1891–92 Scottish Football League

Scottish Football League
Season 1891–92
Champions Dumbarton (2nd title)
Relegated Cambuslang and Vale of Leven (not re-elected)
Matches played 132
Goals scored 594 (4.5 per match)
Top goalscorer Jack Bell (23)
Biggest home win Leith Athletic 10–0 Vale of Leven (19 September 1891)
Biggest away win Clyde 3–10 Heart of Midlothian (3 October 1891)
Highest scoring Clyde 10–3 Vale of Leven (15 August 1891)
Clyde 3–10 Heart of Midlothian (3 October 1891)
Longest winning run 12 games by Dumbarton
Longest unbeaten run 14 games by Celtic
Longest winless run 22 games by Vale of Leven
Longest losing run 9 games by Vale of Leven

The 1891–92 Scottish Football League was the second season of the Scottish Football League. It began on 15 August 1891 and concluded on 24 May 1892. The league was won by Dumbarton who defended their title from the previous season.

Clubs

Glasgow
Cambuslang
Glasgow teams

3rd LRV
Celtic
Clyde
Rangers

Locations of clubs in the 1891–92 Scottish Football League

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1891–92 season; Clyde and Leith Athletic. This increased the number of competing clubs from 10 to 12. Renton had originally competed for the first month of the previous season but were expelled by the Scottish Football Association for professionalism.[1] The club successfully appealed its suspension and was readmitted to the league for this season.[1] Clyde and Leith Athletic were elected in place of Cowlairs.

Club Home town/city Home ground
3rd LRV Glasgow Cathkin Park
Abercorn Paisley Underwood Park
Cambuslang Cambuslang Whitefield Park
Celtic Glasgow Celtic Park
Clyde Glasgow Barrowfield Park
Dumbarton Dumbarton Boghead Park
Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh Tynecastle
Leith Athletic Leith Bank Park
Rangers Glasgow Ibrox Park
Renton Renton Tontine Park
St Mirren Paisley Westmarch
Vale of Leven Alexandria Millburn Park

Season overview

Dumbarton won the league to defend the title they won in the previous season. The club finished two points ahead of Celtic and three ahead of Heart of Midlothian. Vale of Leven finished bottom of the table after failing to win a single game throughout the league season.

At the league's annual general meeting on 3 June 1892, it was voted that the number of competing clubs would reduce from 12 to 10 for the next season.[2] The bottom three clubs, St Mirren, Cambuslang and Vale of Leven, had to submit applications to rejoin the league for the next season. The league also received applications from four non-league clubs: Kilmarnock, Cowlairs, Northern and St Bernard's.[2] In the election, St Mirren received the most votes and retained their league status meaning Cambuslang and Vale of Leven lost their league places.[2]

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dumbarton (C) 22 18 1 3 79 28+51 37
2 Celtic 22 16 3 3 62 21+41 35
3 Heart of Midlothian 22 15 4 3 65 35+30 34
4 Leith Athletic 22 12 1 9 51 40+11 25
5 Rangers 22 11 2 9 59 46+13 24
6 Renton 22 8 5 9 38 446 21
6 3rd LRV 22 8 5 9 44 473 21
8 Clyde 22 8 4 10 63 62+1 20
9 Abercorn 22 6 5 11 45 5914 17
10 St Mirren 22 5 5 12 43 6017 15Re-elected
11 Cambuslang 22 2 6 14 21 5332 10 Not re-elected
12 Vale of Leven 22 0 5 17 24 9975 5

Source: statto.com, SFHA
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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Results

Home ╲ Away 3RD ABC CAMCELCLYDUMHOMLEIRANRENSTMVOL
3rd LRV 11 31 13 32 25 32 03 22 11 23 92
Abercorn 24 31 25 33 11 13 32 01 33 11 63
Cambuslang 11 02 04 35 02 33 13 06 11 11 10
Celtic 51 31 31 00 20 31 20 30 30 21 61
Clyde 33 73 20 27 41 310 12 13 13 41 103
Dumbarton 20 81 52 10 82 51 60 60 21 42 80
Heart of Midlothian 20 21 10 31 21 31 31 32 42 22 70
Leith Athletic 31 32 30 21 10 13 22 31 23 42 100
Rangers 23 62 21 11 15 13 01 32 52 23 70
Renton 10 21 11 04 21 23 03 30 14 52 30
St Mirren 12 21 22 12 14 23 25 31 34 21 64
Vale of Leven 02 03 01 22 22 12 22 03 16 11 22

Source: statto.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Scottish Football League Expulsions 1890-1953, scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Scottish Football League - Re-elections 1891-1951, scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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