1922–23 in Scottish football

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Football in Scotland
Season1922–23
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1922–23 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Queen's Park
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Musselburgh Bruntonians
Scotland national team
1923 BHC

The 1922–23 season was the 50th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 33rd season of the Scottish Football League. [1]

League competitions[edit]

Scottish League Division One[edit]

Main article: 1922–23 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 23 9 6 67 29 +38 55
2 Airdrieonians 38 20 10 8 58 38 +20 50
3 Celtic 38 19 8 11 52 39 +13 46
4 Falkirk 38 14 17 7 44 32 +12 45
5 Aberdeen 38 15 12 11 46 34 +12 42
6 St Mirren 38 15 12 11 54 44 +10 42
7 Dundee 38 17 7 14 51 45 +6 41
8 Hibernian 38 17 7 14 45 40 +5 41
9 Raith Rovers 38 13 13 12 31 43 −12 39
10 Ayr United 38 13 12 13 43 44 −1 38
11 Partick Thistle 38 14 9 15 51 48 +3 37
12 Heart of Midlothian 38 11 15 12 51 50 +1 37
13 Motherwell 38 13 10 15 59 60 −1 36
14 Morton 38 12 11 15 44 47 −3 35
15 Kilmarnock 38 14 7 17 57 66 −9 35
16 Clyde 38 12 9 17 36 44 −8 33
17 Third Lanark 38 11 8 19 40 59 −19 30
18 Hamilton Academical 38 11 7 20 43 59 −16 29
19 Albion Rovers 38 8 10 20 38 64 −26 26
20 Alloa Athletic 38 6 11 21 27 52 −25 23
Source: "1922-1923 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic

Scottish League Division Two[edit]

Main article: 1922–23 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Queen's Park 38 24 9 5 73 31 +42 57 Promotion to the 1923–24 Division One
2 Clydebank 38 21 10 7 69 29 +40 52
3 St Johnstone 38 19 12 7 60 39 +21 48[a]
4 Dumbarton 38 17 8 13 61 40 +21 42
5 Bathgate 38 16 9 13 67 55 +12 41
6 Armadale 38 15 11 12 63 52 +11 41
7 Bo'ness 38 12 17 9 48 46 +2 41
8 Broxburn United 38 14 12 12 42 45 −3 40
9 East Fife 38 16 7 15 48 42 +6 39
10 Lochgelly United 38 16 5 17 41 64 −23 37
11 Cowdenbeath 38 16 6 16 56 52 +4 36[a]
12 King's Park 38 14 6 18 46 59 −13 34
13 Dunfermline Athletic 38 11 11 16 46 44 +2 33
14 Stenhousemuir 38 13 7 18 53 67 −14 33
15 Forfar Athletic 38 13 7 18 53 73 −20 33
16 Johnstone 38 13 6 19 41 62 −21 32
17 Vale of Leven 38 11 8 19 50 59 −9 30
18 St Bernard's 38 8 15 15 39 50 −11 29[a]
19 East Stirlingshire 38 10 8 20 48 69 −21 28 Relegated to the 1923–24 Division Three
20 Arbroath 38 8 12 18 45 71 −26 28
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c 2 points deducted

Promoted: Queen's Park, Clydebank

Other honours[edit]

National[edit]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Celtic 1 – 0 Hibernian
Scottish Qualifying Cup Royal Albert 4 – 1 Mid Annandale
Scottish Junior Cup Musselburgh Bruntonians 2 – 0 Arniston
Scottish Amateur Cup Falkirk Amateurs 2 – 0 Moorpark Amateurs
Queen's Park Shield Aberdeen University

County[edit]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 4 – 0 Fraserburgh
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 5 – 0 Ayr United
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 1 – 0 Dumbarton Harp
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 2 – 1[a] Hearts
Fife Cup Raith Rovers 0 – 0[b] Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 2 – 0 Forfar Athletic
Glasgow Cup Rangers 1 – 0[a] Clyde
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 2 – 0 Motherwell
Linlithgowshire Cup Broxburn 3 – 0 Armadale
North of Scotland Cup Clachnacuddin 2 – 0 Inverness Citadel
Perthshire Cup Vale of Atholl 2 – 0 Breadalbane
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 7 – 3[c] Johnstone
Southern Counties Cup Nithsdale Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup Falkirk 2 – 0 Stenhousemuir

Non-league honours[edit]

Highland League

Top three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin 16 11 2 3 47 21 +26 24
2 Elgin City 16 10 3 3 33 16 +17 23
3 Buckie Thistle 16 9 3 4 31 14 +17 21
Source: SFHA

Scotland national team[edit]

Main article: Scotland national football team 1920–39 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
3 March 1923 Windsor Park, Belfast (A)  Ireland 1–0. BHC Andrew Wilson
17 March 1923 Love Street, Paisley (H)  Wales 2–0 BHC Andrew Wilson (2)
14 April 1923 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England 2–2 BHC Andrew Cunningham, Andrew Wilson

Scotland were winners of the 1922–23 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[d] Scotland scorer(s)
18 October 1922 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 3–0
17 February 1923 St James Park, Newcastle (A) England Football League XI 1–2

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Replay needed.
  2. ^ Won on corners.
  3. ^ Aggregate score over two legs.
  4. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1922/23 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  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.

External links[edit]

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