1916–17 in Scottish football

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Season1916–17
  1915–16 Flag of Scotland.svg 1917–18  

1916–17 in Scottish football
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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.

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League competitions

Scottish Football League

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Celtic 38271017917+6264
2 Morton 3824687239+3354
3 Rangers 3824596832+3653
4 Airdrieonians 3821897138+3350
5 Third Lanark 38191185337+1649
6 Kilmarnock 38187136946+2343
7 St Mirren 381510134943+640
8 Motherwell 38166165759238
9 Dumbarton 3812111556731735
9 Partick Thistle 38147174443+135
9 Hamilton Academical 381391654731935
12 Clyde 3810141441531234
12 Falkirk 381210165857+134
14 Heart of Midlothian 381442044591532
15 Ayr United 381271947591231
16 Dundee 381342158711330
16 Hibernian 3810101857721530
18 Queen's Park 381172056812529
19 Raith Rovers 38872342914923
20 Aberdeen 38772436683221
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 [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Junior Cup St Mirren Juniors 1 – 0 Renfrew

County

Competition [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] WinnerScoreRunner-up
Dumbartonshire Cup Clydebank 1 – 0 Dumbarton Harp
Fife Cup Cowdenbeath 0 – 0 [lower-alpha 4] 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

DivisionWinner
Eastern League Cowdenbeath
Western League Clydebank

Scotland national team

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.

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