1899–1900 in Scottish football

The season of 1899–1900 in Scottish football was the 27th season of competitive football in Scotland and the tenth season of the Scottish Football League.

Football in Scotland

Season	1899–1900
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1899–1900 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Partick Thistle
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Maryhill
Scotland national team
1900 BHC

League competitions

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1899–1900 Scottish Division One

Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	18	15	2	1	69	27	+42	32	Champions
2	Celtic	18	9	7	2	46	27	+19	25
3	Hibernian	18	9	6	3	43	24	+19	24
4	Heart of Midlothian	18	10	3	5	41	24	+17	23
5	Kilmarnock	18	6	6	6	30	37	−7	18
6	Dundee	18	4	7	7	36	39	−3	15
6	Third Lanark	18	5	5	8	31	38	−7	15
8	St Mirren	18	3	6	9	30	46	−16	12
8	St Bernard's (R)	18	4	4	10	29	47	−18	12	Relegated to the 1900–01 Scottish Division Two
10	Clyde (R)	18	2	0	16	24	70	−46	4

Source: "1899-1900 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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

Scottish Division Two

Main article: 1899–1900 Scottish Division Two

Partick Thistle won the Scottish Division Two.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Partick Thistle (C, P)	18	14	1	3	55	26	+29	29	Promoted to the 1900–01 Scottish Division One
2	Morton (P)	18	14	0	4	66	25	+41	28
3	Port Glasgow Athletic	18	10	0	8	50	41	+9	20
4	Leith Athletic	18	9	1	8	32	37	−5	19
4	Motherwell	18	9	1	8	38	36	+2	19
6	Abercorn	18	7	2	9	46	39	+7	16
7	Hamilton Academical	18	7	1	10	33	45	−12	15
8	Ayr	18	6	2	10	39	48	−9	14
9	Airdrieonians	18	4	3	11	27	49	−22	11
10	Linthouse (R)	18	2	5	11	28	68	−40	9	Failed re-election[a]

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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Linthouse failed re-election to compete in the next season and were replaced by East Stirlingshire.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Celtic	4 – 3	Queen's Park.
Scottish Qualifying Cup	Galston	5 – 2	Arbroath
Scottish Junior Cup	Maryhill	3 – 2	Rugby XI

County

Competition[a]	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Victoria United	5 – 2	Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup	Kilmarnock	4 – 0	Ayr Parkhouse
Border Cup	Vale of Leithen	2 – 1	Duns
Dumbartonshire Cup	Vale of Leven	5 – 3	Renton
East of Scotland Shield	Hibernian	3 – 0	Hearts
Forfarshire Cup	Arbroath	1 – 0[b]	Lochee United
Fife Cup	Cup withheld
Glasgow Cup	Rangers	1 – 0[b]	Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup	Albion Rovers	2 – 1[b]	Royal Albert
North of Scotland Cup	Clachnacuddin	3 – 2	Inverness Caledonian
Perthshire Cup	Dunblane	7 – 2	Fair City Athletic
Renfrewshire Cup	Port Glasgow Athletic	4 – 3[c]	Morton
Southern Counties Cup	Dumfries	4 – 2	6th GRV
Stirlingshire Cup	Stenhousemuir	2 – 1	Camelon

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top three

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Inverness Caledonian	10	9	0	1	29	7	+22	18
2	Clachnacuddin	10	6	2	2	26	12	+14	14
3	Inverness Thistle	10	6	2	2	24	10	+14	14

Source: RSSSF

Other Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Central Combination	Falkirk	[1]
Northern League	Dundee Wanderers	[2]
Perthshire League	unfinished	[3]
Scottish Combination	Queen's Park Strollers	[4]

Scotland national team

Main articles: 1899–1900 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[d]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
3 February	Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)	Wales	5–2	BHC	David Wilson (2), Jack Bell, Alexander Smith, Robert Hamilton
3 March	Solitude Ground, Belfast (A)	Ireland	3–0	BHC	Alexander Smith, John Campbell (2)
7 April	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	England	4–1	BHC	Robert Smyth McColl (3), Jack Bell

Scotland were winners of the 1900 British Home Championship, having won all three of their matches.

Key:

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

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland (C)	3	3	0	0	12	3	+9	6
Wales	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	3
England	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	3
Ireland	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0

Source: ^[5][6]
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[7][8]	Score[e]	Scotland scorer(s)
17 February	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Irish League XI	6–0	D.S. Campbell (3), John Hodge (2), John Neilson
31 March	Crystal Palace, London (A)	Football League XI	2–2	Bobby Walker, ?

See also

• 1899–1900 Rangers F.C. season

Notes

1. The Linlithgowshire Cup was not held.
2. Replay needed.
3. Aggregate over two legs.
4. "Scotland's score is shown first.
5. Scottish League XI's score is shown first.