Scottish Division One 1907/08

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Scottish Division One 1907/08
master Celtic Glasgow
Cup winners Celtic Glasgow
Teams 18th
Games 306
Gates 1008  (ø 3.29 per game)
Top scorer EnglandEngland Jock Simpson
(FC Falkirk)
← Division One 1906/07

The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 15th time in 1907/08 . It was also the 18th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 15, 1907 and ended on April 30, 1908. In the 1907/08 season, 18 clubs competed against each other in a total of 34 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 championship won for the eighth time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . No team was relegated this season after all top clubs were re-elected. The top scorer was Jock Simpson from FC Falkirk with 32 goals .

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Celtic Glasgow (M, P)  34  24  7th  3 086:270 +59 55:13
 2. FC Falkirk  34  22nd  7th  5 103: 420 +61 51:17
 3. Glasgow Rangers  34  21st  8th  5 074:400 +34 50:18
 4th Dundee FC  34  20th  8th  6th 071:280 +43 48:20
 5. Hibernian Edinburgh  34  17th  8th  9 055:420 +13 42:26
 6th Airdrieonians FC  34  18th  5  11 058:410 +17 41:27
 7th FC St. Mirren  34  13  10  11 050:590  −9 36:32
 8th. Aberdeen FC  34  13  9  12 045:440  +1 35:33
 9. Third Lanark  34  13  7th  14th 045:500  −5 33:35
10. Motherwell FC  34  12  7th  15th 061:530  +8 31:37
11. Hamilton Academical  34  10  8th  16 055:650 −10 28:40
11. Heart of Midlothian  34  11  6th  17th 050:620 −12 28:40
13. Morton  34  9  9  16 043:660 −23 27:41
14th FC Kilmarnock  34  6th  13  15th 038:610 −23 25:43
14th Partick Thistle  34  8th  9  17th 043:690 −26 25:43
16. FC Queen's Park  34  7th  8th  19th 054:840 −30 22:46
17th Clyde FC  34  5  8th  21st 038:750 −37 18:50
18th Port Glasgow Athletic  34  5  7th  22nd 039:980 −59 17:51
Legend
1907/08 season
  • Scottish master
    • At the end of the 1906/07 season
    (M) - Champion of the previous year
    (P) - Cup winner of the previous year

    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
    Clyde FC 12 re-elected Division One
    Port Glasgow Athletic 9 re-elected Division One
    Raith Rovers 8th not elected Division Two
    Dumbarton FC 2 not elected Division Two
    FC Abercorn 1 not elected Division Two
    FC Ayr 0 not elected Division Two

    See also

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / scottish-football-historical-archive.com