Scottish Football League 1890/91

	Scottish Football League 1890/91
master	Dumbarton FC ; Glasgow Rangers
Cup winners	Heart of Midlothian
Relegated	Cowlairs FC
Teams	10
Games	90
Gates	409 (ø 4.54 per game)
Top scorer	Jack Bell; (Dumbarton FC)
	Scottish Football League 1891/92 →

The Scottish Football League 1890/91 was the first season of the highest Scottish football league . It began on August 16, 1890, and ended on May 12, 1891. For the first and so far last time the title was split after Dumbarton FC and Glasgow Rangers had finished the season with the same number of points. A play-off that should finally determine the champions ended in a 2-2 draw. The game was played on May 21, 1891 at Cathkin Park in Glasgow .

Other strange events also took place during the season. For example, FC Renton was excluded from the league after four games played because of professionalism, so that the club's results were canceled. Relegated was the FC Cowlairs , which did not get reelection from the other league members. The top scorer was Jack Bell from FC Dumbarton with 20 goals .

societies

Location of the clubs of the Scottish Football League 1890/91

society	city	Stadion
Celtic Glasgow	Glasgow	Celtic Park
FC Abercorn	Paisley	Underwood Park
FC Cambuslang	Cambuslang	Whitefield Park
Cowlairs FC	Glasgow	Springvale Park
Dumbarton FC	Dumbarton	Boghead Park
FC St. Mirren	Paisley	Westmarch
FC Vale of Leven	Alexandria	Millburn Park
Glasgow Rangers	Glasgow	Ibrox Park
Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh	Tynecastle Park
Third Lanark	Glasgow	Cathkin Park

statistics

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Dumbarton FC	18th	13	3	2	061:210	+40	29: 70
1.	Glasgow Rangers	18th	13	3	2	058:250	+33	29: 70
3.	Celtic Glasgow ¹	18th	11	3	4th	048:210	+27	21:15
4th	FC Cambuslang	18th	8th	4th	6th	047:420	+5	20:16
5.	Third Lanark ¹	18th	8th	3	7th	038:390	−1	15:21
6th	Heart of Midlothian	18th	6th	2	10	031:370	−6	14:22
7th	FC Abercorn	18th	5	2	11	036:470	−11	12:24
8th.	FC St. Mirren	18th	5	1	12	039:620	−23	11:25
8th.	FC Vale of Leven	18th	5	1	12	027:650	−38	11:25
10.	Cowlairs FC ¹	18th	3	4th	11	024:500	−26	06:30

¹The FC Cowlairs , Third Lanark and Celtic Glasgow were each deducted 4 points because of the use of ineligible players.

Scottish master

Team withdrawn at the end of the season

Championship game

The game was played on May 21, 1891 in Cathkin Park ( Glasgow ) in front of 10,000 spectators.

	Result
Dumbarton FC	2: 2	Glasgow Rangers

Election procedure

The regulations of the Scottish Football League stipulated that the three worst-placed teams had to stand for re-election at the end of the season. Voting took place at the annual general meeting of the Scottish Football League, at which new admissions were also decided.

society	# Be right	Result
FC St. Mirren		re-elected
FC Vale of Leven		re-elected
Leith Athletic		elected
Cowlairs FC		not elected

The championship team of FC Dumbarton

(All players with at least one bet were taken into account)

1.	Dumbarton FC
	Gate : John McLeod Defense : John Hannah , Alex McDonald , Alex Miller , Daniel Watson Midfield : Dickie Boyle , Jones , Leitch Keir , Lang , Thomas McMillan Storm : Jack Bell , James Galbraith , William Henderson , Alex Hutcheson , Neil Kerr , Hugh Mair , James McNaught , John Miller , Jack Taylor , William Thomson , Wilson Trainer : nb

The Glasgow Rangers championship team