1900–01 in Scottish football

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1900–01 in Scottish football
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Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
St Bernard's
Scottish Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian
Junior Cup winners
Burnbank Athletic
Scotland national team
1901 BHC

The 1900–01 season was the 28th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 11th season of the Scottish Football League.

Scottish League Division One[]

Main article: 1900–01 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 20 17 1 2 60 25 +35 35
2 Celtic 20 13 3 4 49 28 +21 29
3 Hibernian 20 9 7 4 29 22 +7 25
4 Morton 20 9 3 8 40 40 0 21
5 Kilmarnock 20 7 4 9 35 47 −12 18
5 Third Lanark 20 6 6 8 20 29 −9 18
7 Dundee 20 6 5 9 36 35 +1 17
7 Queen's Park 20 7 3 10 33 37 −4 17
9 St Mirren 20 5 6 9 33 43 −10 16
10 Heart of Midlothian 20 5 4 11 22 30 −8 14
11 Partick Thistle (R) 20 4 2 14 28 49 −21 10 Relegated to the 1901–02 Scottish Division Two
Source: "1900-1901 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

Champions: Rangers

Scottish League Division Two[]

Main article: 1900–01 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St Bernard's (C) 18 11 4 3 42 26 +16 26
2 Airdrieonians 18 11 1 6 43 32 +11 23
3 Abercorn 18 9 3 6 37 33 +4 21
4 Clyde 18 9 2 7 43 35 +8 20
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
10 Motherwell 18 4 3 11 26 42 −16 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) Champion

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1900–01 Scottish Cup

Heart of Midlothian were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 4–3 win over Division One runners-up Celtic.

Other Honours[]

Scottish Qualifying Cup[]

Winner Score Runner-up
Stenhousemuir 3 – 0 East Stirlingshire

County Cups[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Orion 2 – 1 Victoria Un
Ayrshire Cup Ayr 2 – 1[1]
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 2 – 1 Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield Leith Ath 3 – 2 Hearts
Fife Cup Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 1 – 0 Dundee Wanderers
Glasgow Cup Rangers 3 – 1 Partick Th
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell 3 – 1 Hamilton
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 3 – 0 Bathgate
Perthshire Cup 4 – 2
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 4 – 2[2] St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup Dumfries 4 – 3
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 3 – 2 Camelon

Highland League[]

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin 10 6 2 2 22 7 +15 14
2 Inverness Caledonian 10 5 2 3 33 16 +17 12
3 Inverness Citadel 9 3 4 2 26 15 +11 10
Source:[citation needed]

Junior Cup[]

Burnbank Athletic were winners of the Junior Cup after a 2–0 win over Maryhill.

Scotland national team[]

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[3] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
23 February 1901 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 11–0 BHC Robert Hamilton (4), Sandy McMahon (4), John Campbell (2), David Russell
2 March 1901 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 1–1 BHC John Robertson
30 March 1901 Crystal Palace, London (A)  England 2–2 BHC John Campbell, Robert Hamilton

Key:

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

See also[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ replay
  2. ^ aggregate over two legs
  3. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

External links[]

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