1905–06 in Scottish football

The 1905–06 season was the 33rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 16th season of the Scottish Football League..

Football in Scotland
Season1905–06
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1905–06 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Leith Athletic
Scottish Cup winners
Hearts
Junior Cup winners
Dunipace
Scotland national team
1906 BHC

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Celtic3024157619+5749
2Hearts3018756427+3743
3Airdrieonians3015875331+2238
4Rangers3015785848+1037
5Partick Thistle3015694440+436
6Third Lanark30162126238+2434
7Dundee30111274033+734
8St Mirren30135124137+431
9Morton30106143554−1926
10Motherwell3098135064−1426
11Hibernian30105153540−525
12Aberdeen3088143749−1224
13Falkirk3095165369−1623
14Port Glasgow Athletic3068163868−3020
15Kilmarnock3084184668−2220
16Queen's Park3054214188−4714
Source: "1905-1906 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Leith Athletic (C)2215434622+2434
2Clyde (P)2211923721+1631Promoted to the 1906–07 Scottish Division One
3Albion Rovers2212374831+1727
4Hamilton Academical (P)2212284533+1226Promoted to the 1906–07 Scottish Division One
5Arthurlie22102104646022
5St Bernard's229494234+822
7Ayr2293104451−721
8Raith Rovers226793642−619
9Abercorn2265113146−1517
9Cowdenbeath2273122840−1217
11Vale of Leven2264123349−1616
12East Stirlingshire22110112647−2112
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

Next season there are eighteen teams in Division One and twelve teams in Division Two.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish CupHearts1 – 0Third Lanark
Scottish Qualifying CupLeith Athletic2 – 0Beith
Scottish Junior CupDunipace1 – 0Rob Roy

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupPeterhead4 – 2Huntly
Ayrshire CupAyr1 – 0Ayr Parkhouse
Border CupSelkirkw.o.[a]Vale of Leithen
Dumbartonshire CupVale of Leven1 – 0Dumbarton
East of Scotland ShieldHearts2 – 1[b]Hibernian
Fife CupRaith Rovers2 – 0Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire CupForfar Athletic2 – 1[b]Arbroath
Glasgow CupCeltic3 – 0Third Lanark
Lanarkshire CupHamilton2 – 1Airdrie
Linlithgowshire CupBathgate4 – 2[b]Bo'ness
North of Scotland CupClachnacuddin2 – 1[c]Inverness Caledonian
Perthshire CupDunblane7 – 2[b]St Johnstone
Renfrewshire CupMorton4 – 3[d]Arthurlie
Southern Counties CupDumfries2 – 0Nithsdale Wanderers
Stirlingshire CupFalkirk3 – 2Alloa Athletic

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Clachnacuddin[e]127232217+516
2Inverness Caledonian12723319+2216
3Inverness Thistle126422811+1716
Source: SFHA

Other Senior Leagues

DivisionWinner
Border Senior LeagueGala Hailes Villa
Eastern LeagueHearts 'A'
Northern LeagueAberdeen 'A'
Perthshire LeagueTulloch
Scottish AllianceHearts 'A'
Scottish CombinationDumbarton

Scotland national team

Scotland were joint winners of the 1906 British Home Championship with England.

DateVenueOpponentsScore [f]CompetitionScotland scorer(s)
3 March 1906Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)  Wales0–2BHC
17 March 1906Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)  Ireland1–0BHCThomas Fitchie
7 April 1906Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England2–1BHCJames Howie (2)

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 England (C)320172+54
 Scotland (C)32013304
 Wales311165+13
 Ireland3012410−61
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Co-champions

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

DateVenueOpponents[1][2]Score[g] Scotland scorer(s)
24 March 1906Stamford Bridge, London (A) Football League XI2–6Archie Kyle, Charles Thomson

See also

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