1893–94 in Scottish football

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1893–94 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Hibernian
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Ashfield
Scotland national team
1894 BHC

1893–94 in Scottish football was the 21st season of competitive football in Scotland and the fourth season of Scottish league football. For the first time there were two divisions in the Scottish Football League, there was no automatic promotion and relegation but the bottom three clubs in Division One and the top three clubs in Division Two were subject to a vote of the remaining First Division clubs.[1] This season also saw the introduction of the Highland Football League.

League competitions

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1893–94 Scottish Division One

Celtic became Scottish Division One champions for the second year in a row, after defeating Rangers 3–2 at Celtic Park on 24 February 1894. Renton were relegated, Dundee and Leith Athletic re-elected to Division One.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Celtic (C) 18 14 1 3 53 32 +21 29 Champions
2 Heart of Midlothian 18 11 4 3 46 32 +14 26
3 St Bernard's 18 11 1 6 53 39 +14 23
4 Rangers 18 8 4 6 44 30 +14 20
5 Dumbarton 18 7 5 6 32 35 −3 19
6 St Mirren 18 7 3 8 49 47 +2 17
7 Third Lanark 18 7 3 8 38 44 −6 17
8 Dundee 18 6 3 9 47 59 −12 15
9 Leith Athletic 18 4 2 12 36 46 −10 10
10 Renton (R) 18 1 2 15 23 57 −34 4 Relegated to the 1894–95 Scottish Division Two
Source: worldfootball.net, Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 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: 1893–94 Scottish Division Two

Clyde were elected to Division One, Hibernian and Cowlairs remained in the Scottish Division Two. Port Glasgow Athletic were docked seven points for fielding an ineligible player.[citation needed]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hibernian (C) 18 13 3 2 83 29 +54 29
2 Cowlairs 18 13 1 4 72 32 +40 27
3 Clyde (P) 18 11 2 5 51 36 +15 24 Elected to 1894–95 Scottish Division One
4 Motherwell 18 11 1 6 61 46 +15 23
5 Partick Thistle 18 10 0 8 56 58 −2 20
6 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 9 2 7 52 52 0 13[a]
7 Abercorn 18 5 2 11 42 60 −18 12
8 Morton 18 4 1 13 36 62 −26 9 Re-elected
8 Northern 18 3 3 12 29 66 −37 9 Not re-elected[b]
10 Thistle 18 2 3 13 31 72 −41 7 Did not apply for re-election[b]
Updated to match(es) played on May 2013. Source: statto.com, SFHA
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
Notes:
  1. ^ Port Glasgow Athletic were deducted 7 points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ a b Northern were not re-elected and Thistle did not apply for re-election. Dundee Wanderers and Airdrieonians were elected in their place.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Rangers 3 – 1 Celtic
Scottish Junior Cup Ashfield 3 – 0 Renfrew Victoria

County

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Victoria United 6 – 3 Orion
Ayrshire Cup Hurlford 2 – 1 Saltcoats Victoria
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 4 – 1 Duntocher Harp
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 4 – 2 Leith Athletic
Fife Cup Raith Rovers 6 –2 Lochgelly United
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 4 – 0 Dundee Harp
Glasgow Cup Rangers 1 – 0 Cowlairs
Lanarkshire Cup Royal Albert 2 – 1[a] Motherwell
Linlithgowshire Cup Broxburn Shamrock 4 – 0 Linlithgow Athletic
North of Scotland Cup Inverness Thistle 2 – 0[b] Clachnacuddin
Perthshire Cup Fair City Athletic 1 – 0 St Johnstone
Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren 5 – 4 Port Glasgow Athletic
Southern Counties Cup 5th KRV 4 – 1 Queen of the South Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 5 – 0 Gairdoch

Non-league honours

Senior

Highland League

Top three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Thistle 12 10 1 1 59 16 +43 21
2 Inverness Caledonian 12 7 3 2 39 20 +19 17
3 Clachnacuddin 12 7 1 4 26 22 +4 15
Source: RSSSF

Other Leagues

Division Winner
Ayrshire Combination Annbank [2]
Ayrshire League Saltcoats Victoria [3]
Border League [4]
East of Scotland League unfinished [5]
Midland League East Stirlingshire [6]
Northern League unfinished [7]
Scottish Alliance Royal Albert [8]
Stirlingshire League Gairdoch [9]

Scotland national team

Main articles: 1893–94 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[c] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
24 March 1894 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)  Wales 5–2 BHC Davidson Berry, John Barker, Thomas Chambers, David Alexander, John Johnstone
31 March 1894 Solitude, Belfast (A)  Ireland 2–1 BHC John Taylor (o.g.)
7 April 1894 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  England 2–2 BHC William Lambie, Sandy McMahon

Scotland were winners of the British Home Championship in 1894 after pipping England to the trophy.

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 9 5 +4 5
 England 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 4
 Wales 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 2
 Ireland 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: [10][11][12]
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[13][14] Score[d] Scotland scorer(s)
27 January Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 6–0 John Taylor, James Blessington, Sandy McMahon (2), Davie Baird, Henry Boyd
21 April Goodison Park, Liverpool (A) England Football League XI 1–1 James Oswald

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Replay needed.
  2. ^ Replay ordered. First match null and void.
  3. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  4. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

  1. ^ "Scottish League membership 1890-2004" (PDF). Scottishleague.net. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Ayrshire Combination". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Ayrshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Border League Competitions". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Linlinthgowshire Leagues". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Northern League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Scottish Alliance". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Stirlingshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  11. ^ "British Championships 1894". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ "British Championship 1894". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  13. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  14. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.