1899–1900 in Scottish football explained

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Season:1899–1900
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Header1:Division One champions
Data2:Rangers
Header3:Division Two champions
Data4:Partick Thistle
Header5:Scottish Cup winners
Data6:Celtic
Header7:Junior Cup winners
Data8:Maryhill
Header9:Scotland national team
Data10:1900 BHC

The season of 1899–1900 in Scottish football was the 27th season of competitive football in Scotland and the tenth season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish Division One

See main article: 1899–1900 Scottish Division One.

Rangers were champions of the Scottish Division One.

Scottish Division Two

See main article: 1899–1900 Scottish Division Two. Partick Thistle won the Scottish Division Two.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

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Scottish Cup4 – 3Queen's Park.
Scottish Qualifying CupGalston5 – 2Arbroath
Scottish Junior Cup3 – 2 Rugby XI

County

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Aberdeenshire CupVictoria United5 – 2Peterhead
Ayrshire CupKilmarnock4 – 0Ayr Parkhouse
Border CupVale of Leithen2 – 1Duns
Dumbartonshire CupVale of Leven5 – 3Renton
East of Scotland ShieldHibernian3 – 0 Hearts
Forfarshire CupArbroath1 – 0 Lochee United
Fife CupCup withheld
Glasgow CupRangers1 – 0 Celtic
Lanarkshire CupAlbion Rovers2 – 1 Royal Albert
North of Scotland CupClachnacuddin3 – 2Inverness Caledonian
Perthshire CupDunblane7 – 2Fair City Athletic
Renfrewshire CupPort Glasgow Athletic4 – 3Morton
Southern Counties CupDumfries4 – 26th GRV
Stirlingshire CupStenhousemuir2 – 1Camelon

Non-league honours

Highland League

Other Senior Leagues

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Central CombinationFalkirk[1]
Northern LeagueDundee Wanderers[2]
Perthshire Leagueunfinished[3]
Scottish CombinationQueen's Park Strollers[4]

Scotland national team

See main article: 1899–1900 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results.

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
3 February Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)5–2BHCDavid Wilson (2), Jack Bell, Alexander Smith, Robert Hamilton
3 March Solitude Ground, Belfast (A)3–0BHCAlexander Smith, John Campbell (2)
7 April Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)4–1BHCRobert Smyth McColl (3), Jack Bell

Scotland were winners of the 1900 British Home Championship, having won all three of their matches.

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Other national teams

Scottish League XI

DateVenueOpponents[5] [6] Scotland scorer(s)
17 FebruaryEaster Road, Edinburgh (H) Irish League XI6–0D.S. Campbell (3), John Hodge (2), John Neilson
31 MarchCrystal Palace, London (A) Football League XI2–2Bobby Walker, ?

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League) . Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020 . 2 October 2022 .
  2. Web site: Northern League . Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020 . 2 October 2022 .
  3. Web site: Perthshire League . Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 March 2021 . 2 October 2022 .
  4. Web site: Scottish Combination . Scottish Football Historical Archive. 7 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 .