1925–26 in Scottish football

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1925–26 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Dunfermline Athletic
Division Three champions
Championship withheld
Scottish Cup winners
St Mirren
Junior Cup winners
Strathclyde
Scotland national team
1926 BHC

The 1925–26 season was the 53rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 36th season of the Scottish Football League. [1]

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1925–26 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 38 25 8 5 97 40 +57 58
2 Airdrieonians 38 23 4 11 95 54 +41 50
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 21 8 9 87 56 +31 50
4 St Mirren 38 20 7 11 63 52 +11 47
5 Motherwell 38 19 8 11 67 46 +21 46
6 Rangers 38 19 6 13 79 55 +24 44
7 Cowdenbeath 38 18 6 14 87 68 +19 42
8 Falkirk 38 14 14 10 61 57 +4 42
9 Kilmarnock 38 17 7 14 79 77 +2 41
10 Dundee 38 14 9 15 47 59 −12 37
11 Aberdeen 38 13 10 15 49 54 −5 36
12 Hamilton Academical 38 13 9 16 68 79 −11 35
13 Queen's Park 38 15 4 19 70 81 −11 34
14 Partick Thistle 38 10 13 15 64 73 −9 33
15 Morton 38 12 7 19 57 84 −27 31
16 Hibernian 38 12 6 20 72 77 −5 30
17 Dundee United 38 11 6 21 52 74 −22 28
18 St Johnstone 38 9 10 19 43 78 −35 28
19 Raith Rovers 38 11 4 23 46 81 −35 26
20 Clydebank 38 7 8 23 55 92 −37 22
Source: "1925-1926 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Raith Rovers, Clydebank

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1925–26 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic 38 26 7 5 109 43 +66 59 Promotion to the 1926–27 First Division
2 Clyde 38 24 5 9 87 50 +37 53
3 Ayr United 38 20 12 6 77 39 +38 52
4 East Fife 38 20 9 9 98 73 +25 49
5 Stenhousemuir 38 19 10 9 74 52 +22 48
6 Third Lanark 38 19 8 11 72 47 +25 46
7 Arthurlie 38 17 5 16 81 75 +6 39
8 Bo'ness 38 17 5 16 66 70 −4 39
9 Albion Rovers 38 16 6 16 78 71 +7 38
10 Arbroath 38 17 4 17 80 73 +7 38
11 Dumbarton 38 14 10 14 54 78 −24 38
12 Nithsdale Wanderers 38 15 7 16 78 82 −4 37
13 King's Park 38 14 9 15 67 73 −6 37
14 St Bernard's 38 15 5 18 86 82 +4 35
15 Armadale 38 14 5 19 82 101 −19 33
16 Alloa Athletic 38 11 8 19 54 63 −9 30
17 Queen Of The South 38 10 8 20 64 88 −24 28
18 East Stirlingshire 38 10 7 21 59 89 −30 27
19 Bathgate 38 7 6 25 60 105 −45 20
20 Broxburn United 38 4 6 28 55 127 −72 14
Source: [citation needed]

Promoted: Dunfermline Athletic, Clyde
Relegated: Broxburn United

Scottish League Division Three

Main article: 1925–26 Scottish Division Three
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Helensburgh 30 16 6 8 66 47 1.404 38
2 Leith Athletic 29 16 5 8 73 41 1.780 37
3 Forfar Athletic (P) 28 16 3 9 61 42 1.452 35 Elected to the 1926–27 Scottish Division Two
4 Dykehead 28 14 5 9 62 47 1.319 33
5 Royal Albert 28 16 1 11 75 61 1.230 33
6 Mid-Annandale 29 14 3 12 50 54 0.926 31
7 Vale of Leven 26 14 2 10 78 55 1.418 30
8 Montrose 26 12 3 11 56 58 0.966 27
9 Lochgelly United 29 9 9 11 58 63 0.921 27
10 Brechin City 28 12 3 13 67 73 0.918 27
11 Solway Star 29 9 6 14 50 62 0.806 24
12 Beith 27 9 4 14 58 68 0.853 22
13 Johnstone 29 7 6 16 55 74 0.743 20
14 Peebles Rovers 26 9 0 17 52 76 0.684 18
15 Clackmannan 25 5 8 12 42 74 0.568 18
16 Galston 15 4 4 7 38 46 0.826 12
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams are ranked by points then goal average. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(P) Promoted

Elected to Division Two: Forfar Athletic

Since multiple clubs were unable to complete their fixtures due to financial difficulties, the championship was withheld, and consequently, the Third Division was dissolved, not being re-established until the 1946–47 season.

Eight of the clubs that competed in the unfinished season are now defunct; of the remainder, Forfar Athletic and Montrose play in the league as of 2022, with Brechin City, Leith Athletic, Mid-Annandale, Peebles Rovers, Royal Albert and Vale of Leven playing in lower levels.

Other honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup St Mirren 2 – 0 Celtic
Scottish Qualifying Cup Leith Athletic 3 – 1 Solway Star
Scottish Junior Cup Strathclyde 2 – 0 Bridgeton Waverley
Scottish Amateur Cup Murrayfield Amateurs 7 – 0 Leith Amateurs
Queen's Park Shield St Andrews University

County

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 7 – 2[a] Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup Ayr United 4 – 1 Beith
Dumbartonshire Cup Helensburgh 3 – 1 Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 2 – 1 Hearts
Fife Cup Cowdenbeath 4 – 1[b] Lochgelly United
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 4 – 2 Arbroath
Glasgow Cup Clyde 2 – 1 Celtic
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 3 – 1 Bathgate
North of Scotland Cup Caledonian 3 – 2 Inverness Thistle
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 6 – 1 Vale of Atholl
Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren 6 – 1[a] Arthurlie
Southern Counties Cup Stranraer 1 – 0 St Cuthbert Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup Falkirk 2 – 1 Stenhousemuir

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Caledonian 18 14 2 2 69 27 +42 30
2 Inverness Thistle 18 13 1 4 59 22 +37 27
3 Elgin City 18 12 1 5 48 39 +9 25
Source: SFHA

East of Scotland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Civil Service Strollers 12 9 1 2 32 15 +17 19
2 Gala Fairydean 12 8 0 4 39 31 +8 16
3 Leith Amateurs 12 7 1 4 40 28 +12 15
Source: SFHA

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
31 October 1925 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)  Wales 3–0 BHC John Duncan, Adam McLean, William Clunas
27 February 1926 Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 4–0 BHC Hughie Gallacher (3), Andy Cunningham
17 April 1926 Old Trafford, Manchester (A)  England 1–0 BHC Alex Jackson

Scotland was winner of the 1925–26 British Home Championship.

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date Venue Opponents[3][4] Score[c] Scotland scorer(s)
11 November 1925 Solitude, Belfast (H) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 7–3
13 March 1926 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) England Football League XI 0–2

Notes

  1. ^ a b Aggregate score over two legs.
  2. ^ Replay needed.
  3. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

  1. ^ "1925/26 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  3. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.