1911–12 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland
Season1911–12
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1911–12 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Ayr United
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Petershill
Scotland national team
1912 BHC

The 1911–12 season was the 39th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 22nd season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1911–12 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers (C) 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: "1911-1912 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
(C) Champions

Champions: Rangers

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1911–12 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ayr United (C) 22 16 3 3 54 24 +30 35
2 Abercorn 22 13 4 5 43 22 +21 30
3 Dumbarton 22 13 1 8 47 31 +16 27
4 Cowdenbeath 22 12 2 8 39 31 +8 26
5 St Johnstone 22 10 4 8 29 27 +2 24
6 St Bernard's 22 9 5 8 38 36 +2 23
7 Leith Athletic 22 9 4 9 31 34 −3 22
8 Arthurlie 22 7 5 10 30 30 0 19
9 East Stirlingshire 22 7 3 12 21 31 −10 17
10 Dundee Hibernian 22 5 5 12 21 41 −20 15
11 Albion Rovers 22 6 1 15 19 41 −22 13
11 Vale of Leven 22 6 1 15 26 50 −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) Champions

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Celtic 2 – 0 Clyde
Scottish Qualifying Cup Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Dumbarton
Scottish Consolation Cup Johnstone 2 – 0 Galston
Scottish Junior Cup Petershill 1 – 0 Denny Hibernian
Scottish Amateur Cup Queen's Park Strollers[a][1] 2 – 0 Leith Amateurs

County

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 5 – 1 Portsoy
Ayrshire Cup Ayr United 2 – 0 Hurlford
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton Harp 1 – 0[b] Renton
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 2 – 0 St Bernard's
Fife Cup Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1[c] Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 2 – 0 Brechin City
Glasgow Cup Rangers 1 – 0 Partick Thistle
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell 1 – 0 Hamilton
Linlithgowshire Cup Bathgate 5 – 2 Broxburn
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone w.o.[d] Scone
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 3 – 1[e] Arthurlie
Southern Counties Cup Nithsdale Wanderers 1 – 0[f] Douglas Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup King's Park 1 – 0 Alloa Athletic

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Caledonian[g] 12 7 3 2 25 10 +15 17
2 Clachnacuddin 12 7 3 2 24 17 +7 17
3 Inverness Thistle 12 8 1 3 32 20 +12 17
Source: RSSSF

Other Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Border Senior League Selkirk (Division 1)
Selkirk Woodburn (Division 2)
Central League Dunfermline Athletic
Northern League unfinished
Perthshire League Tulloch
Scottish Union Galston

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Scotland shared the 1912 British Home Championship trophy with England.

Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
2 March 1912 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh  Wales 1–0 BHC Jimmy Quinn
16 March 1912 Windsor Park, Belfast (A)  Ireland 4–1 BHC Walter Aitkenhead (2), Willie Reid, Bobby Walker
23 March 1912 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England 1–1 BHC Unknown Scorer

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 5
 Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 2
 Wales 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Co-champions

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date Venue Opponents[4][5][6] Score[h] Scotland scorer(s)
2 October 1911 Glasgow (H) England Southern League XI 3–2
30 October 1911 Firhill, Glasgow (A) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 3–0
17 February 1912 Ayresome Park, Glasgow (A) England Football League XI 0–2

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Strollers were the second XI of Queen's Park.
  2. ^ Third replay needed.
  3. ^ Second replay needed. Won on corners
  4. ^ Match awarded via walkover.
  5. ^ Aggregate over two legs.
  6. ^ Replay needed.
  7. ^ Finished first after play-offs.
  8. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

  1. ^ "QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918" (PDF). Queen's Park FC. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  3. ^ "British Championship 1912". EU-Football. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ "SFL XI v Southern League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.