1909–10 in Scottish football
Appearance
1909–10 in Scottish football | |
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Division One champions | |
Celtic | |
Division Two champions | |
Leith Athletic | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Dundee | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Ashfield | |
Scotland national team | |
1910 BHC |
The 1909–10 season was the 37th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 20th season of the Scottish Football League.
Overview
Celtic extended their record run of consecutive league titles to six, while Dundee were Scottish Cup winners for the first time. On the international front, Scotland were outright British champions for the first time in eight years.
Scottish League Division One
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 22 | +41 | 54 | |
2 | Falkirk | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 52 | |
3 | Rangers | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 46 | |
4 | Aberdeen | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 40 | |
5 | Clyde | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 37 | |
6 | Dundee | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 36 | |
7 | Third Lanark | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 34 | |
8 | Hibernian | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 34 | |
9 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 33 | |
10 | Motherwell | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 32 | |
11 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 32 | |
12 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 31 | |
13 | St Mirren | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 31 | |
14 | Queen's Park | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 30 | |
15 | Hamilton Academical | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 28 | |
16 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 26 | |
17 | Morton | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 25 | |
18 | Port Glasgow Athletic (R) | 34 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 93 | −68 | 11 | Relegated to the 1910–11 Scottish Division Two |
Champions: Celtic
Scottish League Division Two
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Leith Athletic (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 33[a] | |
1 | Raith Rovers (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 33[a] | Promoted to the 1910–11 Scottish Division One |
3 | St Bernard's | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 27 | |
4 | Dumbarton | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 23 | |
5 | Abercorn | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 22 | |
6 | Ayr | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 21 | |
6 | Vale of Leven | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 21 | |
8 | East Stirlingshire | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 20 | |
9 | Albion Rovers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 19 | |
10 | Arthurlie | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 17 | |
10 | Cowdenbeath | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 17 | |
12 | Ayr Parkhouse | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 43 | −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) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
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
Notes:
Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup Final
Replay
Second Replay
Other honours
National
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Scottish Qualifying Cup | Leith Athletic | 4 – 0 | Bathgate |
Scottish Consolation Cup | Arthurlie | 4 – 2 | St Johnstone |
County
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 2 – 1[1] | Peterhead |
Ayrshire Cup | Ayr | 1 – 0 | Ayr Parkhouse |
Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton Harp | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton |
East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 1 – 1[2] | St Bernard's |
Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1[3] | Lochgelly United |
Forfarshire Cup | Brechin City | 4 – 1 | Arbroath |
Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Rangers |
Lanarkshire Cup | Hamilton | [4] | Wishaw Thistle |
Linlithgowshire Cup | Bo'ness | 1 – 0 | Broxburn |
Perthshire Cup | Dunblane | 2 – 1 | Morrisonians |
Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 3 – 1[5] | Abercorn |
Southern Counties Cup | Dumfries | 1 – 0 | Nithsdale Wanderers |
Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 10 – 0 | Alloa |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Elgin City[6] | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 20 |
2 | Inverness Thistle | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 20 |
3 | Inverness Citadel | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 19 |
Source: [citation needed]
Other senior honours
- Carrie Cup: Dundee Hibernian
- Central League: Bo'ness
- Midland League: competition unfinished
- North Eastern Cup: Heart of Midlothian
- Northern League: Dundee 'A'
- Scottish Union: Dumbarton Harp
- Wemyss Cup: Dunfermline Athletic
Junior Cup
Junior Cup Final
(Replay - match protested)
Scotland national team
Scotland were winners of the 1910 British Home Championship.
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[7] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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5 March 1910 | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) | ![]() |
1–0 | BHC | Archie Devine |
19 March 1910 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | ![]() |
0–1 | BHC | |
2 April 1910 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
2–0 | BHC | Jimmy McMenemy, Jimmy Quinn |
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship