1920–21 in Scottish football
# 1920–21 in Scottish football

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

## Scottish Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

Champions: Rangers

## Scottish Cup

Partick Thistle were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 1–0 final win over Rangers.

## Other honours

### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | East Fife | 3 – 1 | Bo'ness |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen University | 3 – 1 * | 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 * | Dundee |
| Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Clyde |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Albion Rovers | 2 – 1 | Hamilton |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Bo'ness | 2 – 0 | Bathgate |
| Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | | |
| Southern Counties Cup | Queen of the South | | |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 0 | Falkirk |

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### 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 |

## Junior Cup

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over Ashfield in the final.

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | 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
