1902–03 in Scottish football

The 1902–03 season was the 30th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 13th season of the Scottish Football League.

1902–03 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Hibernian
Division Two champions
Airdrieonians
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Parkhead
Scotland national team
1903 BHC

Scottish League Division One
Main article: 1902–03 Scottish Division One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian 22 16 5 1 48 18 +30 37
2 Dundee 22 13 5 4 31 12 +19 31
3 Rangers 22 12 5 5 56 24 +32 29
4 Heart of Midlothian 22 11 6 5 46 27 +19 28
5 Celtic 22 8 10 4 36 30 +6 26
6 St Mirren 22 7 8 7 39 40 −1 22
7 Third Lanark 22 8 5 9 34 27 +7 21
8 Partick Thistle 22 6 7 9 34 50 −16 19
9 Kilmarnock 22 6 4 12 24 43 −19 16
10 Queen's Park 22 5 5 12 33 48 −15 15
11 Port Glasgow Athletic 22 3 5 14 26 49 −23 11
12 Morton 22 2 5 15 22 55 −33 9
Source: nozdrul.plus.com

Champions: Hibernian

Scottish League division Two
Main article: 1902–03 Scottish Division Two
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

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1902–03 Scottish Cup

Rangers won the Scottish Cup after beating Hearts 2–0 in the second replay after the two previous games had ended in draws.

Other honours

Scottish Qualifying Cup
Winner Score Runner-up
Motherwell 2 – 1 Stenhousemuir

County Cups
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Victoria Un 4 – 1[1] Aberdeen
Ayrshire Cup Galston 2 – 0 Annbank
Dumbartonshire Cup not played
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 2 – 1 Leith Ath
Fife Cup Hearts of Beith Lochgelly Un
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 2 – 1 Montrose
Glasgow Cup Third Lanark 3 – 0 Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 2 – 1 Hamilton
Linlithgowshire Cup Broxburn 1 – 0 Bo'ness
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 3 – 2 Vale of Teith
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 4 – 0[2] Abercorn
Southern Counties Cup Dumfries 3 – 1 Douglas Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirling 3 – 0[1] Stenhousemuir

Highland League
Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin 10 7 2 1 30 9 +21 16
2 Inverness Thistle 10 7 1 2 20 18 +2 15
3 Inverness Citadel 10 5 0 5 25 18 +7 10
Source:

Junior Cup

Parkhead were winners of the Scottish Junior Cup after a 3–0 win over Larkhall Thistle in the final.

Scotland national team
Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

In the 1903 British Home Championship, Scotland shared the trophy with England and Ireland.

Date Venue Opponents Score[3] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
9 March 1903 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)  Wales 1–0 BHC Finlay Speedie
21 March 1903 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 0–2 BHC
4 April 1903 Bramall Lane, Sheffield (A)  England 2–1 BHC Finlay Speedie, Robert Walker

Key:

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

See also

Notes and references
  1. replay
  2. play off
  3. Scotland's score is shown first.
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