1900–01 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

East Stirlingshire 1900–01 football season

East Stirlingshire
1900–01 season
Stadium	Merchiston Park
Scottish Football League Second Division	7th
Scottish Cup	First round (lost to Clyde)
Stirlingshire Cup	Winners^[1]
Highest home attendance	c. 2,500 v. Airdrieonians (18 August 1900, Division Two)^[2]^[3]
1901–02 →

The 1900–01 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's first season in the Scottish Football League, being admitted to the Scottish Football League Second Division.^[4] The club also competed in the Scottish Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.^[1]

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Scottish Second Division

East Stirlingshire v Airdrieonians

18 August 1900 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 3	Airdrieonians	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,		, ,	Attendance: 2,500

Motherwell v East Stirlingshire

23 August 1900 Second Division	Motherwell	0 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Fir Park, Motherwell
			, ,	Attendance: 2,000

East Stirlingshire v Ayr

1 September 1900 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Ayr	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
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East Stirlingshire v Port Glasgow Athletic

15 September 1900 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 4	Port Glasgow Athletic	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,		, , ,	Attendance: 2,000

East Stirlingshire v Abercorn

29 September 1900 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Abercorn	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,			Attendance: 2,000

East Stirlingshire v St Bernard's

1 December 1900 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 1	St Bernard's	Merchiston Park, Bainsford

East Stirlingshire v Motherwell

22 December 1900 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Motherwell	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
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East Stirlingshire v Leith Athletic

29 December 1900 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 1	Leith Athletic	Merchiston Park, Bainsford

Hamilton Academical v East Stirlingshire

12 January 1901 Second Division	Hamilton Academical	5 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Douglas Park, Hamilton
	, , , ,			Attendance: 500

St Bernard's v East Stirlingshire

19 January 1901 Second Division	St Bernard's	5 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Royal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh
	, , , ,			Attendance: 500

Airdrieonians v East Stirlingshire

16 February 1901 Second Division	Airdrieonians	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Broomfield Park, Airdrie
	,			Attendance: 2,500

East Stirlingshire v Clyde

23 February 1901 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Clyde	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
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Abercorn v East Stirlingshire

9 March 1901 Second Division	Abercorn	3 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Old Ralston Park, Paisley
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Port Glasgow Athletic v East Stirlingshire

23 March 1901 Second Division	Port Glasgow Athletic	3 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Clune Park, Port Glasgow
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Ayr v East Stirlingshire

6 April 1901 Second Division	Ayr	3 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Somerset Park, Ayr
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Clyde v East Stirlingshire

22 April 1901 Second Division	Clyde	3 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Shawfield, Rutherglen
	, ,		, ,	Attendance: 3,500

East Stirlingshire v Leith Athletic

27 April 1901 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	Leith Athletic	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,			Attendance: 500

East Stirlingshire v Hamilton Academical

4 May 1901 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	5 – 2	Hamilton Academical	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
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League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Port Glasgow Athletic	18	10	0	8	45	43	+2	20
6	Ayr	18	9	0	9	32	34	−2	18
7	East Stirlingshire	18	7	3	8	34	39	−5	17
8	Hamilton Academical	18	4	4	10	41	49	−8	12
8	Leith Athletic	18	5	2	11	22	32	−10	12

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

Results by round

Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scottish Cup

Clyde v East Stirlingshire

5 January 1901 Round 1	Clyde	6 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Shawfield, Rutherglen
	, , , , ,			Attendance: 3,000

Other

Stirlingshire Cup

East Stirlingshire v Dunipace

Round 1

East Stirlingshire

W.O.

Dunipace

East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir

9 February 1901 Semi-final	East Stirlingshire	5 – 2	Stenhousemuir	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
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East Stirlingshire v Camelon

2 March 1901 Final	East Stirlingshire	3 – 2	Camelon	Brockville Park, Falkirk
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References

^ ^a ^b Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ Results for East Stirlingshire for 1900-01, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

External links

East Stirlingshire FC official site

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East Stirlingshire F.C. seasons

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1905–06
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1909–10
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1932–33
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1966–67
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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Celtic Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Partick Thistle Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Airdrieonians Ayr Clyde East Stirlingshire Hamilton Academical Leith Athletic Motherwell Port Glasgow Athletic St Bernard's
Other teams	Dumbarton