1925-26 in Scottish football
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| Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
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| Division Two champions | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
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| Division Three champions | ||
| Helensburgh Helensburgh F.C. Helensburgh F.C. was a Scottish football club based in Helensburgh. It was a member of the Scottish Football League Third Division between 1923 and 1926.- History :... |
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| Scottish Cup winners | ||
| St. Mirren St. Mirren F.C. St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St... |
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| Junior Cup winners | ||
| Strathclyde Junior | ||
| Scotland national team | ||
| 1926 BHC 1926 British Home Championship The 1926 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1925–26 season between the British Home Nations... |
The 1925–26 season was the 36th season of competitive football
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Scottish League Division One
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 97 | 40 | 57 | 58 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians Airdrieonians F.C. Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire.... |
38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 95 | 54 | 41 | 50 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... |
38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 87 | 56 | 31 | 50 |
| 4 | St. Mirren St. Mirren F.C. St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St... |
38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 63 | 52 | 9 | 47 |
| 5 | Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 46 | 21 | 46 |
| 6 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 79 | 55 | 24 | 44 |
| 7 | Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath F.C. Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor... |
38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 68 | 19 | 42 |
| 8 | Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... |
38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 61 | 57 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park... |
38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 79 | 77 | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 37 |
| 11 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 36 |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have... |
38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 79 | −11 | 35 |
| 13 | Queen's Park Queen's Park F.C. Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest... |
38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 70 | 81 | −11 | 34 |
| 14 | Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 73 | −9 | 33 |
| 15 | Morton Greenock Morton F.C. Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs.... |
38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 31 |
| 16 | Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 72 | 77 | −5 | 30 |
| 17 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 52 | 74 | −22 | 28 |
| 18 | St. Johnstone | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 78 | −35 | 28 |
| 19 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 26 |
| 20 | Clydebank Clydebank F.C. Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division... |
38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 55 | 92 | −37 | 22 |
Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Raith Rovers, Clydebank
Scottish League Division Two
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 109 | 43 | 66 | 59 |
| 2 | Clyde Clyde F.C. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South... |
38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 87 | 50 | 37 | 53 |
| 3 | Ayr United Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C... |
38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 77 | 39 | 38 | 52 |
| 4 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 98 | 73 | 25 | 49 |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir F.C. Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division.... |
38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 52 | 22 | 48 |
| 6 | Third Lanark Third Lanark A.C. Third Lanark Athletic Club was a football club that originally existed between 1872 and 1967, 95 years in existence, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Third Lanark were known as Thirds, the Warriors, the Redcoats and the Hi Hi's... |
38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 47 | 25 | 46 |
| 7 | Arthurlie Arthurlie F.C. Arthurlie Football Club are a Junior Scottish football team based in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, near Glasgow. They play at Dunterlie Park, on Carlibar Road, adjacent to Barrhead railway station. They currently play in the Stagecoach Super League, Premier Division... |
38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 81 | 75 | 6 | 39 |
| 8 | Bo'ness Bo'ness F.C. Bo'ness F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Newtown Park in Bo'ness. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to November 1932.-History:... |
38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 70 | −4 | 39 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 78 | 71 | 7 | 38 |
| 10 | Arbroath Arbroath F.C. Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide... |
38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 80 | 73 | 7 | 38 |
| 11 | Dumbarton Dumbarton F.C. Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer... |
38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 78 | −24 | 38 |
| 12 | Nithsdale Wanderers Nithsdale Wanderers F.C. Nithsdale Wanderers Football Club are a senior football club based in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway. Their home ground is Lorimer Park and they currently play in the South of Scotland Football League.... |
38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 78 | 82 | −4 | 37 |
| 13 | King's Park King's Park F.C. King's Park FC were a football club who played in the Scottish Football League before the Second World War. Based in Stirling, they joined the League in the 1921–22 season, following the reintroduction of the Second Division and were one of 11 new members for that season.-History:Their finest... |
38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 37 |
| 14 | St Bernard's St Bernard's F.C. St Bernard's F.C. were a Senior Scottish football club based in Edinburgh from 1878 to 1943.... |
38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 86 | 82 | 4 | 35 |
| 15 | Armadale Armadale F.C. Armadale F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Volunteer Park in Armadale, West Lothian. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1932.-History:... |
38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 82 | 101 | −19 | 33 |
| 16 | Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic F.C. Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.... |
38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 30 |
| 17 | Queen Of The South Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS... |
38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 88 | −24 | 28 |
| 18 | East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire F.C. East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish football club originating in Falkirk. Founded in 1880, originally as Bainsford Britannia, the club changed to their current name a year later in 1881... |
38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 59 | 89 | −30 | 27 |
| 19 | Bathgate Bathgate F.C. Bathgate F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Mill Park in Bathgate. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1929.-History:The club was formed in 1893 and played in the Central Football League and other minor leagues... |
38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 60 | 105 | −45 | 20 |
| 20 | Broxburn United Broxburn United F.C. Broxburn United was a Scottish football club based at Sports Park in Broxburn, West Lothian, formed by the amalgamation of the town's two senior clubs Broxburn and Broxburn Athletic in 1912. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1926.- History :Broxburn F.C. was founded... |
38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 55 | 127 | −72 | 14 |
Promoted: Dunfermline Athletic, Clyde
Relegated: Bathgate, Broxburn United
Scottish League Division Three
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Helensburgh Helensburgh F.C. Helensburgh F.C. was a Scottish football club based in Helensburgh. It was a member of the Scottish Football League Third Division between 1923 and 1926.- History :... |
30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 47 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Leith Athletic Leith Athletic F.C. Leith Athletic Football Club is a football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a member of the East of Scotland Football League. It plays most of its home games at Leith Links. The club was originally formed in 1887 and played in the Scottish Football League in four different... |
29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 73 | 41 | 32 | 37 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division... |
28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | Dykehead Dykehead F.C. Dykehead F.C. was a Scottish football club based in the Dykehead area of Shotts, playing their home games at Parkside. The club were members of the Scottish Football League Third Division.... |
28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 62 | 47 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Royal Albert Royal Albert F.C. Royal Albert Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed the Albert, they were formed in 1878.... |
28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 75 | 61 | 14 | 33 |
| 6 | Mid-Annandale Mid-Annandale F.C. Mid-Annandale Football Club are a football club from the town of Lockerbie in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. Nicknamed The Mids, they were formed in 1959 as Lockerbie Boys Club FC and played in the Dumfries Amateur Football League until 2003 when they joined the South of Scotland... |
29 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 31 |
| 7 | Vale of Leven Vale of Leven F.C. Vale of Leven Football Club are an association club based in the town of Alexandria, Scotland, in the Vale of Leven area of West Dunbartonshire. Nicknamed the Vale and formed in 1939, they play at Millburn Park... |
26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 78 | 55 | 23 | 30 |
| 8 | Montrose Montrose F.C. Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.- Early years :... |
26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 27 |
| 9 | Lochgelly United Lochgelly United F.C. Lochgelly United were a Scottish football club based at Lochgelly's Schools Park and Reids Park , before moving to the Recreation Ground in nearby Cowdenbeath... |
29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 27 |
| 10 | Brechin City Brechin City F.C. Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Brechin, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the Second Division in the 2010–11 season... |
28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 27 |
| 11 | Solway Star Solway Star F.C. Solway Star F.C. were a Scottish football club based in the royal burgh of Annan, playing their home games at Kimmerton Park. The club were members of the Scottish Football League Third Division.... |
29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 24 |
| 12 | Beith Beith F.C. Beith F.C. were a Scottish football club based at Bellsdale Park in Beith. The club were members of the Scottish Football League from 1923 to 1926.The club was initially formed in 1875 but closed down in 1883 and did not re-emerge fully until 1888... |
27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 22 |
| 13 | Johnstone Johnstone F.C. Johnstone F.C. were a Scottish football club based at Newfield Park in Johnstone. The club were former members of the Scottish Football League.... |
29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 74 | −19 | 20 |
| 14 | Peebles Rovers Peebles Rovers F.C. Peebles Rovers Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Peebles, Scottish Borders. The club name was resurrected in 2010 after playing since 2006 as Peebles Football Club... |
26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 52 | 76 | −24 | 18 |
| 15 | Clackmannan Clackmannan F.C. Clackmannan Football Club was a Scottish football club based in Clackmannan. It was a member of the Scottish Football League in two spells, both during the 1920s.- History :... |
25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 18 |
| 16 | Galston Galston F.C. Galston F.C. were a Scottish football club based at Portland Park in Galston, East Ayrshire. The club were members of the Scottish Football League Third Division.... |
15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 12 |
Promoted: Forfar Athletic
Several teams were unable to complete their fixtures due to financial difficulties. The championship was never awarded. As a result, Division Three would be scrapped next season. Most clubs in the division (those marked above in pink) have not since made a return to the league.
Scottish Cup
St. Mirren were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 2–0 final win over Division One champions Celtic.Scotland national team
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| 31 October 1925 | Ninian Park Ninian Park Ninian Park was a football stadium in Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales. Until 2009, it was the home ground of Cardiff City F.C., who compete in the English Football League Championship... , Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... (A) |
3–0 | BHC 1926 British Home Championship The 1926 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1925–26 season between the British Home Nations... |
John Duncan John Duncan John Duncan may refer to:* John Duncan , American artist and musician* John Duncan , Scottish weaver and botanist* John Duncan , MP from British Columbia... , Adam McLean Adam McLean (footballer) Adam McLean was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Sunderland, Aberdeen, and Partick Thistle. An outside-left, he was an integral part of the Celtic team of the 1920s. He provided many assists to Jimmy McGrory, the greatest British goalscorer of all time... , William Clunas William Clunas William "Billy" Clunas was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scottish national team, primarily in the right half position. He was born in Johnstone, Scotland.-Club career:... |
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| 27 February 1926 | Ibrox Park Ibrox Stadium Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... (H) |
4–0 | BHC 1926 British Home Championship The 1926 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1925–26 season between the British Home Nations... |
Hughie Gallacher Hughie Gallacher Hugh Kilpatrick "Hughie" Gallacher was a Scottish football player in the 1920s and 1930s. In 624 senior games, Gallacher scored 463 times.... (3), Andy Cunningham Andy Cunningham (footballer) Andy Cunningham was a Scottish footballer. His position was striker.-Playing career:Born in Galston, Ayrshire, Cunningham began his career with Newmilns FC before moving to Kilmarnock in 1909. After six seasons at Rugby Park he joined Rangers in 1915. He made his Rangers debut on 5 April 1915 in a... |
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| 17 April 1926 | Old Trafford Old Trafford (football) Old Trafford is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 75,811, Old Trafford is the second-largest football stadium in England after Wembley, the third-largest in the United Kingdom and the eleventh-largest in Europe... , Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... (A) |
1–0 | BHC 1926 British Home Championship The 1926 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1925–26 season between the British Home Nations... |
Alex Jackson Alex Jackson Alexander Skinner Jackson was a Scottish footballer.Alex Jackson was born in Renton in 1905. A highly-talented winger, known as the Gay Cavalier, he was particularly adept at dribbling and free kicks. He initially played for Renton Victoria Football Club but was transferred to Dumbarton F.C. in... |
Scotland were winners of the 1926 British Home Championship
1926 British Home Championship
The 1926 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1925–26 season between the British Home Nations...
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Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship