1927–28 Scottish Division One
29th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
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The 1927–28 Scottish Division One season was won by Rangers by five points over nearest rival Celtic. Bo'ness and Dunfermline Athletic finished 19th and 20th respectively and were relegated to the 1928–29 Scottish Division Two.
| Season | 1927–28 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers |
| Relegated | Bo'ness Dunfermline Athletic |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,420 (3.74 per match) |
← 1926–27 1928–29 → | |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 109 | 36 | +73 | 60 |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 93 | 39 | +54 | 55 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 92 | 46 | +46 | 55 |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 89 | 50 | +39 | 47 |
| 5 | St Mirren | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 77 | 76 | +1 | 44 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 85 | 67 | +18 | 43 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 43 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 78 | −10 | 40 |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 39 |
| 10 | Falkirk | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 37 |
| 11 | St Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 36 |
| 12 | Hibernian | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 75 | −2 | 35 |
| 13 | Airdrieonians | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 35 |
| 14 | Dundee | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 80 | −15 | 35 |
| 15 | Clyde | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 31 |
| 16 | Queen's Park | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 80 | −11 | 30 |
| 17 | Raith Rovers | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 29 |
| 18 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 67 | 86 | −19 | 28 |
| 19 | Bo'ness | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 86 | −38 | 26 |
| 20 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 41 | 126 | −85 | 12 |
Source: "1927-1928 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.