1918–19 in Scottish football

Season

1918–19

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1918–19 in Scottish football

Division One champions
Celtic
Victory Cup winners
St Mirren
Junior Cup winners
Rutherglen Glencairn

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

League competitions

Scottish Football League

Main article: 1918–19 Scottish Football League

Pos	Team v t e	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 Academical	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: "1918-1919 SFL - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Champions: Celtic

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Victory Cup	St Mirren	3 – 0	Hearts
Scottish Qualifying Cup	Bathgate	2 – 0	Cowdenbeath
Scottish Junior Cup	Rutherglen Glencairn	1 – 0	St Anthony's

County

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

Non-league honours

Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Western League	Dumbarton Harp

Scotland national team

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. 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.
19 April 1919, Ireland 0–0 Scotland. 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.
26 April 1919, England 2–2 Scotland. 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.
3 May 1919, Scotland 3–4 England. 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.

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Scotland scorer(s)
22 February 1919	St Andrew's Park, Birmingham (A)	Football League XI	1–3
5 April 1919	Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)	Football League XI	3–2

Notes

The Scottish Cup, Scottish Qualifying Cup (except 1914–15 and 1918–19), and Scottish Amateur Cup were not held during WWI years.
Replay needed.
The Border Cup, North of Scotland Cup, Perthshire Cup were not held during WWI years. The Aberdeenshire Cup, Ayrshire Cup, Forfarshire Cup, Stirlingshire Cup, and Southern Counties Cup were not held either after 1914–15.
The Linlithgowshire Cup and Renfrewshire Cup were not held this season.
Aggregate over two legs.
The Eastern League went into abeyance this season due to lack of clubs still operating in area.
Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

^ "Sat 22 Mar 1919 Scotland 2 Ireland 1". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Sat 19 Apr 1919 Ireland 0 Scotland 0". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Sat 26 Apr 1919 England 2 Scotland 2". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
^ "Sat 03 May 1919 Scotland 3 England 4". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
"SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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