1895–96 in Scottish football explained

Country:	Scotland
Season:	1895–96
Prevseason:	1894–95
Nextseason:	1896–97
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Bodyclass:	football
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Above:	1895–96 in Scottish football
Header1:	Division One champions
Data2:	Celtic
Header3:	Division Two champions
Data4:	Abercorn
Header5:	Scottish Cup winners
Data6:	Heart of Midlothian
Header7:	Junior Cup winners
Data8:	Cambuslang Hibs
Header9:	Scotland national team
Data10:	1896 BHC

The 1895–96 season of Scottish football was the 23rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the sixth season of the Scottish Football League. This season also saw the introduction of the Scottish Qualifying Cup.

League competitions

Scottish Division One

See main article: 1895–96 Scottish Division One.

Celtic topped the Scottish Division One.

Scottish Division Two

See main article: 1895–96 Scottish Division Two.

Abercorn came first in the Scottish Division Two. Leith Athletic and Renton finished second and third

Other honours

Cup honours

National

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Scottish Cup		3 – 1
Scottish Qualifying Cup	Annbank	3 – 0	East Stirlingshire
Scottish Junior Cup		3 – 1	Parkhead

County

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Aberdeenshire Cup	Victoria United	6 – 2	Aberdeen
Ayrshire Cup	Kilmarnock	7 – 2	Galston
Border Cup	Selkirk	6 – 2	Newcastleton
Dumbartonshire Cup	Renton	3 – 0	Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield	Mossend Swifts	4 – 1	Polton Vale
Fife Cup	Clackmannan	w.o.	Alloa Athletic
Forfarshire Cup	Arbroath	2 – 0	Dundee
Glasgow Cup	Celtic	6 – 3	Queen's Park
Lanarkshire Cup	Royal Albert	6 – 1	Motherwell
Linlithgowshire Cup	Bo'ness	3 – 0	Armadale
North of Scotland Cup	Clachnacuddin	4 – 1	Elgin City
Perthshire Cup	St Johnstone	5 – 3	Dunblane
Renfrewshire Cup	Port Glasgow Athletic	3 – 0	St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup	St Cuthbert Wanderers	4 – 1	Douglas Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup	Falkirk	6 – 1	Kilsyth Wanderers

Non-league honours

Highland League

Other Senior Leagues

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Ayrshire Combination	Ayr	^[1]
Midland League	Stenhousemuir	^[2]
Northern League	Forfar Athletic	^[3]
Scottish Alliance	Wishaw Thistle		^[4]

Scotland national team

See main article: 1895–96 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results.

Date	Venue	Opponents		Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
21 March 1896	Carolina Port, Dundee (H)		4–0	BHC	Robert Neil (2), Alex Keillor, Daniel Paton
28 March 1896	Solitude, Belfast (A)		3–3	BHC	Robert McColl (2), James Blessington
4 April 1896	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)		2–1	BHC	William Lambie, John Bell

Scotland were winners of the 1896 British Home Championship.

Key:

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

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date	Venue	Opponents^[5] ^[6]		Scotland scorer(s)
15 February	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Irish League XI	3–2	Allan Martin (3)
11 April	Goodison Park, Liverpool (A)	Football League XI	1–5

See also

• 1895–96 Rangers F.C. season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ayrshire Football Combination . Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020 . 2 October 2022 .
2. Web site: Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League) . Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020 . 2 October 2022 .
3. Web site: Northern League . Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020 . 2 October 2022 .
4. Web site: Scottish Alliance . Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020 . 2 October 2022 .
5. Web site: SFL XI v The Football League XI Record . London Hearts Supporters Club . 3 October 2022 .
6. Web site: SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record . London Hearts Supporters Club . 3 October 2022 .