Scottish Division One 1903/04
| Scottish Division One 1903/04 | |
| master | Third Lanark |
| Cup winners | Celtic Glasgow |
| Teams | 14th |
| Games | 182 |
| Gates | 620 (ø 3.41 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Robert Hamilton(Glasgow Rangers) |
| ← Division One 1902/03 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the eleventh time in 1903/04 . It was also the 14th edition of the top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 15, 1903 and ended on April 30, 1904. In the 1903/04 season, 14 clubs competed against each other in a total of 26 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 championship won for the first and only time in the club's history Third Lanark . (The club was dissolved in 1967.) No team was relegated that season after all top clubs were re-elected. The top scorer was Robert Hamilton of the Glasgow Rangers with 28 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Third Lanark | 26th | 20th | 3 | 3 | 61:26 | +35 | 43: 9 |
| 2. | Heart of Midlothian | 26th | 18th | 3 | 5 | 63:35 | +28 | 39:13 |
| 3. | Glasgow Rangers (P) | 26th | 16 | 6th | 4th | 80:33 | +47 | 38:14 |
| Celtic Glasgow | 26th | 18th | 2 | 6th | 68:27 | +41 | 38:14 | |
| 5. | Dundee FC | 26th | 13 | 2 | 11 | 54:45 | +9 | 28:24 |
| 6th | FC St. Mirren | 26th | 11 | 5 | 10 | 45:38 | +7 | 27:25 |
| Partick Thistle | 26th | 10 | 7th | 9 | 46:41 | +5 | 27:25 | |
| 8th. | FC Queen's Park | 26th | 6th | 9 | 11 | 28:47 | −19 | 21:31 |
| 9. | Port Glasgow Athletic | 26th | 8th | 4th | 14th | 32:49 | −17 | 20:32 |
| 10. | Hibernian Edinburgh (M) | 26th | 7th | 5 | 14th | 29:40 | −11 | 19:33 |
| 11. | Morton | 26th | 7th | 4th | 15th | 32:53 | −21 | 18:34 |
| Airdrieonians FC (N) | 26th | 7th | 4th | 15th | 32:62 | −30 | 18:34 | |
| 13. | Motherwell FC (N) | 26th | 6th | 3 | 17th | 26:61 | −35 | 15:37 |
| 14th | FC Kilmarnock | 26th | 4th | 5 | 17th | 24:63 | −39 | 13:39 |
| Legend |
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| 1903/04 season |
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| At the end of the 1902/03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motherwell FC | 10 | re-elected | Division One |
| FC Kilmarnock | 8th | re-elected | Division One |
| Aberdeen FC | 4th | not included | Scottish Northern Football League |
| Hamilton Academical | 2 | not elected | Division Two |
| Clyde FC | 0 | not elected | Division Two |
| East Stirlingshire FC | 0 | not elected | Division Two |
| FC Falkirk | 0 | not elected | Division Two |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1903/04 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1903/04 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.
