Football in Scotland
Season1892–93
Scotland
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

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

League competitions

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 Champions
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) Champions; (R) Relegated

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Queen's Park 2 – 1[lower-alpha 1] Celtic
Scottish Junior Cup Vale of Clyde 3 – 0[lower-alpha 2] Dumbarton Fern

County

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Victoria United 3 – 2 Orion
Ayrshire Cup Annbank 5 – 2 Kilbirnie
Border Cup Selkirk w.o.[lower-alpha 3] Hawick Rangers
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 7 – 1 Levendale
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 3 – 1 St Bernard's
Fife Cup Cowdenbeath 2 – 1[lower-alpha 2] Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 1 – 0 Dundee Harp
Glasgow Cup Rangers 3 – 1 Celtic
North of Scotland Cup Inverness Thistle 5 – 2 Forres Mechanics
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

Non-league honours

Senior

Division Winner
Ayrshire League Annbank [1]
Midland League King's Park [2]
Northern League Arbroath [3]
Scottish Alliance Cowlairs [4]
Scottish Federation Royal Albert [5]
South of Scotland League unfinished [6]

Scotland national team

Date Venue Opponents Score[lower-alpha 4] 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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 6
 Scotland 3 2 0 1 16 6 +10 4
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 6 15 −9 2
 Wales 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
Source: [7][8]
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

Scottish League XI

Date Venue Opponents[9][10] Score[lower-alpha 5] Scotland scorer(s)
8 April Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) England Football League XI 3–4 John Taylor, John Madden, Sandy McMahon
29 April Ulsterville Park, Belfast (A) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 2–3 Robert Laing, Andrew Brown

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Replay ordered. First match null and void.
  2. 1 2 Replay needed.
  3. ↑ Walkover awarded. First two matches were drawn.
  4. ↑ Scotland's score is shown first.
  5. ↑ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

  1. ↑ "Ayrshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Northern League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Scottish Alliance". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Scottish Federation". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Southern Counties League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "British Championships 1893". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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