1911–12 in Scottish football

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1911–12 in Scottish football

Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Ayr United
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Petershill
Scotland national team
1912 BHC

The 1911–12 season was the 39th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 22nd season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1911–12 Scottish Division One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rangers (C)	34	24	3	7	86	34	+52	51
2	Celtic	34	17	11	6	58	33	+25	45
3	Clyde	34	19	4	11	56	32	+24	42
4	Heart of Midlothian	34	16	8	10	54	40	+14	40
5	Partick Thistle	34	16	8	10	47	40	+7	40
6	Morton	34	14	9	11	44	44	0	37
7	Falkirk	34	15	6	13	46	33	+13	36
8	Dundee	34	13	9	12	52	41	+11	35
9	Aberdeen	34	14	7	13	44	44	0	35
10	Airdrieonians	34	12	8	14	40	41	−1	32
11	Third Lanark	34	12	7	15	40	57	−17	31
12	Hamilton Academical	34	11	8	15	32	44	−12	30
13	Hibernian	34	12	5	17	44	47	−3	29
14	Motherwell	34	11	5	18	34	44	−10	27
15	Raith Rovers	34	9	9	16	39	59	−20	27
16	Kilmarnock	34	11	4	19	38	60	−22	26
17	Queen's Park	34	8	9	17	29	53	−24	25
18	St Mirren	34	7	10	17	32	59	−27	24

Source: "1911-1912 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
(C) Champions

Champions: Rangers

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1911–12 Scottish Division Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ayr United (C)	22	16	3	3	54	24	+30	35
2	Abercorn	22	13	4	5	43	22	+21	30
3	Dumbarton	22	13	1	8	47	31	+16	27
4	Cowdenbeath	22	12	2	8	39	31	+8	26
5	St Johnstone	22	10	4	8	29	27	+2	24
6	St Bernard's	22	9	5	8	38	36	+2	23
7	Leith Athletic	22	9	4	9	31	34	−3	22
8	Arthurlie	22	7	5	10	30	30	0	19
9	East Stirlingshire	22	7	3	12	21	31	−10	17
10	Dundee Hibernian	22	5	5	12	21	41	−20	15
11	Albion Rovers	22	6	1	15	19	41	−22	13
11	Vale of Leven	22	6	1	15	26	50	−24	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

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Celtic	2 – 0	Clyde
Scottish Qualifying Cup	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Dumbarton
Scottish Consolation Cup	Johnstone	2 – 0	Galston
Scottish Junior Cup	Petershill	1 – 0	Denny Hibernian
Scottish Amateur Cup	Queen's Park Strollers	2 – 0	Leith Amateurs

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Aberdeen	5 – 1	Portsoy
Ayrshire Cup	Ayr United	2 – 0	Hurlford
Dumbartonshire Cup	Dumbarton Harp	1 – 0	Renton
East of Scotland Shield	Hibernian	2 – 0	St Bernard's
Fife Cup	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup	Dundee	2 – 0	Brechin City
Glasgow Cup	Rangers	1 – 0	Partick Thistle
Lanarkshire Cup	Motherwell	1 – 0	Hamilton
Linlithgowshire Cup	Bathgate	5 – 2	Broxburn
Perthshire Cup	St Johnstone	w.o.	Scone
Renfrewshire Cup	Morton	3 – 1	Arthurlie
Southern Counties Cup	Nithsdale Wanderers	1 – 0	Douglas Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup	King's Park	1 – 0	Alloa Athletic

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Inverness Caledonian	12	7	3	2	25	10	+15	17
2	Clachnacuddin	12	7	3	2	24	17	+7	17
3	Inverness Thistle	12	8	1	3	32	20	+12	17

Source: RSSSF

Other Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Border Senior League	Selkirk (Division 1)
Border Senior League	Selkirk Woodburn (Division 2)
Central League	Dunfermline Athletic
Northern League	unfinished
Perthshire League	Tulloch
Scottish Union	Galston

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Scotland shared the 1912 British Home Championship trophy with England.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
2 March 1912	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh	Wales	1–0	BHC	Jimmy Quinn
16 March 1912	Windsor Park, Belfast (A)	Ireland	4–1	BHC	Walter Aitkenhead (2), Willie Reid, Bobby Walker
23 March 1912	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	England	1–1	BHC	Unknown Scorer

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	9	2	+7	5
Scotland (C)	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5
Ireland	3	1	0	2	5	12	−7	2
Wales	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Source:
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	Score
2 October 1911	Glasgow (H)	Southern League XI	3–2
30 October 1911	Firhill, Glasgow (A)	Irish League XI	3–0
17 February 1912	Ayresome Park, Glasgow (A)	Football League XI	0–2

Notes

The Strollers were the second XI of Queen's Park.
Third replay needed.
Second replay needed. Won on corners
Match awarded via walkover.
Aggregate over two legs.
Replay needed.
Finished first after play-offs.
Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

"QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918" (PDF). Queen's Park FC. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
Scotland's score is shown first.
"British Championship 1912". EU-Football. Retrieved 8 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.
"SFL XI v Southern League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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Seasons in Scottish football

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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 Queen's Park Raith Rovers Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Albion Rovers Arthurlie Ayr United Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dundee Hibernian East Stirlingshire Leith Athletic St Bernard's St. Johnstone Vale of Leven

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