1913–14 in Scottish football

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1913–14 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Cowdenbeath
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Larkhall Thistle
Scotland national team
1914 BHC

The 1913–14 season was the 41st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 24th season of the Scottish Football League. 1913–14 saw an increase from 18 teams to 20 teams in Division one while the number of teams in Division two was decreased back to 12 from 14.

League competitions

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Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1913–14 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic (C) 38 30 5 3 81 14 +67 65
2 Rangers 38 27 5 6 79 31 +48 59
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 23 8 7 70 29 +41 54
4 Morton 38 26 2 10 76 51 +25 54
5 Falkirk 38 20 9 9 69 51 +18 49
6 Airdrieonians 38 18 12 8 72 43 +29 48
7 Dundee 38 19 5 14 64 53 +11 43
8 Third Lanark 38 13 10 15 42 51 −9 36
9 Clyde 38 11 11 16 44 44 0 33
10 Ayr United 38 13 7 18 56 72 −16 33
11 Raith Rovers 38 13 6 19 56 57 −1 32
12 Kilmarnock 38 11 9 18 48 68 −20 31
13 Hibernian 38 12 6 20 58 75 −17 30
14 Aberdeen 38 10 10 18 38 55 −17 30
15 Partick Thistle 38 10 9 19 37 51 −14 29
16 Queen's Park 38 10 9 19 52 84 −32 29
17 Motherwell 38 11 6 21 46 65 −19 28
18 Hamilton Academical 38 11 6 21 49 66 −17 28
19 Dumbarton 38 10 7 21 45 87 −42 27
20 St Mirren 38 8 6 24 38 73 −35 22
Source: "1913-1914 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
(C) Champions

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1913–14 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cowdenbeath (C) 22 13 5 4 34 17 +17 31
2 Albion Rovers 22 10 7 5 38 33 +5 27
3 Dundee Hibernian 22 11 4 7 36 31 +5 26
3 Dunfermline Athletic 22 11 4 7 46 28 +18 26
5 Abercorn 22 10 3 9 32 32 0 23
5 St Johnstone 22 9 5 8 48 38 +10 23
7 East Stirlingshire 22 7 8 7 40 36 +4 22
7 St Bernard's 22 8 6 8 39 31 +8 22
9 Arthurlie 22 8 4 10 35 38 −3 20
10 Leith Athletic 22 5 9 8 31 37 −6 19
11 Vale of Leven 22 5 3 14 23 47 −24 13
12 Johnstone 22 4 4 14 21 55 −34 12
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

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Cup honours

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National

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Celtic 4 – 1[a] Hinernian
Scottish Qualifying Cup Albion Rovers 3 – 1[b] Dundee Hibs
Scottish Consolation Cup St Johnstone 2 – 1[a] St Bernard's
Scottish Junior Cup Larkhall Thistle 1 – 0[b] Ashfield
Scottish Amateur Cup Cameronians 2 – 0 Albert Road School

County

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 3 – 0 Buckie Thistle
Ayrshire Cup Galston 3 – 2 Stevenston United
Dumbartonshire Cup Renton 1 – 0[a] Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 1 – 0 Hibernian
Fife Cup Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 1 Lochgelly United
Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 2 – 1[a] Dundee Hibs
Glasgow Cup Rangers 3 – 0 Third Lanark
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 3 – 1 Royal Albert
Linlithgowshire Cup Broxburn 2 – 1 Armadale
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 4 – 0 Morrisonians
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 5 – 11[c] St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup Nithsdale Wanderers 4 – 3 Whithorn
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirling 2 – 1 Falkirk

Non-league honours

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Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Caledonian 16 9 7 0 29 13 +16 25
2 Aberdeen 'A' 16 11 1 4 43 28 +15 23
3 Elgin City 16 8 2 6 30 23 +7 18
Source: RSSSF

Other Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Central League Armadale
Eastern League
Northern League unfinished
Perthshire League Tulloch
Scottish Union Queen's Park Victoria XI[d][1]

Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
28 February 1914 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  Wales 0–0 BHC
14 March 1914 Windsor Park, Belfast (A)  Ireland 1–1 BHC Joe Donnachie
4 April 1914 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England 3–1 BHC Charles Thomson, Jimmy McMenemy, Willie Reid

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ireland (C) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 Scotland 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 England 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2
 Wales 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [3]
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

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Scottish League XI

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Date Venue Opponents[4][5][6] Score[e] Scotland scorer(s)
13 October 1913 Cathkin Park, Glasgow (H) England Southern League XI 5–0
5 November 1913 Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 2–1
21 March 1914 Turf Moor, Burnley (A) England Football League XI 3–2

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Replay needed.
  2. ^ a b Second replay needed.
  3. ^ Aggregate over two legs.
  4. ^ The Victoria XI were the fourth XI of Queen's Park.
  5. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

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  1. ^ "QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918" (PDF). Queen's Park FC. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  3. ^ "British Championship 1914". EU-Football. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ "SFL XI v Southern League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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