarshire CupBrechin City4 – 3MontroseGlasgow CupCeltic1 – 0RangersLanarkshire CupMotherwell2 – 0Albion RoversNorth of Scotland Cup Forres Mechanics3 – 2 Inverness Thistle Perthshire CupSt Johnstone6 – 2BreadalbaneRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren8 – 1ArthurlieSouthern Counties CupStranraer3 – 2ThornhillStirlingshire CupFalkirk3 – 1Bo'ness
Non-league honours Highland League
East of Scotland League
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)30 October 1926Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)3–0BHCAlex Jackson (2), Hughie Gallacher 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.
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match BHC = British Home Championship
Other national teams Scottish League XI
DateVenueOpponentsScotland scorer(s) 27 October 1926 Tynecastle, Edinburgh (H) Irish League XI5–2 19 March 1927Filbert Street, Leicester (A) Football League XI2–2
Scottish national amateur team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s) 18 December 1926 Filbert Street, Leicester (A) England1–4 Friendly
Notes
References
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive