1892–93 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland

Season

1892–93

1892–93 in Scottish football

Scottish Football League champions
Celtic
Scottish Cup winners
Queen's Park
Junior Cup winners
Vale of Clyde
Scotland national team
1893 BHC

1892–93 in Scottish football was the 20th season of competitive football in Scotland and the third season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish Football League

Celtic became Scottish Football League champions for the first time.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	18	14	1	3	54	25	+29	29	Champions
2	Rangers	18	12	4	2	41	27	+14	28
3	St Mirren	18	9	2	7	40	39	+1	20
4	Third Lanark	18	9	1	8	53	39	+14	19
5	Heart of Midlothian	18	8	2	8	39	41	−2	18
6	Dumbarton	18	8	1	9	35	35	0	17
6	Leith Athletic	18	8	1	9	35	31	+4	17
8	Renton	18	5	5	8	31	44	−13	15	Re-elected
9	Abercorn (R)	18	5	1	12	35	52	−17	11	Not re-elected. Joined the 1893–94 Scottish Division Two
10	Clyde (R)	18	2	2	14	25	55	−30	6	Not re-elected. Joined the 1893–94 Scottish Division Two

Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Queen's Park	2 – 1^[a]	Celtic
Scottish Junior Cup	Vale of Clyde	3 – 0^[b]	Dumbarton Fern

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Victoria United	3 – 2	Orion
Ayrshire Cup	Annbank	5 – 2	Kilbirnie
Border Cup	Selkirk	w.o.^[c]	Hawick Rangers
Dumbartonshire Cup	Dumbarton	7 – 1	Levendale
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	3 – 1	St Bernard's
Fife Cup	Cowdenbeath	2 – 1^[b]	Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup	Arbroath	1 – 0	Dundee Harp
Glasgow Cup	Rangers	3 – 1	Celtic
North of Scotland Cup	Inverness Thistle	5 – 2	Forres Mechanics
Lanarkshire Cup	Wishaw Thistle	4 – 1	Royal Albert
Linlithgowshire Cup	Broxburn	3 – 2	Bathgate Rovers
Perthshire Cup	St Johnstone	4 – 1	Dunblane
Renfrewshire Cup	Morton	3 – 0	St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup	Queen of the South Wanderers	2 – 1	Newton Stewart Athletic
Stirlingshire Cup	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Kilsyth Wanderers

Non-league honours

Senior

Division	Winner
Ayrshire League	Annbank	^[1]
Midland League	King's Park	^[2]
Northern League	Arbroath	^[3]
Scottish Alliance	Cowlairs	^[4]
Scottish Federation	Royal Albert	^[5]
South of Scotland League	unfinished	^[6]

Scotland national team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[d]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
18 March 1893	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)	Wales	8–0	BHC	John Madden (4), John Barker (3), William Lambie
25 March 1893	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Ireland	6–1	BHC	William Sellar (2), Sandy McMahon, James Kelly, James Hamilton, Own goal
1 April 1893	Richmond Athletic Ground, London (A)	England	2–5	BHC	William Sellar (2)

Key:

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

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	3	0	17	3	+14	6
Scotland	3	2	1	16	6	+10	4
Ireland	3	1	2	6	15	−9	2
Wales	3	0	3	3	18	−15	0

Source: ^[7]^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date	Venue	Opponents^[9]^[10]	Score^[e]	Scotland scorer(s)
8 April	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Football League XI	3–4	John Taylor, John Madden, Sandy McMahon
29 April	Ulsterville Park, Belfast (A)	Irish League XI	2–3	Robert Laing, Andrew Brown

Notes

^ Replay ordered. First match null and void.
^ ^a ^b Replay needed.
^ Walkover awarded. First two matches were drawn.
^ Scotland's score is shown first.
^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

^ "Ayrshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Northern League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Scottish Alliance". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Scottish Federation". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Southern Counties League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "British Championships 1893". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

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Seasons in Scottish football

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Domestic leagues	Football League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Preliminary rounds Final Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Scottish Football League	Abercorn Celtic Clyde Dumbarton Heart of Midlothian Leith Athletic Rangers Renton St. Mirren Third Lanark
Other teams	Kilmarnock Queen's Park St Bernard's