1894–95 in Scottish football

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1894–95 in Scottish football
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Division One champions
Heart of Midlothian
Division Two champions
Hibernian
Scottish Cup winners
St Bernard's
Junior Cup winners
Ashfield
Scotland national team
1895 BHC

The 1894–95 season in Scottish football was the 22nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the fifth season of the Scottish Football League.

Scottish Division One[]

Main article: 1894–95 Scottish Division One

Hearts won the Scottish Division One.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Heart of Midlothian (C) 18 15 1 2 50 18 +32 31
2 Celtic 18 11 4 3 50 29 +21 26
3 Rangers 18 10 2 6 41 26 +15 22
4 Third Lanark 18 10 1 7 51 39 +12 21
5 St Mirren 18 9 1 8 34 34 0 19
6 St Bernard's 18 8 1 9 37 40 −3 17
7 Clyde 18 8 0 10 38 47 −9 16
8 Dundee 18 6 2 10 28 33 −5 14
9 Dumbarton 18 3 1 14 27 58 −31 7
10 Leith Athletic (R) 18 3 1 14 32 64 −32 7 Relegated to the 1895–96 Scottish Division Two
Source: "1894-1895 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) Champion; (R) Relegated

Scottish Division Two[]

Main article: 1894–95 Scottish Division Two

Hibernian topped the Scottish Division Two for the second successive year. Renton failed to show for their fixture at Dundee Wanderers, hence only 17 games played for both clubs. Dundee Wanderers were awarded the two points for the game.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 18 14 2 2 92 28 +64 30 Promoted to the 1895–96 Scottish First Division
2 Motherwell 18 10 2 6 56 39 +17 22
3 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 8 4 6 62 56 +6 20
3 Renton 17 10 0 7 46 44 +2 20
5 Morton 18 9 1 8 59 63 −4 19
6 Abercorn 18 7 4 7 51 65 −14 18
6 Airdrieonians 18 8 2 8 68 45 +23 18
8 Partick Thistle 18 7 3 8 50 62 −12 17
9 Dundee Wanderers (R) 17 3 1 13 44 86 −42 9[a] Resigned[b]
10 Cowlairs (R) 18 2 3 13 37 77 −40 7
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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Renton failed to turn up for a fixture against Dundee Wanderers. Two point were awarded to Dundee Wanderers.
  2. ^ Both Dundee Wanderers and Cowlairs resigned from the league at the end of the season.

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1894–95 Scottish Cup

St Bernard's won the Scottish Cup after beating Renton 2–1 in the final.

Other Honours[]

County Cups[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Orion 5 – 0 Aberdeen
Ayrshire Cup 4 – 2[1] Kilmarnock
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 2 – 1 Renton
East of Scotland Shield Bo'ness 4 – 0
Fife Cup Clackmannan 1 –0 Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 1 – 0 Lochee United
Glasgow Cup Celtic 2 – 0 Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell 7 – 3 Albion Rovers
Linlithgowshire Cup Bathgate 5 – 4 Bo'ness
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 6 – 3[1]
Renfrewshire Cup Port Glasgow Ath 6 – 1 Arthurlie
Southern Counties Cup – 5th KRV
Stirlingshire Cup Falkirk 5 – 2 Stenhousemuir

Highland League[]

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin 10 8 2 0 44 20 +24 18
2 Inverness Thistle 10 5 4 1 31 25 +6 14
3 Inverness Caledonian 9 4 4 1 23 16 +7 12
Source:[citation needed]

Junior Cup[]

Ashfield were winners of the Junior Cup after beating West Calder Wanderers 2–1 in the final.

Scotland national team[]

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
23 March 1895 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 2–2 BHC John Madden, John Divers
30 March 1895 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 3–1 BHC John Walker (2), William Lambie
6 April 1895 Goodison Park, Liverpool (A)  England 0–3 BHC

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship

See also[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b after replay
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
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