1892–93 in Scottish football

1892–93 in Scottish football was the 20th season of competitive football in Scotland and the third season of the Scottish Football League.

1892–93 in Scottish football
Scottish Football League champions
Celtic
Scottish Cup winners
Queen's Park
Junior Cup winners
Vale of Clyde
Scotland national team
1893 BHC

Scottish Football League

Celtic became Scottish Football League champions for the first time.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 18 14 1 3 54 25 +29 29
2 Rangers 18 12 4 2 41 27 +14 28
3 St Mirren 18 9 2 7 40 39 +1 20
4 Third Lanark 18 9 1 8 53 39 +14 19
5 Heart of Midlothian 18 8 2 8 39 41 2 18
6 Dumbarton 18 8 1 9 35 35 0 17
6 Leith Athletic 18 8 1 9 35 31 +4 17
8 Renton 18 5 5 8 31 44 13 15 Re-elected
9 Abercorn (R) 18 5 1 12 35 52 17 11 Not re-elected. Joined the 1893–94 Scottish Division Two
10 Clyde (R) 18 2 2 14 25 55 30 6
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) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Scottish Cup

Queen's Park were winners of the Scottish Cup after beating Celtic 2–1 in a replay.

County honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Victoria United 3 – 2 Orion
Ayrshire Cup Annbank 5 – 2 Kilbirnie
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 7 – 1 Levendale
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 3 – 1 St Bernard's
Fife Cup Cowdenbeath 2 –1[1] Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 1 – 0 Dundee Harp
Glasgow Cup Rangers 3 – 1 Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Wishaw Thistle 4 – 1 Royal Albert
Linlithgowshire Cup Broxburn 3 – 2 Bathgate Rovers
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 4 – 1 Dunblane
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 3 – 0 St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup Queen of the South Wanderers 2 – 1 Newton Stewart Athletic
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Kilsyth Wanderers

Junior Cup

Vale of Clyde were winners of the Junior Cup after beating Dumbarton Fern in a replay.

Scotland national team

Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
18 March 1893 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 8–0 BHC John Madden (4), John Barker (3), William Lambie
25 March 1893 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 6–1 BHC William Sellar (2), Sandy McMahon, James Kelly, James Hamilton, Own goal
1 April 1893 Richmond Athletic Ground, London (A)  England 2–5 BHC William Sellar (2)

Key:

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

See also

Notes and references

  1. after replay
  2. Scotland's score is shown first.
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