1906–07 in Scottish football

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1906–07 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
St Bernard's
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Strathclyde
Scotland national team
1907 BHC

The 1906–07 season was the 34th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 17th season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

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Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1906–07 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 34 23 9 2 80 30 +50 55 Champions
2 Dundee 34 18 12 4 53 26 +27 48
3 Rangers 34 19 7 8 69 33 +36 45
4 Airdrieonians 34 18 6 10 59 44 +15 42
5 Falkirk 34 17 7 10 73 58 +15 41
6 Third Lanark 34 15 9 10 57 48 +9 39
7 St Mirren 34 12 13 9 50 44 +6 37
8 Clyde 34 15 6 13 47 52 −5 36
9 Heart of Midlothian 34 11 13 10 46 43 +3 35
10 Motherwell 34 12 9 13 45 48 −3 33
11 Hibernian 34 10 10 14 40 49 −9 30
12 Aberdeen 34 10 10 14 48 55 −7 30
13 Morton 34 11 6 17 41 50 −9 28
14 Partick Thistle 34 9 8 17 40 60 −20 26
15 Queen's Park 34 9 6 19 51 66 −15 24
16 Port Glasgow Athletic 34 7 7 20 30 67 −37 21
17 Kilmarnock 34 8 5 21 40 72 −32 21
18 Hamilton Academical 34 8 5 21 40 64 −24 21
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1906–07 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St Bernard's (C) 22 14 4 4 41 24 +17 32
2 Arthurlie 22 12 3 7 51 40 +11 27
2 Vale of Leven 22 13 1 8 54 35 +19 27
4 Dumbarton 22 11 3 8 52 35 +17 25
5 Leith Athletic 22 10 4 8 40 35 +5 24
6 Albion Rovers 22 10 3 9 43 36 +7 23
6 Cowdenbeath 22 10 5 7 36 40 −4 23[a]
8 Ayr 22 7 6 9 34 38 −4 20
9 Abercorn 22 5 7 10 29 47 −18 17
10 Raith Rovers 22 6 4 12 40 48 −8 16[b]
11 East Stirlingshire 22 6 4 12 36 48 −12 16[b]
12 Ayr Parkhouse 22 5 2 15 33 63 −30 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
Notes:
  1. ^ Cowdenbeath were docked two points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ a b Raith Rovers and East Stirlingshire finished level on points but Raith Rovers won a play-off match to determine ranking positions.

Note: Cowdenbeath were docked two points for fielding an ineligible player.

Other honours

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Cup honours

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National

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Celtic 3 – 0 Hearts
Scottish Qualifying Cup Raith Rovers 3 – 1 St Bernard's
Scottish Junior Cup Strathclyde 1 – 0 Maryhill

County

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 3 – 1 Aberdeen Harp
Ayrshire Cup Hurlford 3 – 1 Lanemark
Border Cup Berwick Rangers 3 – 0 Vale of Leithen
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 2 – 0[a] Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 1 – 0 Leith Athletic
Fife Cup Kirkcaldy United 3 – 1 Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 1 – 0 Dundee
Glasgow Cup Celtic 3 – 2 Third Lanark
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell 1 – 0 Airdrie
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 2 – 1[b] Broxburn
North of Scotland Cup Clachnacuddin 3 – 2 Inverness Citadel
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 1 – 0[c] Vale of Teith
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 4 – 1[d] Johnstone
Southern Counties Cup Nithsdale Wanderers 1 – 0 Douglas Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 2 – 0 Alloa Athletic

Non-league honours

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Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Thistle 10 8 1 1 31 13 +18 17
2 Inverness Caledonian 9 3 5 1 18 15 +3 11
3 Inverness Citadel 10 3 4 3 18 17 +1 10
Source: SFHA

Other Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Border Senior League unfinished
Eastern League unfinished
Northern League Kirkcaldy United / Dundee 'A'
Perthshire League Stanley
Scottish Combination Galston / Johnstone
Scottish Union Rangers 'A'

Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[e] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
4 March 1907 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 0–1 BHC
17 March 1907 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 3–0 BHC Frank O'Rourke, Bobby Walker, Charles Thomson (pen.)
6 April 1907 St James' Park, Newcastle (A)  England 1–1 BHC Bob Crompton (o.g.)

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Wales (C) 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 5
 England 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
 Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 3
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: [1]
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

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Scottish League XI

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Date Venue Opponents[2][3] Score[f] Scotland scorer(s)
2 March 1907 Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) England Football League XI 0–0

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Second replay needed.
  2. ^ Replay needed.
  3. ^ Third replay needed.
  4. ^ Aggregate over two legs.
  5. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  6. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

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  1. ^ "British Championship 1907". EU-Football.Info. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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