# 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.
The Queen's Park Shield, the national championship for the four ancient universities, started this season too.

## League competitions
### 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

## Other honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup | Morton | 1 – 0 | Rangers |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Montrose | 2 – 1 | Nithsdale Wanderers |
| Scottish Junior Cup | St Roch's | 2 – 1 | Kilwinning Rangers |
| Scottish Amateur Cup | Greenock HSFP | 3 – 1 | Bo'ness |
| Queen's Park Shield | Aberdeen University | | |

### 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 |
| North of Scotland Cup | Caledonian | 3 – 0 | Nairn County |
| Perthshire Cup | Vale of Atholl | 2 – 0 | Blairgowrie Amateurs |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 2 – 0 | St Mirren |
| Southern Counties Cup | Nithsdale Wanderers | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Stenhousemuir | 2 – 0 | Alloa Athletic |

### Non-league honours

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 |

## 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

## Other national teams
### Scottish League XI

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 26 October 1921 | Glasgow (H) | Irish League XI | 3–0 | |
| 18 March 1922 | Ibrox, Glasgow (H) | Football League XI | 0–3 | |