1913–14 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland

Season	1913–14

1913–14 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Cowdenbeath
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Larkhall Thistle
Scotland national team
1914 BHC

The 1913–14 season was the 41st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 24th season of the Scottish Football League. 1913–14 saw an increase from 18 teams to 20 teams in Division one while the number of teams in Division two was decreased back to 12 from 14.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1913–14 Scottish Division One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Celtic (C)	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: "1913-1914 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
(C) Champions

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1913–14 Scottish Division Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cowdenbeath (C)	22	13	5	4	34	17	+17	31
2	Albion Rovers	22	10	7	5	38	33	+5	27
3	Dundee Hibernian	22	11	4	7	36	31	+5	26
3	Dunfermline Athletic	22	11	4	7	46	28	+18	26
5	Abercorn	22	10	3	9	32	32	0	23
5	St Johnstone	22	9	5	8	48	38	+10	23
7	East Stirlingshire	22	7	8	7	40	36	+4	22
7	St Bernard's	22	8	6	8	39	31	+8	22
9	Arthurlie	22	8	4	10	35	38	−3	20
10	Leith Athletic	22	5	9	8	31	37	−6	19
11	Vale of Leven	22	5	3	14	23	47	−24	13
12	Johnstone	22	4	4	14	21	55	−34	12

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	4 – 1[a]	Hinernian
Scottish Qualifying Cup	Albion Rovers	3 – 1[b]	Dundee Hibs
Scottish Consolation Cup	St Johnstone	2 – 1[a]	St Bernard's
Scottish Junior Cup	Larkhall Thistle	1 – 0[b]	Ashfield
Scottish Amateur Cup	Cameronians	2 – 0	Albert Road School

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Aberdeen	3 – 0	Buckie Thistle
Ayrshire Cup	Galston	3 – 2	Stevenston United
Dumbartonshire Cup	Renton	1 – 0[a]	Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	1 – 0	Hibernian
Fife Cup	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 1	Lochgelly United
Forfarshire Cup	Arbroath	2 – 1[a]	Dundee Hibs
Glasgow Cup	Rangers	3 – 0	Third Lanark
Lanarkshire Cup	Airdrie	3 – 1	Royal Albert
Linlithgowshire Cup	Broxburn	2 – 1	Armadale
Perthshire Cup	St Johnstone	4 – 0	Morrisonians
Renfrewshire Cup	Morton	5 – 11[c]	St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup	Nithsdale Wanderers	4 – 3	Whithorn
Stirlingshire Cup	East Stirling	2 – 1	Falkirk

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Inverness Caledonian	16	9	7	0	29	13	+16	25
2	Aberdeen 'A'	16	11	1	4	43	28	+15	23
3	Elgin City	16	8	2	6	30	23	+7	18

Source: RSSSF

Other Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Central League	Armadale
Eastern League
Northern League	unfinished
Perthshire League	Tulloch
Scottish Union	Queen's Park Victoria XI[d][1]

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[2]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
28 February 1914	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Wales	0–0	BHC
14 March 1914	Windsor Park, Belfast (A)	Ireland	1–1	BHC	Joe Donnachie
4 April 1914	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	England	3–1	BHC	Charles Thomson, Jimmy McMenemy, Willie Reid

Key:

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

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ireland (C)	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5
Scotland	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	4
England	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	2
Wales	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

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) Champions

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date	Venue	Opponents[4][5][6]	Score[e]	Scotland scorer(s)
13 October 1913	Cathkin Park, Glasgow (H)	Southern League XI	5–0
5 November 1913	Windsor Park, Belfast (A)	Irish League XI	2–1
21 March 1914	Turf Moor, Burnley (A)	Football League XI	3–2

See also

• 1913–14 Aberdeen F.C. season

Notes

1. Replay needed.
2. Second replay needed.
3. Aggregate over two legs.
4. The Victoria XI were the fourth XI of Queen's Park.
5. 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 1914". EU-Football. Retrieved 9 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.

External links

• Scottish Football Historical Archive