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

League competitions Scottish League Division One

Champions: Rangers Relegated: Boness United, Dunfermline Athletic

Scottish League Division Two

Promoted: Ayr United, Third Lanark

Other honours

National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup Rangers 4 – 0 CelticScottish Qualifying CupBeith3 – 1Forres Mechanics Scottish Junior Cup Maryhill Hibernian 6 – 2 Burnbank Athletic Scottish Amateur Cup Queen's Park Victoria XI6 – 1Anchor LineQueen's Park Shield Aberdeen University

County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupAberdeen8 – 3FraserburghAyrshire Cup Kilmarnock v BeithDumbartonshire CupClydebank4 – 2DumbartonEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian2 – 1HeartsFife CupCowdenbeath2 – 1Dunfermline AthleticGlasgow CupCeltic2 – 1RangersLanarkshire CupMotherwell4 – 1AirdrieNorth of Scotland Cup Caledonian 2 – 1 Inverness ThistlePerthshire CupSt Johnstone3 – 0Vale of AthollSouthern Counties CupNithsdale Wanderers8 – 0Newton StewartStirlingshire CupEast Stirling1 – 0Bo'ness

Non-league honours Highland League

East of Scotland League

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)29 October 1927Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)2–2BHCHugh Gallacher, John Hutton (pen.)25 February 1928Firhill, Glasgow (H)0–1BHC31 March 1928Wembley, London (A)5–1BHCAlex Jackson (3), Alex James (2)

Key:

Other national teams Scottish League XI

DateVenueOpponentsScotland scorer(s) 12 October 1927 Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Irish League XI2–1 10 March 1928Ibrox, Glasgow (H) Football League XI2–6 Scottish national amateur team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s) 28 April 1928 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) England3–2Friendly

Notes

References

External links Scottish Football Historical Archive