1971–72 in Scottish football


The 1971–72 season was the 99th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 75th season of Scottish league football.

Scottish League Division One

Champions: Celtic

Relegated: Clyde, Dunfermline

Scottish League Division Two

Promoted: Dumbarton, Arbroath

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Cup 1971–72Celtic6 – 1Hibernian
League Cup 1971–72Partick Thistle4 – 1Celtic
Junior CupCambuslang Rangers3 – 2 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic

Other Honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - NorthInverness Thistle5 – 4 *Ross County
Scottish Qualifying Cup - SouthVale of Leithen4 – 0 *Duns

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupPeterhead
Ayrshire CupKilmarnock3 – 1 *Ayr United
Fife CupRaith Rovers4 – 1 *Dunfermline Athletic
Forfarshire CupDundee United4 – 0Dundee
Renfrewshire CupMorton7 – 0Babcock & Wilcox
Stirlingshire CupStirling Albion5 – 1Clydebank

- aggregate over two legs

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Individual honours

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer
13 October 1971Hampden Park, Glasgow 2–1ECQG5John O'Hare, Archie Gemmill
10 November 1971Pittodrie, Aberdeen 1–0ECQG5John O'Hare
1 December 1971Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam 1–2FriendlyGeorge Graham
26 April 1972Hampden Park, Glasgow 2–0FriendlyJohn O'Hare, Denis Law
20 May 1972Hampden Park, Glasgow 2–0BHCDenis Law, Peter Lorimer
24 May 1972Hampden Park, Glasgow 1–0BHCPeter Lorimer
27 May 1972Hampden Park, Glasgow 0–1BHC
29 June 1972Estadio Minearo, Belo Horizonte 2–2BICLou Macari
2 July 1972Estadio Biera Rio, Porto Alegre 0–0BIC
5 July 1972Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro 0–1BIC

1972 British Home Championship - Joint winners with
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