History of Motherwell FC (1886–1945)

1886-1887

Manager: Committee

Scottish Cup

First Qualifying Round

Cambuslang6–1Motherwell

1887-1888

Manager: Committee

Scottish Cup

First Qualifying Round

Drumpellier2–3Motherwell
Motherwell2–0Drumpellier

Second Qualifying Round

Carfin Shamrock3–1Motherwell

1888-1889

Manager: Committee

Scottish Cup

First Qualifying Round

Motherwell3–3Royal Albert

Replay

Royal Albert1–2Motherwell

Second Qualifying Round

Motherwell5–1Hamilton Academical

Third Qualifying Round

Motherwell2–6Dumbarton

1889-1890

Manager: Committee

Scottish Cup

First Qualifying Round

Airdriehill5–6Motherwell

Second Qualifying Round

Carfin Shamrock6–2Motherwell

1890-1891

Manager: Committee

Scottish Cup

First Qualifying Round

Royal Albert5–4Motherwell

1891-1892

Manager: Committee

Scottish Football Federation

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA PTS
1 Arthurlie 22 16 3 3 107 38 35
2 Albion Rovers 22 15 1 6 88 51 31
3 Hurlford 22 11 4 7 58 51 26
4 Falkirk 21 11 3 7 61 49 25
5 Wishaw Thistle 22 10 4 8 69 71 24
6 Pollokshaws 22 10 2 10 73 58 22
7 Royal Albert 22 10 1 11 70 54 21
8 Kilmarnock Athletic 22 7 3 12 51 67 17
9 Clydebank 22 7 3 12 46 87 17
10 Glasgow Wanderers 22 7 2 13 44 88 16
11 Burnbank Swifts 21 4 6 11 49 80 14
12 Motherwell 22 4 6 12 58 80 14
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA PTS
1 Royal Albert 18 11 5 2 66 36 27
2 Motherwell 18 11 3 4 77 46 25
3 Arthurlie 18 10 3 5 55 36 23
4 Neilston 18 10 3 5 40 28 23
5 Albion Rovers 18 8 3 7 66 52 19
6 Wishaw Thistle 18 8 1 9 55 39 17
7 East Stirlingshire 18 6 3 9 49 68 15
8 Falkirk 18 6 3 9 46 66 15
9 Pollokshaws 18 7 1 10 58 52 14
10 Clydebank 18 0 1 17 18 107 1

Scottish Cup

First Qualifying Round

Motherwell1–4Cowdenbeath

1892-1893

Manager: Committee

Scottish Football Federation

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA PTS
1 Arthurlie 22 16 3 3 107 38 35
2 Albion Rovers 22 15 1 6 88 51 31
3 Hurlford 22 11 4 7 58 51 26
4 Falkirk 21 11 3 7 61 49 25
5 Wishaw Thistle 22 10 4 8 69 71 24
6 Pollokshaws 22 10 2 10 73 58 22
7 Royal Albert 22 10 1 11 70 54 21
8 Kilmarnock Athletic 22 7 3 12 51 67 17
9 Clydebank 22 7 3 12 46 87 17
10 Glasgow Wanderers 22 7 2 13 44 88 16
11 Burnbank Swifts 21 4 6 11 49 80 14
12 Motherwell 22 4 6 12 58 80 14
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA PTS
1 Royal Albert 18 11 5 2 66 36 27
2 Motherwell 18 11 3 4 77 46 25
3 Arthurlie 18 10 3 5 55 36 23
4 Neilston 18 10 3 5 40 28 23
5 Albion Rovers 18 8 3 7 66 52 19
6 Wishaw Thistle 18 8 1 9 55 39 17
7 East Stirlingshire 18 6 3 9 49 68 15
8 Falkirk 18 6 3 9 46 66 15
9 Pollokshaws 18 7 1 10 58 52 14
10 Clydebank 18 0 1 17 18 107 1

Scottish Cup

First Qualifying Round

Motherwell9–2Campsie

Replay – The game was replayed after Campsie complained about the dimensions of the pitch.

Motherwell6–4Campsie

Second Qualifying Round

Motherwell2–4Heart of Midlothian

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Express Cup winners
Airdrie Charity Cup winners

1893-1894

Manager: Committee

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hibernian (C) 18 13 3 2 83 29 +54 29
2 Cowlairs 18 13 1 4 72 32 +40 27
3 Clyde (P) 18 11 2 5 51 36 +15 24 Elected to 1894–95 Scottish Division One
4 Motherwell 18 11 1 6 61 46 +15 23
5 Partick Thistle 18 10 0 8 56 58 2 20
6 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 9 2 7 52 52 0 13[lower-alpha 1]
7 Abercorn 18 5 2 11 42 60 18 12
8 Morton 18 4 1 13 36 62 26 9 Re-elected
8 Northern 18 3 3 12 29 66 37 9 Not re-elected[lower-alpha 2]
10 Thistle 18 2 3 13 31 72 41 7 Did not apply for re-election[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: statto.com, SFHA
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; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Port Glasgow Athletic were deducted 7 points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. Northern were not re-elected and Thistle did not apply for re-election. Dundee Wanderers and Airdrieonians were elected in their place.

1894-1895

Manager: Committee

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 18 14 2 2 92 28 +64 30 Promoted to the 1895–96 Scottish First Division
2 Motherwell 18 10 2 6 56 39 +17 22
3 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 8 4 6 62 56 +6 20
3 Renton 17 10 0 7 46 44 +2 20
5 Morton 18 9 1 8 59 63 4 19
6 Abercorn 18 7 4 7 51 65 14 18
6 Airdrieonians 18 8 2 8 68 45 +23 18
8 Partick Thistle 18 7 3 8 50 62 12 17
9 Dundee Wanderers (R) 17 3 1 13 44 86 42 9[lower-alpha 1] Resigned[lower-alpha 2]
10 Cowlairs (R) 18 2 3 13 37 77 40 7
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Renton failed to turn up for a fixture against Dundee Wanderers. Two point were awarded to Dundee Wanderers.
  2. Both Dundee Wanderers and Cowlairs resigned from the league at the end of the season.

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Cup winners

1895-1896

Manager: Committee

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Abercorn (C, P) 18 12 3 3 55 31 +24 27 Promoted to the 1896–97 Scottish First Division
2 Leith Athletic 18 11 1 6 55 37 +18 23
3 Kilmarnock 18 10 1 7 51 46 +5 21
3 Renton 18 9 3 6 40 28 +12 21
5 Airdrieonians 18 7 4 7 48 44 +4 18
5 Partick Thistle 18 8 2 8 44 54 10 18
7 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 6 4 8 40 41 1 16
8 Motherwell 18 5 3 10 31 52 21 13
9 Morton 18 4 4 10 32 40 8 12
10 Linthouse 18 5 1 12 26 49 23 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) Champion; (P) Promoted.

1896-1897

Manager: Committee

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Partick Thistle (C, P) 18 14 3 1 61 28 +33 31 Promoted to the 1897–98 Scottish First Division
2 Leith Athletic 18 13 1 4 55 27 +28 27
3 Airdrieonians 18 10 1 7 49 39 +10 21
3 Kilmarnock 18 10 1 7 44 33 +11 21
5 Morton 18 7 2 9 38 40 2 16
6 Linthouse 18 8 2 8 44 53 9 14[lower-alpha 1]
6 Renton 18 6 2 10 34 41 7 14
8 Motherwell 18 6 1 11 40 55 15 13
8 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 4 5 9 38 50 12 13
10 Dumbarton (R) 18 2 2 14 27 64 37 6 Resigned[lower-alpha 2]
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Linthouse were docked four points.
  2. Dumbarton resigned from the league at the end of the season.

1897-1898

Manager: Committee

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kilmarnock (C) 18 14 1 3 64 29 +35 29
2 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 12 1 5 66 36 +30 25
3 Morton 18 9 4 5 47 38 +9 22
4 Leith Athletic 18 9 2 7 40 39 +1 20
5 Abercorn 18 6 4 8 33 41 8 16
5 Ayr 18 7 2 9 36 43 7 16
5 Linthouse 18 6 4 8 38 39 1 16
8 Airdrieonians 18 6 2 10 45 56 11 14
9 Hamilton Academical 14 5 2 7 26 32 6 12[lower-alpha 1]
10 Motherwell 18 3 4 11 31 56 25 10
- Renton (R) 4 0 0 4 2 19 17 0 Resigned[lower-alpha 2]
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.
Notes:
  1. Hamilton Academical took Renton's place in the league and fulfilled the club's remaining fixtures.
  2. Renton resigned after playing four games.

1898-1899

Manager: Committee

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kilmarnock (C, P) 18 14 4 0 73 24 +49 32 Promoted to the 1899–1900 Scottish First Division
2 Leith Athletic 18 12 3 3 63 38 +25 27
3 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 12 1 5 75 51 +24 25
4 Motherwell 18 7 6 5 41 40 +1 20
5 Airdrieonians 18 6 3 9 36 46 10 15
5 Hamilton Academical 18 7 1 10 48 58 10 15
7 Ayr 18 5 3 10 35 51 16 13
7 Morton 18 6 1 11 36 42 6 13
9 Linthouse 18 5 1 12 29 62 33 11
10 Abercorn 18 4 1 13 41 65 24 9
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; (P) Promoted.

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Cup winners

1899-1900

Manager: Committee

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Partick Thistle (C, P) 18 14 1 3 55 26 +29 29 Promoted to the 1900–01 Scottish Division One
2 Morton (P) 18 14 0 4 66 25 +41 28
3 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 10 0 8 50 41 +9 20
4 Leith Athletic 18 9 1 8 32 37 5 19
4 Motherwell 18 9 1 8 38 36 +2 19
6 Abercorn 18 7 2 9 46 39 +7 16
7 Hamilton Academical 18 7 1 10 33 45 12 15
8 Ayr 18 6 2 10 39 48 9 14
9 Airdrieonians 18 4 3 11 27 49 22 11
10 Linthouse (R) 18 2 5 11 28 68 40 9 Failed re-election[lower-alpha 1]
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Linthouse failed re-election to compete in the next season and were replaced by East Stirlingshire.

1900-1901

Manager: Committee

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St Bernard's (C) 18 11 4 3 42 26 +16 26
2 Airdrieonians 18 11 1 6 43 32 +11 23
3 Abercorn 18 9 3 6 37 33 +4 21
4 Clyde 18 9 2 7 43 35 +8 20
4 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 10 0 8 45 43 +2 20
6 Ayr 18 9 0 9 32 34 2 18
7 East Stirlingshire 18 7 3 8 34 39 5 17
8 Hamilton Academical 18 4 4 10 41 49 8 12
8 Leith Athletic 18 5 2 11 22 32 10 12
10 Motherwell 18 4 3 11 26 42 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) Champion.

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Cup winners

1901-1902

Manager: Committee

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Port Glasgow Athletic (C, P) 22 14 4 4 75 31 +44 32 Promoted to the 1902–03 Scottish Division One
2 Partick Thistle (P) 22 13 4 5 50 29 +21 30
3 Motherwell 22 12 2 8 50 44 +6 26
4 Airdrieonians 22 10 5 7 41 32 +9 25
4 Hamilton Academical 22 11 3 8 45 40 +5 25
6 St Bernard's 22 10 2 10 30 31 1 22
7 Ayr 22 8 5 9 27 33 6 21
7 Leith Athletic 22 9 3 10 34 38 4 21
9 East Stirlingshire 22 8 3 11 38 46 8 19
10 Arthurlie 22 6 5 11 32 42 10 17
11 Abercorn 22 4 5 13 27 59 32 13
11 Clyde 22 5 3 14 21 45 24 13
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; (P) Promoted.

1902-1903

Manager: Committee

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airdrieonians (C, P) 22 15 5 2 43 19 +24 35 Promoted to the 1903–04 Scottish Division One
2 Motherwell (P) 22 12 4 6 44 35 +9 28
3 Ayr 22 12 3 7 34 34 0 27
3 Leith Athletic 22 11 5 6 43 42 +1 27
5 St Bernard's 22 12 2 8 45 32 +13 26
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
11 Clyde 22 2 7 13 22 40 18 11
11 Raith Rovers 22 3 5 14 34 55 21 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) Champion; (P) Promoted.

1903-1904

Manager: Committee

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Third Lanark 26 20 3 3 61 26 +35 43
2 Hearts 26 18 3 5 63 35 +28 39
=3 Celtic 26 18 2 6 68 27 +41 38
=3 Rangers 26 16 6 4 80 33 +47 38
5 Dundee 26 13 2 11 54 45 +9 28
=6 St Mirren 26 11 5 10 45 38 +7 27
=6 Partick Thistle 26 10 7 9 46 41 +5 27
8 Queen's Park 26 6 9 11 28 47 19 21
9 Port Glasgow Athletic 26 8 4 14 32 49 17 20
10 Hibernian 26 7 5 14 29 40 11 19
=11 Morton 26 7 4 15 32 53 21 18
=11 Airdrieonians 26 7 4 15 32 62 30 18
13 Motherwell 26 6 3 17 26 61 35 15
14 Kilmarnock 26 4 5 17 24 63 39 13

1904–05

Manager: Committee

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
=1 Celtic 26 18 5 3 68 31 +37 41
=1 Rangers 26 19 3 4 83 28 +55 41
3 Third Lanark 26 14 7 5 60 28 +32 35
4 Airdrieonians 26 11 5 10 38 45 7 27
5 Hibernian 26 9 8 9 39 39 0 26
6 Partick Thistle 26 12 2 12 36 56 20 26
7 Hearts 26 11 3 12 46 44 +2 25
8 Dundee 26 10 5 11 38 32 +6 25
9 Kilmarnock 26 9 5 12 29 45 16 23
10 St Mirren 26 9 4 13 33 36 3 22
11 Port Glasgow Athletic 26 8 5 13 30 51 21 21
12 Queen's Park 26 6 8 12 28 45 17 20
13 Morton 26 7 4 15 27 50 23 18
14 Motherwell 26 6 2 18 28 53 25 14
Source: SPFL Archive

1905-1906

Manager: Committee

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 30 24 1 5 76 19 +57 49
2 Hearts 30 18 7 5 64 27 +37 43
3 Airdrieonians 30 15 8 7 53 31 +22 38
4 Rangers 30 15 7 8 58 48 +10 37
5 Partick Thistle 30 15 6 9 44 40 +4 36
6 Third Lanark 30 16 2 12 62 38 +24 34
7 Dundee 30 11 12 7 40 33 +7 34
8 St Mirren 30 13 5 12 41 37 +4 31
9 Morton 30 10 6 14 35 54 19 26
10 Motherwell 30 9 8 13 50 64 14 26
11 Hibernian 30 10 5 15 35 40 5 25
12 Aberdeen 30 8 8 14 37 49 12 24
13 Falkirk 30 9 5 16 53 69 16 23
14 Kilmarnock 30 8 4 18 46 68 22 20
15 Port Glasgow Athletic 30 6 8 16 38 68 30 20
16 Queen's Park 30 5 4 21 41 88 47 14
Source:

1906-1907

Manager: Committee

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 34 23 9 2 80 30 +50 55
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 Hearts 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:

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Cup winners

1907-1908

Manager: Committee

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 34 24 7 3 86 27 +59 55
2 Falkirk 34 22 7 5 103 42 +61 51
3 Rangers 34 21 8 5 74 40 +34 50
4 Dundee 33 20 8 5 74 40 +34 48
5 Hibernian 34 17 8 9 55 42 +13 42
6 Airdrieonians 34 18 5 11 58 41 +17 41
7 St Mirren 34 13 10 11 50 59 9 36
8 Aberdeen 34 13 9 12 45 44 +1 35
9 Third Lanark 34 13 7 14 45 50 5 33
10 Motherwell 34 12 7 15 61 53 +8 31
11 Hearts 34 11 6 17 50 62 12 28
12 Hamilton Academical 34 10 8 16 55 65 10 28
13 Morton 34 9 9 16 43 66 23 27
14 Partick Thistle 34 8 9 17 43 69 26 25
15 Kilmarnock 34 6 13 15 38 61 23 25
16 Queen's Park 34 7 8 19 54 84 30 22
17 Clyde 34 5 8 21 38 75 37 18
18 Port Glasgow Athletic 34 5 7 22 39 98 59 17
Source:

1908-1909

Manager: Committee

Scottish First Division

Pos Team 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:
(C) Champion.

1909-1910

Manager: Committee

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Third Lanark 26 20 3 3 61 26 +35 43
2 Hearts 26 18 3 5 63 35 +28 39
=3 Celtic 26 18 2 6 68 27 +41 38
=3 Rangers 26 16 6 4 80 33 +47 38
5 Dundee 26 13 2 11 54 45 +9 28
=6 St Mirren 26 11 5 10 45 38 +7 27
=6 Partick Thistle 26 10 7 9 46 41 +5 27
8 Queen's Park 26 6 9 11 28 47 19 21
9 Port Glasgow Athletic 26 8 4 14 32 49 17 20
10 Hibernian 26 7 5 14 29 40 11 19
=11 Morton 26 7 4 15 32 53 21 18
=11 Airdrieonians 26 7 4 15 32 62 30 18
13 Motherwell 26 6 3 17 26 61 35 15
14 Kilmarnock 26 4 5 17 24 63 39 13

1910-1911

Manager: Committee

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 34 23 6 5 90 34 +56 52
2 Aberdeen 34 19 10 5 53 28 +25 48
3 Falkirk 34 17 10 7 65 42 +23 44
4 Partick Thistle 34 17 8 9 50 41 +9 42
5 Celtic 34 15 11 8 48 18 +30 41
6 Dundee 34 18 5 11 54 42 +12 41
7 Third Lanark 34 16 7 11 59 53 +6 39
8 Clyde 34 14 11 9 45 36 +9 39
9 Hibernian 34 15 6 13 44 48 4 36
10 Kilmarnock 34 12 10 12 42 45 3 34
11 Airdrieonians 34 12 9 13 49 53 4 33
12 St Mirren 34 12 7 15 46 57 11 31
13 Morton 34 9 11 14 49 51 2 29
14 Heart of Midlothian 34 8 8 18 42 59 17 24
15 Raith Rovers 34 7 10 17 36 55 19 24
16 Hamilton Academical 34 8 5 21 31 60 29 21
17 Motherwell 34 8 4 22 37 66 29 20
18 Queen's Park 34 5 4 25 28 80 52 14
Source:
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

1911-1912

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter, appointed April 1911.

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 34 24 3 7 86 34 +52 51
2 Celtic 34 17 11 6 58 33 +25 45
3 Clyde 34 19 4 11 56 32 +24 42
4 Heart of Midlothian 34 16 8 10 54 40 +14 40
5 Partick Thistle 34 16 8 10 47 40 +7 40
6 Morton 34 14 9 11 44 44 0 37
7 Falkirk 34 15 6 13 46 33 +13 36
8 Dundee 34 13 9 12 52 41 +11 35
9 Aberdeen 34 14 7 13 44 44 0 35
10 Airdrieonians 34 12 8 14 40 41 1 32
11 Third Lanark 34 12 7 15 40 57 17 31
12 Hamilton Academical 34 11 8 15 32 44 12 30
13 Hibernian 34 12 5 17 44 47 3 29
14 Motherwell 34 11 5 18 34 44 10 27
15 Raith Rovers 34 9 9 16 39 59 20 27
16 Kilmarnock 34 11 4 19 38 60 22 26
17 Queen's Park 34 8 9 17 29 53 24 25
18 St Mirren 34 7 10 17 32 59 27 24
Source:

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Cup winners

1912-1913

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 34 24 5 5 76 41 +35 53
2 Celtic 34 22 5 7 53 28 +25 49
=3 Heart of Midlothian 34 17 7 10 71 43 +28 41
=3 Airdrieonians 34 15 11 8 64 46 +18 41
5 Falkirk 34 14 12 8 56 38 +18 40
=6 Hibernian 34 16 5 13 63 54 +9 37
=6 Motherwell 34 12 13 9 47 39 +8 37
=6 Aberdeen 34 14 9 11 47 40 +7 37
9 Clyde 34 13 9 12 41 44 3 35
10 Hamilton Academical 34 12 8 14 44 47 3 32
11 Kilmarnock 34 10 11 13 37 54 17 31
12 St Mirren 34 10 10 14 50 60 10 30
=13 Dundee 34 8 13 13 33 46 13 29
=13 Morton 34 11 7 16 50 59 9 29
15 Third Lanark 34 8 12 14 31 41 10 28
16 Raith Rovers 34 8 10 16 46 60 14 26
17 Partick Thistle 34 10 4 20 40 55 15 24
18 Queen's Park 34 5 3 26 34 88 54 13
Source:

1913-1914

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 38 30 5 3 81 14 +67 65
2 Rangers 38 27 5 6 79 31 +48 59
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 23 8 7 70 29 +41 54
4 Morton 38 26 2 10 76 51 +25 54
5 Falkirk 38 20 9 9 69 51 +18 49
6 Airdrieonians 38 18 12 8 72 43 +29 48
7 Dundee 38 19 5 14 64 53 +11 43
8 Third Lanark 38 13 10 15 42 51 9 36
9 Clyde 38 11 11 16 44 44 0 33
10 Ayr United 38 13 7 18 56 72 16 33
11 Raith Rovers 38 13 6 19 56 57 1 32
12 Kilmarnock 38 11 9 18 48 68 20 31
13 Hibernian 38 12 6 20 58 75 17 30
14 Aberdeen 38 10 10 18 38 55 17 30
15 Partick Thistle 38 10 9 19 37 51 14 29
16 Queen's Park 38 10 9 19 52 84 32 29
17 Motherwell 38 11 6 21 46 65 19 28
18 Hamilton Academical 38 11 6 21 49 66 17 28
19 Dumbarton 38 10 7 21 45 87 42 27
20 St Mirren 38 8 6 24 38 73 35 22
Source: statto.com

1914-1915

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 38 30 5 3 91 25 +66 65
2 Heart of Midlothian 38 27 7 4 83 32 +51 61
3 Rangers 38 23 4 11 74 47 +27 50
4 Morton 38 18 12 8 74 48 +26 48
5 Ayr United 38 20 8 10 55 40 +15 48
6 Falkirk 38 16 7 15 48 48 0 39
7 Partick Thistle 38 15 8 15 56 58 2 38
8 Hamilton Academical 38 16 6 16 60 55 +5 38
9 St Mirren 38 14 8 16 56 65 9 36
10 Hibernian 38 12 11 15 59 66 7 35
11 Airdrieonians 38 14 7 17 54 60 6 35
12 Dumbarton 38 13 8 17 51 66 15 34
13 Kilmarnock 38 15 4 19 55 59 4 34
14 Dundee 38 12 9 17 43 61 18 33
15 Aberdeen 38 11 11 16 39 52 13 33
16 Third Lanark 38 10 12 16 51 57 6 32
17 Clyde 38 12 6 20 44 59 15 30
18 Motherwell 38 10 10 18 49 66 17 30
19 Raith Rovers 38 9 10 19 53 68 15 28
20 Queen's Park 38 4 5 29 27 90 63 13
Source:

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Express Cup winners

1915-1916

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 38 32 3 3 116 32 +84 67
2 Rangers 38 25 6 7 87 39 +48 56
3 Morton 37 22 7 8 86 35 +51 51
4 Ayr United 38 20 8 10 72 45 +27 48
5 Heart of Midlothian 37 20 6 11 66 45 +21 46
6 Partick Thistle 38 19 8 11 65 41 +24 46
7 Hamilton Academical 38 19 3 16 68 76 8 41
8 Dundee 38 18 4 16 56 49 +7 40
9 Dumbarton 38 13 11 14 54 64 10 37
10 Kilmarnock 38 12 11 15 46 49 3 35
11 Aberdeen 38 11 12 15 51 64 13 34
12 Falkirk 38 12 9 17 45 61 16 33
13 St Mirren 38 13 4 21 50 67 17 30
14 Motherwell 38 11 8 19 55 82 27 30
15 Airdrieonians 38 11 8 19 44 74 30 30
16 Third Lanark 38 9 11 18 40 56 16 29
17 Clyde 38 11 7 20 49 71 22 29
18 Queen's Park 38 11 6 21 53 100 47 28
19 Hibernian 38 9 7 22 44 71 27 25
20 Raith Rovers 38 9 5 24 30 65 35 23
Source:

1916-1917

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 38 27 10 1 79 17 +62 64
2 Morton 38 24 6 8 72 39 +33 54
3 Rangers 38 24 5 9 68 32 +36 53
4 Airdrieonians 38 21 8 9 71 38 +33 50
5 Third Lanark 38 19 11 8 53 37 +16 49
6 Kilmarnock 38 18 7 13 69 46 +23 43
7 St Mirren 38 15 10 13 49 43 +6 40
8 Motherwell 38 16 6 16 57 59 2 38
9 Dumbarton 38 12 11 15 56 73 17 35
9 Partick Thistle 38 14 7 17 44 43 +1 35
9 Hamilton Academical 38 13 9 16 54 73 19 35
12 Clyde 38 10 14 14 41 53 12 34
12 Falkirk 38 12 10 16 58 57 +1 34
14 Heart of Midlothian 38 14 4 20 44 59 15 32
15 Ayr United 38 12 7 19 47 59 12 31
16 Dundee 38 13 4 21 58 71 13 30
16 Hibernian 38 10 10 18 57 72 15 30
18 Queen's Park 38 11 7 20 56 81 25 29
19 Raith Rovers 38 8 7 23 42 91 49 23
20 Aberdeen 38 7 7 24 36 68 32 21
Source:

1917-1918

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 34 25 6 3 66 24 +42 56
2 Celtic 34 24 7 3 66 26 +40 55
3 Kilmarnock 34 19 5 10 69 41 +28 43
4 Morton 34 17 9 8 53 42 +11 43
5 Motherwell 34 16 9 9 70 51 +19 41
6 Partick Thistle 34 14 12 8 51 37 +14 40
7 Dumbarton 34 13 8 13 48 49 1 34
7 Queen's Park 34 14 6 14 64 63 +1 34
9 Clydebank 34 14 5 15 55 56 1 33
10 Hearts 34 14 4 16 41 58 17 32
11 St Mirren 34 11 7 16 42 50 8 29
12 Hamilton Academical 34 11 6 17 52 63 11 28
13 Third Lanark 34 10 7 17 56 62 6 27
14 Falkirk 34 9 9 16 38 58 20 27
15 Airdrieonians 34 10 6 18 46 58 12 26
16 Hibernian 34 8 9 17 42 57 15 25
17 Clyde 34 9 2 23 37 72 35 20
18 Ayr United 34 5 9 20 32 61 29 19
Source: [1]

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Charity Cup winners
Motherwell Charity Cup winners

1918-1919

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 34 26 6 2 71 22 +49 58
2 Rangers 34 26 5 3 86 16 +70 57
3 Morton 34 18 11 5 76 40 +36 47
4 Partick Thistle 34 17 7 10 62 43 +19 41
5 Motherwell 34 14 10 10 51 40 +11 38
5 Ayr United 34 15 8 11 62 53 +9 38
7 Heart of Midlothian 34 14 9 11 59 52 +7 37
8 Kilmarnock 34 14 7 13 61 59 +2 35
9 Queen's Park 34 15 5 14 59 57 +2 35
10 St Mirren 34 10 12 12 43 55 12 32
10 Clydebank 34 12 8 14 54 65 11 32
12 Third Lanark 34 11 9 14 60 62 2 31
13 Airdrieonians 34 9 11 14 45 54 9 29
14 Hamilton Acad 34 11 5 18 49 75 26 27
15 Dumbarton 34 7 8 19 31 58 27 22
16 Clyde 34 7 6 21 45 75 30 20
16 Falkirk 34 6 8 20 46 73 27 20
18 Hibernian 34 5 3 26 30 91 61 13
Source:

1919-1920

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 42 31 9 2 106 25 +81 71
2 Celtic 42 29 10 3 89 31 +58 68
3 Motherwell 42 23 11 8 74 53 +21 57
4 Dundee 42 22 6 14 79 65 +14 50
5 Clydebank 42 20 8 14 79 65 +14 48
6 Morton 42 16 13 13 71 48 +23 45
7 Airdrieonians 42 17 10 15 57 43 +14 44
8 Third Lanark 42 16 11 15 56 62 6 43
9 Kilmarnock 42 20 3 19 59 73 14 43
10 Ayr United 42 15 10 17 72 69 +3 40
11 Dumbarton 42 13 13 16 57 65 8 39
12 St Mirren 42 15 8 19 63 81 18 38
13 Partick Thistle 42 13 12 17 51 62 11 38
14 Queen's Park 42 14 10 18 67 73 6 38
15 Heart of Midlothian 42 14 9 19 57 72 15 37
16 Clyde 42 14 9 19 64 71 7 37
17 Aberdeen 42 11 13 18 46 64 18 35
18 Hibernian 42 13 7 22 60 79 19 33
19 Raith Rovers 42 11 10 21 61 83 22 32
20 Falkirk 42 10 11 21 45 74 29 31
21 Hamilton Academical 42 11 7 24 56 86 30 29
22 Albion Rovers 42 10 8 24 43 77 34 28
Source:

1920-1921

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 42 35 6 1 91 24 +67 76
2 Celtic 42 30 6 6 89 31 +58 66
3 Heart of Midlothian 42 20 10 12 74 49 +25 50
4 Dundee 42 19 11 12 54 48 +6 49
5 Motherwell 42 19 10 13 75 51 +24 48
6 Partick Thistle 42 17 12 13 53 39 +14 46
7 Clyde 42 21 3 18 63 62 +1 45
8 Third Lanark 42 19 6 17 74 61 +13 44
9 Morton 42 15 14 13 66 58 +8 44
10 Airdrieonians 42 17 9 16 71 64 +7 43
11 Kilmarnock 42 17 8 17 62 68 6 42
12 Aberdeen 42 14 14 14 53 54 1 42
13 Hibernian 42 16 9 17 58 57 +1 41
14 Hamilton Academical 42 14 12 16 44 57 13 40
15 Ayr United 42 14 12 16 62 69 7 40
16 Raith Rovers 42 16 5 21 54 58 4 37
17 Falkirk 42 11 12 19 54 72 18 34
18 Albion Rovers 42 11 12 19 57 68 11 34
19 Queen's Park 42 11 11 20 45 80 35 33
20 Clydebank 42 7 14 21 47 72 25 28
21 Dumbarton 42 10 4 28 41 89 48 24
22 St Mirren 42 7 4 31 43 92 49 18
Source:

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Express Cup winners

1921-1922

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic 42 27 13 2 83 20 +63 67
2 Rangers 42 28 10 4 83 26 +57 66
3 Raith Rovers 42 19 13 10 66 43 +23 51
4 Dundee 42 19 11 12 57 40 +17 49
5 Falkirk 42 16 17 9 48 38 +10 49
6 Partick Thistle 42 20 8 14 57 53 +4 48
7 Hibernian 42 16 14 12 55 44 +11 46
8 St Mirren 42 17 12 13 71 61 +10 46
9 Third Lanark 42 17 12 13 58 52 +6 46
10 Clyde 42 16 12 14 60 51 +9 44
11 Albion Rovers 42 17 10 15 55 51 +4 44
12 Morton 42 16 10 16 58 57 +1 42
13 Motherwell 42 16 7 19 63 58 +5 39
14 Ayr United 42 13 12 17 55 63 8 38
15 Aberdeen 42 13 9 20 48 54 6 35
16 Airdrieonians 42 12 11 19 46 56 10 35
17 Kilmarnock 42 13 9 20 56 83 27 35
18 Hamilton Academical 42 9 16 17 51 62 11 34
19 Hearts 42 11 10 21 50 60 10 32
20 Dumbarton 42 10 10 22 46 81 35 30 Relegation to the 1922–23 Second Division
21 Queen's Park 42 9 10 23 38 82 44 28
22 Clydebank 42 6 8 28 34 103 69 20
Source:

1922-1923

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 23 9 6 67 29 +38 55
2 Airdrieonians 38 20 10 8 58 38 +20 50
3 Celtic 38 19 8 11 52 39 +13 46
4 Falkirk 38 14 17 7 44 32 +12 45
5 Aberdeen 38 15 12 11 46 34 +12 42
6 St Mirren 38 15 12 11 54 44 +10 42
7 Dundee 38 17 7 14 51 45 +6 41
8 Hibernian 38 17 7 14 45 40 +5 41
9 Raith Rovers 38 13 13 12 31 43 12 39
10 Ayr United 38 13 12 13 43 44 1 38
11 Partick Thistle 38 14 9 15 51 48 +3 37
12 Heart of Midlothian 38 11 15 12 51 50 +1 37
13 Motherwell 38 13 10 15 59 60 1 36
14 Morton 38 12 11 15 44 47 3 35
15 Kilmarnock 38 14 7 17 57 66 9 35
16 Clyde 38 12 9 17 36 44 8 33
17 Third Lanark 38 11 8 19 40 59 19 30
18 Hamilton Academical 38 11 7 20 43 59 16 29
19 Albion Rovers 38 8 10 20 38 64 26 26
20 Alloa Athletic 38 6 11 21 27 52 25 23
Source:

1923-1924

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 25 9 4 72 22 +50 59
2 Airdrieonians 38 20 10 8 72 46 +26 50
3 Celtic 38 17 12 9 56 33 +23 46
4 Raith Rovers 38 18 7 13 56 38 +18 43
5 Dundee 38 15 13 10 70 57 +13 43
6 St Mirren 38 15 12 11 53 45 +8 42
7 Hibernian 38 15 11 12 66 52 +14 41
8 Partick Thistle 38 15 9 14 58 55 +3 39
9 Heart of Midlothian 38 14 10 14 61 50 +11 38
10 Motherwell 38 15 7 16 58 63 5 37
11 Morton 38 16 5 17 48 54 6 37
12 Hamilton Academical 38 15 6 17 52 57 5 36
13 Aberdeen 38 13 10 15 37 41 4 36
14 Ayr United 38 12 10 16 38 60 22 34
15 Falkirk 38 13 6 19 46 53 7 32
16 Kilmarnock 38 12 8 18 48 65 17 32
17 Queen's Park 38 11 9 18 43 60 17 31
18 Third Lanark 38 11 8 19 54 78 24 30
19 Clyde 38 10 9 19 40 70 30 29
20 Clydebank 38 10 5 23 42 71 29 25
Source:

1924-1925

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 25 10 3 76 26 +50 60
2 Airdrieonians 38 25 7 6 85 31 +54 57
3 Hibernian 38 22 8 8 78 43 +35 52
4 Celtic 38 18 8 12 77 44 +33 44
5 Cowdenbeath 38 16 10 12 76 65 +11 42
6 St Mirren 38 18 5 15 66 63 +3 41
7 Partick Thistle 38 14 10 14 60 61 1 38
8 Dundee 38 14 8 16 47 54 7 36
9 Raith Rovers 38 14 8 16 53 61 8 36
10 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 11 15 64 68 4 35
11 St Johnstone 38 12 11 15 57 72 15 35
12 Kilmarnock 38 12 9 17 53 64 11 33
13 Hamilton Academical 38 15 3 20 50 63 13 33
14 Morton 38 12 9 17 46 69 23 33
15 Aberdeen 38 11 10 17 46 56 10 32
16 Falkirk 38 12 8 18 44 54 10 32
17 Queen's Park 38 11 9 18 50 72 22 31
18 Motherwell 38 10 10 18 54 63 9 30
19 Ayr United 38 11 8 19 43 65 22 30
20 Third Lanark 38 11 8 19 53 84 31 30
Source:

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Express Cup winners

1925-1926

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 38 25 8 5 97 40 +57 58
2 Airdrieonians 38 23 4 11 95 54 +41 50
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 21 8 9 87 56 +31 50
4 St Mirren 38 20 7 11 63 52 +11 47
5 Motherwell 38 19 8 11 67 46 +21 46
6 Rangers 38 19 6 13 79 55 +24 44
7 Cowdenbeath 38 18 6 14 87 68 +19 42
8 Falkirk 38 14 14 10 61 57 +4 42
9 Kilmarnock 38 17 7 14 79 77 +2 41
10 Dundee 38 14 9 15 47 59 12 37
11 Aberdeen 38 13 10 15 49 54 5 36
12 Hamilton Academical 38 13 9 16 68 79 11 35
13 Queen's Park 38 15 4 19 70 81 11 34
14 Partick Thistle 38 10 13 15 64 73 9 33
15 Morton 38 12 7 19 57 84 27 31
16 Hibernian 38 12 6 20 72 77 5 30
17 Dundee United 38 11 6 21 52 74 22 28
18 St Johnstone 38 9 10 19 43 78 35 28
19 Raith Rovers 38 11 4 23 46 81 35 26
20 Clydebank 38 7 8 23 55 92 37 22
Source:

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Express Cup winners

1926-1927

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 23 10 5 85 41 +44 56
2 Motherwell 38 23 5 10 81 52 +29 51
3 Celtic 38 21 7 10 101 55 +46 49
4 Airdrieonians 38 18 9 11 97 64 +33 45
5 Dundee 38 17 9 12 77 51 +26 43
6 Falkirk 38 15 12 11 77 60 +17 42
7 Cowdenbeath 38 18 6 14 74 60 +14 42
8 Aberdeen 38 13 14 11 73 72 +1 40
9 Hibernian 38 16 7 15 62 71 9 39
10 St Mirren 38 16 5 17 78 76 +2 37
11 Partick Thistle 38 15 6 17 89 74 +15 36
12 Queen's Park 38 15 6 17 74 84 10 36
13 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 11 15 65 64 +1 35
14 St Johnstone 38 13 9 16 55 69 14 35
15 Hamilton Academical 38 13 9 16 60 85 25 35
16 Kilmarnock 38 12 8 18 54 71 17 32
17 Clyde 38 10 9 19 54 85 31 29
18 Dunfermline Athletic 38 10 8 20 53 85 32 28
19 Morton 38 12 4 22 56 101 45 28
20 Dundee United 38 7 8 23 56 101 45 22
Source:

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Cup winners

1927-1928

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 26 8 4 109 36 +73 60
2 Celtic 38 23 9 6 93 39 +54 55
3 Motherwell 38 23 9 6 92 46 +46 55
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 20 7 11 89 50 +39 47
5 St Mirren 38 18 8 12 77 76 +1 44
6 Partick Thistle 38 18 7 13 85 67 +18 43
7 Aberdeen 38 19 5 14 71 61 +10 43
8 Kilmarnock 38 15 10 13 68 78 10 40
9 Cowdenbeath 38 16 7 15 66 68 2 39
10 Falkirk 38 16 5 17 76 69 +7 37
11 St Johnstone 38 14 8 16 66 67 1 36
12 Hibernian 38 13 9 16 73 75 2 35
13 Airdrieonians 38 12 11 15 59 69 10 35
14 Dundee 38 14 7 17 65 80 15 35
15 Clyde 38 10 11 17 46 72 26 31
16 Queen's Park 38 12 6 20 69 80 11 30
17 Raith Rovers 38 11 7 20 60 89 29 29
18 Hamilton Academical 38 11 6 21 67 86 19 28
19 Bo'ness 38 9 8 21 48 86 38 26
20 Dunfermline Athletic 38 4 4 30 41 126 85 12
Source:

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Cup winners

1928-1929

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 30 7 1 107 32 +75 67
2 Celtic 38 22 7 9 67 44 +23 51
3 Motherwell 38 20 10 8 85 66 +19 50
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 19 9 10 91 57 +34 47
5 Queen's Park 38 18 7 13 100 69 +31 43
6 Partick Thistle 38 17 7 14 91 70 +21 41
7 Aberdeen 38 16 8 14 81 68 +13 40
8 St Mirren 38 16 8 14 78 75 +3 40
9 St Johnstone 38 14 10 14 57 70 13 38
10 Kilmarnock 38 14 8 16 79 74 +5 36
11 Falkirk 38 14 8 16 68 86 18 36
12 Hamilton Academical 38 13 9 16 58 83 25 35
13 Cowdenbeath 38 14 5 19 55 69 14 33
14 Hibernian 38 13 6 19 54 62 8 32
15 Airdrieonians 38 12 7 19 56 65 9 31
16 Ayr United 38 12 7 19 65 84 19 31
17 Clyde 38 12 6 20 47 71 24 30
18 Dundee 38 9 11 18 59 59 0 29
19 Third Lanark 38 10 6 22 71 102 31 26
20 Raith Rovers 38 9 6 23 52 105 53 24
Source:

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Cup winners

1929-1930

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 28 4 6 94 32 +62 60
2 Motherwell 38 25 5 8 104 48 +56 55
3 Aberdeen 38 23 7 8 85 61 +24 53
4 Celtic 38 22 5 11 88 46 +42 49
5 St Mirren 38 18 5 15 73 56 +17 41
6 Partick Thistle 38 16 9 13 72 61 +11 41
7 Falkirk 38 16 9 13 62 64 2 41
8 Kilmarnock 38 15 9 14 77 73 +4 39
9 Ayr United 38 16 6 16 70 92 22 38
10 Heart of Midlothian 38 14 9 15 69 69 0 37
11 Clyde 38 13 11 14 64 69 5 37
12 Airdrieonians 38 16 4 18 60 66 6 36
13 Hamilton Academical 38 14 7 17 76 81 5 35
14 Dundee 38 14 6 18 51 58 7 34
15 Queen's Park 38 15 4 19 67 80 13 34
16 Cowdenbeath 38 13 7 18 64 74 10 33
17 Hibernian 38 9 11 18 45 62 17 29
18 Morton 38 10 7 21 67 95 28 27
19 Dundee United 38 7 8 23 56 109 53 22
20 St Johnstone 38 6 7 25 48 96 48 19
Source:

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Cup winners

1930-1931

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 27 6 5 96 29 +67 60
2 Celtic 38 24 10 4 101 34 +67 58
3 Motherwell 38 24 8 6 102 42 +60 56
4 Partick Thistle 38 24 5 9 76 43 +33 53
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 19 6 13 90 63 +27 44
6 Aberdeen 38 17 7 14 79 63 +16 41
7 Cowdenbeath 38 17 7 14 58 65 7 41
8 Dundee 38 17 5 16 65 63 +2 39
9 Airdrieonians 38 17 5 16 59 66 7 39
10 Hamilton Academical 38 16 5 17 59 57 +2 37
11 Kilmarnock 38 15 5 18 59 60 1 35
12 Clyde 38 15 4 19 60 87 27 34
13 Queen's Park 38 13 7 18 71 72 1 33
14 Falkirk 38 14 4 20 77 87 10 32
15 St Mirren 38 11 8 19 49 72 23 30
16 Morton 38 11 7 20 58 83 25 29
17 Leith Athletic 38 8 11 19 51 85 34 27
18 Ayr United 38 8 11 19 53 92 39 27
19 Hibernian 38 9 7 22 49 81 32 25
20 East Fife 38 8 4 26 45 113 68 20
Source:

1931-1932

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Motherwell 38 30 6 2 119 31 +88 66
2 Rangers 38 28 5 5 118 42 +76 61
3 Celtic 38 20 8 10 94 50 +44 48
4 Third Lanark 38 21 4 13 92 81 +11 46
5 St Mirren 38 20 4 14 77 56 +21 44
6 Partick Thistle 38 19 4 15 58 59 1 42
7 Aberdeen 38 16 9 13 57 49 +8 41
8 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 5 16 63 61 +2 39
9 Kilmarnock 38 16 7 15 68 70 2 39
10 Hamilton Academical 38 16 6 16 84 65 +19 38
11 Dundee 38 14 10 14 61 72 11 38
12 Cowdenbeath 38 15 8 15 66 78 12 38
13 Clyde 38 13 9 16 58 70 12 35
14 Airdrieonians 38 13 6 19 74 81 7 32
15 Morton 38 12 7 19 78 87 9 31
16 Queen's Park 38 13 5 20 59 79 20 31
17 Ayr United 38 11 7 20 70 90 20 29
18 Falkirk 38 11 5 22 70 76 6 27
19 Dundee United 38 6 7 25 40 118 78 19
20 Leith Athletic 38 6 4 28 46 137 91 16
Source:

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Cup winners

1932-1933

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 26 10 2 113 43 +70 62
2 Motherwell 38 27 5 6 114 53 +61 59
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 21 8 9 84 51 +33 50
4 Celtic 38 20 8 10 75 44 +31 48
5 St Johnstone 38 17 10 11 70 55 +15 44
6 Aberdeen 38 18 6 14 85 58 +27 42
7 St Mirren 38 18 6 14 73 60 +13 42
8 Hamilton Academical 38 18 6 14 90 78 +12 42
9 Queen's Park 38 17 7 14 78 79 1 41
10 Partick Thistle 38 17 6 15 75 55 +20 40
11 Falkirk 38 15 6 17 70 70 0 36
12 Clyde 38 15 5 18 69 75 6 35
13 Third Lanark 38 14 7 17 70 80 10 35
14 Kilmarnock 38 13 9 16 72 86 14 35
15 Dundee 38 12 9 17 60 77 17 33
16 Ayr United 38 13 4 21 62 95 33 30
17 Cowdenbeath 38 10 5 23 65 111 46 25
18 Airdrieonians 38 10 3 25 55 102 47 23
19 Morton 38 6 9 23 49 97 48 21
20 East Stirlingshire 38 7 3 28 55 115 60 17
Source: RSSSF

1933-1934

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 30 6 2 118 41 +77 66
2 Motherwell 38 29 4 5 97 45 +52 62
3 Celtic 38 18 11 9 78 53 +25 47
4 Queen of the South 38 21 3 14 75 48 +27 45
5 Aberdeen 38 18 8 12 90 57 +33 44
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 86 59 +27 44
7 Kilmarnock 38 17 9 12 73 64 +9 43
8 Ayr United 38 16 10 12 87 92 5 42
9 St Johnstone 38 17 6 15 74 53 +21 40
10 Falkirk 38 16 6 16 73 68 +5 38
11 Hamilton Academical 38 15 8 15 65 79 14 38
12 Dundee 38 15 6 17 68 64 +4 36
13 Partick Thistle 38 14 5 19 73 78 5 33
14 Clyde 38 10 11 17 56 70 14 31
15 Queen's Park 38 13 5 20 65 85 20 31
16 Hibernian 38 12 3 23 51 69 18 27
17 St Mirren 38 9 9 20 46 75 29 27
18 Airdrieonians 38 10 6 22 59 103 44 26
19 Third Lanark 38 8 9 21 62 103 41 25
20 Cowdenbeath 38 5 5 28 58 118 60 15
Source: RSSSF

1934-1935

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 25 5 8 96 46 +50 55
2 Celtic 38 24 4 10 92 45 +47 52
3 Hearts 38 20 10 8 87 51 +36 50
4 Hamilton Academical 38 19 10 9 87 67 +20 48
5 St Johnstone 38 18 10 10 66 46 +20 46
6 Aberdeen 38 17 10 11 68 54 +14 44
7 Motherwell 38 15 10 13 83 64 +19 40
8 Dundee 38 16 8 14 63 63 0 40
9 Kilmarnock 38 16 6 16 76 68 +8 38
10 Clyde 38 14 10 14 71 69 +2 38
11 Hibernian 38 14 8 16 59 70 11 36
12 Queen's Park 38 13 10 15 61 80 19 36
13 Partick Thistle 38 15 5 18 61 68 7 35
14 Airdrieonians 38 13 7 18 64 72 8 33
15 Dunfermline Athletic 38 13 5 20 56 96 40 31
16 Albion Rovers 38 10 9 19 62 77 15 29
17 Queen of the South 38 11 7 20 52 72 20 29
18 Ayr United 38 12 5 21 61 112 51 29
19 St Mirren 38 11 5 22 49 70 21 27
20 Falkirk 38 9 6 23 58 82 24 24
Source: RSSSF

1935-1936

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 38 32 2 4 115 33 +82 66
2 Rangers 38 27 7 4 110 43 +67 61
3 Aberdeen 38 26 9 3 96 50 +46 61
4 Motherwell 38 18 12 8 77 58 +19 48
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 20 7 11 88 55 +33 47
6 Hamilton Academical 38 15 7 16 77 74 +3 37
7 St Johnstone 38 15 7 16 70 81 11 37
8 Kilmarnock 38 14 7 17 69 64 +5 35
9 Third Lanark 38 15 5 18 63 65 2 35
10 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 64 72 8 34
11 Arbroath 38 11 11 16 46 69 23 33
12 Dundee 38 11 10 17 67 80 13 32
13 Queen's Park 38 11 10 17 58 75 17 32
14 Dunfermline Athletic 38 12 8 18 67 92 25 32
15 Queen of the South 38 11 9 18 54 72 18 31
16 Albion Rovers 38 13 4 21 69 92 23 30
17 Hibernian 38 11 7 20 56 82 26 29
18 Clyde 38 10 8 20 63 84 21 28
19 Airdrieonians 38 9 9 20 68 91 23 27
20 Ayr United 38 11 3 24 53 98 45 25
Source: RSSSF

1936-1937

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 26 9 3 88 32 +56 61
2 Aberdeen 38 23 8 7 89 44 +45 54
3 Celtic 38 22 8 8 89 58 +31 52
4 Motherwell 38 22 7 9 96 54 +42 51
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 24 3 11 99 60 +39 51
6 Third Lanark 38 20 6 12 79 61 +18 46
7 Falkirk 38 19 6 13 98 66 +32 44
8 Hamilton Academical 38 18 5 15 91 96 5 41
9 Dundee 38 12 15 11 58 69 11 39
10 Clyde 38 16 6 16 59 70 11 38
11 Kilmarnock 38 14 9 15 60 70 10 37
12 St Johnstone 38 14 8 16 74 68 +6 36
13 Partick Thistle 38 11 12 15 73 68 +5 34
14 Arbroath 38 13 5 20 57 84 27 31
15 Queen's Park 38 9 12 17 51 77 26 30
16 St Mirren 38 11 7 20 68 81 13 29
17 Hibernian 38 6 13 19 54 83 29 25
18 Queen of the South 38 8 8 22 49 95 46 24
19 Dunfermline Athletic 38 5 11 22 65 98 33 21
20 Albion Rovers 38 5 6 27 53 116 63 16
Source: RSSSF

1937-1938

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 38 27 7 4 114 42 +72 61
2 Heart of Midlothian 38 26 6 6 90 50 +40 58
3 Rangers 38 18 13 7 75 49 +26 49
4 Falkirk 38 19 9 10 82 52 +30 47
5 Motherwell 38 17 10 11 78 69 +9 44
6 Aberdeen 38 15 9 14 74 59 +15 39
7 Partick Thistle 38 15 9 14 68 70 2 39
8 St Johnstone 38 16 7 15 78 81 3 39
9 Third Lanark 38 11 13 14 68 73 5 35
10 Hibernian 38 11 13 14 57 65 8 35
11 Arbroath 38 11 13 14 58 79 21 35
12 Queen's Park 38 11 12 15 59 74 15 34
13 Hamilton Academical 38 13 7 18 81 76 +5 33
14 St Mirren 38 14 5 19 58 66 8 33
15 Clyde 38 10 13 15 68 78 10 33
16 Queen of the South 38 11 11 16 58 71 13 33
17 Ayr United 38 9 15 14 66 85 19 33
18 Kilmarnock 38 12 9 17 65 91 26 33
19 Dundee 38 13 6 19 70 74 4 32
20 Morton 38 6 3 29 64 127 63 15
Source: RSSSF

1938-1939

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 25 9 4 112 55 +57 59
2 Celtic 38 20 8 10 99 53 +46 48
3 Aberdeen 38 20 6 12 91 61 +30 46
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 20 5 13 98 70 +28 45
5 Falkirk 38 19 7 12 73 63 +10 45
6 Queen of the South 38 17 9 12 70 64 +6 43
7 Hamilton Academical 38 18 5 15 67 71 4 41
8 St Johnstone 38 17 6 15 85 83 +2 40
9 Clyde 38 17 5 16 78 70 +8 39
10 Kilmarnock 38 15 9 14 73 86 13 39
11 Partick Thistle 38 17 4 17 74 87 13 38
12 Motherwell 38 16 5 17 82 86 4 37
13 Hibernian 38 14 7 17 68 69 1 35
14 Ayr United 38 13 9 16 76 83 7 35
15 Third Lanark 38 12 8 18 80 96 16 32
16 Albion Rovers 38 12 6 20 65 90 25 30
17 Arbroath 38 11 8 19 54 75 21 30
18 St Mirren 38 11 7 20 57 80 23 29
19 Queen's Park 38 11 5 22 57 83 26 27
20 Raith Rovers 38 10 2 26 65 99 34 22
Source: RSSSF

1939-1940

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Scottish First Division

(cancelled due to World War II)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD PTS
1 Rangers 5 4 1 0 14 3 11 9
2 Falkirk 5 4 0 1 20 10 10 8
3 Heart of Midlothian 5 2 2 1 14 9 5 6
4 Aberdeen 5 3 0 2 9 9 0 6
5 Partick Thistle 5 2 2 1 7 7 0 6
6 Celtic 5 3 0 2 7 8 –1 6
7 Albion Rovers 5 2 1 2 12 7 5 5
8 Motherwell 5 2 1 2 14 12 2 5
9 Third Lanark 5 2 1 2 9 8 1 5
10 Kilmarnock 5 2 1 2 10 9 1 5
11 Queen of the South 5 2 1 2 10 9 1 5
12 St Mirren 5 1 3 1 8 8 0 5
13 Hamilton Academical 5 2 1 2 7 11 –4 5
14 Arbroath 5 2 0 3 9 9 0 4
15 St Johnstone 5 2 0 3 7 8 –1 4
16 Hibernian 5 2 0 3 11 13 –2 4
17 Alloa Athletic 5 2 0 3 8 13 –5 4
18 Ayr United 5 2 0 3 10 17 –7 4
19 Clyde 5 1 0 4 10 14 –4 2
20 Cowdenbeath 5 1 0 4 6 18 –12 2

League was suspended on 2 September 1939. Britain declared war the following day. The team participated in the 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League.

Scottish Cup

Suspended due to the outbreak of World War II, Scottish War Emergency Cup replaced it; Motherwell reached the Semi–finals.

Other Honours

Lanarkshire Cup winners

1940-1941

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Southern League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers (C) 30 21 4 5 79 33 +46 46
2 Clyde 30 18 7 5 99 61 +38 43
3 Hibernian 30 14 7 9 74 61 +13 35
4 Airdrieonians 30 13 8 9 75 62 +13 34
5 Celtic 30 14 6 10 48 40 +8 34
6 Falkirk 30 13 7 10 78 73 +5 33
7 St Mirren 30 12 8 10 55 57 2 32
8 Motherwell 30 13 4 13 73 65 +8 30
9 Heart of Midlothian 30 12 5 13 64 71 7 29
10 Morton 30 9 11 10 67 62 +5 29
11 Hamilton Academical 30 11 6 13 67 75 8 28
12 Partick Thistle 30 9 8 13 55 62 7 26
13 Third Lanark 30 9 7 14 56 80 24 25
14 Dumbarton 30 10 4 16 58 78 20 24
15 Albion Rovers 30 6 5 19 45 80 35 17
16 Queen's Park 30 6 3 21 46 79 33 15
Source: Scottish Football History – Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Summer Cup

First Round

Dumbarton3–0Motherwell

Dumbarton win 5–2 on aggregate

1941-1942

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Southern League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers (C) 30 22 4 4 97 35 +62 48
2 Hibernian 30 18 4 8 85 46 +39 40
3 Celtic 30 15 9 6 69 50 +19 39
4 Motherwell 30 16 3 11 76 62 +14 35
5 Clyde 30 13 6 11 79 75 +4 32
6 Heart of Midlothian 30 14 4 12 85 72 +13 32
7 Falkirk 30 13 4 13 60 72 12 30
8 Third Lanark 30 14 2 14 79 90 11 30
9 Morton 30 12 5 13 60 54 +6 29
10 Queen's Park 30 11 5 14 55 56 1 27
11 St Mirren 30 10 7 13 60 82 22 27
12 Dumbarton 30 11 4 15 73 90 17 26
13 Partick Thistle 30 8 10 12 68 70 2 26
14 Airdrieonians 30 10 4 16 57 76 19 24
15 Albion Rovers 30 8 5 17 68 97 29 21
16 Hamilton Academical 30 5 4 21 56 100 44 14
Source: Scottish Football History – Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Summer Cup

First Round

Dumbarton1–0Motherwell

Motherwell win 4–3 on aggregate

Second Round

Motherwell win 4–2 on aggregate

Semi–final

1942-1943

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Southern League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers (C) 30 22 6 2 89 23 +66 50
2 Morton 30 20 5 5 81 48 +33 45
3 Hibernian 30 19 6 5 86 40 +46 44
4 Clyde 30 17 5 8 78 55 +23 39
5 Motherwell 30 15 4 11 60 54 +6 34
6 Hamilton Academical 30 14 5 11 60 67 7 33
7 Heart of Midlothian 30 12 7 11 68 64 +4 31
8 Falkirk 30 12 6 12 68 58 +10 30
9 Celtic 30 10 8 12 61 76 15 28
10 Dumbarton 30 11 6 13 76 76 0 28
11 Partick Thistle 30 9 8 13 63 67 4 26
12 St Mirren 30 8 5 17 49 78 29 21
13 Third Lanark 30 8 4 18 58 83 25 20
14 Queen's Park 30 7 4 19 55 76 21 18
15 Airdrieonians 30 7 3 20 55 97 42 17
16 Albion Rovers 30 6 4 20 53 99 46 16
Source: Scottish Football History – Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Summer Cup

First Round

Celtic win 5–4 on aggregate

1943-1944

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Southern League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers (C) 30 23 4 3 90 27 +63 50
2 Celtic 30 18 7 5 71 43 +28 43
3 Hibernian 30 17 4 9 72 54 +18 38
4 Heart of Midlothian 30 14 7 9 67 50 +17 35
5 Dumbarton 30 13 6 11 54 58 4 32
6 Motherwell 30 12 8 10 69 53 +16 32
7 Clyde 30 13 5 12 62 58 +4 31
8 Morton 32 12 8 12 63 61 +2 32
9 Hamilton Academical 30 13 3 14 80 88 8 29
10 Partick Thistle 30 11 5 14 62 66 4 27
11 Queen's Park 30 10 6 14 64 75 11 26
12 Falkirk 30 10 5 15 79 80 1 25
13 St Mirren 30 9 7 14 58 78 20 25
14 Airdrieonians 30 9 5 16 54 72 18 23
15 Albion Rovers 30 7 3 20 43 85 42 17
16 Third Lanark 30 7 3 20 60 100 40 17
Source: The Celtic Wiki – Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Summer Cup

First Round

Motherwell win 9–2 on aggregate

Second Round

Motherwell win 7–2 on aggregate

Semi–final

Motherwell3–1Falkirk

Final

1944-1945

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Southern League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers (C) 30 23 3 4 88 27 +61 49
2 Celtic 30 20 2 8 70 42 +28 42
3 Motherwell 30 18 5 7 83 54 +29 41
4 Clyde 30 18 0 12 80 61 +19 36
5 Heart of Midlothian 30 14 7 9 75 60 +15 35
6 Hibernian 30 15 5 10 69 51 +18 35
7 Morton 30 16 1 13 71 60 +11 33
8 Falkirk 30 14 3 13 67 57 +10 31
9 Hamilton Academical 30 12 5 13 77 86 9 29
10 Queen's Park 30 12 4 14 60 62 2 28
11 Partick Thistle 30 12 1 17 55 74 19 25
12 Third Lanark 30 11 3 16 55 65 10 25
13 Dumbarton (R) 30 9 3 18 51 84 33 21
14 St Mirren 30 7 6 17 45 71 26 20
15 Albion Rovers (R) 30 7 2 21 42 104 62 16
16 Airdrieonians (R) 30 4 6 20 43 73 30 14
Source: The Celtic Wiki – Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

1945-1946

Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

Southern League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers (C) 30 22 4 4 85 41 +44 48
2 Hibernian 30 17 6 7 67 37 +30 40
3 Aberdeen 30 16 6 8 73 41 +32 38
4 Celtic 30 12 11 7 55 44 +11 35
5 Clyde 30 11 9 10 64 54 +10 31
6 Motherwell 30 11 9 10 54 55 1 31
7 Heart of Midlothian 30 11 8 11 63 57 +6 30
8 Queen's Park 30 11 8 11 60 60 0 30
9 Third Lanark 30 14 2 14 63 68 5 30
10 Morton 30 9 11 10 72 69 +3 29
11 Falkirk 30 11 5 14 62 70 8 27
12 Partick Thistle 30 11 4 15 54 65 11 26
13 Queen of the South 30 9 6 15 62 82 20 24
14 St Mirren 30 9 5 16 54 70 16 23
15 Kilmarnock 30 7 8 15 56 87 31 22
16 Hamilton Academical 30 5 6 19 44 88 44 16
Source: [2]
(C) Champion.

References

  1. McColl, Brian (2014). A Record of British Wartime Football. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-291-84089-6.
  2. "Southern Football League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2018.

Publications

Graham Barnstaple and Keith Brown (2004). "'Well Again! The Official History of Motherwell Football Club 1886-2004". Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9547830-2-0
Alex Smith (2003). "Motherwell: Champions of Scotland 1931-32". Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-73-2

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