Scottish Football League 1891/92
| Scottish Football League 1891/92 | |
| master | Dumbarton FC |
| Cup winners | Celtic Glasgow |
| Relegated |
FC Cambuslang FC Vale of Leven |
| Teams | 12 |
| Games | 132 |
| Gates | 594 (ø 4.5 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Jack Bell(Dumbarton FC) |
| ← Scottish Football League 1890/91 | |
The Scottish Football League 1891/92 was the second season of the highest Scottish football league . It began on August 15, 1891 and ended on May 24, 1892. In the 1891/92 season, 12 clubs competed against each other on a total of 22 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 second time in the club's history of FC Dumbarton . Relegated were the FC Cambuslang and FC Vale of Leven , who did not get reelection from the other league members. The top scorer was Jack Bell from FC Dumbarton with 23 goals .
societies
Location of the clubs of the Scottish Football League 1891/92 |
| society | city | Stadion |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic Glasgow | Glasgow | Celtic Park |
| FC Abercorn | Paisley | Underwood Park |
| FC Cambuslang | Cambuslang | Whitefield Park |
| Clyde FC | Glasgow | Barrowfield Park |
| Dumbarton FC | Dumbarton | Boghead Park |
| Renton FC | Renton | Tontine Park |
| FC St. Mirren | Paisley | Westmarch |
| FC Vale of Leven | Alexandria | Millburn Park |
| Glasgow Rangers | Glasgow | Ibrox Park |
| Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh | Tynecastle Park |
| Leith Athletic | Edinburgh- Leith | Bench park |
| Third Lanark | Glasgow | Cathkin Park |
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Dumbarton (M) | 22nd | 18th | 1 | 3 | 79:28 | +51 | 37: 7 |
| 2. | Celtic Glasgow | 22nd | 16 | 3 | 3 | 62:21 | +41 | 35: 9 |
| 3. | Heart of Midlothian (P) | 22nd | 15th | 4th | 3 | 65:35 | +30 | 34:10 |
| 4th | Leith Athletic (N) | 22nd | 12 | 1 | 9 | 51:40 | +11 | 25:19 |
| 5. | Glasgow Rangers (M) | 22nd | 11 | 2 | 9 | 59:46 | +13 | 24:20 |
| 6th | Third Lanark | 22nd | 8th | 5 | 9 | 44:47 | −3 | 21:23 |
| Renton FC | 22nd | 8th | 5 | 9 | 38:44 | −6 | 21:23 | |
| 8th. | Clyde FC (N) | 22nd | 8th | 4th | 10 | 63:62 | +1 | 20:24 |
| 9. | FC Abercorn | 22nd | 6th | 5 | 11 | 45:59 | −14 | 17:27 |
| 10. | FC St. Mirren | 22nd | 5 | 5 | 12 | 43:60 | −17 | 15:29 |
| 11. | FC Cambuslang | 22nd | 2 | 6th | 14th | 21:53 | −32 | 10:34 |
| 12. | FC Vale of Leven | 22nd | 0 | 5 | 17th | 24:99 | −75 | 5:39 |
| Legend |
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| (M) - Champion of the previous year |
| (P) - Cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) - New entry |
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. In addition, the league members decided with 12 against 4 votes to reduce the championship from 12 to 10 teams. Accordingly, the teams that remained on the bottom line had to try again to participate.
| society | # Be right | Result | league |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC St. Mirren | 11 | re-elected | Scottish Football League |
| FC Cambuslang | 7th | not re-elected | Scottish Football League |
| FC Vale of Leven | 0 | not re-elected | Scottish Football League |
| FC Kilmarnock | 0 | not elected | Scottish Football Alliance |
| Cowlairs FC | 0 | not elected | Scottish Football Alliance |
| Northern FC | 0 | not elected | Scottish Football Alliance |
| FC St. Bernard's | 0 | not elected | Scottish Football Alliance |
The championship team of FC Dumbarton
(All players with at least one bet were taken into account)
| 1. | Dumbarton FC |
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See also
Web links
- Scottish Football League 1891/92 at Statto.com
- Scottish Football League 1891/92 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 16, 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.
