Scottish Division One 1900/01
| Scottish Division One 1900/01 | |
| master | Glasgow Rangers |
| Cup winners | Heart of Midlothian |
| Relegated | Partick Thistle |
| Teams | 11 |
| Games | 110 |
| Gates | 385 (ø 3.5 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Robert Hamilton(Glasgow Rangers) |
| ← Division One 1899/1900 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the eighth time in 1900/01 . It was also the eleventh edition of the top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 15, 1900 and ended on April 27, 1901. In the 1900/01 season, 11 clubs competed against each other in a total of 20 match days. 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 fourth time in the club's history. Relegated was Partick Thistle , who did not get re-election from the other league members and thus relegated to Division Two . The top scorer was Robert Hamilton of the Glasgow Rangers with 20 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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| 1. | Glasgow Rangers (M) | 20th | 17th | 1 | 2 | 60:25 | +35 | 35: 5 |
| 2. | Celtic Glasgow (P) | 20th | 13 | 3 | 4th | 49:28 | +21 | 29:11 |
| 3. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 20th | 9 | 7th | 4th | 29:22 | +7 | 25:15 |
| 4th | Greenock Morton (N) | 20th | 9 | 3 | 8th | 40:40 | ± 0 | 21:19 |
| 5. | Third Lanark | 20th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 20:29 | −9 | 18:22 |
| FC Kilmarnock | 20th | 7th | 4th | 9 | 35:47 | −12 | 18:22 | |
| 7th | Dundee FC | 20th | 6th | 5 | 9 | 36:35 | +1 | 17:23 |
| FC Queen's Park (N) | 20th | 7th | 3 | 10 | 33:37 | −4 | 17:23 | |
| 9. | FC St. Mirren | 20th | 5 | 6th | 9 | 33:43 | −10 | 16:24 |
| 10. | Heart of Midlothian | 20th | 5 | 4th | 11 | 22:30 | −8 | 14:26 |
| 11. | Partick Thistle (N) | 20th | 4th | 2 | 14th | 28:49 | −21 | 10:30 |
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| At the end of the 1899/1900 season |
| (M) - Champion of the previous year |
| (P) - Cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) - New entry from Division Two |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Midlothian | re-elected | Division One | |
| FC St. Mirren | re-elected | Division One | |
| Partick Thistle | not re-elected | Division One |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1900/01 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1900/01 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.
