1902–03 in Scottish football

The 1902–03 season was the 30th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 13th season of the Scottish Football League.

Football in Scotland

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1902–03 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Hibernian
Division Two champions
Airdrieonians
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Parkhead
Scotland national team
1903 BHC

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1902–03 Scottish Division One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hibernian (C)	22	16	5	1	48	18	+30	37	Champions
2	Dundee	22	13	5	4	31	12	+19	31
3	Rangers	22	12	5	5	56	24	+32	29
4	Heart of Midlothian	22	11	6	5	46	27	+19	28
5	Celtic	22	8	10	4	36	30	+6	26
6	St Mirren	22	7	8	7	39	40	−1	22
7	Third Lanark	22	8	5	9	34	27	+7	21
8	Partick Thistle	22	6	7	9	34	50	−16	19
9	Kilmarnock	22	6	4	12	24	43	−19	16
10	Queen's Park	22	5	5	12	33	48	−15	15
11	Port Glasgow Athletic	22	3	5	14	26	49	−23	11
12	Morton	22	2	5	15	22	55	−33	9

Source: nozdrul.plus.com
(C) Champions

Champions: Hibernian

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1902–03 Scottish Division Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Airdrieonians (C, P)	22	15	5	2	43	19	+24	35	Promoted to the 1903–04 Scottish Division One
2	Motherwell (P)	22	12	4	6	44	35	+9	28
3	Ayr	22	12	3	7	34	34	0	27
3	Leith Athletic	22	11	5	6	43	42	+1	27
5	St Bernard's	22	12	2	8	45	32	+13	26
6	Falkirk	22	8	7	7	39	37	+2	23
6	Hamilton Academical	22	11	1	10	45	35	+10	23
8	East Stirlingshire	22	9	3	10	46	41	+5	21
9	Arthurlie	22	6	8	8	34	46	−12	20
10	Abercorn	22	5	2	15	35	58	−23	12
11	Clyde	22	2	7	13	22	40	−18	11
11	Raith Rovers	22	3	5	14	34	55	−21	11

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; (P) Promoted

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Rangers	2 – 0[lower-alpha 1]	Hearts
Scottish Qualifying Cup	Motherwell	2 – 1	Stenhousemuir
Scottish Junior Cup	Parkhead	3 – 0	Larkhall Thistle

County

Competition[lower-alpha 2]	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Victoria United	4 – 1[lower-alpha 3]	Aberdeen
Ayrshire Cup	Galston	2 – 0	Annbank
Border Cup	Vale of Leithen	5 – 2[lower-alpha 3]	Selkirk
East of Scotland Shield	Hibernian	2 – 1	Leith Ath
Fife Cup	Hearts of Beith	3 – 2	Lochgelly United
Forfarshire Cup	Dundee	2 – 1	Montrose
Glasgow Cup	Third Lanark	3 – 0	Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup	Airdrie	2 – 1	Hamilton
Linlithgowshire Cup	Broxburn	1 – 0	Bo'ness
North of Scotland Cup	Clachnacuddin	4 – 1[lower-alpha 3]	Inverness Citadel
Perthshire Cup	St Johnstone	3 – 2	Vale of Teith
Renfrewshire Cup	Morton	4 – 0[lower-alpha 4]	Abercorn
Southern Counties Cup	Dumfries	3 – 1	Douglas Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup	East Stirling	3 – 0[lower-alpha 3]	Stenhousemuir

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Clachnacuddin	10	7	2	1	30	9	+21	16
2	Inverness Thistle	10	7	1	2	20	18	+2	15
3	Inverness Citadel	10	5	0	5	25	18	+7	10

Source: SFHA

Other Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Banffshire & District League	Buckie Thistle
Border Senior League	Selkirk
Central Combination	Alloa Athletic
Northern League	Dundee 'A'
Perthshire League	Stanley
Scottish Combination	Albion Rovers

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

In the 1903 British Home Championship, Scotland shared the trophy with England and Ireland.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[lower-alpha 5]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
9 March 1903	Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)	Wales	1–0	BHC	Finlay Speedie
21 March 1903	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Ireland	0–2	BHC
4 April 1903	Bramall Lane, Sheffield (A)	England	2–1	BHC	Finlay Speedie, Robert Walker

Key:

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

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	4
Ireland (C)	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	4
Scotland (C)	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	4
Wales	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Co-champions

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date	Venue	Opponents[1][2]	Score[lower-alpha 6]	Scotland scorer(s)
28 February 1903	Grosvenor Park, Belfast (A)	Irish League XI	0–1
14 March 1903	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Football League XI	0–3

Notes

1. Second replay needed
2. The Dumbartonshire Cup was not held this season.
3. Replay needed.
4. Play off needed.
5. Scotland's score is shown first.
6. Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

See also

• 1902–03 Rangers F.C. season

References

1. "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
2. "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links

• Scottish Football Historical Archive