1905–06 in Scottish football

The 1905–06 season was the 33rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 16th season of the Scottish Football League..

Football in Scotland
Season1905–06
Scotland
1905–06 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Leith Athletic
Scottish Cup winners
Hearts
Junior Cup winners
Dunipace
Scotland national team
1906 BHC

League competitions

Scottish League Division One
Main article: 1905–06 Scottish Division One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 30 24 1 5 76 19 +57 49
2 Hearts 30 18 7 5 64 27 +37 43
3 Airdrieonians 30 15 8 7 53 31 +22 38
4 Rangers 30 15 7 8 58 48 +10 37
5 Partick Thistle 30 15 6 9 44 40 +4 36
6 Third Lanark 30 16 2 12 62 38 +24 34
7 Dundee 30 11 12 7 40 33 +7 34
8 St Mirren 30 13 5 12 41 37 +4 31
9 Morton 30 10 6 14 35 54 −19 26
10 Motherwell 30 9 8 13 50 64 −14 26
11 Hibernian 30 10 5 15 35 40 −5 25
12 Aberdeen 30 8 8 14 37 49 −12 24
13 Falkirk 30 9 5 16 53 69 −16 23
14 Port Glasgow Athletic 30 6 8 16 38 68 −30 20
15 Kilmarnock 30 8 4 18 46 68 −22 20
16 Queen's Park 30 5 4 21 41 88 −47 14
Source: "1905-1906 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two
Main article: 1905–06 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Leith Athletic (C) 22 15 4 3 46 22 +24 34
2 Clyde (P) 22 11 9 2 37 21 +16 31 Promoted to the 1906–07 Scottish Division One
3 Albion Rovers 22 12 3 7 48 31 +17 27
4 Hamilton Academical (P) 22 12 2 8 45 33 +12 26 Promoted to the 1906–07 Scottish Division One
5 Arthurlie 22 10 2 10 46 46 0 22
5 St Bernard's 22 9 4 9 42 34 +8 22
7 Ayr 22 9 3 10 44 51 −7 21
8 Raith Rovers 22 6 7 9 36 42 −6 19
9 Abercorn 22 6 5 11 31 46 −15 17
9 Cowdenbeath 22 7 3 12 28 40 −12 17
11 Vale of Leven 22 6 4 12 33 49 −16 16
12 East Stirlingshire 22 1 10 11 26 47 −21 12
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

Next season there are eighteen teams in Division One and twelve teams in Division Two.

Other honours

National
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Hearts 1 – 0 Third Lanark
Scottish Qualifying Cup Leith Athletic 2 – 0 Beith
Scottish Junior Cup Dunipace 1 – 0 Rob Roy

County
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Peterhead 4 – 2 Huntly
Ayrshire Cup Ayr 1 – 0 Ayr Parkhouse
Border Cup Selkirk w.o.[lower-alpha 1] Vale of Leithen
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 1 – 0 Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 2 – 1[lower-alpha 2] Hibernian
Fife Cup Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup Forfar Athletic 2 – 1[lower-alpha 2] Arbroath
Glasgow Cup Celtic 3 – 0 Third Lanark
Lanarkshire Cup Hamilton 2 – 1 Airdrie
Linlithgowshire Cup Bathgate 4 – 2[lower-alpha 2] Bo'ness
North of Scotland Cup Clachnacuddin 2 – 1[lower-alpha 3] Inverness Caledonian
Perthshire Cup Dunblane 7 – 2[lower-alpha 2] St Johnstone
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 4 – 3[lower-alpha 4] Arthurlie
Southern Counties Cup Dumfries 2 – 0 Nithsdale Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup Falkirk 3 – 2 Alloa Athletic

Senior
Highland League
Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin[lower-alpha 5] 12 7 2 3 22 17 +5 16
2 Inverness Caledonian 12 7 2 3 31 9 +22 16
3 Inverness Thistle 12 6 4 2 28 11 +17 16
Source: RSSSF

Other Leagues

Division Winner
Border Senior League Gala Hailes Villa
Eastern League Hearts 'A'
Northern League Aberdeen 'A'
Perthshire League Tulloch
Scottish Alliance Hearts 'A'
Scottish Combination Dumbarton

Scotland national team
Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Scotland were joint winners of the 1906 British Home Championship with England.

Date Venue Opponents Score [lower-alpha 6] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
3 March 1906 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)  Wales 0–2 BHC
17 March 1906 Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)  Ireland 1–0 BHC Thomas Fitchie
7 April 1906 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England 2–1 BHC James Howie (2)

Key:

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

Other national teams

Scottish League XI
Date Venue Opponents[1][2] Score[lower-alpha 7] Scotland scorer(s)
24 March 1906 Stamford Bridge, London (A) England Football League XI 2–6

See also

Notes
  1. Match awarded via walkover.
  2. Replay needed.
  3. Second replay needed.
  4. Play off needed.
  5. 1st after playoffs.
  6. Scotland's score is shown first.
  7. Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

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.
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