1917–18 in Scottish football

The 1917–18 season was the 45th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 28th season of the Scottish Football League. Division One was decreased from 20 to 18 clubs. Clydebank made their first appearance in the Scottish Football League.

Football in Scotland
Season1917–18
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1917–18 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Petershill

League competitions

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Scottish Football League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 34 25 6 3 66 24 +42 56
2 Celtic 34 24 7 3 66 26 +40 55
3 Kilmarnock 34 19 5 10 69 41 +28 43
4 Morton 34 17 9 8 53 42 +11 43
5 Motherwell 34 16 9 9 70 51 +19 41
6 Partick Thistle 34 14 12 8 51 37 +14 40
7 Dumbarton 34 13 8 13 48 49 −1 34
7 Queen's Park 34 14 6 14 64 63 +1 34
9 Clydebank 34 14 5 15 55 56 −1 33
10 Hearts 34 14 4 16 41 58 −17 32
11 St Mirren 34 11 7 16 42 50 −8 29
12 Hamilton Academical 34 11 6 17 52 63 −11 28
13 Third Lanark 34 10 7 17 56 62 −6 27
14 Falkirk 34 9 9 16 38 58 −20 27
15 Airdrieonians 34 10 6 18 46 58 −12 26
16 Hibernian 34 8 9 17 42 57 −15 25
17 Clyde 34 9 2 23 37 72 −35 20
18 Ayr United 34 5 9 20 32 61 −29 19
Source: [1]

Champions: Rangers

Other honours

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Cup honours

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National

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Competition[a] Winner Score Runner-up
Navy and Army War Fund Shield Celtic 1 – 0[2] Morton
Scottish Junior Cup[3] Petershill[b]

County

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Competition[c][d] Winner Score Runner-up
Dumbartonshire Cup Clydebank 1 – 0 Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 5 – 1[e] Hearts
Fife Cup Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0[f] Raith Rovers
Glasgow Cup Rangers 4 – 1 Partick Thistle
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 2 – 0 Albion Rovers
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 5 – 3[e] St Mirren

Non-league honours

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Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Eastern League Cowdenbeath
Western League Albion Rovers

Scotland national team

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There were no Scotland matches played with the British Home Championship suspended due to World War I.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Scottish Cup, Scottish Qualifying Cup (except 1914–15 and 1918–19), and Scottish Amateur Cup were not held during WWI years.
  2. ^ Trophy awarded to Petershill after Renfrew and Parkhead refused to player their semi final.
  3. ^ The Border Cup, North of Scotland Cup, and Perthshire Cup were not held during WWI years. The Aberdeenshire Cup, Ayrshire Cup, Forfarshire Cup, Stirlingshire Cup, and Southern Counties Cup were not held either after 1914–15.
  4. ^ The Linlithgowshire Cup was not held this season.
  5. ^ a b Aggregate over two legs.
  6. ^ Replay needed.

References

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  1. ^ McColl, Brian (2014). A Record of British Wartime Football. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-291-84089-6.
  2. ^ Association football: War Fund Shield, Final Tie, Glasgow Herald, 6 May 1918 (via The Celtic Wiki)
  3. ^ "Scottish Junior Cup Finals 1886-1919". Scottish JFA. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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