1904–05 in Scottish football

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1904–05 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Clyde
Scottish Cup winners
Third Lanark
Junior Cup winners
Ashfield
Scotland national team
1905 BHC

The 1904–05 season was the 32nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 15th season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1904–05 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
=1 Celtic (C) 26 18 5 3 68 31 +37 41 Champions
=1 Rangers 26 19 3 4 83 28 +55 41
3 Third Lanark 26 14 7 5 60 28 +32 35
4 Airdrieonians 26 11 5 10 38 45 −7 27
5 Hibernian 26 9 8 9 39 39 0 26
6 Partick Thistle 26 12 2 12 36 56 −20 26
7 Heart of Midlothian 26 11 3 12 46 44 +2 25
8 Dundee 26 10 5 11 38 32 +6 25
9 Kilmarnock 26 9 5 12 29 45 −16 23
10 St Mirren 26 9 4 13 33 36 −3 22
11 Port Glasgow Athletic 26 8 5 13 30 51 −21 21
12 Queen's Park 26 6 8 12 28 45 −17 20
13 Morton 26 7 4 15 27 50 −23 18
14 Motherwell 26 6 2 18 28 53 −25 14
Source: SPFL Archive
(C) Champions

Celtic became the champions after a playoff victory against Rangers after the two teams finished level on points.

Champions: Celtic

The above table was slightly incorrect. Most reference books have the score for the game 19 November 1904 as Hearts 2 Port Glasgow Athletic 0. The actual score was 5–0. Report Therefore, Hearts should have 3 more goals and Port Glasgow 3 more in the against Column. Incorrect version that appears in most reference books.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
=1 Celtic (C) 26 18 5 3 68 31 +37 41 Champions
=1 Rangers 26 19 3 4 83 28 +55 41
3 Third Lanark 26 14 7 5 60 28 +32 35
4 Airdrieonians 26 11 5 10 38 45 −7 27
5 Hibernian 26 9 8 9 39 39 0 26
6 Partick Thistle 26 12 2 12 36 56 −20 26
7 Heart of Midlothian 26 11 3 12 46 44 +2 25
8 Dundee 26 10 5 11 38 32 +6 25
9 Kilmarnock 26 9 5 12 29 45 −16 23
10 St Mirren 26 9 4 13 33 36 −3 22
11 Port Glasgow Athletic 26 8 5 13 30 51 −21 21
12 Queen's Park 26 6 8 12 28 45 −17 20
13 Morton 26 7 4 15 27 50 −23 18
14 Motherwell 26 6 2 18 28 53 −25 14
Source: SPFL Archive
(C) Champions

League Table from April 1905

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1904–05 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Clyde (C) 22 13 6 3 38 22 +16 32
2 Falkirk (P) 22 12 4 6 32 25 +7 28 Promoted to the 1905–06 Scottish Division One
3 Hamilton Academical 22 12 3 7 40 24 +16 27
4 Leith Athletic 22 10 4 8 36 26 +10 24
5 Arthurlie 22 9 5 8 37 41 −4 23
5 Ayr 22 11 1 10 46 37 +9 23
7 Aberdeen (P) 22 7 7 8 36 26 +10 21 Promoted to the 1905–06 Scottish Division One
8 Albion Rovers 22 8 4 10 38 53 −15 20
9 East Stirlingshire 22 7 5 10 37 38 −1 19
9 Raith Rovers 22 9 1 12 30 34 −4 19
11 Abercorn 22 8 1 13 31 45 −14 17
12 St Bernard's 22 3 5 14 23 53 −30 11
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

Two teams were promoted from Division Two this season, as next season's Division One capacity increased to sixteen teams.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Third Lanark 3 – 1 Rangers
Scottish Qualifying Cup Aberdeen 2 – 0 Renton
Scottish Junior Cup Ashfield 2 – 1 Renfrew Victoria

County

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 3 – 2 Aberdeen Harp
Ayrshire Cup Ayr 1 – 0 Kilmarnock
Border Cup Peebles Rovers 3 – 2 Vale of Leithen
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 4 – 1 Renton
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 1 – 0[a] Hearts
Fife Cup Cowdenbeath RR[b] Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup Dundee w.o.[c] Arbroath
Glasgow Cup Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup Hamilton 3 – 0 Dykehead
Linlithgowshire Cup Bathgate 3 – 2[d] Broxburn
North of Scotland Cup Inverness Citadel 2 – 0 Clachnacuddin
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 3 – 1 Dunblane
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 4 – 1[e] Arthurlie
Southern Counties Cup Maxwelltown Volunteers 2 – 1 6th GRV
Stirlingshire Cup Alloa Athletic 1 – 0 East Stirling

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin 12 8 1 3 41 16 +25 17
2 Black Watch 12 6 5 1 19 10 +9 17
3 Inverness Thistle 12 7 2 3 19 12 +7 16
Source: SFHA

Other Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Border Senior League Peebles Rovers
Central League King's Park
Eastern League Hearts 'A'
Northern League Dundee 'A'
Perthshire League Scone
Scottish Combination Beith

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[f] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
6 March 1905 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 1–3 BHC John Tait Robertson
18 March 1905 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 4–0 BHC Charles Thomson (2), Bobby Walker, Jimmy Quinn
1 April 1905 Crystal Palace, London (A)  England 0–1 BHC

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Wales 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 3
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 2
 Ireland 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 2
Source: [1]
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[2][3] Score[g] Scotland scorer(s)
11 March 1905 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) England Football League XI 2–3 Jimmy Quinn, Charles Thomson

Notes

  1. ^ Second replay needed.
  2. ^ Group stage - round robin format.
  3. ^ Match awarded via walkover.
  4. ^ Replay needed.
  5. ^ Aggregate over two legs.
  6. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  7. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

See also

References

  1. ^ "British Championship 1905". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.