1903–04 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

East Stirlingshire

1903–04 season

Stadium

Merchiston Park

Scottish Football League Second Division

5th

Stirlingshire Cup

Semi final^[1]

Highest home attendance

c.4,000 v. Stenhousemuir
(5 March 1904, Stirlingshire Cup), v. Falkirk
(12 March 1904, Stirlingshire Cup)^[2]^[3]

← 1902–03

1904–05 →

The 1903–04 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's fourth season in the Scottish Football League, being admitted to the Scottish Football League Second Division.^[4] The club also competed in the minor Stirlingshire Cup.^[1]

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1903–04 Scottish Second Division

15 August 1903 Second Division	Raith Rovers	1 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
			,	Attendance: 1,500

22 August 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	St Bernard's	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,			Attendance: 2,500

29 August 1903 Second Division	Falkirk	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Brockville Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 3,000

12 September 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 3	Arthurlie	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,		, ,	Attendance: 2,000

26 September 1903 Second Division	Ayr	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Somerset Park, Ayr
	,			Attendance: 1,500

10 October 1903 Second Division	Leith Athletic	4 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Chancelot Park, Leith
	, , ,			Attendance: 2,000

17 October 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	0 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
				Attendance: 3,000

24 October 1903 Second Division	Arthurlie	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Dunterlie Park, Glasgow
	,		.

31 October 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Abercorn	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,

7 November 1903 Second Division	Ayr Parkhouse	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Beresford Park, Ayr
	,

14 November 1903 Second Division	Abercorn	3 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Old Ralston Park, Paisley
	, ,		,

28 November 1903 Second Division	Clyde	5 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Shawfield, Rutherglen
	, , , ,

19 December 1903 Second Division	St Bernard's	1 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Royal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh

26 December 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 0	Raith Rovers	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,			Attendance: 1,000

9 January 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Falkirk	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,			Attendance: 3,000

23 January 1904 Second Division	Hamilton Academical	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Douglas Park, Hamilton
	, ,			Attendance: 2,000

30 January 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 0	Ayr Parkhouse	Merchiston Park, Bainsford

6 February 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 1	Ayr	Merchiston Park, Bainsford

19 March 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 2	Leith Athletic	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,		,	Attendance: 1,500

26 March 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 3	Clyde	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
			, ,	Attendance: 2,000

23 April 1904 Second Division	Albion Rovers	2 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Meadow Park, Whifflet
	,

30 April 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	4 – 2	Albion Rovers	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , ,		,

Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hamilton Academical !Hamilton Academical (C)	22	16	5	1	56	19	+37	37
2	Clyde !Clyde	22	12	5	5	51	36	+15	29
3	Ayr !Ayr	22	11	6	5	34	31	+3	28
4	Falkirk !Falkirk	22	11	4	7	50	36	+14	26
5	East Stirlingshire !East Stirlingshire	22	8	5	9	35	40	−5	21
5	Raith Rovers !Raith Rovers	22	8	5	9	40	38	+2	21
7	Leith Athletic !Leith Athletic	22	8	4	10	42	40	+2	20
7	St Bernard's !St Bernard's	22	9	2	11	31	43	−12	20
9	Albion Rovers !Albion Rovers	22	8	5	9	47	37	+10	019^*
10	Abercorn !Abercorn	22	6	4	12	40	55	−15	16
11	Arthurlie !Arthurlie	22	5	5	12	37	50	−13	15
12	Ayr Parkhouse !Ayr Parkhouse (R)	22	3	4	15	24	62	−38	10	Did not apply for re-election ‡

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
* Albion Rovers were docked two points.
‡ Ayr Parkhouse did not apply for re-election to compete for the next season and were replaced by Aberdeen.
(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	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A
Result	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	W
Position	1	1	3	3	4	6	6	5	5	7	9	7	6	7	7	7	7	6	8	8	8	5

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

Other

Stirlingshire Cup

16 January 1904 Round 1	East Stirlingshire	1 - 0	Grahamston Amateurs	Merchiston Park, Bainsford

20 February 1904 Semi-final	East Stirlingshire	2 – 2	Stenhousemuir	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,		,	Attendance: 3,000

27 February 1904 Semi-Final Replay	Stenhousemuir	1 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
				Attendance: 3,000

5 March 1904 Semi-final 2nd replay	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Stenhousemuir	Brockville Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 4,000

12 March 1904 Final	Falkirk	4 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
	, , ,		, ,	Attendance: 4,000

References

1 2 Stirlingshire Cup - Winners, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
↑ Club History - 1900-1940, East Stirlingshire F.C.. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
↑ Results for East Stirlingshire for 1903-04, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
↑ East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

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1903–04 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

Fixtures and results

Scottish Second Division

Table

Results by round

Other

Stirlingshire Cup

See also

References

External links