The 1915–16 season was the 43rd season of competitive
football
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in Scotland and the 26th season of the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ...
. For this season, Division Two was abandoned due to
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
Scottish Football League
Scottish Cup
There was no Scottish Cup competition played.
Other honours
County
Junior Cup
Petershill won the Junior Cup after a 2–0 win over
Parkhead
Parkhead ( sco, Pairkheid) is a district in the East End of Glasgow. Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road (now the Gallowgate and Tollcross Road) and Westmuir Street. Glasgow's Eastern Necropo ...
in the final.
Scotland national team
There were no official Scotland matches played, with the
British Home Championship
The British Home Championship
* sco, Hame Internaitional Kemp
* gd, Farpais lìg eadar-nàiseanta
* cy, Pencampwriaeth y Pedair Gwlad, name=lang (historically known as the British International Championship or simply the International Champio ...
suspended due to
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. Scotland did play an unofficial wartime international against
England
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on 13 May 1916.
England won 4–3 at
Goodison Park
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, with Scotland represented by
Ken Campbell
Kenneth Victor Campbell (10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008) was an English actor, writer and director known for his work in experimental theatre. He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre".
Campbell achieved notoriety in the 1 ...
,
Billy Henry,
Jimmy Frew,
James Logan,
James Galt,
James Scott,
James Reid,
Percy Dawson,
Willie Reid,
Patrick Allan and
Willie Wilson.
See also
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1915–16 Aberdeen F.C. season
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1915–16 Rangers F.C. season
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Association football during World War I
When World War I was declared in 1914, it had a negative effect on association football; in some countries competitions were suspended and players signed up to fight, resulting in the deaths of many players. Frederick Wall, Secretary of the Footbal ...
References
External links
Scottish Football Historical Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:1915-16 in Scottish Football
Seasons in Scottish football
Wartime seasons in Scottish football