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Season | 1909–10 | |
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1909–10 in Scottish football | |
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Division One champions | |
Celtic | |
Division Two champions | |
Leith Athletic | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Dundee | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Ashfield | |
Scotland national team | |
1910 BHC |
The 1909–10 season was the 37th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 20th season of the Scottish Football League.
Celtic extended their record run of consecutive league titles to six, while Dundee were Scottish Cup winners for the first time. On the international front, Scotland were outright British champions for the first time in eight years.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 22 | +41 | 54 | |
2 | Falkirk | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 52 | |
3 | Rangers | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 46 | |
4 | Aberdeen | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 40 | |
5 | Clyde | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 37 | |
6 | Dundee | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 36 | |
7 | Third Lanark | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 34 | |
8 | Hibernian | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 34 | |
9 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 33 | |
10 | Motherwell | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 32 | |
11 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 32 | |
12 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 31 | |
13 | St Mirren | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 31 | |
14 | Queen's Park | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 30 | |
15 | Hamilton Academical | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 28 | |
16 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 26 | |
17 | Morton | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 25 | |
18 | Port Glasgow Athletic (R) | 34 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 93 | −68 | 11 | Relegated to the 1910–11 Scottish Division Two |
Champions: Celtic
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Leith Athletic (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 33 | |
1 | Raith Rovers (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 33 | Promoted to the 1910–11 Scottish Division One |
3 | St Bernard's | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 27 | |
4 | Dumbarton | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 23 | |
5 | Abercorn | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 22 | |
6 | Ayr | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 21 | |
6 | Vale of Leven | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 21 | |
8 | East Stirlingshire | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 20 | |
9 | Albion Rovers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 19 | |
10 | Arthurlie | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 17 | |
10 | Cowdenbeath | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 17 | |
12 | Ayr Parkhouse | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 11 |
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Scottish Cup | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Clyde |
Scottish Qualifying Cup | Leith Athletic | 4 – 0 | Bathgate |
Scottish Consolation Cup | Arthurlie | 4 – 2 | St Johnstone |
Scottish Junior Cup | Ashfield | 3 – 0 | Kilwinning Rangers |
Scottish Amateur Cup | John Neilson Institute Former Pupils | 6 – 1 | Paisley Academical |
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Peterhead |
Ayrshire Cup | Ayr | 1 – 0 | Ayr Parkhouse |
Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton Harp | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton |
East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 1 – 1 | St Bernard's |
Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Lochgelly United |
Forfarshire Cup | Brechin City | 4 – 1 | Arbroath |
Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Rangers |
Lanarkshire Cup | Hamilton Academical / Wishaw Thistle | ||
Linlithgowshire Cup | Bo'ness | 1 – 0 | Broxburn |
Perthshire Cup | Dunblane | 2 – 1 | Morrisonians |
Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 3 – 1 | Abercorn |
Southern Counties Cup | Dumfries | 1 – 0 | Nithsdale Wanderers |
Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 10 – 0 | Alloa |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Elgin City | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 20 |
2 | Inverness Thistle | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 20 |
3 | Inverness Citadel | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 19 |
Other Senior Leagues
Scotland were winners of the 1910 British Home Championship.
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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5 March 1910 | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) | Wales | 1–0 | BHC | Archie Devine |
19 March 1910 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 0–1 | BHC | |
2 April 1910 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–0 | BHC | Jimmy McMenemy, Jimmy Quinn |
Key:
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Scotland (C) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 |
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Scotland scorer(s) |
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25 October 1909 | Firhill, Glasgow (H) | Irish League XI | 2–0 | Jimmy Quinn, Sandy MacFarlane |
26 February 1910 | Ewood Park, Blackburn (A) | Football League XI | 3–2 | Jimmy Quinn (2), Bobby Templeton |