Season | 1901–02 | |
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1901–02 in Scottish football | |
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Division One champions | |
Rangers | |
Division Two champions | |
Port Glasgow Athletic | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Hibernian | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Rutherglen Glencairn | |
Scotland national team | |
1902 BHC |
The 1901–02 season the 29th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 12th season of the Scottish Football League.
League competitions
[edit]Scottish League Division One
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Rangers | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 28 |
2 | Celtic | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 26 |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 22 |
4 | Third Lanark | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 19 |
5 | St Mirren | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 19 |
6 | Hibernian | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 16 |
7 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 16 |
8 | Queen's Park | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 14 |
9 | Dundee | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 13 |
10 | Morton | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 7 |
Source: nozdrul.plus.com
Scottish League Division Two
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Port Glasgow Athletic (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 31 | +44 | 32 | Promoted to the 1902–03 Scottish Division One |
2 | Partick Thistle (P) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 30 | |
3 | Motherwell | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 26 | |
4 | Airdrieonians | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 25 | |
4 | Hamilton Academical | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 25 | |
6 | St Bernard's | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 22 | |
7 | Ayr | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 21 | |
7 | Leith Athletic | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 21 | |
9 | East Stirlingshire | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 19 | |
10 | Arthurlie | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 17 | |
11 | Abercorn | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 13 | |
11 | Clyde | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 13 |
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) Champions; (P) Promoted
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) Champions; (P) Promoted
Other honours
[edit]Cup honours
[edit]National
[edit]Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Scottish Cup | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Celtic |
Scottish Qualifying Cup | Stenhousemuir | 2 – 1 | Motherwell |
Scottish Junior Cup | Rutherglen Glencairn | 1 – 0 | Maryhill |
County
[edit]Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | Victoria United |
Ayrshire Cup | Ayr Parkhouse | 1 – 0 | Galston |
Border Cup | Vale of Leithen | 1 – 0 | Selkirk |
Dumbartonshire Cup | Vale of Leven | 3 – 1[a] | Camelon |
East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 2 – 1 | Hibernian |
Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Hearts of Beith |
Forfarshire Cup | Dundee Wanderers | 3 – 2 | Arbroath |
Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2 – 2 | Celtic |
Lanarkshire Cup | Hamilton | 3 – 0 | Albion Rovers |
Linlithgowshire Cup | Bo'ness | 3 – 1[b] | Broxburn |
North of Scotland Cup | Inverness Caledonian | 3 – 1[b] | Inverness Citadel |
Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | 4 – 1 | Vale of Atholl |
Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 4 – 1[c] | St Mirren |
Southern Counties Cup | Dumfries | 3 – 0 | Maxwelltown Volunteers |
Stirlingshire Cup | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 0 | Camelon |
Non-league honours
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Inverness Caledonian | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 9 |
2 | Inverness Thistle | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 |
3 | Clachnacuddin | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 5 |
Source: SFHA
Other Senior Leagues
Division | Winner |
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Banffshire & District League | Keith Strathisla |
Central Combination | Stenhousemuir |
Northern League | Raith Rovers |
Perthshire League | Stanley |
Scottish Combination | Albion Rovers |
Glasgow Exhibition
[edit]Held to coincide with the Glasgow International Exhibition (1901), this early season competition was won by Rangers, beating Celtic in the final.[1]
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Exhibition Cup | Rangers | 3 – 1 | Celtic |
Junior Exhibition Cup[2] | Rutherglen Glencairn | 2 – 1 | Maryhill |
British League Cup
[edit]Held at the end of the season to raise funds for survivors and widows of the 1902 Ibrox disaster, Rangers offered the International Exhibition Cup trophy for the winners of the competition – Celtic were the victors, overcoming Rangers in the final.[3]
Scotland national team
[edit]Date | Venue | Opponents | Score [d] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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1 March 1902 | Grosvenor Park, Belfast (A) | ![]() |
5–1 | BHC | Robert Hamilton (3), Bobby Walker, Albert Buick |
15 March 1902 | Cappielow Park, Greenock (H) | ![]() |
5–1 | BHC | John Robertson, Albert Buick, Bobby Walker, Alex Smith, John Campbell |
3 May 1902 | Villa Park, Birmingham (A) | ![]() |
2–2 | BHC | Bobby Templeton, Ronald Orr |
Scotland were winners of the 1902 British Home Championship, but endured the deaths of 25 supporters at the Ibrox disaster on 5 April 1902.
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions
Other national teams
[edit]Scottish League XI
[edit]Date | Venue | Opponents[4][5] | Score[e] | Scotland scorer(s) |
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15 February 1902 | Dens Park, Dundee (H) | ![]() |
3–0 | William Maxwell (2), John McPherson |
8 March 1902 | St James' Park, Newcastle (A) | ![]() |
3–6 | John Campbell (3) |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Glasgow Exhibition Cup 1902". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "GLENCAIRN'S BRILLIANT VICTORY". Scottish Referee. 7 October 1901. Retrieved 31 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British League Cup 1902". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.