Scottish Division One 1905/06
Scottish Division One 1905/06 | |
master | Celtic Glasgow |
Cup winners | Heart of Midlothian |
Teams | 16 |
Games | 240 |
Gates | 773 (ø 3.22 per game) |
Top scorer |
Jimmy Quinn (Celtic Glasgow) |
← Division One 1904/05 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 13th time in 1905/06 . It was also the 16th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 19, 1905 and ended on May 12, 1906. In the 1905/06 season, 16 clubs competed against each other in a total of 30 game 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 championship won for the sixth time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . Since the league was increased to eighteen teams for the following season, there was no relegated team this season. The top scorer was Jimmy Quinn from Celtic Glasgow with 20 goals .
statistics
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Celtic Glasgow (M) | 30th | 24 | 1 | 5 | 76:19 | +57 | 49:11 |
2. | Heart of Midlothian | 30th | 18th | 7th | 5 | 64:27 | +37 | 43:17 |
3. | Airdrieonians FC | 30th | 15th | 8th | 7th | 38:45 | −7 | 38:22 |
4th | Glasgow Rangers | 30th | 15th | 7th | 8th | 53:31 | +22 | 37:23 |
5. | Partick Thistle | 30th | 15th | 6th | 9 | 44:40 | +4 | 36:24 |
6th | Third Lanark (P) | 30th | 16 | 2 | 12 | 62:38 | +24 | 34:26 |
Dundee FC | 30th | 11 | 12 | 7th | 40:33 | +7 | 34:26 | |
8th. | FC St. Mirren | 30th | 13 | 5 | 12 | 41:37 | +4 | 31:29 |
9. | Motherwell FC | 30th | 9 | 8th | 13 | 50:64 | −14 | 26:34 |
Morton | 30th | 10 | 6th | 14th | 35:54 | −19 | 26:34 | |
11. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 30th | 10 | 5 | 15th | 35:40 | −5 | 25:35 |
12. | FC Aberdeen (N) | 30th | 8th | 8th | 14th | 37:49 | −12 | 24:36 |
13. | FC Falkirk (N) | 30th | 9 | 5 | 16 | 53:69 | −16 | 23:37 |
14th | FC Kilmarnock | 30th | 8th | 4th | 18th | 46:68 | −22 | 20:40 |
Port Glasgow Athletic | 30th | 6th | 8th | 16 | 38:68 | −30 | 20:40 | |
16. | FC Queen's Park | 30th | 5 | 4th | 21st | 41:88 | −47 | 14:46 |
Legend |
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1905/06 season |
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At the end of the 1904/05 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 .
1 round | |||
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society | # Be right | Result | division |
FC Kilmarnock | re-elected | Division One | |
FC Queen's Park | re-elected | Division One | |
2nd round | |||
Hamilton Academical | 10 | recorded | Division Two |
Clyde FC | 7th | to the 3rd round | Division Two |
Albion Rovers | 7th | to the 3rd round | Division Two |
Leith Athletic | 6th | not elected | Division Two |
Raith Rovers | 3 | not elected | Division Two |
3rd round | |||
Clyde FC | 9 | recorded | Division Two |
Albion Rovers | 6th | not elected | Division Two |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1905/06 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1905/06 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.