1915–16 in Scottish football
Appearance
Season | 1915–16 | |
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1915–16 in Scottish football | |
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Division One champions | |
Celtic | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Petershill |
The 1915–16 season was the 43rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 26th season of the Scottish Football League. For this season, Division Two was abandoned due to World War I.
League competitions
Scottish Football League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Celtic | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 32 | +84 | 67 |
2 | Rangers | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 87 | 39 | +48 | 56 |
3 | Morton | 37 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 35 | +51 | 51 |
4 | Ayr United | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 48 |
5 | Heart of Midlothian | 37 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 46 |
6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 46 |
7 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 68 | 76 | −8 | 41 |
8 | Dundee | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 40 |
9 | Dumbarton | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 37 |
10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 35 |
11 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 34 |
12 | Falkirk | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 33 |
13 | St Mirren | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 30 |
14 | Motherwell | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 82 | −27 | 30 |
15 | Airdrieonians | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 30 |
16 | Third Lanark | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 29 |
17 | Clyde | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 29 |
18 | Queen's Park | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 53 | 100 | −47 | 28 |
19 | Hibernian | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 25 |
20 | Raith Rovers | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 23 |
Source: "1915-1916 SFL - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
Other honours
Cup honours
National
Competition[a] | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Scottish Junior Cup | Petershill | 2 – 0 | Parkhead |
County
Competition[b][c] | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Dumbartonshire Cup | Clydebank | 2 – 0 | Vale of Leven |
Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers |
Forfarshire Cup | Montrose | 2 – 0 | Dundee Hibs |
Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Rangers |
Lanarkshire Cup | Wishaw Thistle | 2 – 0 | Dykehead |
Linlithgowshire Cup | Armadale | 1 – 0 | Bathgate |
Non-league honours
Senior Leagues
Division | Winner |
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Eastern League | Armadale |
Western League | Vale of Leven |
Scotland national team
There were no official Scotland matches played, with the
Willie Wilson.[1]
See also
Notes
- ^ The Scottish Cup, Scottish Qualifying Cup (except 1914–15 and 1918–19), and Scottish Amateur Cup were not held during WWI years.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The East of Scotland Shield and Renfrewshire Cup were not held this season.
References
- ^ a b "Sat 13 May 1916 England 4 Scotland 3". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 January 2014.