Scottish Division One 1899/1900
| Scottish Division One 1899/1900 | |
| master | Glasgow Rangers |
| Cup winners | Celtic Glasgow |
| Relegated |
FC St. Bernard’s FC Clyde |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 90 |
| Gates | 379 (ø 4.21 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Robert Hamilton(Glasgow Rangers) Willie Michael (Heart of Midlothian) |
| ← Division One 1898/99 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the seventh time in 1899/1900 . It was also the tenth edition of the top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 19, 1899 and ended on March 17, 1900. In the 1899/1900 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 18 matchdays. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the clubs (with the same number of points) were placed tied.
The Glasgow Rangers won the Scottish Championship for the third time in the club's history. FC St. Bernard’s and FC Clyde were relegated , who did not get re-election from the other league members and were therefore relegated to Division Two . The top scorers were Robert Hamilton of Glasgow Rangers and Willie Michael of Heart of Midlothian with 15 goals each .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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| 1. | Glasgow Rangers (M) | 18th | 15th | 2 | 1 | 69:27 | +42 | 32: 4 |
| 2. | Celtic Glasgow (P) | 18th | 9 | 7th | 2 | 46:27 | +19 | 25:11 |
| 3. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 18th | 9 | 6th | 3 | 43:24 | +19 | 24:12 |
| 4th | Heart of Midlothian | 18th | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41:24 | +17 | 23:13 |
| 5. | FC Kilmarnock (N) | 18th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 30:37 | −7 | 18:18 |
| 6th | Dundee FC | 18th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 36:39 | −3 | 15:21 |
| Third Lanark | 18th | 5 | 5 | 8th | 31:38 | −7 | 15:21 | |
| 8th. | FC St. Mirren | 18th | 3 | 6th | 9 | 30:46 | −16 | 12:24 |
| FC St. Bernard's | 18th | 4th | 4th | 10 | 29:47 | −18 | 12:24 | |
| 10. | Clyde FC | 18th | 2 | 0 | 16 | 24:70 | −46 | 4:32 |
| Legend |
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| At the end of the 1898/99 season |
| (M) - Champion of the previous year |
| (P) - Cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) - New entry from Division Two |
Play-off for 8th place
The game was played on April 7, 1900 in Dens Park ( Dundee ). It decided which club stood for re-election.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| FC St. Mirren | 2: 1 | FC St. Bernard's |
Election procedure
The regulations of the Scottish Football League stipulated that at the end of the season, the two worst-placed teams had to stand for re-election. Voting took place at the annual general meeting of the Scottish Football League, at which new admissions were also decided. This electoral system determined the promotion and relegation between Division One and Division Two until 1922 .
| society | # Be right | Result | division |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton | recorded | Division Two | |
| FC Queen's Park | recorded | no league | |
| Partick Thistle | recorded | Division Two | |
| Clyde FC | not re-elected | Division One |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1899/1900 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1899/1900 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
