1912–13 in Scottish football

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1912–13 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Ayr United
Scottish Cup winners
Falkirk
Junior Cup winners
Inverkeithing United
Scotland national team
1913 BHC

The 1912–13 season was the 40th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 23rd season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

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Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1912–13 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers (C) 34 24 5 5 76 41 +35 53
2 Celtic 34 22 5 7 53 28 +25 49
=3 Heart of Midlothian 34 17 7 10 71 43 +28 41
=3 Airdrieonians 34 15 11 8 64 46 +18 41
5 Falkirk 34 14 12 8 56 38 +18 40
=6 Hibernian 34 16 5 13 63 54 +9 37
=6 Motherwell 34 12 13 9 47 39 +8 37
=6 Aberdeen 34 14 9 11 47 40 +7 37
9 Clyde 34 13 9 12 41 44 −3 35
10 Hamilton Academical 34 12 8 14 44 47 −3 32
11 Kilmarnock 34 10 11 13 37 54 −17 31
12 St Mirren 34 10 10 14 50 60 −10 30
=13 Dundee 34 8 13 13 33 46 −13 29
=13 Morton 34 11 7 16 50 59 −9 29
15 Third Lanark 34 8 12 14 31 41 −10 28
16 Raith Rovers 34 8 10 16 46 60 −14 26
17 Partick Thistle 34 10 4 20 40 55 −15 24
18 Queen's Park 34 5 3 26 34 88 −54 13
Source: "1912-1913 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
(C) Champions

Champions: Rangers

Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1912–13 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ayr United (C, P) 26 13 8 5 45 19 +26 34 Promoted to the 1913–14 Scottish Division One
2 Dunfermline Athletic 26 13 7 6 45 27 +18 33
3 East Stirlingshire 26 12 8 6 43 27 +16 32
4 Abercorn 26 12 7 7 33 31 +2 31
5 Cowdenbeath 26 12 6 8 36 27 +9 30
6 Dumbarton (P) 26 12 5 9 38 30 +8 29 Promoted to the 1913–14 Scottish Division One
7 St Bernard's 26 12 3 11 36 34 +2 27
8 Johnstone 26 9 6 11 31 43 −12 24
9 Albion Rovers 26 10 3 13 38 40 −2 23
10 Dundee Hibernian 26 6 10 10 34 43 −9 22
11 St Johnstone 26 7 7 12 29 38 −9 21
11 Vale of Leven 26 8 5 13 28 44 −16 21
13 Arthurlie 26 7 5 14 37 49 −12 19
14 Leith Athletic 26 5 8 13 26 47 −21 18
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

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Cup honours

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National

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Falkirk 2 – 0 Rovers
Scottish Qualifying Cup Abercorn 4 – 1[a] Arbroath
Scottish Consolation Cup Galston 2 – 0[a] Stenhousemuir
Scottish Junior Cup Inverkeithing United 1 – 0 Dunipace
Scottish Amateur Cup Leith Amateurs 1 – 0 Ardrossan Academy Former Pupils

County

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 4 – 0 Fraserburgh
Ayrshire Cup Galston 2 – 1[a] Ayr United
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton Harp 1 – 0[a] Renton
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 3 – 2 St Bernard's
Fife Cup Kirkcaldy United 5 – 2 East Fife
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 7 – 0 Montrose
Glasgow Cup Rangers 3 – 1 Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 5 – 1 Dykehead
Linlithgowshire Cup Armadale 2 – 1 Broxburn
Perthshire Cup Dunblane 3 – 0 Breadalbane
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 4 – 3[b] St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup Solway Star 1 – 0[c] Dumfries
Stirlingshire Cup Alloa Athletic 5 – 0[d] King's Park

Non-league honours

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Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 'A' 16 13 3 0 53 18 +35 29
2 Buckie Thistle 16 9 1 6 20 19 +1 19
3 Inverness Caledonian 16 8 1 7 34 36 −2 17
Source: RSSSF

Other Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Banffshire League unfinished
Border Senior League unfinished
Central League Alloa Athletic
Eastern League
Northern League Brechin City
Perthshire League unfinished
Scottish Union Dykehead

Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
3 March 1913 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 0–0 BHC
15 March 1913 Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)  Ireland 2–1 BHC Willie Reid, Alex Bennett
5 April 1913 Stamford Bridge, London (A)  England 0–1 BHC

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
 Wales 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
 Scotland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 2
Source: [2]
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[3][4][5] Score[e] Scotland scorer(s)
14 October 1912 London (A) England Southern League XI 0–1
6 November 1912 Solitude, Belfast (A) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 3–1
1 March 1913 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) England Football League XI 4–1

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  2. ^ "British Championship 1913". EU-Football. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. ^ "SFL XI v Southern League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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