1907–08 in Scottish football

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1907–08 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Raith Rovers
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Larkhall Thistle
Scotland national team
1908 BHC

The 1907–08 season was the 35th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 18th season of the Scottish Football League. This season also saw the first playing of the Scottish Consolation Cup.

League competitions

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Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1907–08 Scottish Division One
1908 Celtic team photo with the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, Scottish Cup and Glasgow Cup trophies

Celtic won the title ahead of Falkirk and Rangers. A 1–0 win at Rangers' home Ibrox in an Old Firm match on 25 April 1908 meant that they could not be caught by either pursuer. In the close season, the Celtic goalscorer Alec Bennett switched to Rangers, one of very few player moves directly between the rivals.[1]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic (C) 34 24 7 3 86 27 +59 55
2 Falkirk 34 22 7 5 103 42 +61 51
3 Rangers 34 21 8 5 74 40 +34 50
4 Dundee 33 20 8 5 74 40 +34 48
5 Hibernian 34 17 8 9 55 42 +13 42
6 Airdrieonians 34 18 5 11 58 41 +17 41
7 St Mirren 34 13 10 11 50 59 −9 36
8 Aberdeen 34 13 9 12 45 44 +1 35
9 Third Lanark 34 13 7 14 45 50 −5 33
10 Motherwell 34 12 7 15 61 53 +8 31
11 Heart of Midlothian 34 11 6 17 50 62 −12 28
12 Hamilton Academical 34 10 8 16 55 65 −10 28
13 Morton 34 9 9 16 43 66 −23 27
14 Partick Thistle 34 8 9 17 43 69 −26 25
15 Kilmarnock 34 6 13 15 38 61 −23 25
16 Queen's Park 34 7 8 19 54 84 −30 22
17 Clyde 34 5 8 21 38 75 −37 18
18 Port Glasgow Athletic 34 5 7 22 39 98 −59 17
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1907–08 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Raith Rovers (C) 22 14 2 6 37 23 +14 30
2 Ayr 22 11 5 6 40 33 +7 27
2 Dumbarton 22 12 5 5 49 32 +17 27[a]
4 Abercorn 22 9 5 8 33 30 +3 23
4 East Stirlingshire 22 9 5 8 30 32 −2 23
6 Ayr Parkhouse 22 11 0 11 38 38 0 22
7 Leith Athletic 22 8 5 9 41 40 +1 21
7 St Bernard's 22 8 5 9 31 32 −1 21
9 Albion Rovers 22 7 5 10 36 48 −12 19
10 Vale of Leven 22 5 8 9 25 31 −6 18
11 Arthurlie 22 6 5 11 33 45 −12 17
12 Cowdenbeath 22 5 4 13 26 35 −9 14
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. ^ Dumbarton 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 5 – 1 St Mirren
Scottish Qualifying Cup St Bernard's 3 – 1 Raith Rovers
Scottish Consolation Cup Alloa Athletic 2 – 0 Dumbarton
Scottish Junior Cup Larkhall Thistle 1 – 0 Queen's Park Hampden XI[a][2]

County

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 4 – 0 Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup Galston 2 – 1[b] Kilmarnock
Border Cup Peebles Rovers 4 – 0 Duns
Dumbartonshire Cup Renton 2 – 0 Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 2 – 1[b] Leith Athletic
Fife Cup East Fife 4 – 2[b] Lochgelly Un
Forfarshire Cup Forfar Athletic 4 – 1 Montrose
Glasgow Cup Celtic 2 – 1[c] Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell 4 – 2 Wishaw Thistle
Linlithgowshire Cup Broxburn 4 – 1[c] Broxburn Athletic
North of Scotland Cup Forres Mechanics 3 – 2 Inverness Thistle
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 5 – 1 Vale of Teith
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 4 – 0[d] Johnstone
Southern Counties Cup Maxwelltown Volunteers 5 – 1 Dalbeattie Star
Stirlingshire Cup Alloa Athletic 1 – 0[b] East Stirling

Non-league honours

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Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin 12 10 1 1 30 15 +15 21
2 Highland Light Infantry 11 6 3 2 29 16 +13 15
3 Inverness Citadel 12 5 4 3 19 18 +1 14
Source: SFHA

Other Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Border Senior League Vale of Leithen
Northern League Brechin City
Perthshire League Stanley
Scottish Combination Galston
Scottish Union Bathgate

Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Scotland were joint winners of the 1908 British Home Championship with England.

Date Venue Opponents Score[e] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
7 March 1908 Dens Park, Dundee (H)  Wales 2–1 BHC Willie Lennie, Alex Bennett
14 March 1908 Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)  Ireland 5–0 BHC Jimmy Quinn (4), James Galt
4 April 1908 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England 1–1 BHC Andrew Wilson

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 5
 Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 5
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 2
 Wales 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
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) Co-champions

Other national teams

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Scottish League XI

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Date Venue Opponents[4][5] Score[f] Scotland scorer(s)
29 February 1908 Villa Park, Birmingham (A) England Football League XI 0–2

Notes

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  1. ^ The Hampden XI were the third XI of Queen's Park.
  2. ^ a b c d Replay needed.
  3. ^ a b Second replay needed.
  4. ^ Aggregate over two legs.
  5. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  6. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Celtic's Ibrox title-clinchers". Scottish Football Answers to Questions (archive). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ "QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918" (PDF). Queen's Park FC. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "British Championship 1908". EU-Football. Retrieved 7 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.
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