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1894–95 in Scottish football

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Football in Scotland
Season1894–95
← 1893–94 Scotland 1895–96 →
1894–95 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Heart of Midlothian
Division Two champions
Hibernian
Scottish Cup winners
St Bernard's
Junior Cup winners
Ashfield
Scotland national team
1895 BHC

The 1894–95 season in Scottish football was the 22nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the fifth season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

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Scottish Division One

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Main article: 1894–95 Scottish Division One

Hearts won the Scottish Division One.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Heart of Midlothian (C) 18 15 1 2 50 18 +32 31 Champions
2 Celtic 18 11 4 3 50 29 +21 26
3 Rangers 18 10 2 6 41 26 +15 22
4 Third Lanark 18 10 1 7 51 39 +12 21
5 St Mirren 18 9 1 8 34 34 0 19
6 St Bernard's 18 8 1 9 37 40 −3 17
7 Clyde 18 8 0 10 38 47 −9 16
8 Dundee 18 6 2 10 28 33 −5 14
9 Dumbarton 18 3 1 14 27 58 −31 7
10 Leith Athletic (R) 18 3 1 14 32 64 −32 7 Relegated to the 1895–96 Scottish Division Two
Source: "1894-1895 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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; (R) Relegated

Scottish Division Two

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Main article: 1894–95 Scottish Division Two

Hibernian topped the Scottish Division Two for the second successive year. Renton failed to show for their fixture at Dundee Wanderers, hence only 17 games played for both clubs. Dundee Wanderers were awarded the two points for the game.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 18 14 2 2 92 28 +64 30 Promoted to the 1895–96 Scottish First Division
2 Motherwell 18 10 2 6 56 39 +17 22
3 Port Glasgow Athletic 18 8 4 6 62 56 +6 20
3 Renton 17 10 0 7 46 44 +2 20
5 Morton 18 9 1 8 59 63 −4 19
6 Abercorn 18 7 4 7 51 65 −14 18
6 Airdrieonians 18 8 2 8 68 45 +23 18
8 Partick Thistle 18 7 3 8 50 62 −12 17
9 Dundee Wanderers (R) 17 3 1 13 44 86 −42 9[a] Resigned[b]
10 Cowlairs (R) 18 2 3 13 37 77 −40 7
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Renton failed to turn up for a fixture against Dundee Wanderers. Two point were awarded to Dundee Wanderers.
  2. ^ Both Dundee Wanderers and Cowlairs resigned from the league at the end of the season.

Other honours

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Cup honours

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National

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup St Bernard's 2 – 1 Renton
Scottish Junior Cup Ashfield 2 – 1 West Calder Wanderers

County

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Orion 5 – 0 Aberdeen
Ayrshire Cup Annbank 4 – 2[a] Kilmarnock
Border Cup Selkirk 5 – 0 Vale of Leithen
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 2 – 1 Renton
East of Scotland Shield Bo'ness 4 – 0 Adventurers
Fife Cup Clackmannan 1 –0 Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 1 – 0 Lochee United
Glasgow Cup Celtic 2 – 0 Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell 7 – 3 Albion Rovers
Linlithgowshire Cup Bathgate 5 – 4 Bo'ness
North of Scotland Cup Clachnacuddin 6 – 3 Inverness Citadel
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 6 – 3[a] Dunblane
Renfrewshire Cup Port Glasgow Ath 6 – 1 Arthurlie
Southern Counties Cup Maxwelltown Thistle 3 – 2 5th KRV
Stirlingshire Cup Falkirk 5 – 2 Stenhousemuir

Non-league honours

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Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clachnacuddin 10 8 2 0 44 20 +24 18
2 Inverness Thistle 10 5 4 1 31 25 +6 14
3 Inverness Caledonian 9 4 4 1 23 16 +7 12
Source: RSSSF

Other Senior Leagues

Division Winner
Ayrshire Combination Ayr [1]
Ayrshire League Dalry [2]
Midland League Falkirk [3]
Scottish Alliance Wishaw Thistle [4]

Scotland national team

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Main articles: 1894–95 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[b] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
23 March 1895 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 2–2 BHC John Madden, John Divers
30 March 1895 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 3–1 BHC John Walker (2), William Lambie
6 April 1895 Goodison Park, Liverpool (A)  England 0–3 BHC

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 5
 Wales 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
 Scotland 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3
 Ireland 3 0 1 2 3 14 −11 1
Source: [5][6]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

Other national teams

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Scottish League XI

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Date Venue Opponents[7][8] Score[c] Scotland scorer(s)
2 February Grosvenor Park, Belfast (A) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 4–1 John Taylor (2), John Connolly, Laurie Bell
13 April Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) England Football League XI 1–4 John Madden

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Replay needed.
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  3. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

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  1. ^ "Ayrshire Football Combination". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Ayrshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Scottish Alliance". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  6. ^ "British Championships 1895". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  7. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  8. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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