1900–01 in Scottish football

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Football in Scotland
Season1900–01
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1900–01 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
St Bernard's
Scottish Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian
Junior Cup winners
Burnbank Athletic
Scotland national team
1901 BHC

The 1900–01 season was the 28th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 11th season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions[edit]

Scottish League Division One[edit]

Main article: 1900–01 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 20 17 1 2 60 25 +35 35
2 Celtic 20 13 3 4 49 28 +21 29
3 Hibernian 20 9 7 4 29 22 +7 25
4 Morton 20 9 3 8 40 40 0 21
5 Kilmarnock 20 7 4 9 35 47 −12 18
5 Third Lanark 20 6 6 8 20 29 −9 18
7 Dundee 20 6 5 9 36 35 +1 17
7 Queen's Park 20 7 3 10 33 37 −4 17
9 St Mirren 20 5 6 9 33 43 −10 16
10 Heart of Midlothian 20 5 4 11 22 30 −8 14
11 Partick Thistle (R) 20 4 2 14 28 49 −21 10 Relegated to the 1901–02 Scottish Division Two
Source: "1900-1901 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Champions: Rangers

Scottish League Division Two[edit]

Main article: 1900–01 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St Bernard's (C) 18 11 4 3 42 26 +16 26
2 Airdrieonians 18 11 1 6 43 32 +11 23
3 Abercorn 18 9 3 6 37 33 +4 21
4 Clyde 18 9 2 7 43 35 +8 20
4 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 10 0 8 45 43 +2 20
6 Ayr 18 9 0 9 32 34 −2 18
7 East Stirlingshire 18 7 3 8 34 39 −5 17
8 Hamilton Academical 18 4 4 10 41 49 −8 12
8 Leith Athletic 18 5 2 11 22 32 −10 12
10 Motherwell 18 4 3 11 26 42 −16 11
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions

Other honours[edit]

Cup honours[edit]

National[edit]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Hearts 4 – 3 Celtic
Scottish Qualifying Cup Stenhousemuir 3 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Scottish Junior Cup Burnbank Athletic 2 – 0 Maryhill

County[edit]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Orion 2 – 1 Victoria United
Ayrshire Cup Ayr 2 – 1[a] Stevenston Thistle
Border Cup Vale of Leithen 3 – 1 Kelso
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 2 – 1 Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield Leith Athletic 3 – 2 Hearts
Fife Cup Hearts of Beith w.o.[b] Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 1 – 0 Dundee Wanderers
Glasgow Cup Rangers 3 – 1 Partick Thistle
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell 3 – 1 Hamilton
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 3 – 0 Bathgate
North of Scotland Cup Inverness Citadel 2 – 0 Inverness Caledonian
Perthshire Cup Dunblane 4 – 2 Auchterarder Thistle
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 4 – 2[c] St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup Dumfries 4 – 3 6th GRV
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 3 – 2 Camelon

Non-league honours[edit]

Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin 10 6 2 2 22 7 +15 14
2 Inverness Caledonian 10 5 2 3 33 16 +17 12
3 Inverness Citadel 9 3 4 2 26 15 +11 10
Source: SFHA

Other Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Banffshire & District League Elgin City United
Central Combination Stenhousemuir
Falkirk District League King's Park
Northern League Dundee 'A'
Perthshire League Scone
Scottish Combination Arthurlie

Scotland national team[edit]

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[d] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
23 February 1901 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 11–0 BHC Robert Hamilton (4), Sandy McMahon (4), John Campbell (2), David Russell
2 March 1901 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 1–1 BHC John Robertson
30 March 1901 Crystal Palace, London (A)  England 2–2 BHC John Campbell, Robert Hamilton

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 5
 Scotland 3 1 2 0 14 3 +11 4
 Wales 3 1 1 1 2 7 −5 3
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

Other national teams[edit]

Scottish League XI[edit]

Date Venue Opponents[1][2] Score[e] Scotland scorer(s)
16 February 1901 Belfast (A) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 2–1 Nicol Smith, Alexander Smith
16 March 1901 Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) England Football League XI 6–2 Robert Hamilton (3), Bobby Walker, Robert McColl, Alexander Smith

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Replay needed.
  2. ^ Match awarded via walkover.
  3. ^ Aggregate over two legs.
  4. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  5. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links[edit]

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