List of Clyde F.C. seasons explained

This is a list of Clyde Football Club seasons up to the present day. The list details Clyde's record in major league and cup competitions, and the club's top league goal scorer of each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in Clyde's division that season. Records of regular minor competitions such as the Glasgow Cup are only included for seasons where the club reached a final.

Summary

Founded in 1877, Clyde's most notable achievements were three Scottish Cup victories in 1938–39,^[1] 1954–55 and 1957–58.^[2] They also reached the final of the competition on three other occasions. The club's highest league finish was 3rd in 1908–09, 1911–12^[3] and 1966–67; after the latter campaign, they were denied entry to the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Rangers finished above them and were given the single Fairs Cup place for Glasgow, with only one team per city being allowed to enter under the rules of the time; the Bully Wee thus never played in Europe, with their Scottish Cup wins coming before the inception of the European Cup Winners' Cup.^[2]

Having spent much of their history in Scotland's top level (although something of a 'yo-yo club' with several relegations and promotions), their most recent participation in the top tier – when the Scottish League had just two large divisions and the club was based in Rutherglen – was in 1974–75, the final season of that setup; they immediately dropped down into the new third tier, and thereafter consolidated as one of the clubs who went up and down between the second and third levels regularly.^[4] After moving to a new stadium in Cumbernauld in 1994 (having spent eight seasons playing as tenants of other clubs),^[4] Clyde came close to gaining promotion to the Scottish Premier League several times in the early 2000s before dropping back down the divisions.^[5]

Seasons

Key

Champions	Runners-up	3rd / Semi-final	Promoted	Relegated

P = Played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
F = Goals for
A = Goals against
Pts = Points
Pos = Final position

R1 = Round 1
R2 = Round 2
R3 = Round 3
R4 = Round 4
QF = Quarter-finals
SF = Semi-finals
SFL 1 = Scottish First Division
SFL 2 = Scottish Second Division
SFL 3 = Scottish Third Division

No league football (1877–1891)

Season	Scottish Cup	Other	Top scorer
scope=row	1877–78	First round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1878–79	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1879–80	Fourth round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1880–81	Fourth round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1881–82	Fifth round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1882–83	Second round	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow North Eastern Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1883–84	First round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1884–85	First round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1885–86	Second round	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow North Eastern Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1886–87	Fifth round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1887–88	First round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1888–89	Fifth round	Glasgow Exhibition Cup Quarter-final^[6]	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1889–90	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1889–90	Cup\|Third round	bgcolor=gold	Glasgow North Eastern Cup winners	Unknown	Unknown

Scottish Football League (1891–1939)

Season	League		Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other	Top scorer
Division	Position
scope=row	1891–92	Scottish Football League	8th	First round	N/A	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1892–93	Scottish Football League	bgcolor=pink	10th	First round	N/A	bgcolor=gold	Glasgow North Eastern Cup winners	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1893–94	Division Two	bgcolor=lightgreen	3rd	Third round	N/A	bgcolor=gold	Glasgow North Eastern Cup winners	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1894–95	Division One	7th	Third round	N/A	bgcolor=gold	Glasgow North Eastern Cup winners	James Miller	12
scope=row	1895–96	Division One	9th	Second round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1896–97	Division One	9th	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1897–98	Division One	10th	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1898–99	Division One	7th	Third round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1899–1900	Division One	bgcolor=pink	10th	Second round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1900–01	Division Two	4th	Second round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1901–02	Division Two	11th	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1902–03	Division Two	11th	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1903–04	Division Two	2nd	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1904–05	Division Two	1st	First round	N/A		Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1905–06	Division Two	bgcolor=lightgreen	2nd	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1906–07	Division One	8th	First round	N/A	bgcolor=gold	Glasgow & West of Scotland Shield Winners	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1907–08	Division One	17th	Unknown	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1908–09	Division One	3rd	Semi-final	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1909–10	Division One	5th	bgcolor=silver	Runners-up	N/A	bgcolor=gold	Charity Cup winners	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1910–11	Division One	7th	Third round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1911–12	Division One	3rd	bgcolor=silver	Runners-up	N/A	bgcolor=silver	Charity Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1912–13	Division One	9th	Semi-final	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1913–14	Division One	9th	Second round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1914–15	Division One	17th	bgcolor=grey	N/A	N/A		Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1915–16	Division One	16th	bgcolor=grey	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1916–17	Division One	12th	bgcolor=grey	N/A	N/A	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1917–18	Division One	17th	bgcolor=grey	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1918–19	Division One	16th	bgcolor=grey	N/A	N/A	Victory Cup – Second round^[7]	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1919–20	Division One	15th	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1920–21	Division One	7th	Second round	N/A	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1921–22	Division One	10th	Third round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1922–23	Division One	16th	First round	N/A	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1923–24	Division One	bgcolor=pink	19th	Third round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1924–25	Division Two	3rd	Second round	N/A	bgcolor=silver	Charity Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1925–26	Division Two	bgcolor=lightgreen	2nd	Third round	N/A	bgcolor=gold	Glasgow Cup winners	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1926–27	Division One	17th	Third round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1927–28	Division One	15th	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1928–29	Division One	17th	Third round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1929–30	Division One	11th	Second round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1930–31	Division One	12th	Second round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1931–32	Division One	13th	Fourth round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1932–33	Division One	12th	Semi-final	N/A	N/A	Billy Boyd	32
scope=row	1933–34	Division One	14th	First round	N/A	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1934–35	Division One	10th	Second round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1935–36	Division One	18th	Semi-final	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1936–37	Division One	10th	Semi-final	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1937–38	Division One	15th	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1938–39	Division One	9th	bgcolor=gold	Winners	N/A	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown

War-time League (1939–1946)

Season	League		Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other	Top scorer
Division	Position
scope=row	1939–40	Emergency League West	7th	bgcolor=grey	N/A	N/A		Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1940–41	Southern League	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=grey	N/A	Southern League Cup Group stage	Summer Cup Second round^[8]	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1941–42	Southern League	5th	bgcolor=grey	N/A	Southern League Cup Group stage		Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1942–43	Southern League	4th	bgcolor=grey	N/A	Southern League Cup Group stage	Summer Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1943–44	Southern League	7th	bgcolor=grey	N/A	Southern League Cup Semi-final		Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1944–45	Southern League	4th	bgcolor=grey	N/A	Southern League Cup Group stage	Summer Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1945–46	Southern League	5th	bgcolor=grey	N/A	Southern League Cup Quarter-final		Unknown	Unknown

Scottish Football League (1946–1990)

Season	League		Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other	Top league scorer
Division	Position
scope=row	1946–47	Division A	10th	First round	Group stage	bgcolor=gold	Glasgow Cup winners	Leslie Johnston^[9]	15
scope=row	1947–48	Division A	6th	Third round	Group stage	N/A	14	Leslie Johnston^[9]
scope=row	1948–49	Division A	14th	bgcolor=silver	Runners-up	Group stage	N/A	Archie Wright^[10]	13
scope=row	1949–50	Division A	13th	Second round	Group stage	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Alf Ackerman^[11] Alec Linwood	12
scope=row	1950–51	Division A	bgcolor=pink	15th	Third round	Group stage	N/A	John Buchanan^[12] Tommy Ring	8
scope=row	1951–52	Division B	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st	Second round	Group stage		Billy McPhail^[13]	36
scope=row	1952–53	Division A	5th	Fourth round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1953–54	Division A	8th	Second round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1954–55	Division A	7th	bgcolor=gold	Winners	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1955–56	Division One	bgcolor=pink	17th	Semi-final	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1956–57	Division Two	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st	Quarter-final	Semi-final	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Basil Keogh^[14]	36
scope=row	1957–58	Division One	4th	bgcolor=gold	Winners	Semi-final	bgcolor=gold	Charity Cup winners	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1958–59	Division One	15th	Second round	Group stage		Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1959–60	Division One	6th	Semi-final	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1960–61	Division One	bgcolor=pink	17th	First round	Quarter-final		Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1961–62	Division Two	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st	Second round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1962–63	Division One	bgcolor=pink	17th	Second round	Group stage	Summer Cup – First round	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1963–64	Division Two	bgcolor=lightgreen	2nd	Second round	Group stage	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1964–65	Division One	7th	First round	Quarter-final	Summer Cup Group stage	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1965–66	Division One	11th	First round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1966–67	Division One	3rd	Semi-final	Group stage	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1967–68	Division One	8th	Second round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1968–69	Division One	13th	Second round	Semi-final	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1969–70	Division One	16th	First round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1970–71	Division One	15th	Fourth round	Group stage	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1971–72	Division One	bgcolor=pink	17th	Third round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1972–73	Division Two	bgcolor=lightgreen	2nd	Third round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1973–74	Division One	15th	Third round	Quarter-final	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1974–75	Division One	bgcolor=pink	16th	Third round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1975–76	First Division	bgcolor=pink	14th	Third round	Group stage	Spring Cup Group stage	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1976–77	Second Division	7th	Third round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1977–78	Second Division	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st	First round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1978–79	First Division	9th	Third round	Second round	Anglo-Scottish Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1979–80	First Division	bgcolor=pink	14th	Third round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1980–81	Second Division	8th	Third round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1981–82	Second Division	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st	Third round	Group stage	N/A	Danny Masterton^[15]	23
scope=row	1982–83	First Division	10th	Fourth round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1983–84	First Division	8th	Fourth round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1984–85	First Division	8th	Third round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1985–86	First Division	11th	Third round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1986–87	First Division	9th	Third round	Third round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1987–88	First Division	9th	Fifth round	Third round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1988–89	First Division	12th	Third round	Second round	bgcolor=silver	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1989–90	First Division	9th	Third round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown

Scottish Football League (1990–2013)

Season	League^[16]									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Top league goalscorer
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	data-sort-type="number"	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Pos !	Name	Goals
scope=row	1990–91	First Division								bgcolor=pink	13th	3R	3R	2R	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1991–92	Second Division								5th	3R	2R	1R	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1992–93	Second Division								bgcolor=lightgreen	1st	3R	2R	1R	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1993–94	First Division								bgcolor=pink	10th	3R	2R	1R	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1994–95	Second Division								6th	3R	2R	1R	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1995–96	Second Division								5th	4R	1R	1R	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1996–97	Second Division								4th	4R	2R	2R	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1997–98	Second Division								8th	1R	2R	1R	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1998–99	Second Division								3rd	4R	1R	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	1999–2000	Second Division								bgcolor=lightgreen	1st	4R	2R	1R		18^[17]
scope=row	2000–01	First Division								5th	3R	2R	1R	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	2001–02	First Division								5th	4R	2R	SF	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	2002–03	First Division								2nd	4R	1R	2R	Unknown	Unknown
scope=row	2003–04	First Division								2nd	4R	3R	2R		15^[18]
scope=row	2004–05	SFL 1	36	16	12	8	35	29	60	3rd		R3			15
scope=row	2005–06	SFL 1	36	15	10	11	54	42	55	5th	R4	R3	R1		13
scope=row	2006–07	SFL 1	36	11	14	11	46	35	47	5th	R3	R1	bgcolor=silver	RU		11
scope=row	2007–08	SFL 1	36	9	10	17	40	59	37	9th	R4	R1	R2		6
scope=row	2008–09	SFL 1	36	10	9	17	41	58	39	10th	R4	R2			11
scope=row	2009–10	SFL 2	36	8	7	21	37	57	31	10th	R3	R1	R1		10
scope=row	2010–11	SFL 3	36	8	8	20	37	67	32	10th	R2	R2	R1		11
scope=row	2011–12	SFL 3	36	8	11	17	35	50	35	9th	R2	R2	R1		7
scope=row	2012–13	SFL 3	36	12	4	20	42	66	40	9th	R2	R1	R1

Scottish Professional Football League (2013–)

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Top league goalscorer
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	data-sort-type="number"	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Pos !	Name	Goals
scope=row	2013–14	League Two	36	17	6	13	50	48	57	4th	R4	R1	R1
scope=row	2014–15	League Two	36	13	8	15	40	50	47	6th	R3	R1	R2
scope=row	2015–16	League Two	36	17	6	13	56	45	57	3rd	R2	R1	R1	Sean Higgins	9
scope=row	2016–17	League Two	36	10	8	18	49	64	38	9th	R5	Group	R1		17

Notes

League performance summary

The Scottish Football League was founded in 1890 and, other than during seven years of hiatus during World War II, the national top division has been played every season since. The following is a summary of Clyde's divisional status:

123 total eligible seasons (including 2019–20)
63 seasons in top level
36 seasons in second level
14 seasons in third level
9 seasons in fourth level
1 season not involved – before club was league member

External links

Notes and References

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48328186 Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest
https://www.clydefc.co.uk/club/history/post-war/ Post War Boom – Shawfield – 1946-1970
https://www.clydefc.co.uk/club/history/early-years/ Crossing The River – Early Years at Shawfield – 1898-1919
https://www.clydefc.co.uk/club/history/changes/ Change, Decline & On The Road – Shawfield, Firhill & Douglas Park – 1970-1993
https://www.clydefc.co.uk/club/history/fresh-start/ A Fresh Start – Broadwood – 1994 – present
http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/glas-exh-trophy.htm Glasgow Exhibition Trophy
Web site: Victory Cup. Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811095303/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/victory-cup.htm. 11 August 2018. dead.
Web site: Summer Cup. Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811101210/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/summer-cup.htm. 11 August 2018. dead.
Web site: 1946 - 1947 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
Web site: 1947 - 1948 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
Web site: 1948 - 1949 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
Web site: 1949 - 1950 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
Web site: 1950 - 1951 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
Web site: 1951 - 1952 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
Web site: 1956 - 1957 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
Web site: 1981 - 1982 Fixtures . 31 August 2022 . Clyde FC .
https://int.soccerway.com/national/scotland/third-division/archive/ Third Division
Web site: CARRIGAN DECISION DEFERRED . . 1 August 2001 . 13 May 2019.
Web site: Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division . Scottish-football-historical-archive.com . 2012-04-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927095915/http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/goalscorers.htm . 2012-09-27 .