The 1916–17 season was the 44th season of competitive
football
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in Scotland and the 27th season of the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) is a defunct 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&nbs ...
.
League competitions
Scottish Football League
Champions: Celtic
Note: Due to increasing travel difficulties under war-time conditions, Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers were asked to retire from the League at the end of the season.
Clydebank
Clydebank () is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Milton beyond) to the w ...
were elected to maintain an even number of teams.
Other honours
Cup honours
National
County
Non-league honours
Senior Leagues
Scotland national team
There were no Scotland matches played with the
British Home Championship
The British Home Championship (historically known as the British International Championship or simply the International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom's four national teams: England, Scotlan ...
suspended due to
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
.
See also
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1916–17 Aberdeen F.C. season
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1916–17 Rangers F.C. season
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Association football during World War I
Notes
References
External links
Scottish Football Historical Archive
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Seasons in Scottish football
Wartime seasons in Scottish football