1899–1900 in Scottish football

1899–1900 in Scottish football
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

Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One.

Pos	Team v t e	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	Relegated to the 1900–01 Scottish Division Two

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

Partick Thistle won the Scottish Division Two.

Pos	Team v t e	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	Promoted to the 1900–01 Scottish Division One
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:

^ 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

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 v t e	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)	Irish League XI	6–0	D.S. Campbell (3), John Hodge (2), John Neilson
31 March	Crystal Palace, London (A)	Football League XI	2–2	Bobby Walker, ?

Notes

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

References

^ "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Northern League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Perthshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Scottish Combination". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1900–1914". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "British Championships 1900". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

[table_note_res_R0.15345566913181-1] Linthouse failed re-election to compete in the next season and were replaced by East Stirlingshire.

[2] The Linlithgowshire Cup was not held.

[replay-3] Replay needed.

[4] Aggregate over two legs.

[9] "Scotland's score is shown first.

[14] Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

[5] "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[6] "Northern League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[7] "Perthshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[8] "Scottish Combination". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[10] Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1900–1914". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

[11] "British Championships 1900". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

[12] "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[13] "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

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v t e 1899–1900 in Scottish football
« 1898–99 1900–01 »
Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Celtic Clyde Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Rangers St Bernard's St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Airdrieonians Ayr Hamilton Academical Leith Athletic Linthouse Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Port Glasgow Athletic
Other teams	Dumbarton Queen's Park