1903–04 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

The 1903–04 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's fourth season in the Scottish Football League, being admitted to the Scottish Football League Second Division.[4] The club also competed in the minor Stirlingshire Cup.[1]

East Stirlingshire
1903–04 season
StadiumMerchiston Park
Scottish Football League Second Division5th
Stirlingshire CupSemi final[1]
Highest home attendancec.4,000 v. Stenhousemuir
(5 March 1904, Stirlingshire Cup), v. Falkirk
(12 March 1904, Stirlingshire Cup)[2][3]

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Second Division
15 August 1903 Second DivisionRaith Rovers1 – 2East StirlingshireStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
, Attendance: 1,500
22 August 1903 Second DivisionEast Stirlingshire3 – 1St Bernard'sMerchiston Park, Bainsford
, , Attendance: 2,500
29 August 1903 Second DivisionFalkirk2 – 1East StirlingshireBrockville Park, Falkirk
, Attendance: 3,000
12 September 1903 Second DivisionEast Stirlingshire3 – 3ArthurlieMerchiston Park, Bainsford
, , , , Attendance: 2,000
26 September 1903 Second DivisionAyr2 – 1East StirlingshireSomerset Park, Ayr
, Attendance: 1,500
10 October 1903 Second DivisionLeith Athletic4 – 0East StirlingshireChancelot Park, Leith
, , , Attendance: 2,000
17 October 1903 Second DivisionEast Stirlingshire0 – 0Hamilton AcademicalMerchiston Park, Bainsford
Attendance: 3,000
24 October 1903 Second DivisionArthurlie2 – 2East StirlingshireDunterlie Park, Glasgow
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31 October 1903 Second DivisionEast Stirlingshire2 – 0AbercornMerchiston Park, Bainsford
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7 November 1903 Second DivisionAyr Parkhouse2 – 1East StirlingshireBeresford Park, Ayr
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14 November 1903 Second DivisionAbercorn3 – 2East StirlingshireOld Ralston Park, Paisley
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28 November 1903 Second DivisionClyde5 – 1East StirlingshireShawfield, Rutherglen
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19 December 1903 Second DivisionSt Bernard's1 – 1East StirlingshireRoyal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh
26 December 1903 Second DivisionEast Stirlingshire3 – 0Raith RoversMerchiston Park, Bainsford
, , Attendance: 1,000
9 January 1904 Second DivisionEast Stirlingshire2 – 1FalkirkMerchiston Park, Bainsford
, Attendance: 3,000
23 January 1904 Second DivisionHamilton Academical3 – 1East StirlingshireDouglas Park, Hamilton
, , Attendance: 2,000
30 January 1904 Second DivisionEast Stirlingshire1 – 0Ayr ParkhouseMerchiston Park, Bainsford
6 February 1904 Second DivisionEast Stirlingshire1 – 1AyrMerchiston Park, Bainsford
19 March 1904 Second DivisionEast Stirlingshire3 – 2Leith AthleticMerchiston Park, Bainsford
, , , Attendance: 1,500
26 March 1904 Second DivisionEast Stirlingshire1 – 3ClydeMerchiston Park, Bainsford
, , Attendance: 2,000
23 April 1904 Second DivisionAlbion Rovers2 – 0East StirlingshireMeadow Park, Whifflet
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30 April 1904 Second DivisionEast Stirlingshire4 – 2Albion RoversMerchiston Park, Bainsford
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Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Ayr 22 11 6 5 34 31 +3 28
4 Falkirk 22 11 4 7 50 36 +14 26
5 East Stirlingshire 22 8 5 9 35 40 −5 21
5 Raith Rovers 22 8 5 9 40 38 +2 21
7 Leith Athletic 22 8 4 10 42 40 +2 20
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

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAAHAHAAAAHHAHHHHAA
ResultWWLDLLDDWLLLDWWLWDWLLW
Position1133466557976777768885
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Other

Stirlingshire Cup
16 January 1904 Round 1East Stirlingshire1 - 0Grahamston AmateursMerchiston Park, Bainsford
20 February 1904 Semi-finalEast Stirlingshire2 – 2StenhousemuirMerchiston Park, Bainsford
, , Attendance: 3,000
27 February 1904 Semi-Final ReplayStenhousemuir1 – 1East StirlingshireOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Attendance: 3,000
5 March 1904 Semi-final 2nd replayEast Stirlingshire2 – 0StenhousemuirBrockville Park, Falkirk
, Attendance: 4,000
12 March 1904 FinalFalkirk4 – 3East StirlingshireOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir
, , , , , Attendance: 4,000
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See also

References
  1. Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C.. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. Results for East Stirlingshire for 1903-04, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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