1902–03 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

East Stirlingshire
1902–03 season
Stadium	Merchiston Park
Scottish Football League Second Division	8th
Stirlingshire Cup	Winners
Highest home attendance	c.4,000 v. Falkirk; (30 August 1902, Division Two)
	← 1901–02 1903–04 →

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

16 August 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	Raith Rovers	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , ,			Attendance: 3,000

23 August 1902 Second Division	Leith Athletic	1 – 4	East Stirlingshire	Chancelot Park, Leith
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30 August 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	0 – 2	Falkirk	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
			,	Attendance: 4,000

13 September 1902 Second Division	St Bernard's	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Royal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh
	, ,			Attendance: 150

27 September 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 2	Arthurlie	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
			,

4 October 1902 Second Division	Clyde	0 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Shawfield, Rutherglen

11 October 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Motherwell	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,			Attendance: 2,000

18 October 1902 Second Division	Arthurlie	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Dunterlie Park, Glasgow
	,

25 October 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	5 – 2	Ayr	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , , ,		,	Attendance: 1,500

1 November 1902 Second Division	Airdrieonians	2 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Broomfield Park, Airdrie, Lanarkshire
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8 November 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 5	Hamilton Academical	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,		, , , ,	Attendance: 1,200

15 November 1902 Second Division	Abercorn	3 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Old Ralston Park, Paisley
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22 November 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	St Bernard's	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
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29 November 1902 Second Division	Hamilton Academical	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Douglas Park, Hamilton
	, ,		,	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
				Attendance: 1,000

20 December 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	6 – 4	Abercorn	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , , , ,		, , ,	Attendance: 1,500

27 December 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 2	Clyde	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,		,	Attendance: 1,200

3 January 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	5 – 1	Leith Athletic	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , , ,			Attendance: 1,500

31 January 1903 Second Division	Raith Rovers	1 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
				Attendance: 1,500

28 February 1903 Second Division	Falkirk	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Brockville Park, Falkirk
	,		,	Attendance: 1,000

18 April 1903 Second Division	Motherwell	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Fir Park, Motherwell
	,		,	Attendance: 3,000

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A
Result	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	D
Position	1	1	3	6	6	6	4	5	3	4	5	7	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	8

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
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14 February 1903 Semi-final	Falkirk	1 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Brockville Park, Falkirk
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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
	, ,			Attendance: 4,000

References

^ ^a ^b Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C.. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ Results for East Stirlingshire for 1902-03, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

External links

East Stirlingshire FC official site

[Stirlingshire_Cup-1] Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[History_1900-1940-2] Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C.. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[London_Hearts_1900-3] Results for East Stirlingshire for 1902-03, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[Historical_Kits-4] East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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« 1901–02 1903–04 »
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	Celtic Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Partick Thistle Port Glasgow Athletic Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Airdrieonians Arthurlie Ayr Clyde East Stirlingshire Falkirk Hamilton Academical Leith Athletic Motherwell Raith Rovers St Bernard's