1914–15 in Scottish football

1914–15 in Scottish football
1914–15 in Scottish football
Division One champions
	Celtic
Division Two champions
	Leith Athletic
Junior Cup winners
	Parkhead

The 1914–15 season was the 42nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 25th season of the Scottish Football League. The addition of Lochgelly United and Clydebank meant that there were fourteen teams in Division Two.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Celtic (C)	38	30	5	3	91	25	+66	65
2	Heart of Midlothian	38	27	7	4	83	32	+51	61
3	Rangers	38	23	4	11	74	47	+27	50
4	Morton	38	18	12	8	74	48	+26	48
5	Ayr United	38	20	8	10	55	40	+15	48
6	Falkirk	38	16	7	15	48	48	0	39
7	Partick Thistle	38	15	8	15	56	58	−2	38
8	Hamilton Academical	38	16	6	16	60	55	+5	38
9	St Mirren	38	14	8	16	56	65	−9	36
10	Hibernian	38	12	11	15	59	66	−7	35
11	Airdrieonians	38	14	7	17	54	60	−6	35
12	Dumbarton	38	13	8	17	51	66	−15	34
13	Kilmarnock	38	15	4	19	55	59	−4	34
14	Dundee	38	12	9	17	43	61	−18	33
15	Aberdeen	38	11	11	16	39	52	−13	33
16	Third Lanark	38	10	12	16	51	57	−6	32
17	Clyde	38	12	6	20	44	59	−15	30
18	Motherwell	38	10	10	18	49	66	−17	30
19	Raith Rovers	38	9	10	19	53	68	−15	28
20	Queen's Park	38	4	5	29	27	90	−63	13

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

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cowdenbeath (C)	26	16	5	5	49	17	+32	37^[a]
2	Leith Athletic	26	15	7	4	54	31	+23	37^[a]
3	St Bernard's	26	18	1	7	66	34	+32	37^[a]
4	East Stirlingshire	26	13	5	8	53	44	+9	31
5	Clydebank	26	13	4	9	67	37	+30	30	Joined the 1917–18 Scottish Division One
6	Dunfermline Athletic	26	13	2	11	49	39	+10	28
7	Johnstone	26	11	5	10	41	52	−11	27
8	St Johnstone	26	10	6	10	56	53	+3	26
9	Albion Rovers	26	9	7	10	37	42	−5	25	Joined the 1920–21 Scottish Division One
10	Lochgelly United	26	9	3	14	43	60	−17	21
11	Dundee Hibernian	26	8	3	15	48	61	−13	19
12	Abercorn	26	5	7	14	35	65	−30	17
13	Arthurlie	26	6	4	16	36	66	−30	16
14	Vale of Leven	26	4	5	17	33	66	−33	13

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:

^ ^a ^b ^c Cowdenbeath, Leith Athletic and St Bernard's finished level on points. A round-robin tournament to determine the champion was won by Cowdenbeath.^[1]

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition^[a]	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Navy and Army War Fund Shield^[2]	Morton	2 – 1	Rangers
Scottish Qualifying Cup	St Bernard's	3 – 0^[b]	Dykehead
Scottish Junior Cup	Parkhead	2 – 0	Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors

County

Competition^[c]	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Aberdeen	7 – 2	Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup	Stevenston United	2 – 1^[d]	Kilmarnock
Dumbartonshire Cup	Dumbarton	4 – 3	Vale of Leven
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	1 – 0	Hibernian
Fife Cup	Raith Rovers	4 – 0	East Fife
Forfarshire Cup	Dundee Hibs	2 – 0	Arbroath
Glasgow Cup	Clyde	1 – 0^[d]	Partick Thistle
Lanarkshire Cup	Airdrie	3 – 0	Hamilton
Linlithgowshire Cup	Broxburn	2 – 1	Bo'ness
Renfrewshire Cup	Morton	4 – 3^[e]	Johnstone
Southern Counties Cup	5th KOSB	2 – 1^[d]	St Cuthbert Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup	King's Park	1 – 0^[d]	Falkirk

Non-league honours

Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Central League	Armadale
Highland League	unfinished
Northern League	Forfar Athletic
Scottish Union	unfinished

Scotland national team

There were no Scotland matches played with the British Home Championship suspended due to World War I.

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[f]	Notes
12 October 1914	London (A)	Southern League XI	1–1	^[3]
18 November 1914	Belfast (A)	Irish League XI	2–1	^[4]
20 March 1915	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Football League XI	1–4	^[5]

Notes

^ The Scottish Cup and Scottish Amateur Cup were not held during WWI years.
^ Second replay needed.
^ The Border Cup, North of Scotland Cup, and Perthshire Cup were not held during WWI years.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Replay needed.
^ Aggregate over two legs.
^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

^ Twydell, Dave (1992). Rejected F.C. of Scotland Volume 1: Edinburgh & The South. p. 214. ISBN 0-9513321-9-8.
^ Football: War Shield Final, Glasgow Herald, 29 April 1915
^ "SFL XI v Southern 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.
^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

[table_hth_COW0.27194653370974-2] Cowdenbeath, Leith Athletic and St Bernard's finished level on points. A round-robin tournament to determine the champion was won by Cowdenbeath.^[1]

[3] The Scottish Cup and Scottish Amateur Cup were not held during WWI years.

[5] Second replay needed.

[6] The Border Cup, North of Scotland Cup, and Perthshire Cup were not held during WWI years.

[replay-7] Replay needed.

[8] Aggregate over two legs.

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

[Rejected-1] Twydell, Dave (1992). Rejected F.C. of Scotland Volume 1: Edinburgh & The South. p. 214. ISBN 0-9513321-9-8.

[4] Football: War Shield Final, Glasgow Herald, 29 April 1915

[10] "SFL XI v Southern 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.

[12] "SFL XI v The 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	Junior Cup War Fund Shield
Related to national team	Results
Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Ayr United Celtic Clyde Dumbarton Dundee Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Albion Rovers Arthurlie Clydebank Cowdenbeath Dundee Hibernian Dunfermline Athletic East Stirlingshire Johnstone Leith Athletic Lochgelly United St Bernard's St. Johnstone Vale of Leven