1891–92 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland

Season	1891–92

1891–92 in Scottish football
Scottish Football League champions
Dumbarton
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Minerva
Scotland national team
1892 BHC

1891–92 in Scottish football was the 19th season of competitive football in Scotland and the second season of Scottish league football.

League competitions

Scottish Football League

Main article: 1891–92 Scottish Football League

Dumbarton were crowned Scottish Football League champions after sharing the title the previous season.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dumbarton (C)	22	18	1	3	79	28	+51	37	Champions
2	Celtic	22	16	3	3	62	21	+41	35
3	Heart of Midlothian	22	15	4	3	65	35	+30	34
4	Leith Athletic	22	12	1	9	51	40	+11	25
5	Rangers	22	11	2	9	59	46	+13	24
6	Renton	22	8	5	9	38	44	−6	21
6	3rd LRV	22	8	5	9	44	47	−3	21
8	Clyde	22	8	4	10	63	62	+1	20
9	Abercorn	22	6	5	11	45	59	−14	17
10	St Mirren	22	5	5	12	43	60	−17	15	Re-elected
11	Cambuslang	22	2	6	14	21	53	−32	10	Not re-elected
12	Vale of Leven	22	0	5	17	24	99	−75	5

Source: ^[1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champions

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Celtic	5 – 1[a]	Queen's Park
Scottish Junior Cup	Minerva	5 – 2	W Benhar Violet

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Victoria United	2 – 0	Aberdeen
Ayrshire Cup	Annbank	3 – 0	Hurlford
Banffshire Cup	Keith	4 – 1	Portsoy Thistle
Border Cup	Duns	1 – 0	Vale of Gala
Buteshire Cup	Bute Rangers	7 – 1	Bute Thistle
Dumbartonshire Cup	Dumbarton	2 – 0	Vale of Leven
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	2 – 0	St Bernard's
Fife Cup	Raith Rovers	3 –1	Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup	Montrose	5 – 3	Dundee East End
Glasgow Cup	Celtic	7 – 1	Clyde
Lanarkshire Cup	Airdrie	4 – 3	Wishaw Thistle
Linlithgowshire Cup	Bathgate Rovers	4 – 0	Broxburn Shamrock
North of Scotland Cup	Inverness Caledonian	3 – 1	Inverness Thistle
Perthshire Cup	Dunblane	6 – 1	Vale of Athole
Renfrewshire Cup	Abercorn	2 – 1	St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup	5th KRV	9 – 1	Mid Annandale
Stirlingshire Cup	Campsie	4 – 1	Falkirk

Non-league honours

Senior

Division	Winner
Ayrshire League	Annbank	[3]
Eastern Alliance	unfinished	[4]
Midland League	Raith Rovers	[5]
Northern League	Dundee East End / Dundee Our Boys	[6]
Scottish Alliance	Linthouse	[7]
Scottish Federation	Arthurlie	[8]

Scotland national team

Main articles: 1891–92 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[b]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
19 March 1892	Solitude, Belfast (A)	Ireland	3–2	BHC	Alex Keillor, William Lambie, David McPherson
26 March 1892	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)	Wales	6–1	BHC	James Hamilton (2), John McPherson (2), William Thomson, David Baird
2 April 1892	Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)	England	1–4	BHC	John Bell

Key:

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

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	6
Scotland	3	2	0	1	10	7	+3	4
Ireland	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1
Wales	3	0	1	2	2	9	−7	1

Source: ^[9][10]
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[11]	Score[c]	Scotland scorer(s)
11 April	Pike's Lane, Bolton (A)	Football League XI	2–2	Sandy McMahon, Jack Bell

See also

1891–92 Rangers F.C. season

Notes

1. Replay needed.
2. Scotland's score is shown first.
3. Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

1. Graham, Alexander (2005). Football in Scotland: A Statistical Record 1873–2005. Cleethorpes: Soccer Books. p. 10. ISBN 1-86223-123-0.
2. Scottish Football Tables 1890 - 2019. Cleethorpes: Soccer Books. 2019. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-86223-405-5.
3. "Ayrshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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6. "Northern League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
7. "Scottish Alliance". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
8. "Scottish Federation". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
9. Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
10. "British Championships 1892". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
11. "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.