1917–18 in Scottish football
# 1917–18 in Scottish football

The 1917–18 season was the 45th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 28th season of the Scottish Football League. Division One was decreased from 20 to 18 clubs. Clydebank made their first appearance in the Scottish Football League.

## Scottish Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rangers | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 56 |
| 2 | Celtic | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 55 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 43 |
| 4 | Morton | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 43 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 41 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 40 |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 34 |
| 7 | Queen's Park | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 34 |
| 9 | Clydebank | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 33 |
| 10 | Hearts | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 32 |
| 11 | St Mirren | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 29 |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 28 |
| 13 | Third Lanark | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 27 |
| 14 | Falkirk | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 27 |
| 15 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 26 |
| 16 | Hibernian | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 25 |
| 17 | Clyde | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 20 |
| 18 | Ayr United | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 19 |

Champions: Rangers

## Scottish Cup

There was no Scottish Cup competition played.

## Other honours

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Navy and Army War Fund Shield | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Morton |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Clydebank | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 5 – 1 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 0 | Raith Rovers |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 4 – 1 | Partick Thistle |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 2 – 0 | Albion Rovers |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 5 – 3 | St Mirren |

## Junior Cup

Petershill were awarded the Junior Cup. No final tie was played.

## Scotland national team

There were no Scotland matches played with the British Home Championship suspended due to World War I.

