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1926–27 in Scottish football

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The 1926–27 season was the 54th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 37th season of the Scottish Football League.

In addition, the Scotland national amateur team (under the auspices of the SFA) played its first international match .

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1926–27 Scottish Division One

Champions: Rangers

Relegated: Greenock Morton, Dundee United

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1926–27 Scottish Division Two

**Promoted: Bo'ness United, Raith Rovers ** Relegated: Nithsdale Wanderers

Other honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
[Scottish Cup](1926-27-scottish-cup)	Celtic	[3 – 1](1927-scottish-cup-final)	East Fife
Scottish Qualifying Cup	Mid Annandale	4 – 1	Brechin City
Scottish Junior Cup	Rutherglen Glencairn	2 – 1	Cambuslang Rangers
Scottish Amateur Cup	Glasgow University	2 – 1	Greenock HSFP
Queen's Park Shield	Glasgow University

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Aberdeen	8 – 1	Fraserburgh
Ayrshire Cup	Beith	3 – 0	Kilmarnock
Dumbartonshire Cup	Helensburgh	6 – 0	Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	5 – 1	Hibernian
Fife Cup	Dunfermline Athletic	6 – 2	Lochgelly United
Forfarshire Cup	Brechin City	4 – 3	Montrose
Glasgow Cup	Celtic	1 – 0	Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup	Motherwell	2 – 0	Albion Rovers
North of Scotland Cup	Forres Mechanics	3 – 2	Inverness Thistle
Perthshire Cup	St Johnstone	6 – 2	Breadalbane
Renfrewshire Cup	St Mirren	8 – 1	Arthurlie
Southern Counties Cup	Stranraer	3 – 2	Thornhill
Stirlingshire Cup	Falkirk	3 – 1	Bo'ness

Non-league honours

Highland League

**East of Scotland League **

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
30 October 1926	Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)	3–0	[BHC](1926-27-british-home-championship)	Alex Jackson (2), Hughie Gallacher
26 February 1927	Windsor Park, Belfast (A)	2–0	[BHC](1926-27-british-home-championship)	Alan Morton (2)
2 April 1927	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	1–2	[BHC](1926-27-british-home-championship)	Alan Morton

Scotland were joint winners with England in the 1926–27 British Home Championship.

Key:

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

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Scotland scorer(s)
27 October 1926	Tynecastle, Edinburgh (H)	NIR Irish League XI	5–2
19 March 1927	Filbert Street, Leicester (A)	ENG Football League XI	2–2

Scottish national amateur team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
18 December 1926	Filbert Street, Leicester (A)	ENG England	1–4	Friendly

Notes

References

"1926/27 - the Scottish Football League".
McColl, Brian. (2017). "FORGOTTEN GLORIES: British Amateur International Football 1901–1974".
Scotland's score is shown first.
"SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club.
"SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club.

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