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{| class="infobox football" style="width: 19em; text-align: center;"

|-
{{Infobox football country season
! colspan=3 style="font-size: 16px;" |1920–21 in Scottish football
| country = Scotland
|-
| season = 1920–21
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;" | [[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png|200px]]
| prevseason = 1919–20
|-
| nextseason = 1921–22
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Division One champions'''
| flagicon = yes
|-
}}
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]

|-
{{infobox|bodyclass=football
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Scottish Cup winners'''
| headerstyle = background:#BFD7FF
| above = 1920–21 in Scottish football
| image = [[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png|200px]]
| header1 = Division One champions
| data2 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| header3 = Scottish Cup winners
| data4 = [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]
| header5 = Junior Cup winners
| data6 = [[Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C.|Kirkintilloch Rob Roy]]
| header7 = Scotland national team
| data8 = [[1921 British Home Championship|1921 BHC]]
}}
The '''1920–21 season''' was the 48th season of competitive [[Association football|football]] in Scotland and the 31st season of the [[Scottish Football League]].
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1920-1929/192021/ |title=1920/21 - the Scottish Football League |access-date=7 October 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910101357/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1920-1929/192021/ |archive-date=10 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Scottish Football League==
{{main|1920–21 Scottish Football League}}
{{:1920–21 Scottish Football League}}
'''Champions: Rangers'''

==Other honours==

===National===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
!width=160|Competition
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|-
|align=left|[[1920–21 Scottish Cup|Scottish Cup]]
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Junior Cup winners'''
| [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]
| [[1921 Scottish Cup Final|1 – 0]]
| [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Scottish Qualifying Cup]]
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C.|Kirkintilloch Rob Roy]]
|[[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]
|3 – 1
|[[Bo'ness F.C.|Bo'ness]]
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Scottish Junior Cup]]
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Scotland national team'''
| [[Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C.|Kirkintilloch Rob Roy]]
| 1 – 0
| [[Ashfield F.C.|Ashfield]]
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Scottish Amateur Cup]]
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px;" | [[1921 British Home Championship|1921 BHC]]
|[[Civil Service Strollers F.C.|Edinburgh Civil Service]]
|2 – 0
|[[Moorpark F.C.|Moorpark Amateurs]]
|}
|}


===County===
The '''1920&ndash;21 season''' was the 31st season of competitive [[football (soccer)|football]] in Scotland.
<ref> http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1920-1929/192021/ </ref>

==Scottish League Division One==
{{main|1920–21 Scottish First Division}}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
!width=30|P
!width=160|Competition
!width=140|Team
!width=135|Winner
!width=30|Pld
!width=80|Score
!width=30|W
!width=135|Runner-up
!width=30|D
!width=30|L
!width=30|GF
!width=30|GA
!width=30|GD
!width=30|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1
|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|42
|35
|6
|1
|91
|24
|67
|'''76'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Aberdeenshire Cup]]
|2
|[[Aberdeen University F.C.|Aberdeen University]]
|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|3 – 1{{ efn | name = replay | Replay needed. }}
|42
|[[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]]
|30
|8
|6
|86
|35
|51
|'''66'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Ayrshire Cup]]
|3
|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|align=left|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|42
|
|20
|
|10
|12
|74
|49
|25
|'''50'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Dumbartonshire Cup]]
|4
|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|[[Vale of Leven F.C.|Vale of Leven]]
|2 – 0
|42
|[[Clydebank F.C. (1914)|Clydebank]]
|19
|11
|12
|54
|48
|6
|'''49'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[East of Scotland Shield]]
|5
|align=left|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
|1 – 0
|42
|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]
|19
|10
|13
|75
|51
|24
|'''48'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Fife Cup]]
|6
|align=left|[[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]
|[[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]]
|3 – 2
|42
|[[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]]
|17
|12
|13
|53
|39
|14
|'''46'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Forfarshire Cup]]
|7
|align=left|[[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
|[[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]]
|3 – 0{{ efn | name = replay }}
|42
|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|21
|3
|18
|63
|62
|1
|'''45'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Glasgow Cup]]
|8
|align=left|[[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]]
|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|1 – 0
|42
|[[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
|19
|6
|17
|74
|61
|13
|'''44'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Lanarkshire Cup]]
|9
|align=left|[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
|[[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]]
|2 – 1
|42
|[[Hamilton F.C.|Hamilton]]
|15
|14
|13
|66
|58
|8
|'''44'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Linlithgowshire Cup]]
|10
|align=left|[[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrieonians]]
|[[Bo'ness F.C.|Bo'ness]]
|2 – 0
|42
|[[Bathgate F.C.|Bathgate]]
|17
|9
|16
|71
|64
|7
|'''43'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[North of Scotland Cup]]
|11
| colspan = 3| [[Clachnacuddin F.C.|Clachnacuddin]] v [[Inverness Thistle F.C.|Inverness Thistle]]
|align=left|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|42
|17
|8
|17
|62
|68
|&minus;6
|'''42'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Perthshire Cup]]
|12
|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
| 5 – 0
|42
| [[Blairgowrie Amateurs F.C.|Blairgowrie Amateurs]]
|14
|14
|14
|53
|54
|&minus;1
|'''42'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Southern Counties Cup]]
|13
|[[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]]
|align=left|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| 4 – 0
|42
| [[Douglas Wanderers F.C.|Douglas Wanderers]]
|16
|9
|17
|58
|57
|1
|'''41'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Stirlingshire Cup]]
|14
|align=left|[[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]]
|[[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]]
|1 – 0
|42
|[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
|14
|12
|16
|44
|57
|&minus;13
|'''40'''
|-
|15
|align=left|[[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]]
|42
|14
|12
|16
|62
|69
|&minus;7
|'''40'''
|-
|16
|align=left|[[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]]
|42
|16
|5
|21
|54
|58
|&minus;4
|'''37'''
|-
|17
|align=left|[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
|42
|11
|12
|19
|54
|72
|&minus;18
|'''34'''
|-
|18
|align=left|[[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]]
|42
|11
|12
|19
|57
|68
|&minus;11
|'''34'''
|-
|19
|align=left|[[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]
|42
|11
|11
|20
|45
|80
|&minus;35
|'''33'''
|-
|20
|align=left|[[Clydebank F.C.|Clydebank]]
|42
|7
|14
|21
|47
|72
|&minus;25
|'''28'''
|-
|21
|align=left|[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]
|42
|10
|4
|28
|41
|89
|&minus;48
|'''24'''
|-
|22
|align=left|[[St. Mirren F.C.|St. Mirren]]
|42
|7
|4
|31
|43
|92
|&minus;49
|'''18'''
|}
|}


===Non-league honours===
'''Champions: Rangers'''
'''[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]'''
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|winpoints=2
|title=Top Three


|team1=CLA|name_CLA=[[Clachnacuddin F.C.|Clachnacuddin]]
==Scottish Cup==
|team2=ITH|name_ITH=[[Inverness Thistle F.C.|Inverness Thistle]]
{{main|1920–21 Scottish Cup}}
|team3=ICA|name_ICA=[[Inverness Caledonian F.C.|Inverness Caledonian]]
|win_CLA=10|draw_CLA=2|loss_CLA=2|gf_CLA=38|ga_CLA=16
|win_ITH=9|draw_ITH=1|loss_ITH=4|gf_ITH=41|ga_ITH=22
|win_ICA=7|draw_ICA=3|loss_ICA=4|gf_ICA=28|ga_ICA=18


|col_C=green1|text_C=
Partick Thistle were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 1&ndash;0 final win over Rangers.
|result1=C
|update=complete|source=[http://sfha.org.uk/highlandleagueresults.htm SFHA]
}}


==Scotland national team==
==Scotland national team==
{{main|Scotland national football team results and fixtures}}
{{main|Scotland national football team 1920–39 results}}


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|12 February 1921
|12 February 1921
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|Pittodrie Park]], [[Aberdeen]] (H)
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|Pittodrie Park]], [[Aberdeen]] (H)
|{{fb|WAL}}
|{{fb|WAL}}
|align=center|2&ndash;1
|align=center|2–1
|[[1921 British Home Championship|BHC]]
|[[1921 British Home Championship|BHC]]
|[[Andrew Wilson (footballer born 1896)|Andrew Wilson]] (2)
|[[Andrew Wilson (footballer born 1896)|Andrew Wilson]] (2)
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|[[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]] (A)
|[[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]] (A)
|{{fb|Ireland}}
|{{fb|Ireland}}
|align=center|2&ndash;0
|align=center|2–0
|[[1921 British Home Championship|BHC]]
|[[1921 British Home Championship|BHC]]
|[[Andrew Wilson (footballer born 1896)|Andrew Wilson]] ([[Penalty kick|pen.]]), Joseph Cassidy
|[[Andrew Wilson (footballer born 1896)|Andrew Wilson]] ([[Penalty kick (association football)|pen.]]), Joseph Cassidy
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|9 April 1921
|9 April 1921
|[[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]] (H)
|[[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]] (H)
|{{fb|ENG}}
|{{fb|ENG}}
|align=center|3&ndash;0
|align=center|3–0
|[[1921 British Home Championship|BHC]]
|[[1921 British Home Championship|BHC]]
|[[Andrew Wilson (footballer born 1896)|Andrew Wilson]], [[Alan Morton]], [[Andy Cunningham (footballer)|Andy Cunningham]]
|[[Andrew Wilson (footballer born 1896)|Andrew Wilson]], [[Alan Morton]], [[Andy Cunningham (footballer)|Andy Cunningham]]
|}
|}


Scotland were winners of the [[1921 British Home Championship]].
Scotland were winners of the [[1921 British Home Championship]].


'''Key:'''
'''Key:'''
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* (A) = Away match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship
* BHC = British Home Championship

== Other national teams ==
=== Scottish League XI ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Venue
!Opponents<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://www.londonhearts.com/sfl/tea/englishfootballleague.html | title= SFL XI v The Football League XI Record | publisher = London Hearts Supporters Club | access-date = 3 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/tea/irishleague.html | title= SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record | publisher = London Hearts Supporters Club | access-date = 3 October 2022 }}</ref>
!{{nowrap|Score{{ efn | Scottish League XI's score is shown first. }} }}
!Scotland scorer(s)
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
| 25 January 1921
| [[Ibrox, Glasgow|Ibrox]], [[Glasgow]]&nbsp;(H)
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Irish Football League XI|Irish League XI]]
|align=center|3–0
|
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|12 March 1921
|[[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]], [[London]]&nbsp;(A)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[The Football League XI|Football League XI]]
|align=center|0–1
|
|}


==See also==
==See also==
[[1920&ndash;21 Aberdeen F.C. season]]</br>
*[[1920–21 Aberdeen F.C. season]]


== Notes and references ==
== Notes==
{{notelist}}


== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035238/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/ Scottish Football Historical Archive]


{{Scottish football seasons|1920}}
{{Scottish football seasons|1920}}
{{1920–21 in Scottish football}}


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{{DEFAULTSORT:1920-21 in Scottish Football}}
[[Category:Seasons in Scottish football]]
[[Category:1920 in association football|#, Scottish]]
[[Category:1921 in association football|#, Scottish]]
[[Category:1920 in Scotland|Football]]
[[Category:1921 in Scotland|Football]]
[[Category:1920–21 in Scottish football| ]]
[[Category:1920–21 in Scottish football| ]]
[[Category:Seasons in Scottish football]]

Latest revision as of 04:32, 11 April 2024

Football in Scotland
Season1920–21
← 1919–20 Scotland 1921–22 →
1920–21 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Scottish Cup winners
Partick Thistle
Junior Cup winners
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Scotland national team
1921 BHC

The 1920–21 season was the 48th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 31st season of the Scottish Football League. [1]

Scottish Football League

[edit]
Main article: 1920–21 Scottish Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 42 35 6 1 91 24 +67 76
2 Celtic 42 30 6 6 89 31 +58 66
3 Heart of Midlothian 42 20 10 12 74 49 +25 50
4 Dundee 42 19 11 12 54 48 +6 49
5 Motherwell 42 19 10 13 75 51 +24 48
6 Partick Thistle 42 17 12 13 53 39 +14 46
7 Clyde 42 21 3 18 63 62 +1 45
8 Third Lanark 42 19 6 17 74 61 +13 44
9 Morton 42 15 14 13 66 58 +8 44
10 Airdrieonians 42 17 9 16 71 64 +7 43
11 Kilmarnock 42 17 8 17 62 68 −6 42
12 Aberdeen 42 14 14 14 53 54 −1 42
13 Hibernian 42 16 9 17 58 57 +1 41
14 Hamilton Academical 42 14 12 16 44 57 −13 40
15 Ayr United 42 14 12 16 62 69 −7 40
16 Raith Rovers 42 16 5 21 54 58 −4 37
17 Falkirk 42 11 12 19 54 72 −18 34
18 Albion Rovers 42 11 12 19 57 68 −11 34
19 Queen's Park 42 11 11 20 45 80 −35 33
20 Clydebank 42 7 14 21 47 72 −25 28
21 Dumbarton 42 10 4 28 41 89 −48 24
22 St Mirren 42 7 4 31 43 92 −49 18
Source: [citation needed]

Champions: Rangers

Other honours

[edit]

National

[edit]
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Rangers
Scottish Qualifying Cup East Fife 3 – 1 Bo'ness
Scottish Junior Cup Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1 – 0 Ashfield
Scottish Amateur Cup Edinburgh Civil Service 2 – 0 Moorpark Amateurs

County

[edit]
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen University 3 – 1[a] Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 2 – 0 Clydebank
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 1 – 0 Hearts
Fife Cup Raith Rovers 3 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic
Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 3 – 0[a] Dundee
Glasgow Cup Celtic 1 – 0 Clyde
Lanarkshire Cup Albion Rovers 2 – 1 Hamilton
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 2 – 0 Bathgate
North of Scotland Cup Clachnacuddin v Inverness Thistle
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 5 – 0 Blairgowrie Amateurs
Southern Counties Cup Queen of the South 4 – 0 Douglas Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup Alloa Athletic 1 – 0 Falkirk

Non-league honours

[edit]

Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin 14 10 2 2 38 16 +22 22
2 Inverness Thistle 14 9 1 4 41 22 +19 19
3 Inverness Caledonian 14 7 3 4 28 18 +10 17
Source: SFHA

Scotland national team

[edit]
Main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
12 February 1921 Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen (H)  Wales 2–1 BHC Andrew Wilson (2)
26 February 1921 Windsor Park, Belfast (A)  Ireland 2–0 BHC Andrew Wilson (pen.), Joseph Cassidy
9 April 1921 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England 3–0 BHC Andrew Wilson, Alan Morton, Andy Cunningham

Scotland were winners of the 1921 British Home Championship.

Key:

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

Other national teams

[edit]

Scottish League XI

[edit]
Date Venue Opponents[3][4] Score[b] Scotland scorer(s)
25 January 1921 Ibrox, Glasgow (H) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 3–0
12 March 1921 Highbury, London (A) England Football League XI 0–1

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Replay needed.
  2. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "1920/21 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  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.
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