1918–19 in Scottish football

The 1918–19 season was the 46th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 29th season of the Scottish Football League.

1918–19 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Victory Cup winners
St Mirren
Junior Cup winners
Rutherglen Glencairn

Scottish Football League

Main article: 1918–19 Scottish Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Celtic	34	26	6	2	71	22	+49	58
2	Rangers	34	26	5	3	86	16	+70	57
3	Morton	34	18	11	5	76	40	+36	47
4	Partick Thistle	34	17	7	10	62	43	+19	41
5	Motherwell	34	14	10	10	51	40	+11	38
5	Ayr United	34	15	8	11	62	53	+9	38
7	Heart of Midlothian	34	14	9	11	59	52	+7	37
8	Kilmarnock	34	14	7	13	61	59	+2	35
9	Queen's Park	34	15	5	14	59	57	+2	35
10	St Mirren	34	10	12	12	43	55	−12	32
10	Clydebank	34	12	8	14	54	65	−11	32
12	Third Lanark	34	11	9	14	60	62	−2	31
13	Airdrieonians	34	9	11	14	45	54	−9	29
14	Hamilton Acad	34	11	5	18	49	75	−26	27
15	Dumbarton	34	7	8	19	31	58	−27	22
16	Clyde	34	7	6	21	45	75	−30	20
16	Falkirk	34	6	8	20	46	73	−27	20
18	Hibernian	34	5	3	26	30	91	−61	13

Source:

Champions: Celtic

Scottish Cup

There was no Scottish Cup competition played.

Other honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Victory Cup	St Mirren	3 – 0	Hearts

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Dumbartonshire Cup	Clydebank	2 – 1	Dumbarton Harp
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	3 – 1[1]	Hibernian
Glasgow Cup	Rangers	2 – 0	Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup	Airdrie		Hamilton

Junior Cup

Rutherglen Glencairn won the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over St Anthony's in a replayed final.

Scotland national team

See also: Scotland national football team results (unofficial matches)

There were no Scotland matches played with the British Home Championship suspended due to World War I. Scotland did play four unofficial wartime internationals (known as the Victory Internationals), however, playing home and away against both Ireland and England.

• 22 March 1919, Scotland 2–1 Ireland.[2] Scotland were represented by Jimmy Brownlie, Alec McNair, Bobby Orr, Jimmy Gordon, William Cringan, Jimmy McMullan, Alex Donaldson, James Bowie, Andrew Wilson, George Miller and Alan Morton.[2]
• 19 April 1919, Ireland 0–0 Scotland.[3] Scotland were represented by Jimmy Brownlie, Jack Marshall, Jimmy Blair, Jimmy Gordon, William McNamee, Jimmy McMullan, Alex Donaldson, Johnny Crosbie, James Richardson, Tommy Cairns and Malcolm McPhail.[3]
• 26 April 1919, England 2–2 Scotland.[4] Scotland were represented by Jimmy Brownlie, Alec McNair, Jimmy Blair, Jimmy Gordon, John Wright, Jimmy McMullan, Alex Donaldson, James Bowie, James Richardson, Jimmy McMenemy and Alan Morton.[4]
• 3 May 1919, Scotland 3–4 England.[5] Scotland were represented by Jimmy Brownlie, Alec McNair, Jimmy Blair, Jimmy Gordon, John Wright, Jimmy McMullan, James Reid, James Bowie, Andrew Wilson, Jimmy McMenemy and Alan Morton.[5]

See also

• 1918–19 Rangers F.C. season
• Association football during World War I

Notes and references

1. aggregate over two legs
2. "Sat 22 Mar 1919 Scotland 2 Ireland 1". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
3. "Sat 19 Apr 1919 Ireland 0 Scotland 0". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
4. "Sat 26 Apr 1919 England 2 Scotland 2". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
5. "Sat 03 May 1919 Scotland 3 England 4". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

External links

• Scottish Football Historical Archive