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 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) 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. Top Goalscorers 1916/17: 1. Bert Yarnall (Airdrieonians) 39 Goals 2. David Brown (Dundee) 31 " 3. David P. McLean (Third Lanark) 28 " 4. James McColl (Celtic) 24 " 5. Hugh Ferguson (Motherwell) 24 " 6. Patrick Gallagher (Celtic) 22 " 7. James H. Marshall (Ayr United) 20 " * 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.
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