The 1927–28 season was the 55th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 38th season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Champions: Rangers<br />

Relegated: Boness United, Dunfermline Athletic

Scottish League Division Two

Promoted: Ayr United, Third Lanark

Other honours

National

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!width=160|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

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|align=left|Scottish Cup

| Rangers

| 4 – 0

| Celtic

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|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup

|Beith

|3 – 1

|Forres Mechanics

|-

|align=left| Scottish Junior Cup

| Maryhill Hibernian

| 6 – 2

| Burnbank Athletic

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|align=left|Scottish Amateur Cup

| Queen's Park Victoria XI

|6 – 1

|Anchor Line

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|align=left|Queen's Park Shield

| Aberdeen University

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County

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!width=160|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

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|align=left|Aberdeenshire Cup

|Aberdeen

|8 – 3

|Fraserburgh

|-

|align=left|Ayrshire Cup

| colspan = "3"| Kilmarnock v Beith

|-

|align=left|Dumbartonshire Cup

|Clydebank

|4 – 2

|Dumbarton

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|align=left|East of Scotland Shield

|Hibernian

|2 – 1

|Hearts

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|align=left|Fife Cup

|Cowdenbeath

|2 – 1

|Dunfermline Athletic

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|align=left|Glasgow Cup

|Celtic

|2 – 1

|Rangers

|-

|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup

|Motherwell

|4 – 1

|Airdrie

|-

|align=left|North of Scotland Cup

| Caledonian

| 2 – 1

| Inverness Thistle

|-

|align=left|Perthshire Cup

|St Johnstone

|3 – 0

|Vale of Atholl

|-

|align=left|Southern Counties Cup

|Nithsdale Wanderers

|8 – 0

|Newton Stewart

|-

|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup

|East Stirling

|1 – 0

|Bo'ness

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Non-league honours

Highland League

East of Scotland League

Scotland national team

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!Date

!Venue

!Opponents

!

!Competition

!Scotland scorer(s)

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|29 October 1927

|Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)

|

|align=center|2–2

|BHC

|Hugh Gallacher, John Hutton (pen.)

|-bgcolor=#ffdddd

|25 February 1928

|Firhill, Glasgow (H)

|

|align=center|0–1

|BHC

|

|-bgcolor=#ddffdd

|31 March 1928

|Wembley, London (A)

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|align=center|5–1

|BHC

|Alex Jackson (3), Alex James (2)

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Key:

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

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!Date

!Venue

!Opponents

!

!Scotland scorer(s)

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| 12 October 1927

| Windsor Park, Belfast&nbsp;(A)

| Irish League XI

|align=center|2–1

|

|-bgcolor=#ffdddd

|10 March 1928

|Ibrox, Glasgow&nbsp;(H)

| Football League XI

|align=center|2–6

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Scottish national amateur team

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!Date

!Venue

!Opponents

!

!Competition

!Scotland scorer(s)

|-bgcolor=#ddffdd

| 28 April 1928

| Hampden Park, Glasgow&nbsp;(H)

| England

|align=center|3–2

||Friendly

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Notes

References

  • Scottish Football Historical Archive