1922–23 in Scottish football
# 1922–23 in Scottish football

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

## Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

Champions: Rangers Relegated: Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic

## Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Promotion to the 1923–24 Division One |
| 3 | St Johnstone | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 50 | |
| 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 | Cowdenbeath | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 38 | |
| 11 | Lochgelly United | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 37 | |
| 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 | St Bernard's | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 31 | |
| 18 | Vale of Leven | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 30 | |
| 19 | East Stirlingshire | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 28 | |
| 20 | Arbroath | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 28 | |

Promoted: Queen's Park, Clydebank

## Scottish Cup

Celtic were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 1–0 over Hibernian.

## Other honours

### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Royal Albert | 4–1 | Mid Annandale |

### County

| 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 * | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 0–0 | Cowdenbeath |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | 2–0 | Forfar Athletic |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 1–0 * | Clyde |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | | |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Broxburn | 3–0 | Armadale |
| Perthshire Cup | Vale of Atholl | 2–0 | Breadalbane |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 7–3 | Johnstone |
| Southern Counties Cup | Nithsdale Wanderers | | |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 2–0 | Stenhousemuir |

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### 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 |

## Junior Cup

Musselburgh Bruntonians were winners of the Junior Cup after a 2–0 win over Arniston in the final.

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | 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
