The 1921–22 season was the 49th season of competitive
football
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in Scotland and the 32nd 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 ...
. Division Two was reintroduced after having been abandoned due to
World War I
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. Automatic promotion and relegation was introduced this season, as well as
goal difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
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
Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Dumbarton, Queen's Park, Clydebank
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Alloa Athletic
Other honours
National
County
Non-league honours
Highland League
Scotland national team
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
See also
*
1921–22 Aberdeen F.C. season
*
Lord Provost's Rent Relief Cup
Notes
References
External links
Scottish Football Historical Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:1921-22 in Scottish Football
Seasons in Scottish football