1894–95 in Scottish football

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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.

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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.

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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 points 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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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)

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2 February  | Grosvenor Park, Belfast (A)  |  Irish League XI | 4–1  | John Taylor (2), John Connolly, Laurie Bell
13 April  | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Football League XI | 1–4  | John Madden

## See also

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* 1894–95 Rangers F.C. season

## 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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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|

* Celtic
* Clyde
* Dumbarton
* Dundee
* Heart of Midlothian
* Leith Athletic
* Rangers
* St Bernard's
* St. Mirren
* Third Lanark

Division Two|

* Abercorn
* Airdrieonians
* Cowlairs
* Dundee Wanderers
* Hibernian
* Morton
* Motherwell
* Partick Thistle
* Port Glasgow Athletic
* Renton

Other teams|

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
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*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points