1900–01 in Scottish football

The 1900–01 season was the 28th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 11th season of the Scottish Football League.

Football in Scotland

Season	1900–01
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1900–01 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
St Bernard's
Scottish Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian
Junior Cup winners
Burnbank Athletic
Scotland national team
1901 BHC

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1900–01 Scottish Division One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	20	17	1	2	60	25	+35	35	Champions
2	Celtic	20	13	3	4	49	28	+21	29
3	Hibernian	20	9	7	4	29	22	+7	25
4	Morton	20	9	3	8	40	40	0	21
5	Kilmarnock	20	7	4	9	35	47	−12	18
5	Third Lanark	20	6	6	8	20	29	−9	18
7	Dundee	20	6	5	9	36	35	+1	17
7	Queen's Park	20	7	3	10	33	37	−4	17
9	St Mirren	20	5	6	9	33	43	−10	16
10	Heart of Midlothian	20	5	4	11	22	30	−8	14
11	Partick Thistle (R)	20	4	2	14	28	49	−21	10	Relegated to the 1901–02 Scottish Division Two

Source: "1900-1901 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

Champions: Rangers

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1900–01 Scottish Division Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	St Bernard's (C)	18	11	4	3	42	26	+16	26
2	Airdrieonians	18	11	1	6	43	32	+11	23
3	Abercorn	18	9	3	6	37	33	+4	21
4	Clyde	18	9	2	7	43	35	+8	20
4	Port Glasgow Athletic	18	10	0	8	45	43	+2	20
6	Ayr	18	9	0	9	32	34	−2	18
7	East Stirlingshire	18	7	3	8	34	39	−5	17
8	Hamilton Academical	18	4	4	10	41	49	−8	12
8	Leith Athletic	18	5	2	11	22	32	−10	12
10	Motherwell	18	4	3	11	26	42	−16	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) Champions

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Hearts	4 – 3	Celtic
Scottish Qualifying Cup	Stenhousemuir	3 – 0	East Stirlingshire
Scottish Junior Cup	Burnbank Athletic	2 – 0	Maryhill

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Orion	2 – 1	Victoria United
Ayrshire Cup	Ayr	2 – 1[a]	Stevenston Thistle
Border Cup	Vale of Leithen	3 – 1	Kelso
Dumbartonshire Cup	Vale of Leven	2 – 1	Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield	Leith Athletic	3 – 2	Hearts
Fife Cup	Hearts of Beith	w.o.[b]	Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup	Dundee	1 – 0	Dundee Wanderers
Glasgow Cup	Rangers	3 – 1	Partick Thistle
Lanarkshire Cup	Motherwell	3 – 1	Hamilton
Linlithgowshire Cup	Bo'ness	3 – 0	Bathgate
North of Scotland Cup	Inverness Citadel	2 – 0	Inverness Caledonian
Perthshire Cup	Dunblane	4 – 2	Auchterarder Thistle
Renfrewshire Cup	Morton	4 – 2[c]	St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup	Dumfries	4 – 3	6th GRV
Stirlingshire Cup	East Stirlingshire	3 – 2	Camelon

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Clachnacuddin	10	6	2	2	22	7	+15	14
2	Inverness Caledonian	10	5	2	3	33	16	+17	12
3	Inverness Citadel	9	3	4	2	26	15	+11	10

Source: SFHA

Other Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Banffshire & District League	Elgin City United
Central Combination	Stenhousemuir
Falkirk District League	King's Park
Northern League	Dundee 'A'
Perthshire League	Scone
Scottish Combination	Arthurlie

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[d]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
23 February 1901	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Ireland	11–0	BHC	Robert Hamilton (4), Sandy McMahon (3), John W. Campbell (2), John McPherson, David Russell
2 March 1901	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)	Wales	1–1	BHC	John Robertson
30 March 1901	Crystal Palace, London (A)	England	2–2	BHC	John Campbell, Robert Hamilton

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	2	1	0	11	2	+9	5
Scotland	3	1	2	0	14	3	+11	4
Wales	3	1	1	1	2	7	−5	3
Ireland	3	0	0	3	0	15	−15	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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[1][2]	Score[e]	Scotland scorer(s)
16 February 1901	Belfast (A)	Irish League XI	2–1	Nicol Smith, Alex Smith
16 March 1901	Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)	Football League XI	6–2	Robert Hamilton (3), Bobby Walker, Robert McColl, Alex Smith

Notes

1. Replay needed.
2. Match awarded via walkover.
3. Aggregate over two legs.
4. Scotland's score is shown first.
5. Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

See also

• 1900–01 Rangers F.C. season