1902–03 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

East Stirlingshire

1902–03 season

Stadium

Merchiston Park

Scottish Football League Second Division

8th

Stirlingshire Cup

Winners^[1]

Highest home attendance

c.4,000 v. Falkirk
(30 August 1902, Division Two)^[2]^[3]

← 1901–02

1903–04 →

The 1902–03 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's third season in the Scottish Football League, being admitted to the Scottish Football League Second Division.^[4] The club also competed in the Scottish Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.^[1]

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1902–03 Scottish Second Division

16 August 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	Raith Rovers	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , ,			Attendance: 3,000

23 August 1902 Second Division	Leith Athletic	1 – 4	East Stirlingshire	Chancelot Park, Leith
			, , ,

30 August 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	0 – 2	Falkirk	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
			,	Attendance: 4,000

13 September 1902 Second Division	St Bernard's	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Royal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh
	, ,			Attendance: 150

27 September 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 2	Arthurlie	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
			,

4 October 1902 Second Division	Clyde	0 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Shawfield, Rutherglen

11 October 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Motherwell	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,			Attendance: 2,000

18 October 1902 Second Division	Arthurlie	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Dunterlie Park, Glasgow
	,

25 October 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	5 – 2	Ayr	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , , ,		,	Attendance: 1,500

1 November 1902 Second Division	Airdrieonians	2 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Broomfield Park, Airdrie, Lanarkshire
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8 November 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 5	Hamilton Academical	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,		, , , ,	Attendance: 1,200

15 November 1902 Second Division	Abercorn	3 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Old Ralston Park, Paisley
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22 November 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	St Bernard's	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
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29 November 1902 Second Division	Hamilton Academical	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Douglas Park, Hamilton
	, ,		,	Attendance: 800

6 December 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	0 – 0	Airdrieonians	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
				Attendance: 3,000

13 December 1902 Second Division	Ayr	1 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Somerset Park, Ayr
				Attendance: 1,000

20 December 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	6 – 4	Abercorn	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , , , ,		, , ,	Attendance: 1,500

27 December 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 2	Clyde	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,		,	Attendance: 1,200

3 January 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	5 – 1	Leith Athletic	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , , ,			Attendance: 1,500

31 January 1903 Second Division	Raith Rovers	1 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
				Attendance: 1,500

28 February 1903 Second Division	Falkirk	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Brockville Park, Falkirk
	,		,	Attendance: 1,000

18 April 1903 Second Division	Motherwell	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Fir Park, Motherwell
	,		,	Attendance: 3,000

Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Airdrieonians !Airdrieonians (C) (P)	22	15	5	2	43	19	+24	35	Promoted to the 1903–04 Scottish Division One
2	Motherwell !Motherwell (P)	22	12	4	6	44	35	+9	28	Promoted to the 1903–04 Scottish Division One
3	Ayr !Ayr	22	12	3	7	34	34	0	27
3	Leith Athletic !Leith Athletic	22	11	5	6	43	42	+1	27
5	St Bernard's !St Bernard's	22	12	2	8	45	32	+13	26
6	Falkirk !Falkirk	22	8	7	7	39	37	+2	23
6	Hamilton Academical !Hamilton Academical	22	11	1	10	45	35	+10	23
8	East Stirlingshire !East Stirlingshire	22	9	3	10	46	41	+5	21
9	Arthurlie !Arthurlie	22	6	8	8	34	46	−12	20
10	Abercorn !Abercorn	22	5	2	15	35	58	−23	12
11	Clyde !Clyde	22	2	7	13	22	40	−18	11
11	Raith Rovers !Raith Rovers	22	3	5	14	34	55	−21	11

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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A
Result	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	D
Position	1	1	3	6	6	6	4	5	3	4	5	7	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	8

Source: statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Other

Stirlingshire Cup

24 January 1903 Round 1	East Stirlingshire	9 - 0	Camelon	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
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14 February 1903 Semi-final	Falkirk	1 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Brockville Park, Falkirk
			, ,

28 March 1903 Final	East Stirlingshire	0 – 0	Stenhousemuir	Brockville Park, Falkirk

4 April 1903 Final replay	East Stirlingshire	3 – 0	Stenhousemuir	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,			Attendance: 4,000

References

1 2 Stirlingshire Cup - Winners, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
↑ Club History - 1900-1940, East Stirlingshire F.C.. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
↑ Results for East Stirlingshire for 1902-03, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
↑ East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

External links

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1902–03 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

Fixtures and results

Scottish Second Division

Table

Results by round

Other

Stirlingshire Cup

See also

References

External links