1901–02 in Scottish football

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1901–02 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Port Glasgow Athletic
Scottish Cup winners
Hibernian
Junior Cup winners
Rutherglen Glencairn
Scotland national team
1902 BHC

The 1901–02 season the 29th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 12th season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1901–02 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 18 13 2 3 43 29 +14 28 Champions
2 Celtic 18 11 4 3 38 28 +10 26
3 Heart of Midlothian 18 10 2 6 32 21 +11 22
4 Third Lanark 18 7 5 6 30 26 +4 19
5 St Mirren 18 8 3 7 29 28 +1 19
6 Hibernian 18 6 4 8 36 24 +12 16
7 Kilmarnock 18 5 6 7 21 25 −4 16
8 Queen's Park 18 5 4 9 21 32 −11 14
9 Dundee 18 4 5 9 16 31 −15 13
10 Morton 18 1 5 12 18 40 −22 7
Source: nozdrul.plus.com
(C) Champions

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1901–02 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Port Glasgow Athletic (C, P) 22 14 4 4 75 31 +44 32 Promoted to the 1902–03 Scottish Division One
2 Partick Thistle (P) 22 13 4 5 50 29 +21 30
3 Motherwell 22 12 2 8 50 44 +6 26
4 Airdrieonians 22 10 5 7 41 32 +9 25
4 Hamilton Academical 22 11 3 8 45 40 +5 25
6 St Bernard's 22 10 2 10 30 31 −1 22
7 Ayr 22 8 5 9 27 33 −6 21
7 Leith Athletic 22 9 3 10 34 38 −4 21
9 East Stirlingshire 22 8 3 11 38 46 −8 19
10 Arthurlie 22 6 5 11 32 42 −10 17
11 Abercorn 22 4 5 13 27 59 −32 13
11 Clyde 22 5 3 14 21 45 −24 13
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

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Hibernian 2 – 1 Celtic
Scottish Qualifying Cup Stenhousemuir 2 – 1 Motherwell
Scottish Junior Cup Rutherglen Glencairn 1 – 0 Maryhill

County

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 1 – 0 Victoria United
Ayrshire Cup Ayr Parkhouse 1 – 0 Galston
Border Cup Vale of Leithen 1 – 0 Selkirk
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 3 – 1[a] Camelon
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 2 – 1 Hibernian
Fife Cup Cowdenbeath 2 – 1 Hearts of Beith
Forfarshire Cup Dundee Wanderers 3 – 2 Arbroath
Glasgow Cup Rangers 2 – 2 Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Hamilton 3 – 0 Albion Rovers
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 3 – 1[b] Broxburn
North of Scotland Cup Inverness Caledonian 3 – 1[b] Inverness Citadel
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 4 – 1 Vale of Atholl
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 4 – 1[c] St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup Dumfries 3 – 0 Maxwelltown Volunteers
Stirlingshire Cup Stenhousemuir 1 – 0 Camelon

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Caledonian 6 4 1 1 16 6 +10 9
2 Inverness Thistle 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 5
3 Clachnacuddin 6 1 3 2 9 8 +1 5
Source: SFHA

Other Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Banffshire & District League Keith Strathisla
Central Combination Stenhousemuir
Northern League Raith Rovers
Perthshire League Stanley
Scottish Combination Albion Rovers

Glasgow Exhibition

Held to coincide with the Glasgow International Exhibition (1901), this early season competition was won by Rangers, beating Celtic in the final.[1]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Exhibition Cup Rangers 3 – 1 Celtic
Junior Exhibition Cup[2] Rutherglen Glencairn 2 – 1 Maryhill

British League Cup

Held at the end of the season to raise funds for survivors and widows of the 1902 Ibrox disaster, Rangers offered the International Exhibition Cup trophy for the winners of the competition – Celtic were the victors, overcoming Rangers in the final.[3]

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score [d] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
1 March 1902 Grosvenor Park, Belfast (A)  Ireland 5–1 BHC Robert Hamilton (3), Bobby Walker, Albert Buick
15 March 1902 Cappielow Park, Greenock (H)  Wales 5–1 BHC John Robertson, Albert Buick, Bobby Walker, Alex Smith, John Campbell
3 May 1902 Villa Park, Birmingham (A)  England 2–2 BHC Bobby Templeton, Ronald Orr

Scotland were winners of the 1902 British Home Championship, but endured the deaths of 25 supporters at the Ibrox disaster on 5 April 1902.

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 5
 England 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
 Wales 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
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

Scottish League XI

Date Venue Opponents[4][5] Score[e] Scotland scorer(s)
15 February 1902 Dens Park, Dundee (H) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 3–0 William Maxwell (2), John McPherson
8 March 1902 St James' Park, Newcastle (A) England Football League XI 3–6 John Campbell (3)

Notes

  1. ^ Play off needed.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ "Glasgow Exhibition Cup 1902". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ^ "GLENCAIRN'S BRILLIANT VICTORY". Scottish Referee. 7 October 1901. Retrieved 31 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "British League Cup 1902". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  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.