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1899–1900 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland
Season1899–1900
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1899–1900 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Partick Thistle
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Maryhill
Scotland national team
1900 BHC

The season of 1899–1900 in Scottish football was the 27th season of competitive football in Scotland and the tenth season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1899–1900 Scottish Division One

Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 18 15 2 1 69 27 +42 32 Champions
2 Celtic 18 9 7 2 46 27 +19 25
3 Hibernian 18 9 6 3 43 24 +19 24
4 Heart of Midlothian 18 10 3 5 41 24 +17 23
5 Kilmarnock 18 6 6 6 30 37 −7 18
6 Dundee 18 4 7 7 36 39 −3 15
6 Third Lanark 18 5 5 8 31 38 −7 15
8 St Mirren 18 3 6 9 30 46 −16 12
8 St Bernard's (R) 18 4 4 10 29 47 −18 12 Relegated to the 1900–01 Scottish Division Two
10 Clyde (R) 18 2 0 16 24 70 −46 4
Source: "1899-1900 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

Scottish Division Two

Main article: 1899–1900 Scottish Division Two

Partick Thistle won the Scottish Division Two.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Partick Thistle (C, P) 18 14 1 3 55 26 +29 29 Promoted to the 1900–01 Scottish Division One
2 Morton (P) 18 14 0 4 66 25 +41 28
3 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 10 0 8 50 41 +9 20
4 Leith Athletic 18 9 1 8 32 37 −5 19
4 Motherwell 18 9 1 8 38 36 +2 19
6 Abercorn 18 7 2 9 46 39 +7 16
7 Hamilton Academical 18 7 1 10 33 45 −12 15
8 Ayr 18 6 2 10 39 48 −9 14
9 Airdrieonians 18 4 3 11 27 49 −22 11
10 Linthouse (R) 18 2 5 11 28 68 −40 9 Failed re-election[a]
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Linthouse failed re-election to compete in the next season and were replaced by East Stirlingshire.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Celtic 4 – 3 Queen's Park.
Scottish Qualifying Cup Galston 5 – 2 Arbroath
Scottish Junior Cup Maryhill 3 – 2 Rugby XI

County

Competition[a] Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Victoria United 5 – 2 Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 4 – 0 Ayr Parkhouse
Border Cup Vale of Leithen 2 – 1 Duns
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 5 – 3 Renton
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 3 – 0 Hearts
Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 1 – 0[b] Lochee United
Fife Cup Cup withheld
Glasgow Cup Rangers 1 – 0[b] Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Albion Rovers 2 – 1[b] Royal Albert
North of Scotland Cup Clachnacuddin 3 – 2 Inverness Caledonian
Perthshire Cup Dunblane 7 – 2 Fair City Athletic
Renfrewshire Cup Port Glasgow Athletic 4 – 3[c] Morton
Southern Counties Cup Dumfries 4 – 2 6th GRV
Stirlingshire Cup Stenhousemuir 2 – 1 Camelon

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Caledonian 10 9 0 1 29 7 +22 18
2 Clachnacuddin 10 6 2 2 26 12 +14 14
3 Inverness Thistle 10 6 2 2 24 10 +14 14
Source: RSSSF

Other Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Central Combination Falkirk [1]
Northern League Dundee Wanderers [2]
Perthshire League unfinished [3]
Scottish Combination Queen's Park Strollers [4]

Scotland national team

Main articles: 1899–1900 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[d] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
3 February Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)  Wales 5–2 BHC David Wilson (2), Jack Bell, Alexander Smith, Robert Hamilton
3 March Solitude Ground, Belfast (A)  Ireland 3–0 BHC Alexander Smith, John Campbell (2)
7 April Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  England 4–1 BHC Robert Smyth McColl (3), Jack Bell

Scotland were winners of the 1900 British Home Championship, having won all three of their matches.

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland (C) 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 6
 Wales 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3
 England 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: [5][6]
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

Scottish League XI

Date Venue Opponents[7][8] Score[e] Scotland scorer(s)
17 February Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 6–0 D.S. Campbell (3), John Hodge (2), John Neilson
31 March Crystal Palace, London (A) England Football League XI 2–2 Bobby Walker, ?

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Linlithgowshire Cup was not held.
  2. ^ a b c Replay needed.
  3. ^ Aggregate over two legs.
  4. ^ "Scotland's score is shown first.
  5. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

  1. ^ "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Northern League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Perthshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Scottish Combination". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1900–1914". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  6. ^ "British Championships 1900". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  7. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  8. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1899%E2%80%931900_in_Scottish_football