1916–17 in Scottish football

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1916–17 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
St Mirren Juniors

The 1916–17 season was the 44th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 27th season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish Football League

Main article: 1916–17 Scottish Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 38 27 10 1 79 17 +62 64
2 Morton 38 24 6 8 72 39 +33 54
3 Rangers 38 24 5 9 68 32 +36 53
4 Airdrieonians 38 21 8 9 71 38 +33 50
5 Third Lanark 38 19 11 8 53 37 +16 49
6 Kilmarnock 38 18 7 13 69 46 +23 43
7 St Mirren 38 15 10 13 49 43 +6 40
8 Motherwell 38 16 6 16 57 59 −2 38
9 Dumbarton 38 12 11 15 56 73 −17 35
9 Partick Thistle 38 14 7 17 44 43 +1 35
9 Hamilton Academical 38 13 9 16 54 73 −19 35
12 Clyde 38 10 14 14 41 53 −12 34
12 Falkirk 38 12 10 16 58 57 +1 34
14 Heart of Midlothian 38 14 4 20 44 59 −15 32
15 Ayr United 38 12 7 19 47 59 −12 31
16 Dundee 38 13 4 21 58 71 −13 30
16 Hibernian 38 10 10 18 57 72 −15 30
18 Queen's Park 38 11 7 20 56 81 −25 29
19 Raith Rovers 38 8 7 23 42 91 −49 23
20 Aberdeen 38 7 7 24 36 68 −32 21
Source: "1916-1917 SFL - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Champions: Celtic

Note: Due to increasing travel difficulties under war-time conditions, Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers were asked to retire from the League at the end of the season. Clydebank were elected to maintain an even number of teams.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition[a] Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Junior Cup St Mirren Juniors 1 – 0 Renfrew

County

Competition[b][c] Winner Score Runner-up
Dumbartonshire Cup Clydebank 1 – 0 Dumbarton Harp
Fife Cup Cowdenbeath 0 – 0[d] East Fife
Glasgow Cup Celtic 3 – 2 Clyde
Lanarkshire Cup Wishaw Thistle 2 – 1 Dykehead
Linlithgowshire Cup Armadale 2 – 1 Broxburn

Non-league honours

Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Eastern League Cowdenbeath
Western League Clydebank

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Scottish Cup, Scottish Qualifying Cup (except 1914–15 and 1918–19), and Scottish Amateur Cup were not held during WWI years.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The East of Scotland Shield and Renfrewshire Cup were not held this season.
  4. ^ Won on corners.

References