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1 League competitions  


1.1  Scottish League Division One  




1.2  Scottish League Division Two  






2 Other honours  


2.1  Cup honours  


2.1.1  National  




2.1.2  County  






2.2  Non-league honours  






3 Edinburgh Exhibition  




4 Scotland national team  




5 Other national teams  


5.1  Scottish League XI  






6 Notes  




7 See also  




8 References  




9 External links  













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Football in Scotland
Season1908–09
← 1907–08 Scotland 1909–10 →
1908–09 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Abercorn
Scottish Cup winners
Withheld
Junior Cup winners
Kilwinning Rangers
Scotland national team
1909 BHC

The 1908–09 season was the 36th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 19th season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions[edit]

Scottish League Division One[edit]

Main article: 1908–09 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Celtic (C) 34 23 5 6 71 24 +47 51
    2 Dundee 34 22 6 6 70 32 +38 50
    3 Clyde 34 21 6 7 61 37 +24 48
    4 Rangers 34 19 7 8 91 38 +53 45
    5 Airdrieonians 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 41
    6 Hibernian 34 16 7 11 40 32 +8 39
    7 St Mirren 34 15 6 13 53 45 +8 36
    8 Aberdeen 34 15 6 13 61 53 +8 36
    9 Kilmarnock 34 13 7 14 47 61 −14 33
    10 Falkirk 34 13 7 14 58 56 +2 33
    11 Hearts 34 12 8 14 54 49 +5 32
    12 Third Lanark 34 11 10 13 56 49 +7 32
    13 Motherwell 34 11 6 17 47 73 −26 28
    14 Port Glasgow Athletic 34 10 8 16 39 52 −13 28
    15 Queen's Park 34 6 13 15 42 65 −23 25
    16 Hamilton Academical 34 6 12 16 42 72 −30 24
    17 Morton 34 8 7 19 39 90 −51 23
    18 Partick Thistle 34 2 4 28 38 102 −64 8
    Source: "1908-1909 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
    (C) Champions

    Champions: Celtic

    Scottish League Division Two[edit]

    Main article: 1908–09 Scottish Division Two
    Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Abercorn (C) 22 13 5 4 39 17 +22 31
    2 Raith Rovers 22 11 6 5 46 22 +24 28
    2 Vale of Leven 22 12 4 6 38 25 +13 28
    4 Dumbarton 22 10 5 7 34 34 0 25
    5 Ayr 22 10 3 9 43 36 +7 23
    5 Leith Athletic 22 10 3 9 37 33 +4 23
    7 Ayr Parkhouse 22 8 5 9 29 31 −2 21
    7 East Stirlingshire 22 9 3 10 27 33 −6 21
    7 St Bernard's 22 9 3 10 34 37 −3 21
    10 Albion Rovers 22 9 2 11 37 47 −10 20
    11 Cowdenbeath 22 4 4 14 19 42 −23 12
    12 Arthurlie 22 5 1 16 29 55 −26 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

    Other honours[edit]

    Cup honours[edit]

    National[edit]

    Competition Winner Score Runner-up
    Scottish Cup Cup withheldbySFA
    Scottish Qualifying Cup Vale of Leven 5 – 2 Brechin City
    Scottish Consolation Cup Wishaw Thistle 2 – 1 Arbroath
    Scottish Junior Cup Kilwinning Rangers 1 – 0[a] Strathclyde

    County[edit]

    Competition Winner Score Runner-up
    Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 4 – 0 Buckie Thistle
    Ayrshire Cup Hurlford 1 – 0[a] Ayr
    Border Cup Berwick Rangers 2 – 1 Selkirk
    Dumbartonshire Cup Renton 1 – 0 Dumbarton
    East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 2 – 0[b] Hearts
    Fife Cup Raith Rovers 3 – 0 East Fife
    Forfarshire Cup Dundee 2 – 0 Brechin City
    Glasgow Cup Third Lanark 4 – 0[b] Celtic
    Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 2 – 0[a] Hamilton
    Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 2 – 1 Bathgate
    North of Scotland Cup Inverness Citadel 2 – 0 Clachnacuddin
    Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 5 – 2 Dunblane
    Renfrewshire Cup Port Glasgow Athletic 2 – 1[c] Morton
    Southern Counties Cup Dalbeattie Star 2 – 1 Nithsdale Wanderers
    Stirlingshire Cup Alloa 2 – 1 Falkirk

    Non-league honours[edit]

    Highland League

    Top Three
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Inverness Citadel 12 7 3 2 20 9 +11 17
    2 Clachnacuddin 12 7 2 3 25 17 +8 16
    3 Forres Mechanics 12 5 3 4 20 19 +1 13
    Source: SFHA

    Other Senior Leagues

    Division Winner
    Banffshire League Buckie Thistle
    Border Senior League Berwick Rangers
    Midland League Falkirk 'A'
    Northern League Dundee 'A'
    Perthshire League Crieff Morrisonians
    Scottish Combination Galston
    Scottish Union Falkirk 'A'

    Edinburgh Exhibition[edit]

    Main article: Edinburgh Exhibition Cup

    An invitational football tournament was held at the Exhibition Sports Grounds, Saughton, Edinburgh in August 1908, as part of the Scottish National Exhibition event being held there during that summer. There was a tournament for junior teams from the Lothians held in association with the exhibition.[1]

    Competition Winner Score Runner-up
    Edinburgh Exhibition Cup Rangers 1 – 1[d] Dundee
    Ed. Junior Exhibition Cup[2] Newtongrange Star 2 – 0 Arniston Rangers

    Scotland national team[edit]

    Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
    Date Venue Opponents Score[e] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
    1 March 1909 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 2–3 BHC Bobby Walker, Harry Paul
    15 March 1909 Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 5–0 BHC Jimmy McMenemy (2), Sandy Thomson, Sandy MacFarlane, Harry Paul
    3 April 1909 Crystal Palace, London (A)  England 0–2 BHC

    Key:

    Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
     England (C) 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6
     Wales 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 4
     Scotland 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 2
     Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
    Source: [3]
    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[f] Scotland scorer(s)
    10 February 1909 Belfast (A) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 2–1 Jimmy Quinn (2)
    27 February 1909 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) England Football League XI 3–1 Jimmy Quinn (2), Harold Paul

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ a b c Replay needed
  • ^ a b Second replay needed.
  • ^ Play off needed
  • ^ Won on a coin toss.
  • ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  • ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

    • See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "SCOTTISH NATIONAL EXHIBITION". Edinburgh Evening News. 4 May 1908. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • ^ "FOOTBALL". Dalkeith Advertiser. 2 July 1908. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • ^ "British Championship 1909". EU-Football.Info. Retrieved 7 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.

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