1899–1900 in Scottish football

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1899–1900 in Scottish football
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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.

Scottish Division One[]

Main article: 1899–1900 Scottish Division One

Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 18 15 2 1 69 27 +42 32
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
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) Champion; (R) Relegated

Scottish Division Two[]

Main article: 1899–1900 Scottish Division Two

Partick Thistle won the Scottish Division Two.

Pos Team
 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
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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Linthouse failed re-election to compete in the next season and were replaced by East Stirlingshire.

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1899–1900 Scottish Cup

Celtic were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 4–3 win over Queen's Park.

Other Honours[]

Scottish Qualifying Cup[]

Winner Score Runner-up
Galston 5 – 2 Arbroath

County Cups[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Victoria Un 5 – 2 Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 4 – 0 Ayr Parkhouse
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 5 – 3 Renton
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 3 – 0 Hearts
Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 1 – 0[1] Lochee United
Glasgow Cup Rangers 1 – 0[1] Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Albion Rovers 2 – 1[1] Royal Albert
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness
Perthshire Cup 7 – 2
Renfrewshire Cup Port Glasgow Ath 4 – 3[2] Morton
Southern Counties Cup Dumfries 4 – 2
Stirlingshire Cup Stenhousemuir 2 – 1 Camelon

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:[citation needed]

Junior Cup[]

Maryhill were winners of the Junior Cup after a 3–2 win over Rugby XI.

Scotland national team[]

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[3] 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

See also[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c replay
  2. ^ aggregate over two legs
  3. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

External links[]

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