Football in Scotland
Season1908–09
Scotland
1902–03 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Hibernian
Division Two champions
Airdrieonians
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Parkhead
Scotland national team
1903 BHC

The 1902–03 season was the 30th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 13th season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian 22 16 5 1 48 18 +30 37
2 Dundee 22 13 5 4 31 12 +19 31
3 Rangers 22 12 5 5 56 24 +32 29
4 Heart of Midlothian 22 11 6 5 46 27 +19 28
5 Celtic 22 8 10 4 36 30 +6 26
6 St Mirren 22 7 8 7 39 40 −1 22
7 Third Lanark 22 8 5 9 34 27 +7 21
8 Partick Thistle 22 6 7 9 34 50 −16 19
9 Kilmarnock 22 6 4 12 24 43 −19 16
10 Queen's Park 22 5 5 12 33 48 −15 15
11 Port Glasgow Athletic 22 3 5 14 26 49 −23 11
12 Morton 22 2 5 15 22 55 −33 9

Champions: Hibernian

Scottish League Division Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airdrieonians (C, P) 22 15 5 2 43 19 +24 35 Promoted to the 1903–04 Scottish Division One
2 Motherwell (P) 22 12 4 6 44 35 +9 28
3 Ayr 22 12 3 7 34 34 0 27
3 Leith Athletic 22 11 5 6 43 42 +1 27
5 St Bernard's 22 12 2 8 45 32 +13 26
6 Falkirk 22 8 7 7 39 37 +2 23
6 Hamilton Academical 22 11 1 10 45 35 +10 23
8 East Stirlingshire 22 9 3 10 46 41 +5 21
9 Arthurlie 22 6 8 8 34 46 −12 20
10 Abercorn 22 5 2 15 35 58 −23 12
11 Clyde 22 2 7 13 22 40 −18 11
11 Raith Rovers 22 3 5 14 34 55 −21 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; (P) Promoted

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Rangers 2 – 0[lower-alpha 1] Hearts
Scottish Qualifying Cup Motherwell 2 – 1 Stenhousemuir
Scottish Junior Cup Parkhead 3 – 0 Larkhall Thistle

County

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Victoria Un 4 – 1[lower-alpha 2] Aberdeen
Ayrshire Cup Galston 2 – 0 Annbank
Border Cup Vale of Leithen 5 – 2[lower-alpha 2] Selkirk
Dumbartonshire Cup not held
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 2 – 1 Leith Ath
Fife Cup Hearts of Beith 3 – 2 Lochgelly United
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 2 – 1 Montrose
Glasgow Cup Third Lanark 3 – 0 Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 2 – 1 Hamilton
Linlithgowshire Cup Broxburn 1 – 0 Bo'ness
North of Scotland Cup Clachnacuddin 4 – 1[lower-alpha 2] Inverness Citadel
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 3 – 2 Vale of Teith
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 4 – 0[lower-alpha 3] Abercorn
Southern Counties Cup Dumfries 3 – 1 Douglas Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirling 3 – 0[lower-alpha 2] Stenhousemuir

Non-league honours

Senior

Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin 10 7 2 1 30 9 +21 16
2 Inverness Thistle 10 7 1 2 20 18 +2 15
3 Inverness Citadel 10 5 0 5 25 18 +7 10
Source: RSSSF

Other Leagues

Division Winner
Banffshire & District League Buckie Thistle
Border Senior League Selkirk
Central Combination Alloa Athletic
Northern League Dundee 'A'
Perthshire League Stanley
Scottish Combination Albion Rovers

Scotland national team

In the 1903 British Home Championship, Scotland shared the trophy with England and Ireland.

Date Venue Opponents Score[lower-alpha 4] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
9 March 1903 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)  Wales 1–0 BHC Finlay Speedie
21 March 1903 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 0–2 BHC
4 April 1903 Bramall Lane, Sheffield (A)  England 2–1 BHC Finlay Speedie, Robert Walker

Key:

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

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date Venue Opponents[1][2] Score[lower-alpha 5] Scotland scorer(s)
28 February 1903 Grosvenor Park, Belfast (A) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 0–1
14 March 1903 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) England Football League XI 0–3

Notes

  1. ↑ Second replay needed
  2. 1 2 3 4 Replay needed.
  3. ↑ Play off needed.
  4. ↑ Scotland's score is shown first.
  5. ↑ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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