1912–13 in Scottish football

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1912–13 in Scottish football

Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Ayr United
Scottish Cup winners
Falkirk
Junior Cup winners
Inverkeithing United
Scotland national team
1913 BHC

The 1912–13 season was the 40th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 23rd season of the Scottish Football League.

## League competitions

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### Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1912–13 Scottish Division One

Pos | Team

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1  | Rangers (C) | 34  | 24  | 5  | 5  | 76  | 41  | +35  | 53
2  | Celtic | 34  | 22  | 5  | 7  | 53  | 28  | +25  | 49
=3  | Heart of Midlothian | 34  | 17  | 7  | 10  | 71  | 43  | +28  | 41
=3  | Airdrieonians | 34  | 15  | 11  | 8  | 64  | 46  | +18  | 41
5  | Falkirk | 34  | 14  | 12  | 8  | 56  | 38  | +18  | 40
=6  | Hibernian | 34  | 16  | 5  | 13  | 63  | 54  | +9  | 37
=6  | Motherwell | 34  | 12  | 13  | 9  | 47  | 39  | +8  | 37
=6  | Aberdeen | 34  | 14  | 9  | 11  | 47  | 40  | +7  | 37
9  | Clyde | 34  | 13  | 9  | 12  | 41  | 44  | −3  | 35
10  | Hamilton Academical | 34  | 12  | 8  | 14  | 44  | 47  | −3  | 32
11  | Kilmarnock | 34  | 10  | 11  | 13  | 37  | 54  | −17  | 31
12  | St Mirren | 34  | 10  | 10  | 14  | 50  | 60  | −10  | 30
=13  | Dundee | 34  | 8  | 13  | 13  | 33  | 46  | −13  | 29
=13  | Morton | 34  | 11  | 7  | 16  | 50  | 59  | −9  | 29
15  | Third Lanark | 34  | 8  | 12  | 14  | 31  | 41  | −10  | 28
16  | Raith Rovers | 34  | 8  | 10  | 16  | 46  | 60  | −14  | 26
17  | Partick Thistle | 34  | 10  | 4  | 20  | 40  | 55  | −15  | 24
18  | Queen's Park | 34  | 5  | 3  | 26  | 34  | 88  | −54  | 13

Source: "1912-1913 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
(C) Champions

Champions: Rangers

### Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1912–13 Scottish Division Two

Pos | Team

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1  | Ayr United (C, P) | 26  | 13  | 8  | 5  | 45  | 19  | +26  | 34  | Promoted to the 1913–14 Scottish Division One
2  | Dunfermline Athletic | 26  | 13  | 7  | 6  | 45  | 27  | +18  | 33  |
3  | East Stirlingshire | 26  | 12  | 8  | 6  | 43  | 27  | +16  | 32
4  | Abercorn | 26  | 12  | 7  | 7  | 33  | 31  | +2  | 31
5  | Cowdenbeath | 26  | 12  | 6  | 8  | 36  | 27  | +9  | 30
6  | Dumbarton (P) | 26  | 12  | 5  | 9  | 38  | 30  | +8  | 29  | Promoted to the 1913–14 Scottish Division One
7  | St Bernard's | 26  | 12  | 3  | 11  | 36  | 34  | +2  | 27  |
8  | Johnstone | 26  | 9  | 6  | 11  | 31  | 43  | −12  | 24
9  | Albion Rovers | 26  | 10  | 3  | 13  | 38  | 40  | −2  | 23
10  | Dundee Hibernian | 26  | 6  | 10  | 10  | 34  | 43  | −9  | 22
11  | St Johnstone | 26  | 7  | 7  | 12  | 29  | 38  | −9  | 21
11  | Vale of Leven | 26  | 8  | 5  | 13  | 28  | 44  | −16  | 21
13  | Arthurlie | 26  | 7  | 5  | 14  | 37  | 49  | −12  | 19
14  | Leith Athletic | 26  | 5  | 8  | 13  | 26  | 47  | −21  | 18

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

## 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 | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Rovers
Scottish Qualifying Cup | Abercorn | 4 – 1[a] | Arbroath
Scottish Consolation Cup | Galston | 2 – 0[a] | Stenhousemuir
Scottish Junior Cup | Inverkeithing United | 1 – 0  | Dunipace
Scottish Amateur Cup | Leith Amateurs | 1 – 0  | Ardrossan Academy Former Pupils

#### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 4 – 0  | Fraserburgh
Ayrshire Cup | Galston | 2 – 1[a] | Ayr United
Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton Harp | 1 – 0[a] | Renton
East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 – 2  | St Bernard's
Fife Cup | Kirkcaldy United | 5 – 2  | East Fife
Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | 7 – 0  | Montrose
Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 3 – 1  | Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 5 – 1  | Dykehead
Linlithgowshire Cup | Armadale | 2 – 1  | Broxburn
Perthshire Cup | Dunblane | 3 – 0  | Breadalbane
Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 4 – 3[b] | St Mirren
Southern Counties Cup | Solway Star | 1 – 0[c] | Dumfries
Stirlingshire Cup | Alloa Athletic | 5 – 0[d] | King's Park

### 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  | Aberdeen 'A' | 16  | 13  | 3  | 0  | 53  | 18  | +35  | 29
2  | Buckie Thistle | 16  | 9  | 1  | 6  | 20  | 19  | +1  | 19
3  | Inverness Caledonian | 16  | 8  | 1  | 7  | 34  | 36  | −2  | 17

Source: RSSSF

Other Senior Leagues

Division  | Winner

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Banffshire League | unfinished
Border Senior League | unfinished
Central League | Alloa Athletic
Eastern League |
Northern League | Brechin City
Perthshire League | unfinished
Scottish Union | Dykehead

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[1] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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3 March 1913  | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  |  Wales | 0–0  | BHC |
15 March 1913  | Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)  |  Ireland | 2–1  | BHC | Willie Reid, Alex Bennett
5 April 1913  | Stamford Bridge, London (A)  |  England | 0–1  | BHC |

Key:

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

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England (C) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 4
Wales | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 3
Scotland | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 3
Ireland | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 2

Source: [2]
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[3][4][5] | Score[e] | Scotland scorer(s)

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14 October 1912  | London (A)  |  Southern League XI | 0–1  |
6 November 1912  | Solitude, Belfast (A)  |  Irish League XI | 3–1  |
1 March 1913  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Football League XI | 4–1  |

## See also

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* 1912–13 Aberdeen F.C. season

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d Replay needed.
2. ^ Aggregate over two legs.
3. ^ Third replay needed.
4. ^ Second replay needed
5. ^ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

## References

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1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
2. ^ "British Championship 1913". EU-Football. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
3. ^ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
4. ^ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
5. ^ "SFL XI v Southern League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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Domestic leagues|

* Football League
* Division One
* Division Two
* Inter City Midweek Football League
* Highland League

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
* Final
* Junior Cup

Related to national team|

* Results
* British Home Championship

Club seasons

Division One|

* Aberdeen
* Airdrieonians
* Celtic
* Clyde
* Dundee
* Falkirk
* Hamilton Academical
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Kilmarnock
* Morton
* Motherwell
* Partick Thistle
* Queen's Park
* Raith Rovers
* Rangers
* St. Mirren
* Third Lanark

Division Two|

* Abercorn
* Albion Rovers
* Arthurlie
* Ayr United
* Cowdenbeath
* Dumbarton
* Dundee Hibernian
* Dunfermline Athletic
* East Stirlingshire
* Johnstone
* Leith Athletic
* St Bernard's
* St. Johnstone
* Vale of Leven

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