The 1971–72 season was the 99th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 75th season of Scottish league football.
Scottish League Division One
Champions: Celtic Relegated: Clyde, Dunfermline
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Dumbarton, Arbroath
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1971–72Celtic6 – 1HibernianLeague Cup 1971–72Partick Thistle4 – 1CelticJunior CupCambuslang Rangers3 – 2 (rep.)Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Other honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthInverness Thistle5 – 4 *Ross CountyScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthVale of Leithen4 – 0 *Duns
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupPeterheadAyrshire CupKilmarnock3 – 1 *Ayr UnitedFife CupRaith Rovers4 – 1 * Dunfermline AthleticForfarshire CupDundee United4 – 0DundeeRenfrewshire CupMorton7 – 0Babcock & WilcoxStirlingshire CupStirling Albion5 – 1Clydebank – aggregate over two legs
Highland League
Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year Dave Smith Rangers
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)13 October 1971Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–1ECQG5John O'Hare, Archie Gemmill10 November 1971Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)1–0ECQG5John O'Hare1 December 1971Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A)1–2FriendlyGeorge Graham26 April 1972Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0FriendlyJohn O'Hare, Denis Law20 May 1972Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0BHCDenis Law, Peter Lorimer24 May 1972Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0BHCPeter Lorimer27 May 1972Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–1BHC29 June 1972Estadio Minearo, Belo Horizonte (N)2–2BICLou Macari (2)2 July 1972Estadio Biera Rio, Porto Alegre (N)0–0BIC5 July 1972Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro (A)0–1BIC
1972 British Home Championship – Joint winners with
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match ECQG5 = European Championship qualifying – Group 5 BHC = British Home Championship BIC = Brazilian Independence Cup
See also 1971–72 Rangers F.C. season
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive