1892–93 Scottish Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1892–93.

Scottish Football League
Season1892–93
ChampionsCeltic
1st title
RelegatedClyde
Matches played90
Goals scored388 (4.31 per match)
Top goalscorerSandy McMahon
John Campbell (11 goals)

Overview

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Celtic became Scottish Football League champions for the first time.[1]

League table

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Pos Team 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
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

Results

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Home \ Away ABC CEL CLY DUM HOM LEI RAN REN STM THI
Abercorn 4–2 5–1 4–0 3–4 1–0 0–4 1–2 1–2 5–2
Celtic 3–2 3–1 5–1 5–0 3–1 3–0 4–3 4–1 2–5
Clyde 5–2 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 0–3 2–2 1–2 2–4
Dumbarton 5–1 0–3 3–1 5–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–2
Heart of Midlothian 3–1 3–1 2–3 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–2 4–0 2–2
Leith Athletic 1–1 0–1 3–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 6–2 5–1 2–1
Rangers 4–3 2–2 4–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 2–0 0–0 2–1
Renton 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 4–1 2–3 2–2 3–2 3–1
St Mirren 4–0 1–3 8–1 3–2 3–1 4–1 2–2 3–0 1–4
Third Lanark 8–0 0–6 4–1 3–0 1–4 1–2 2–4 6–2 6–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Football League 1892−1893 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.