Scottish League 1916/17
Final League Table 1916/17
PLD W D L F-A PTS
1. Celtic 38 27 10 1 79:17 64:12
2. Morton 38 24 6 8 72:39 54:22
3. Rangers 38 24 5 9 68:32 53:23
4. Airdrieonians 38 21 8 9 71:38 50:26
5. Third Lanark 38 19 11 8 53:37 49:27
6. Kilmarnock 38 18 7 13 69:45 43:33
7. St Mirren 38 15 10 13 49:43 40:36
8. Motherwell 38 16 6 16 57:59 38:38
9. Partick Thistle 38 14 7 17 44:43 35:41
10. Dumbarton 38 12 11 15 56:73 35:41
11. Hamilton Academical 38 13 9 16 54:72 35:41
12. Falkirk 38 12 10 16 58:57 34:42
13. Clyde 38 10 14 14 41:52 34:42
14. Heart of Midlothian 38 14 4 20 44:59 32:44
15. Ayr United 38 12 7 19 47:59 31:45
16. Dundee 38 13 4 21 58:71 30:46
17. Hibernian 38 10 10 18 57:72 30:46
18. Queen's Park 38 11 7 20 56:81 29:47
19. Raith Rovers 38 8 7 23 42:91 23:53
20. Aberdeen 38 7 7 24 36:68 21:55
At the end of Season 1916/17, Aberdeen, Raith Rovers and Dundee were asked to leave
the League, so that the other Clubs, mainly from the West of Scotland could cut
down on their travelling costs/time.
Clydebank were invited to complete the 18 clubs for Season 1917/18.
Sat, 19th August 1916
Aberdeen - Partick Thistle 2-0 Ambler, Cumming
Ayr United - Third Lanark 0-1 McLean
Clyde - Hamilton Accies 1-1 C.Watson / Corcoran
Falkirk - Kilmarnock 1-0 Watson
Hibernian - Airdrieonians 1-1 Campbell / Paterson
Morton - Hearts 3-2 Paterson, Stevenson, Buchanan / Whyte, Noble
Motherwell - Raith Rovers 2-2 Ferguson (2) / Turner, Gibson
Queen's Park - Dumbarton 1-0 Cowan (pen)
Rangers - Dundee 3-0 C.Duncan (2), S.Duncan (pen)
St Mirren - Celtic 1-5 Clark / Gallagher (4), O'Kane
Sat, 26th August 1916
Airdrieonians - Motherwell 3-1 Yarnall (2), Todd / King
Celtic - Hibernian 3-1 O'Kane, Browning (2) / Alexander
Dumbarton - St Mirren 2-1 Cairney, Catterson / Pringle
Dundee - Clyde 0-1 Shimmons
Hamilton Ac - Queen's Park 2-0 Kyle, Corcoran
Hearts - Rangers 1-3 Miller / Cairns, S.Duncan, Archibald
Partick Thistle - Ayr United 3-0 Whittle (3)
Raith Rovers - Falkirk 0-6 Gibbons, McLachlan, D.Comrie (2), Watson, Shearer
Third Lanark - Aberdeen 2-0 Sutherland, McLean
Kilmarnock - Morton 3-2 McPhail, G.Goldie, Smith / Buchanan, Stevenson
Sat, 2nd September 1916
Aberdeen - St Mirren 1-1 J.Wyllie (pen) / A.Reid (pen)
Airdrieonians - Hearts 3-2 Yarnall (2), Kennedy / Sharp, Gilbert
Clyde - Kilmarnock 1-1 McGowan (pen) / Culley
Falkirk - Third Lanark 1-1 Shearer / McLean
Hibernian - Hamilton Accies 4-3 Armstrong, Kilpatrick, Alexander, Campbell /
Corcoran (2), Blyth
Morton - Partick Thistle 3-2 McNeill, Seymour (2 pens) / N.Harris (2)
Motherwell - Dundee 4-2 Ferguson (3), Stewart / Brown, McCulloch
Queen's Park - Raith Rovers 3-1 McMillan, Sibbald, R.M.Morton / Welsh
Rangers - Dumbarton 6-0 C.Duncan (3), S.Duncan (pen), Cairns, Logan
Ayr United - Celtic 0-1 O'Kane
Sat, 9th September 1916
Celtic - Airdrieonians 3-1 Gallagher, O'Kane (2) / Thomson
Dumbarton - Hibernian 2-1 Thom, Lister / Muirhead
Dundee - Aberdeen 1-1 Steven / Brewster
Hamilton Accies - Falkirk 1-1 Blyth / Watson
Hearts - Third Lanark 2-1 Gilbert, Miller / McLean
Kilmarnock - Ayr United 1-2 Culley / Middleton (2)
Raith Rovers - Morton 1-2 Thomson / Gourlay, McNeill
St Mirren - Motherwell 3-1 R.Reid (2), Sowerby / Ferguson
Sat, 16th September 1916
Aberdeen - Queen's Park 2-4 Ambler, Colman / McLaren, R.M.Morton, Ford, McMillan
Airdrieonians - Dumbarton 2-1 Yarnall (2) / Thom
Ayr United - Hearts 2-0 Montgomery, Marshall
Clyde - Raith Rovers 2-0 Jackson, McGowan
Falkirk - Partick Thistle 0-1 N.Harris
Hibernian - Dundee 1-2 Alexander / Troup, Herron
Morton - St Mirren 0-3 R.Reid (2), Sowerby (pen)
Motherwell - Celtic 0-4 Gallagher (2), McAtee (2)
Rangers - Kilmarnock 3-0 S.Duncan (2), C.Duncan
Third Lanark - Hamilton Ac 3-1 McLean (2), Hannah / Kelly
Mon, 18th September 1916
Hearts - Hibernian 2-1 Gilbert, Boag / Miller
Sat, 23rd September 1916
Aberdeen - Morton 1-1 W.Wylie / Gourlay
Dumbarton - Motherwell 3-1 Lister (2), Thom / Finlayson
Dundee - Airdrieonians 2-2 McDonald, Brown / Kennedy, Yarnall
Hamilton Ac - Partick Thistle 0-1 Bowie
Hearts - Falkirk 1-6 McDonald / McCulloch (3), Simpson (2), Watson
Kilmarnock - Hibernian 1-3 Culley (pen) / Beveridge, Alexander (2)
Raith Rovers - Ayr United 1-3 Robertson / Crosbie, Marshall, Cringan
St Mirren - Queen's Park 3-0 R.Reid (2), Pringle
Sat, 30th September 1916
Ayr United - Aberdeen 1-0 Waddell
Celtic - Hearts 1-0 Browning
Falkirk - Dumbarton 2-3 Simpson, McCulloch / Lister (2), Garry (pen)
Hibernian - Third Lanark 1-1 Miller / Mclean
Morton - Clyde 3-1 Gourlay (2), Seymour / Shimmons
Motherwell - Kilmarnock 0-1 McPhail
Partick Thistle - Airdrieonians 0-0
Queen's Park - Dundee 2-2 Thorpe (pen), A.L.Morton / Brown (2)
Raith Rovers - Hamilton Ac 0-1 Stewart
Rangers - St Mirren 1-0 Cairns
Sat, 7th October 1916
Aberdeen - Airdrieonians 1-2 Cail / Yarnall (2)
Ayr United - Rangers 1-3 Marshall / Paterson (2), S.Duncan
Dumbarton - Morton 1-4 Lister / Parker (2), McNab (2)
Dundee - Falkirk 1-2 Steven / Simpson, Watson
Hearts - Raith Rovers 2-1 Kiernan, Mercer / Kilpatrick
Motherwell - Hamilton Ac 2-2 Brown (2) / Murphy, Stewart
Partick Thistle - Kilmarnock 1-1 Bowie / Armstrong
St Mirren - Hibernian 1-1 R.Reid / Smith
Third Lanark - Queen's Park 4-1 Cook (2), McLean, Sutherland / R.M.Morton
Sat, 14th October 1916
Airdrieonians - St Mirren 7-0 Yarnall (4), Rankin, Paterson (2)
Clyde - Aberdeen 2-0 Shimmons, Lindsay
Falkirk - Celtic 1-1 A.Comrie / Gallagher
Hibernian - Ayr United 1-4 Miller / Marshall (2), Middleton, McLaughlin
Kilmarnock - Hearts 3-0 Rutherford, Patrick, McPhail
Morton - Dundee 1-0 Seymour
Partick Thistle - Hamilton Ac 5-0 N.Harris (3), Bowie (2)
Queen's Park - Third Lanark 3-4 Cowan, Thorpe (pen), A.L.Morton / McLean, Cooke, Weir (2)
Raith Rovers - Dumbarton 0-3 Lister (2), Thom
Rangers - Motherwell 2-1 Cairns (2) / Brown
Sat, 21st October 1916
Aberdeen - Kilmarnock 1-1 Cail / Rutherford
Ayr United - Airdrieonians 1-1 Ingram / Rankin
Celtic - Morton 0-0
Dundee - Hamilton Accies 3-1 Brown (2), McCulloch / Kyle
Falkirk - Hibernian 0-1 Kilpatrick
Hearts - Clyde 0-3 Shimmons, Jackson, McGowan
Motherwell - Queen's Park 4-1 Ferguson (2), Browell, Ramsay / R.M.Morton
Partick Thistle - Dumbarton 6-0 N.Harris (2), McMullan, Branscombe, Morgan, Bowie
St Mirren - Raith Rovers 0-0
Third Lanark - Rangers 1-1 Cooke / Paterson
Sat, 28th October 1916
Airdrieonians - Third Lanark 1-0 Yarnall
Dumbarton - Aberdeen 1-1 Garry (pen) / W.Wylie
Hamilton Accies - Hearts 1-0 Kyle
Hibernian - Clyde 1-1 Alexander / Lindsay
Kilmarnock - Dundee 3-0 Henderson, Culley (2)
Morton - Motherwell 2-1 Parker (2) / Stewart
Partick Thistle - Raith Rovers 2-0 Branscombe, Bowie
Queen's Park - Falkirk 1-1 Cowan / Watson
St Mirren - Ayr United 0-0
Celtic - Rangers 0-0
Sat, 4th November 1916
Aberdeen - Hamilton Accies 0-1 Kelly
Ayr United - Dumbarton 3-1 Middleton, Marshall, Crosbie / Ritchie
Clyde - Queen's Park 1-1 Shimmons / R.M.Morton
Dundee - Celtic 1-2 Brown / Gallagher, Browning
Falkirk - Airdrieonians 0-0
Hearts - Partick Thistle 1-0 Gibson
Motherwell - Hibernian 1-1 Browell / Kilpatrick
Raith Rovers - Kilmarnock 0-4 Armstrong (2), Fulton (2)
Rangers - Morton 0-1 McIntyre
Third Lanark - St Mirren 1-0 McLean
Sat, 11th November 1916
Airdrieonians - Raith Rovers 2-0 Yarnall, Rankin
Clyde - Ayr United 1-4 Shimmons / Marshall (4)
Dumbarton - Dundee 4-3 Lister (2), Ritchie (2) / Brown (2), Troup
Hibernian - Rangers 0-0
Kilmarnock - Third Lanark 2-1 Rutherford, McPhail / McLean
Morton - Falkirk 2-0 Seymour (pen), Stevenson
Motherwell - Aberdeen 1-2 Stewart / Ambler (2)
Queen's Park - Celtic 1-3 A.L.Morton / Gallagher, McColl, Dodds
St Mirren - Hearts 0-1 McEwan
Sat, 18th November 1916
Aberdeen - Hearts 2-0 Ambler (2)
Celtic - Partick Thistle 0-0
Dundee - St Mirren 0-2 Marshall (2)
Falkirk - Motherwell 3-1 Simpson (2), Watson / Gray
Hamilton Accies - Dumbarton 3-1 McLennan, McNeil, McNamee / Raeside
Hibernian - Raith Rovers 3-3 Miller, Smith, Fleming / Welsh (3)
Kilmarnock - Airdrieonians 1-3 Culley / Paterson, Rankin, Yarnall
Morton - Ayr United 2-0 Seymour (2)
Rangers - Clyde 1-0 S.Duncan
Sat, 25th November 1916
Airdrieonians - Hamilton Ac 2-2 Anderson, Rankin / Kelly (2)
Ayr United - Hibernian 2-1 Ingram, Crosbie / Smith
Celtic - Aberdeen 1-0 McMenemy
Dumbarton - Kilmarnock 1-1 Thom / McPhail
Hearts - Queen's Park 2-0 Nellies, Graham
Motherwell - Clyde 3-3 Ferguson (2), Archibald / McGowan (2), G.Watson
Partick Thistle - Dundee 3-0 N.Harris, Bowie (2)
Raith Rovers - Rangers 1-4 Archibald / Riddell, Archibald (2), Bennett
St Mirren - Falkirk 5-0 Sowerby (3), Pringle (2)
Third Lanark - Morton 0-0
Sat, 2nd December 1916
Aberdeen - Motherwell 0-1 Ferguson
Ayr United - Partick Thistle 0-0
Clyde - Airdrieonians 1-1 Walker / Yarnall
Dundee - Third Lanark 0-1 Sutherland
Hamilton Accies - St Mirren 1-1 Murphy / Marshall
Hearts - Dumbarton 0-1 Ritchie
Morton - Hibernian 1-1 McNab / Kilpatrick
Queen's Park - Kilmarnock 0-1 McPhail
Raith Rovers - Celtic 1-4 Rattray / McColl (3), Browning
Rangers - Falkirk 3-1 S.Duncan (2), Cairns / D.Comrie
Sat, 9th December 1916
Airdrieonians - Rangers 2-0 Donaldson, Yarnall
Celtic - Ayr United 5-0 Gallagher (3), Browning, Mcmenemy
Dumbarton - Third Lanark 2-3 Semple, Lister / McLean (2), Bissett
Dundee - Raith Rovers 6-2 Brown (6) / Lindsay (2)
Hibernian - Aberdeen 3-3 Miller, Paterson, Campbell / Jackson, Main (2)
Kilmarnock - Hamilton Accies 4-0 Culley (3), Hamilton (pen)
Motherwell - Hearts 2-0 Kelly (2)
Partick Thistle - St Mirren 0-1 Marshall
Queen's Park - Morton 3-4 McDermid (3) / Parker (2), McIntyre, Seymour
Falkirk - Clyde 3-3 Harvey (pen), Watson, Croal / McGowan (3)
Sat, 16th December 1916
Aberdeen - Falkirk 0-1 Harvey
Ayr United - Kilmarnock 0-2 Smith, Fulton
Clyde - Morton 1-0 G.Watson
Dumbarton - Partick Thistle 2-1 Thom, Lister / N.Harris
Hamilton Accies - Celtic 0-4 Dodds (pen), Browning (2), McColl
Hearts - Dundee 1-0 Conacher
Raith Rovers - Queen's Park 2-0 Lindsay, Forrest
Rangers - Hibernian 5-1 Martin (2), C.Duncan, Manderson, Dornan (og) / Kilpatrick
St Mirren - Airdrieonians 1-0 Pringle
Third Lanark - Motherwell 2-1 McLean (2) / Ferguson
Sat, 23rd December 1916
Aberdeen - Third Lanark 0-1 Weir
Airdrieonians - Dundee 2-3 Donaldson, Paterson / Brown (2), Steven
Clyde - Dumbarton 2-2 McGowan (2) / McKim, Reid
Falkirk - St Mirren 0-2 Marshall (2)
Hearts - Ayr United 1-2 Conacher / Marshall, Ingram
Kilmarnock - Raith Rovers 3-0 Culley (2), McPhail
Morton - Hamilton Accies 3-0 Seymour (2/1 pen), Gourlay
Motherwell - Rangers 2-1 Kelly, Morgan / Blair
Partick Thistle - Celtic 0-2 Browning, McColl
Queen's Park - Hibernian 4-1 A.L.Morton (2), McMillan (2) / Fleming
Sat, 30th December 1916
Ayr United - Hamilton Accies 1-1 Marshall / Kelly
Celtic - Falkirk 2-0 Bowning, McColl
Dumbarton - Queen's Park 0-2 McDermid (2)
Dundee - Kilmarnock 0-2 Mitchell, Smith
Hibernian - Morton 2-4 Muirhead, Meaney / Seymour, McIntyre, Paterson, McNeill
Motherwell - Partick Thistle 2-3 Ferguson, Morgan / N.Harris, Bowie (2)
Raith Rovers - Clyde 1-1 Gibson / Lindsay
Rangers - Airdrieonians 3-0 C.Duncan (2), Lawson
St Mirren - Aberdeen 1-0 Dixon
Third Lanark - Hearts 1-1 Weir / Kiernan
Mon, 1st January 1917
Aberdeen - Dundee 5-1 Cail (2), Walker, Ambler, Paton / Brown
Airdrieonians - Morton 2-1 Donaldson, Rankin / Gourlay
Clyde - Falkirk 1-1 Shimmons / Watson
Dumbarton - Raith Rovers 2-2 Lister, Thom / Abbott, Lindsay
Hamilton Accies - Motherwell 2-4 McNeil (2) / Kelly, Ferguson, Brown, Morgan
Kilmarnock - St Mirren 1-4 Rutherford / Marshall, Lindsay (2), Dixon
Partick Thistle - Third Lanark 1-0 Bowie
Queen's Park - Ayr United 3-2 Cowan (2), McMillan / Phillips, R.Cringan
Rangers - Celtic 0-0
Tues, 2nd Janaury 1917
Ayr United - Falkirk 2-2 Phillips, Marshall / Murphy, Croal
Celtic - Clyde 0-0
Dundee - Hibernian 3-1 McCulloch (2), Steven / Meaney
Hearts - Hamilton Accies 3-1 Gibson (2), Thomson / Corcoran
Morton - Kilmarnock 2-1 Gourlay (2/1 pen) / Fulton (pen)
Motherwell - Airdrieonians 1-0 Ferguson
Partick Thistle - Rangers 0-1 Martin
Raith Rovers - Aberdeen 3-0 Gibson, Currie, Lindsay
Third Lanark - Dumbarton 1-1 McLean / Thom
Sat, 6th January 1917
Aberdeen - Ayr United 1-0 Cruickshank
Airdrieonians - Queen's Park 3-0 Yarnall, S.Anderson (2)
Celtic - Motherwell 1-0 Dodds (pen)
Dumbarton - Clyde 5-1 Cairney (4), Thom / Jackson
Falkirk - Dundee 2-0 McCulloch, A.Comrie
Hamilton Accies - Morton 0-1 Gourlay (pen)
Hibernian - St Mirren 2-1 Meaney, Campbell / Higginbotham
Kilmarnock - Partick Thistle 0-1 Bowie
Rangers - Hearts 1-0 Martin
Third Lanark - Raith Rovers 0-1 Archibald
Sat, 13th Janaury 1917
Ayr United - Motherwell 1-2 Shankly / Finlayson, King
Clyde - Rangers 0-1 Riddell
Hamilton Ac - Airdrieonians 1-0 Graham
Hearts - Celtic 0-1 McColl
Morton - Third Lanark 3-0 Parker (2), Stevenson
Partick Thistle - Falkirk 1-0 Bowie
Queen's Park - Aberdeen 2-1 Aitken, Templeton / Jackson (pen)
Raith Rovers - Hibernian 2-1 Gibson (2) / Lennie
St Mirren - Kilmarnock 2-1 Marshall, Lindsay / Smith
Sat, 20th January 1917
Aberdeen - Clyde 0-1 Lindsay
Celtic - Dumbarton 1-1 McColl / Cairney
Dundee - Ayr United 2-1 Brown, Stirling / Marshall
Hibernian - Kilmarnock 2-1 Lennie (2) / Fulton
Morton - Queen's Park 4-2 Stevenson (2), Gourlay, Seymour (pen) / Thorpe (pen),
McDermid
Motherwell - St Mirren 2-1 Brown, Kelly / A.Brown
Raith Rovers - Hearts 1-4 Wilson / Cartmell (2), Gibson, Denyer
Rangers - Partick Thistle 3-0 Riddell, C.Duncan (2)
Third Lanark - Airdrieonians 1-0 Weir
Falkirk - Hamilton Accies 4-0 A.Comrie, Simpson, D.Comrie (2)
Sat, 27th Janaury 1917
Clyde - Partick Thistle 2-1 Shimmons, Thomson / N.Harris
Dundee - Hearts 2-3 McCulloch, Murray / Sharp (2), Noble
Falkirk - Queen's Park 1-2 Shearer / Templeton, McDermid
Hibernian - Dumbarton 3-1 Kilpatrick (2), Campbell / Cairney
Kilmarnock - Aberdeen 7-0 Fulton, Armstrong, Goldie, Culley, McPhail (2), Smith
Morton - Airdrieonians 2-1 Paterson, Parker / Anderson
Motherwell - Ayr United 2-1 Gray, Kelly / Crosbie
Raith Rovers - St Mirren 1-1 Rougvie / Lindsay
Rangers - Hamilton Accies 2-0 Pursell, Blair (pen)
Third Lanark - Celtic 0-0
Sat, 3rd February 1917
Aberdeen - Rangers 3-1 Ambler, J.Wyllie (2) / C.Duncan
Airdrieonians - Clyde 3-0 Donaldson, Kennedy, Yarnall
Ayr United - Dundee 1-2 W.Cringan / Fisher, Brown
Celtic - Raith Rovers 5-0 Gallagher (2), McAtee, McColl (2)
Dumbarton - Hearts 4-1 Cairney (2), Ritchie, Thom / Conacher
Hamilton Accies - Kilmarnock 3-0 Kelly (2), Graham
Hibernian - Falkirk 1-2 Smith / Watson, A.Comrie
Partick Thistle - Morton 0-0
Queen's Park - Motherwell 0-0
St Mirren - Third Lanark 2-0 Marshall (2)
Sat, 10th February 1917
Clyde - Hibernian 1-2 McGowan / Campbell, Lennie
Dundee - Partick Thistle 5-1 Murray, Thomson (2), Brown, Stirling / Bowie
Hearts - Aberdeen 2-0 Noble, Mercer
Kilmarnock - Queen's Park 4-2 McPhail (2), Smith, Rutherford / Aitken, McMillan
Morton - Celtic 0-1 McColl
Motherwell - Dumbarton 3-0 Ferguson (2), Morgan
Raith Rovers - Airdrieonians 0-2 Yarnall (2)
Rangers - Ayr United 1-0 Manderson
St Mirren - Hamilton Accies 2-2 Turner, Marshall / McNeil, McNamee
Third Lanark - Falkirk 5-4 McLean (3), Weir, Bissett / Croal (3), Gibbons
Sat, 17th February 1917
Aberdeen - Raith Rovers 1-2 Walker / Inglis, Lindsay
Airdrieonians - Kilmarnock 3-2 McKerley, Yarnall (2) / Hamilton (pen), Armstrong
Ayr United - Clyde 1-1 Marshall / McGowan
Celtic - Dundee 2-0 McColl (2)
Dumbarton - Rangers 0-3 Cairns, Bell, Croot
Falkirk - Morton 2-1 Croal, Gibbons / Stevenson
Hamilton Ac - Third Lanark 1-1 Graham / McLean
Hibernian - Motherwell 2-3 Fleming, Kilpatrick / Ferguson (2), Stewart
Partick Thistle - Hearts 0-0
Queen's Park - St Mirren 1-2 Cowan / Pringle, Turner
Sat, 24th February 1917
Airdrieonians - Aberdeen 3-1 Yarnall (3) / Cail
Clyde - Third Lanark 1-1 McGowan / McLean
Dumbarton - Ayr United 3-1 Cairney, Garry, Thom / W.Cringan
Dundee - Morton 3-1 Steven, Brown (2) / Gourlay
Falkirk - Raith Rovers 1-1 Gibbons / Abbott
Hamilton Accies - Hibernian 4-1 Kyle (2), Graham (2) / Miller
Hearts - Motherwell 1-3 McEwan / Morgan, Ferguson, King
Queen's Park - Partick Thistle 2-1 Sibbald, McDermid / Logan
St Mirren - Rangers 1-1 Turner / Cairns
Kilmarnock - Celtic 2-2 Fulton, Hamilton / Gallagher, McMenemy
Sat, 3rd March 1917
Airdrieonians - Partick Thistle 3-1 Paterson, Anderson, Yarnall / Whittle
Ayr United - Morton 0-3 Stevenson, Seymour (2)
Celtic - Queen's Park 3-2 McColl, Browning, McMenemy / McDermid (2)
Dumbarton - Hamilton Accies 0-0
Hearts - St Mirren 1-2 Hilsdon / Marshall (pen), Lindsay
Kilmarnock - Clyde 2-0 Smith, McPhail
Motherwell - Falkirk 1-0 Ferguson
Raith Rovers - Dundee 3-2 Currie, Cobban, Abbott / McCulloch, Steven
Rangers - Aberdeen 1-0 Gordon
Third Lanark - Hibernian 1-1 McLean (pen) / Lennie
Sat, 10th March 1917
Aberdeen - Dumbarton 2-4 J.Wyllie (2) / Cairney (3), Reid
Celtic - Hamilton Accies 6-1 McColl (4), McMenemy, Gallagher
Falkirk - Ayr United 1-2 Simpson / Marshall, Shankly
Hearts - Airdrieonians 1-4 Hildson / Yarnall (3), Paterson
Kilmarnock - Motherwell 3-0 McSkimming (og), Culley, Rutherford
Morton - Rangers 1-0 Gourlay
Partick Thistle - Hibernian 0-3 Fleming, Kerr, Kilpatrick
Queen's Park - Clyde 2-2 A.L.Morton, Cowan / Jackson, McGowan
Raith Rovers - Third Lanark 0-1 Bissett
St Mirren - Dundee 2-0 Lindsay, Turner
Sat, 17th March 1917
Airdrieonians - Celtic 1-2 Yarnall / McAtee, Gallagher
Ayr United - St Mirren 2-1 Marshall, Waddell / Lindsay
Clyde - Hearts 0-1 Denyer
Dundee - Dumbarton 4-1 Fisher, Brown (3) / Gunn
Falkirk - Rangers 0-2 Cairns (2)
Hamilton Accies - Aberdeen 4-1 Paterson, Graham, Kyle, Kelly / Paton
Hibernian - Queen's Park 5-1 Campbell, Kilpatrick (3), Miller / McDermid
Morton - Raith Rovers 7-0 Gourlay, McNab, Paterson (3), Seymour, McIntyre
Partick Thistle - Motherwell 1-1 Humphreys / Kelly
Third Lanark - Kilmarnock 3-0 Weir, McLean (2)
Sat, 24th March 1917
Aberdeen - Celtic 0-0
Clyde - Dundee 2-0 Watson, Thomson
Falkirk - Hearts 2-1 Harvey (pen), Croal / Denyer (pen)
Hamilton Accies - Ayr United 2-1 Kelly (2) / Marshall
Hibernian - Partick Thistle 1-0 Paterson
Motherwell - Third Lanark 0-2 McLean, Bissett
Queen's Park - Airdrieonians 0-5 Kennedy, Rankin, Yarnall (3/1 pen)
Rangers - Raith Rovers 4-3 Livingstone (3), Cairns / Rougvie, Archibald, Cobban
St Mirren - Morton 0-0
Kilmarnock - Dumbarton 0-0
Sat, 31st March 1917
Airdrieonians - Hibernian 3-1 Yarnall (2), Anderson / Smith
Celtic - St Mirren 3-0 Dodds (pen), Gallagher, McColl
Dumbarton - Falkirk 1-1 Cairney / Shearer
Dundee - Queen's Park 2-1 Thomson, Brown / A.L.Morton
Hamilton Accies - Clyde 2-1 Kyle (2) / G.Watson
Hearts - Morton 4-1 Hildson, Denyer (2/1 pen), McEwan / McNab
Kilmarnock - Rangers 4-1 Rutherford (3), McPhail / C.Duncan
Partick Thistle - Aberdeen 4-0 Whittle (pen), Reid (3)
Raith Rovers - Motherwell 2-1 Abbott (2) / Morgan
Third Lanark - Ayr United 4-3 McLean (2), Thomson, Weir / Marshall (2), Crosbie
Sat, 7th April 1917
Ayr United - Queen's Park 1-1 Crosbie / McConachy
Clyde - Motherwell 0-1 Ferguson
Dumbarton - Celtic 1-3 Ritchie / Browning, McColl, Dodds (pen)
Falkirk - Aberdeen 4-2 Croal, Harvey, McCulloch, Shearer / Main, Ambler
Hamilton Accies - Dundee 2-4 Kyle (2) / Brown (3), Herron
Hearts - Kilmarnock 0-0
Rangers - Third Lanark 0-2 Weir, Bissett
St Mirren - Partick Thistle 1-2 Marshall / Whittle, Bowie
Mon, 9th April 1917
Celtic - Third Lanark 2-0 McColl, Gallagher
Partick Thistle - Clyde 1-0 Whittle
Queen's Park - Rangers 1-4 Walker / Rutherford, Gray, C.Duncan (2)
Sat, 14th April 1917
Airdrieonians - Ayr United 1-0 Yarnall
Clyde - St Mirren 2-1 G.Watson, Shimmons / Marshall (pen)
Dundee - Motherwell 0-2 Ferguson (2)
Hibernian - Celtic 0-1 Gallagher
Kilmarnock - Falkirk 4-1 Culley (3), Smith / Croal
Morton - Dumbarton 3-1 R.Stevenson (2), McNab / Stewart
Queen's Park - Hamilton Ac 4-2 Aitken, McConachy (2), Walker / Graham (pen), Kelly
Raith Rovers - Partick Thistle 3-1 Gibson, Trotter, Lindsay / Reid
Third Lanark - Clyde 1-0 Weir
Mon, 16th April 1917
Hibernian - Hearts 0-2 Hilsdon, Denyer
Sat, 21st April 1917
Aberdeen - Hibernian 2-1 Main, W.Wylie / Campbell
Ayr United - Raith Rovers 2-1 Waddell (2) / Archibald
Celtic - Kilmarnock 0-2 Smith, Culley
Dumbarton - Airdrieonians 1-1 McKim / Kennedy
Hamilton Accies - Rangers 3-1 Kelly, Murphy, Nichol / C.Duncan
Motherwell - Morton 0-2 Gourlay, Seymour
Partick Thistle - Queen's Park 0-2 Walker (2)
Rangers - Queen's Park 1-0 N.Harris
St Mirren - Clyde 0-1 G.Watson
Third Lanark - Dundee 0-0
Sat, 28th April 1917
Airdrieonians - Falkirk 1-0 Yarnall
Clyde - Celtic 0-5 McColl (2), Gallagher, Dodds, McLean
Dundee - Rangers 2-1 Brown, Fisher / Blair (pen)
Hamilton Ac - Raith Rovers 3-1 Wilson (2), Murphy / Lindsay
Morton - Aberdeen 2-0 McLean, McCulloch
Queen's Park - Hearts 1-1 Walker / Sinclair
St Mirren - Dumbarton 0-0
Third Lanark - Partick Thistle 2-0 Wilkie, McLean (pen)
Top Goalscorers: Bert Yarnall (Airdrie) 39; David Brown (Dundee) 31;
David P.McLean (Third Lanark) 28; James McColl (Celtic) 24;
Hugh Ferguson (Motherwell) 24; Patrick Gallagher (Celtic) 22.
* Bert Yarnall broke the Scottish Goalscoring record with his 39 goals in 33 games.
He is the first and only Welshman to be top scorer in the history of Scottish football.
* Rangers played two matches on 21st April 1917, losing 3-1 at Hamilton in the afternoon,
and winning 1-0 against Queen's Park in the evening - Queen's Park also played twice
that day. Clyde played two matches on 14th April 1917.
* David Brown of Dundee scored 6 goals against Raith Rovers on 9th December 1916 - a
joint record at the time with the famous R.S. McColl.
* Celtic stretched their unbeaten run to 62 League matches in 1916/17, eventually
losing 2-0 at home to Kilmarnock on 21st April 1917. This is still a British
record to this day. Of the 62 matches, they won 49 and drew 13, scoring 162
goals and conceding only 26.
Apps & Goals of champions Celtic:
Apps Goals
Charles Shaw 38 -
Joseph Dodds 38 6
Alexander McNair 37 -
William McStay 37 -
James Wilson 36 -
John Browning 35 12
James McMenemy 34 5
Andrew McAtee 32 4
James McColl 31 24
Patrick Gallagher 28 22
Hugh Brown 22 -
Joseph O'Kane 15 5
Michael Hamill 7 -
Adam McLean 6 1
James Young 5 -
John McMaster 4 -
Bernard Connolly 4 -
Joseph Cassidy 3 -
Peter Johnstone 2 -
William Ribchester 2 -
Thomas McGregor 1 -
Alexander S.Fullarton 1 -
Manager: William Maley