1900–01 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

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East Stirlingshire
1900–01 season
StadiumMerchiston Park
Scottish Football League Second Division7th
Scottish CupFirst round
(lost to Clyde)
Stirlingshire CupWinners[1]
Highest home attendancec. 2,500 v. Airdrieonians
(18 August 1900, Division Two)[2][3]

The 1900–01 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's first season in the Scottish Football League, being admitted to the Scottish Football League Second Division.[4] The club also competed in the Scottish Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.[1]

Fixtures and results[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Second Division[]

Main article: 1900–01 Scottish Division Two
18 August 1900 Second Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 3 Airdrieonians Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 2,500
23 August 1900 Second Division Motherwell 0 – 3 East Stirlingshire Fir Park, Motherwell
Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 2,000
1 September 1900 Second Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Ayr Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal Goal
15 September 1900 Second Division East Stirlingshire 3 – 4 Port Glasgow Athletic Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 2,000
29 September 1900 Second Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 0 Abercorn Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal Attendance: 2,000
1 December 1900 Second Division East Stirlingshire 1 – 1 St Bernard's Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal Goal
22 December 1900 Second Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Motherwell Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal Goal
29 December 1900 Second Division East Stirlingshire 1 – 1 Leith Athletic Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal Goal
12 January 1901 Second Division Hamilton Academical 5 – 0 East Stirlingshire Douglas Park, Hamilton
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 500
19 January 1901 Second Division St Bernard's 5 – 0 East Stirlingshire Royal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 500
16 February 1901 Second Division Airdrieonians 2 – 1 East Stirlingshire Broomfield Park, Airdrie
Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 2,500
23 February 1901 Second Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Clyde Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal Goal
9 March 1901 Second Division Abercorn 3 – 0 East Stirlingshire Old Ralston Park, Paisley
Goal, Goal, Goal
23 March 1901 Second Division Port Glasgow Athletic 3 – 2 East Stirlingshire Clune Park, Port Glasgow
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal
6 April 1901 Second Division Ayr 3 – 2 East Stirlingshire Somerset Park, Ayr
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal
22 April 1901 Second Division Clyde 3 – 3 East Stirlingshire Shawfield, Rutherglen
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 3,500
27 April 1901 Second Division East Stirlingshire 3 – 1 Leith Athletic Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 500
4 May 1901 Second Division East Stirlingshire 5 – 2 Hamilton Academical Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal, Goal

League Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 10 0 8 45 43 +2 20
6 Ayr 18 9 0 9 32 34 −2 18
7 East Stirlingshire 18 7 3 8 34 39 −5 17
8 Hamilton Academical 18 4 4 10 41 49 −8 12
8 Leith Athletic 18 5 2 11 22 32 −10 12
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

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHHHHHHAAAHAAAAAH
ResultLWWLWDWDLLLWLLLDWW
Position522338778887777777
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1900–01 Scottish Cup
5 January 1901 Round 1 Clyde 6 – 0 East Stirlingshire Shawfield, Rutherglen
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 3,000

Other[]

Stirlingshire Cup[]

Round 1 East Stirlingshire W.O. Dunipace
9 February 1901 Semi-final East Stirlingshire 5 – 2 Stenhousemuir Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal
2 March 1901 Final East Stirlingshire 3 – 2 Camelon Brockville Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. ^ Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C.. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ^ Results for East Stirlingshire for 1900-01, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. ^ East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

External links[]

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