1906–07 in Scottish football

1906–07 in Scottish football
1906–07 in Scottish football
Division One champions
	Celtic
Division Two champions
	St Bernard's
Scottish Cup winners
	Celtic
Junior Cup winners
	Strathclyde
Scotland national team
	1907 BHC

The 1906–07 season was the 34th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 17th season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	34	23	9	2	80	30	+50	55	Champions
2	Dundee	34	18	12	4	53	26	+27	48
3	Rangers	34	19	7	8	69	33	+36	45
4	Airdrieonians	34	18	6	10	59	44	+15	42
5	Falkirk	34	17	7	10	73	58	+15	41
6	Third Lanark	34	15	9	10	57	48	+9	39
7	St Mirren	34	12	13	9	50	44	+6	37
8	Clyde	34	15	6	13	47	52	−5	36
9	Heart of Midlothian	34	11	13	10	46	43	+3	35
10	Motherwell	34	12	9	13	45	48	−3	33
11	Hibernian	34	10	10	14	40	49	−9	30
12	Aberdeen	34	10	10	14	48	55	−7	30
13	Morton	34	11	6	17	41	50	−9	28
14	Partick Thistle	34	9	8	17	40	60	−20	26
15	Queen's Park	34	9	6	19	51	66	−15	24
16	Port Glasgow Athletic	34	7	7	20	30	67	−37	21
17	Kilmarnock	34	8	5	21	40	72	−32	21
18	Hamilton Academical	34	8	5	21	40	64	−24	21

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	St Bernard's (C)	22	14	4	4	41	24	+17	32
2	Arthurlie	22	12	3	7	51	40	+11	27
2	Vale of Leven	22	13	1	8	54	35	+19	27
4	Dumbarton	22	11	3	8	52	35	+17	25
5	Leith Athletic	22	10	4	8	40	35	+5	24
6	Albion Rovers	22	10	3	9	43	36	+7	23
6	Cowdenbeath	22	10	5	7	36	40	−4	23^[a]
8	Ayr	22	7	6	9	34	38	−4	20
9	Abercorn	22	5	7	10	29	47	−18	17
10	Raith Rovers	22	6	4	12	40	48	−8	16^[b]
11	East Stirlingshire	22	6	4	12	36	48	−12	16^[b]
12	Ayr Parkhouse	22	5	2	15	33	63	−30	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
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Cowdenbeath were docked two points for fielding an ineligible player.
^ ^a ^b Raith Rovers and East Stirlingshire finished level on points but Raith Rovers won a play-off match to determine ranking positions.

Note: Cowdenbeath were docked two points for fielding an ineligible player.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Celtic	3 – 0	Hearts
Scottish Qualifying Cup	Raith Rovers	3 – 1	St Bernard's
Scottish Junior Cup	Strathclyde	1 – 0	Maryhill

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Aberdeen	3 – 1	Aberdeen Harp
Ayrshire Cup	Hurlford	3 – 1	Lanemark
Border Cup	Berwick Rangers	3 – 0	Vale of Leithen
Dumbartonshire Cup	Vale of Leven	2 – 0^[a]	Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	1 – 0	Leith Athletic
Fife Cup	Kirkcaldy United	3 – 1	Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup	Arbroath	1 – 0	Dundee
Glasgow Cup	Celtic	3 – 2	Third Lanark
Lanarkshire Cup	Motherwell	1 – 0	Airdrie
Linlithgowshire Cup	Bo'ness	2 – 1^[b]	Broxburn
North of Scotland Cup	Clachnacuddin	3 – 2	Inverness Citadel
Perthshire Cup	St Johnstone	1 – 0^[c]	Vale of Teith
Renfrewshire Cup	Morton	4 – 1^[d]	Johnstone
Southern Counties Cup	Nithsdale Wanderers	1 – 0	Douglas Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Alloa Athletic

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Inverness Thistle	10	8	1	1	31	13	+18	17
2	Inverness Caledonian	9	3	5	1	18	15	+3	11
3	Inverness Citadel	10	3	4	3	18	17	+1	10

Source: SFHA

Other Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Border Senior League	unfinished
Eastern League	unfinished
Northern League	Kirkcaldy United / Dundee 'A'
Perthshire League	Stanley
Scottish Combination	Galston / Johnstone
Scottish Union	Rangers 'A'

Scotland national team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[e]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
4 March 1907	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)	Wales	0–1	BHC
17 March 1907	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Ireland	3–0	BHC	Frank O'Rourke, Bobby Walker, Charles Thomson (pen.)
6 April 1907	St James' Park, Newcastle (A)	England	1–1	BHC	Bob Crompton (o.g.)

Key:

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

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Wales (C)	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	5
England	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
Scotland	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	3
Ireland	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: ^[1]
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

Scottish League XI

Date	Venue	Opponents^[2]^[3]	Score^[f]	Scotland scorer(s)
2 March 1907	Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)	Football League XI	0–0

Notes

^ Second replay needed.
^ Replay needed.
^ Third replay needed.
^ Aggregate over two legs.
^ Scotland's score is shown first.
^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

^ "British Championship 1907". EU-Football.Info. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
^ "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.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

[table_hth_COW0.94337798419566-1] Cowdenbeath were docked two points for fielding an ineligible player.

[table_hth_RAI0.94337798419566-2] Raith Rovers and East Stirlingshire finished level on points but Raith Rovers won a play-off match to determine ranking positions.

[3] Second replay needed.

[4] Replay needed.

[5] Third replay needed.

[6] Aggregate over two legs.

[7] Scotland's score is shown first.

[11] Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

[EUF-8] "British Championship 1907". EU-Football.Info. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

[9] "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[10] "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Clyde Dundee Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Port Glasgow Athletic Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Albion Rovers Arthurlie Ayr Ayr Parkhouse Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Stirlingshire Leith Athletic Raith Rovers St Bernard's Vale of Leven