1907–08 in Scottish football

1907–08 in Scottish football
1907–08 in Scottish football
Division One champions
	Celtic
Division Two champions
	Raith Rovers
Scottish Cup winners
	Celtic
Junior Cup winners
	Larkhall Thistle
Scotland national team
	1908 BHC

The 1907–08 season was the 35th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 18th season of the Scottish Football League. This season also saw the first playing of the Scottish Consolation Cup.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Celtic won the title ahead of Falkirk and Rangers. A 1–0 win at Rangers' home Ibrox in an Old Firm match on 25 April 1908 meant that they could not be caught by either pursuer. In the close season, the Celtic goalscorer Alec Bennett switched to Rangers, one of very few player moves directly between the rivals.^[1]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Celtic (C)	34	24	7	3	86	27	59	55
2	Falkirk	34	22	7	5	103	42	61	51
3	Rangers	34	21	8	5	74	40	34	50
4	Dundee	33	20	8	5	74	40	34	48
5	Hibernian	34	17	8	9	55	42	13	42
6	Airdrieonians	34	18	5	11	58	41	17	41
7	St Mirren	34	13	10	11	50	59	−9	36
8	Aberdeen	34	13	9	12	45	44	1	35
9	Third Lanark	34	13	7	14	45	50	−5	33
10	Motherwell	34	12	7	15	61	53	8	31
11	Heart of Midlothian	34	11	6	17	50	62	−12	28
12	Hamilton Academical	34	10	8	16	55	65	−10	28
13	Morton	34	9	9	16	43	66	−23	27
14	Partick Thistle	34	8	9	17	43	69	−26	25
15	Kilmarnock	34	6	13	15	38	61	−23	25
16	Queen's Park	34	7	8	19	54	84	−30	22
17	Clyde	34	5	8	21	38	75	−37	18
18	Port Glasgow Athletic	34	5	7	22	39	98	−59	17

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Raith Rovers (C)	22	14	2	6	37	23	14	30
2	Ayr	22	11	5	6	40	33	7	27
2	Dumbarton	22	12	5	5	49	32	17	27^[a]
4	Abercorn	22	9	5	8	33	30	3	23
4	East Stirlingshire	22	9	5	8	30	32	−2	23
6	Ayr Parkhouse	22	11	0	11	38	38	0	22
7	Leith Athletic	22	8	5	9	41	40	1	21
7	St Bernard's	22	8	5	9	31	32	−1	21
9	Albion Rovers	22	7	5	10	36	48	−12	19
10	Vale of Leven	22	5	8	9	25	31	−6	18
11	Arthurlie	22	6	5	11	33	45	−12	17
12	Cowdenbeath	22	5	4	13	26	35	−9	14

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
Notes:

^ Dumbarton were docked two points for fielding an ineligible player.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Celtic	5 – 1	St Mirren
Scottish Qualifying Cup	St Bernard's	3 – 1	Raith Rovers
Scottish Consolation Cup	Alloa Athletic	2 – 0	Dumbarton
Scottish Junior Cup	Larkhall Thistle	1 – 0	Queen's Park Hampden XI^[a]^[2]

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Aberdeen	4 – 0	Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup	Galston	2 – 1^[b]	Kilmarnock
Border Cup	Peebles Rovers	4 – 0	Duns
Dumbartonshire Cup	Renton	2 – 0	Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield	Hibernian	2 – 1^[b]	Leith Athletic
Fife Cup	East Fife	4 – 2^[b]	Lochgelly Un
Forfarshire Cup	Forfar Athletic	4 – 1	Montrose
Glasgow Cup	Celtic	2 – 1^[c]	Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup	Motherwell	4 – 2	Wishaw Thistle
Linlithgowshire Cup	Broxburn	4 – 1^[c]	Broxburn Athletic
North of Scotland Cup	Forres Mechanics	3 – 2	Inverness Thistle
Perthshire Cup	St Johnstone	5 – 1	Vale of Teith
Renfrewshire Cup	Morton	4 – 0^[d]	Johnstone
Southern Counties Cup	Maxwelltown Volunteers	5 – 1	Dalbeattie Star
Stirlingshire Cup	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0^[b]	East Stirling

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Clachnacuddin	12	10	1	1	30	15	15	21
2	Highland Light Infantry	11	6	3	2	29	16	13	15
3	Inverness Citadel	12	5	4	3	19	18	1	14

Source: SFHA

Other Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Border Senior League	Vale of Leithen
Northern League	Brechin City
Perthshire League	Stanley
Scottish Combination	Galston
Scottish Union	Bathgate

Scotland national team

Scotland were joint winners of the 1908 British Home Championship with England.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[e]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
7 March 1908	Dens Park, Dundee (H)	Wales	2–1	BHC	Willie Lennie, Alex Bennett
14 March 1908	Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)	Ireland	5–0	BHC	Jimmy Quinn (4), James Galt
4 April 1908	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	England	1–1	BHC	Andrew Wilson

Key:

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

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	1	0	11	3	8	5
Scotland (C)	3	2	1	0	8	2	6	5
Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	8	−6	2
Wales	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Source: ^[3]
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^[4]^[5]	Score^[f]	Scotland scorer(s)
29 February 1908	Villa Park, Birmingham (A)	Football League XI	0–2

Notes

^ The Hampden XI were the third XI of Queen's Park.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Replay needed.
^ ^a ^b Second replay needed.
^ Aggregate over two legs.
^ Scotland's score is shown first.
^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

^ "Celtic's Ibrox title-clinchers". Scottish Football Answers to Questions (archive). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918" (PDF). Queen's Park FC. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "British Championship 1908". EU-Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "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.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

[table_hth_DUM0.57084294016047-2] Dumbarton were docked two points for fielding an ineligible player.

[3] The Hampden XI were the third XI of Queen's Park.

[replay-5] Replay needed.

[second-6] Second replay needed.

[7] Aggregate over two legs.

[8] Scotland's score is shown first.

[12] Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

[1] "Celtic's Ibrox title-clinchers". Scottish Football Answers to Questions (archive). Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[4] "QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918" (PDF). Queen's Park FC. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[EUF-9] "British Championship 1908". EU-Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[10] "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[11] "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

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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	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Clyde Dundee Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Port Glasgow Athletic Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Albion Rovers Arthurlie Ayr Ayr Parkhouse Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Stirlingshire Leith Athletic Raith Rovers St Bernard's Vale of Leven