1902–03 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

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East Stirlingshire
1902–03 season
StadiumMerchiston Park
Scottish Football League Second Division8th
Stirlingshire CupWinners[1]
Highest home attendancec. 4,000 v. Falkirk
(30 August 1902, Division Two)[2][3]

The 1902–03 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's third 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: 1902–03 Scottish Second Division
16 August 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 4 – 1 Raith Rovers Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 3,000
23 August 1902 Second Division Leith Athletic 1 – 4 East Stirlingshire Chancelot Park, Leith
Goal Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal
30 August 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 0 – 2 Falkirk Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal Attendance: 4,000
13 September 1902 Second Division St Bernard's 3 – 1 East Stirlingshire Royal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 150
27 September 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 1 – 2 Arthurlie Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal Goal, Goal
4 October 1902 Second Division Clyde 0 – 1 East Stirlingshire Shawfield, Rutherglen
Goal
11 October 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Motherwell Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 2,000
18 October 1902 Second Division Arthurlie 2 – 1 East Stirlingshire Dunterlie Park, Glasgow
Goal, Goal Goal
25 October 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 5 – 2 Ayr Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,500
1 November 1902 Second Division Airdrieonians 2 – 0 East Stirlingshire Broomfield Park, Airdrie, Lanarkshire
Goal, Goal
8 November 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 5 Hamilton Academical Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,200
15 November 1902 Second Division Abercorn 3 – 2 East Stirlingshire Old Ralston Park, Paisley
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal
22 November 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 4 – 1 St Bernard's Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal
29 November 1902 Second Division Hamilton Academical 3 – 1 East Stirlingshire Douglas Park, Hamilton
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Attendance: 800
6 December 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 0 – 0 Airdrieonians Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Attendance: 3,000
13 December 1902 Second Division Ayr 1 – 0 East Stirlingshire Somerset Park, Ayr
Goal Attendance: 1,000
20 December 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 6 – 4 Abercorn Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,500
27 December 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 3 – 2 Clyde Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,200
3 January 1903 Second Division East Stirlingshire 5 – 1 Leith Athletic Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 1,500
31 January 1903 Second Division Raith Rovers 1 – 0 East Stirlingshire Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Goal Attendance: 1,500
28 February 1903 Second Division Falkirk 2 – 2 East Stirlingshire Brockville Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,000
18 April 1903 Second Division Motherwell 2 – 2 East Stirlingshire Fir Park, Motherwell
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 3,000

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Falkirk 22 8 7 7 39 37 +2 23
6 Hamilton Academical 22 11 1 10 45 35 +10 23
8 East Stirlingshire 22 9 3 10 46 41 +5 21
9 Arthurlie 22 6 8 8 34 46 −12 20
10 Abercorn 22 5 2 15 35 58 −23 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[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAA
ResultWWLLLWWLWLLLWLDLWWWLDD
Position1136664534576777666678
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Other[]

Stirlingshire Cup[]

24 January 1903 Round 1 East Stirlingshire 9 - 0 Camelon Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal
14 February 1903 Semi-final Falkirk 1 – 3 East Stirlingshire Brockville Park, Falkirk
Goal Goal, Goal, Goal
28 March 1903 Final East Stirlingshire 0 – 0 Stenhousemuir Brockville Park, Falkirk
4 April 1903 Final replay East Stirlingshire 3 – 0 Stenhousemuir Merchiston Park, Bainsford
Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 4,000

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 7 December 2015.
  2. ^ Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C.. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. ^ Results for East Stirlingshire for 1902-03, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. ^ East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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