1917–18 in Scottish football
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The 1917–18 season was the 45th season of competitive
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
in Scotland and the 28th 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 ...
. Division One was decreased from 20 to 18 clubs.
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made their first appearance in the Scottish Football League.


Scottish Football League

Champions: Rangers


Scottish Cup

There was no Scottish Cup competition played.


Other honours


County


Junior Cup

Petershill were awarded the Junior Cup. No final tie was played.


Scotland national team

There were no Scotland matches played with the
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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 ...
.


See also

* 1917–18 Rangers F.C. season *
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 ...


Notes and references


External links


Scottish Football Historical Archive
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