1907–08 in Scottish football explained

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Header1:Division One champions
Data2:Celtic
Header3:Division Two champions
Data4:Raith Rovers
Header5:Scottish Cup winners
Data6:Celtic
Header7:Junior Cup winners
Data8:Larkhall Thistle
Header9:Scotland national team
Data10:1908 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

Scottish League Division One

See main article: 1907–08 Scottish Division One. 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] Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

See main article: 1907–08 Scottish Division Two.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

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Scottish CupCeltic5 – 1St Mirren
Scottish Qualifying CupSt Bernard's3 – 1Raith Rovers
Scottish Consolation CupAlloa Athletic2 – 0Dumbarton
Scottish Junior CupLarkhall Thistle1 – 0Queen's Park Hampden XI[2]

County

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Aberdeenshire CupAberdeen4 – 0Peterhead
Ayrshire CupGalston2 – 1Kilmarnock
Border CupPeebles Rovers4 – 0Duns
Dumbartonshire CupRenton2 – 0Dumbarton
East of Scotland ShieldHibernian2 – 1Leith Athletic
Fife CupEast Fife4 – 2Lochgelly Un
Forfarshire CupForfar Athletic4 – 1 Montrose
Glasgow CupCeltic2 – 1Rangers
Lanarkshire CupMotherwell4 – 2Wishaw Thistle
Linlithgowshire CupBroxburn4 – 1Broxburn Athletic
North of Scotland CupForres Mechanics3 – 2Inverness Thistle
Perthshire CupSt Johnstone5 – 1Vale of Teith
Renfrewshire CupMorton4 – 0Johnstone
Southern Counties CupMaxwelltown Volunteers5 – 1Dalbeattie Star
Stirlingshire CupAlloa Athletic1 – 0East Stirling

Non-league honours

Highland League

Other Senior Leagues

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Border Senior LeagueVale of Leithen
Northern LeagueBrechin City
Perthshire LeagueStanley
Scottish CombinationGalston
Scottish UnionBathgate

Scotland national team

See main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results.

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

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
7 March 1908Dens Park, Dundee (H)2–1BHCWillie Lennie, Alex Bennett
14 March 1908Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)5–0BHCJimmy Quinn (4), James Galt
4 April 1908Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1BHCAndrew Wilson

Key:

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celtic's Ibrox title-clinchers . Scottish Football Answers to Questions (archive). 10 January 2018.
  2. Web site: QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918 . Queen's Park FC . 24 July 2023.
  3. Web site: SFL XI v The Football League XI Record . London Hearts Supporters Club . 3 October 2022 .
  4. Web site: SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record . London Hearts Supporters Club . 3 October 2022 .