1921–22 in Scottish football
# 1921–22 in Scottish football

The 1921–22 season was the 49th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 32nd season of the Scottish Football League. Division Two was reintroduced after having been abandoned due to World War I. Automatic promotion and relegation was introduced this season, as well as goal difference to divide teams who are level on points. Between next season and the 1974–75 season, goal average became the decider between teams equal on points.

## Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Celtic | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 83 | 20 | +63 | 67 | |
| 2 | Rangers | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 83 | 26 | +57 | 66 | |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 51 | |
| 4 | Dundee | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 49 | |
| 5 | Falkirk | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 49 | |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 48 | |
| 7 | Hibernian | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 46 | |
| 8 | St Mirren | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 46 | |
| 9 | Third Lanark | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 46 | |
| 10 | Clyde | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 44 | |
| 11 | Albion Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 44 | |
| 12 | Morton | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 42 | |
| 13 | Motherwell | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 39 | |
| 14 | Ayr United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 38 | |
| 15 | Aberdeen | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 35 | |
| 16 | Airdrieonians | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 35 | |
| 17 | Kilmarnock | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 83 | −27 | 35 | |
| 18 | Hamilton Academical | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 34 | |
| 19 | Hearts | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 32 | |
| 20 | Dumbarton | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 30 | Relegation to the 1922–23 Second Division |
| 21 | Queen's Park | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 82 | −44 | 28 | Relegation to the 1922–23 Second Division |
| 22 | Clydebank | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 103 | −69 | 20 | Relegation to the 1922–23 Second Division |

Champions: Celtic Relegated: Dumbarton, Queen's Park, Clydebank

## Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alloa Athletic (C, P) | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 32 | 2.531 | 60 | Promoted to the 1922–23 Scottish Division One |
| 2 | Cowdenbeath | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 30 | 1.900 | 47 | |
| 3 | Armadale | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 48 | 1.333 | 45 | |
| 4 | Vale of Leven | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 43 | 1.256 | 44 | |
| 5 | Bathgate | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 41 | 1.366 | 43 | |
| 6 | Bo'ness | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 49 | 1.143 | 39 | |
| 7 | Broxburn United | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 1.000 | 39 | |
| 8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 42 | 1.333 | 38 | |
| 9 | St Bernard's | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 49 | 1.020 | 38 | |
| 10 | East Fife | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | 38 | |
| 11 | Stenhousemuir | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 51 | 0.980 | 38 | |
| 12 | Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 59 | 0.780 | 38 | |
| 13 | St Johnstone | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 52 | 0.788 | 35 | |
| 14 | Forfar Athletic | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 51 | 0.843 | 34 | |
| 15 | East Stirlingshire | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 60 | 0.717 | 34 | |
| 16 | Arbroath | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 56 | 0.804 | 33 | |
| 17 | King's Park | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 65 | 0.723 | 32 | |
| 18 | Lochgelly United | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 54 | 0.852 | 31 | |
| 19 | Dundee Hibernian | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 65 | 0.723 | 28 | |
| 20 | Clackmannan | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 75 | 0.533 | 26 | |

Promoted: Alloa Athletic

## Scottish Cup

Morton were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 1–0 win over Rangers.

## Other honours

### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Montrose | 2 – 1 | Nithsdale Wanderers |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 5 – 0 | Buckie Thistle |
| Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 5 – 2 | Stevenston United |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton | 2 – 0 | Dumbarton Harp |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | St Bernard's |
| Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 2 – 0 | East Fife |
| Forfarshire Cup | Montrose | 1 – 0 | Forfar Athletic |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 1 – 0 | Celtic |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 3 – 0 | Albion Rovers |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Armadale | 1 – 0 | Bo'ness |
| Perthshire Cup | Vale of Atholl | | |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 2 – 0 | St Mirren |
| Southern Counties Cup | Nithsdale Wanderers | | |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Stenhousemuir | 2 – 0 | Alloa Athletic |

### Highland League

Top Three :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Clachnacuddin | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 23 |
| 2 | Buckie Thistle | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 19 |
| 3 | Inverness Citadel | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 15 |

## Junior Cup

St Roch's were winners of the Junior Cup after a 2–1 win over Kilwinning Rangers in the final replay.

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 February 1922 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 1–2 | BHC | Sandy Archibald |
| 4 March 1922 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | BHC | Andrew Wilson (2) |
| 8 April 1922 | Villa Park, Birmingham (A) | England | 1–0 | BHC | Andrew Wilson |

Scotland were winners of the 1922 British Home Championship.

Key:

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