Scottish Division One 1916-17

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Scottish Division One 1916-17
master Celtic Glasgow
Cup winners not carried out
Teams 20th
Games 380
Gates 1,111  (ø 2.92 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Bert Yarnall
(Airdrieonians FC)
← Division One 1915/16

The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 24th time in 1916/17 . It was also the 27th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 19, 1916 and ended on April 28, 1917. In the 1916/17 season, 20 clubs competed against each other in a total of 38 matchdays. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the clubs (with the same number of points) were placed tied.

The championship won for the 14th time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . The top scorer was Bert Yarnall from Airdrieonians FC with 39 goals . At the end of the season, the league leadership asked the three northernmost clubs in the league, Dundee FC and Aberdeen FC , as well as the Raith Rovers to interrupt their participation in order to reduce the increasing transport difficulties during the war . In their place, the FC Clydebank was added so that the even number of participating teams was retained.

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Celtic Glasgow (M)  38  27  10  1 079:170 +62 64:12
 2. Morton  38  24  6th  8th 072:390 +33 54:22
 3. Glasgow Rangers  38  24  5  9 068:320 +36 53:23
 4th Airdrieonians FC  38  21st  8th  9 071:380 +33 50:26
 5. Third Lanark  38  19th  11  8th 053:370 +16 49:27
 6th FC Kilmarnock  38  18th  7th  13 069:460 +23 43:33
 7th FC St. Mirren  38  15th  10  13 049:430  +6 40:36
 8th. Motherwell FC  38  16  6th  16 057:590  −2 38:38
 9. Partick Thistle  38  14th  7th  17th 044:430  +1 35:41
 9. Dumbarton FC  38  12  11  15th 056:730 −17 35:41
 9. Hamilton Academical  38  13  9  16 054:730 −19 35:41
12. FC Falkirk  38  12  10  16 058:570  +1 34:42
12. Clyde FC  38  10  14th  14th 041:530 −12 34:42
14th Heart of Midlothian  38  14th  4th  20th 044:590 −15 32:44
15th Ayr United  38  12  7th  19th 047:590 −12 31:45
16. Dundee FC  38  13  4th  21st 058:710 −13 30:46
16. Hibernian Edinburgh  38  10  10  18th 057:720 −15 30:46
18th FC Queen's Park  38  11  7th  20th 056:810 −25 29:47
19th Raith Rovers  38  8th  7th  23 042:910 −49 23:53
20th Aberdeen FC  38  7th  7th  24 036:680 −32 21:55
Legend
1916/17 season
  • Scottish master
    • At the end of the 1915/16 season
    (M) - Champion of the previous year

    Election procedure

    The team that would take the place of the three northernmost clubs was determined by election at the annual general meeting.

    society # Be right Result division
    Clydebank FC recorded Scottish Western Football League
    Albion Rovers not elected Scottish Western Football League
    Stevenston United not elected Scottish Western Football League

    See also

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / scottish-football-historical-archive.com