1890–91 Scottish Football League

Scottish Football League
Season	1890–91
Champions	Dumbarton and Rangers (both 1st title)
Relegated	Cowlairs (not re-elected)
Matches played	90
Goals scored	409 (4.54 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jack Bell (20)
Biggest home win	Celtic 9–1 Vale of Leven (5 May 1891)
Biggest away win	Heart of Midlothian 0–5 Celtic (23 August 1890) ; Cowlairs 1–6 Dumbarton (25 October 1890) ; Cowlairs 0–5 Celtic (29 April 1891)
Highest scoring	Cowlairs 7–5 Abercorn (28 February 1891)
Longest winning run	8 games by Dumbarton
Longest unbeaten run	14 games by Dumbarton
Longest winless run	8 games by St Mirren
Longest losing run	7 games by Abercorn
	1891–92 →

The 1890–91 Scottish Football League was the first season of the Scottish Football League. It began on 16 August 1890 and concluded on 12 May 1891. The league was won by Dumbarton and Rangers who ended the season with an equal number of points.

Season overview

Dumbarton and Rangers ended the league season with an equal number of points so a play-off match was organised at Cathkin Park in Glasgow on 21 May 1891 to determine the winner.^[1] The game ended in a 2–2 draw so both clubs were declared champions.

On 30 September 1890 after playing four games in the league, Renton was suspended by the Scottish Football Association for professionalism, and the club was subsequently expelled from the league with their record expunged.^[2] Celtic, 3rd LRV and Cowlairs were docked four points each for fielding ineligible players.^[3] At the end of the season, the bottom three teams had to submit applications to rejoin the league for the next season along with other non-league clubs. St Mirren, Vale of Leven and Cowlairs submitted applications along with non-league club Leith Athletic. In the election, Cowlairs lost their league position to Leith Athletic, with St Mirren and Vale of Leven being re-elected.^[4]

Clubs

The inaugural season of the Scottish Football League was contested by 11 clubs. This was reduced to 10 clubs after four games when Renton was expelled from the league for professionalism.

Glasgow
Cambuslang

Glasgow teams
3rd LRV
Celtic
Cowlairs
Rangers

Locations of teams in the 1890–91 Scottish Football League

Team	Home town/city	Home ground
3rd LRV	Glasgow	Cathkin Park
Abercorn	Paisley	Underwood Park
Cambuslang	Cambuslang	Whitefield Park
Celtic	Glasgow	Celtic Park
Cowlairs	Glasgow	Springvale Park
Dumbarton	Dumbarton	Boghead Park
Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh	Tynecastle
Rangers	Glasgow	Ibrox Park
Renton	Renton	Tontine Park
St Mirren	Paisley	Westmarch
Vale of Leven	Alexandria	Millburn Park

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dumbarton ^{[lower-alpha 1]} (C)	18	13	3	2	61	21	+40	29	Joint Champions
2	Rangers (C)	18	13	3	2	58	25	+33	29	Joint Champions
3	Celtic	18	11	3	4	48	21	+27	21
4	Cambuslang	18	8	4	6	47	42	+5	20
5	3rd LRV	18	8	3	7	38	39	−1	15
6	Heart of Midlothian	18	6	2	10	31	37	−6	14
7	Abercorn	18	5	2	11	36	47	−11	12
8	St Mirren	18	5	1	12	39	62	−23	11	Re-elected
9	Vale of Leven	18	5	1	12	27	65	−38	11	Re-elected
10	Cowlairs^{[lower-alpha 2]} (R)	18	3	4	11	24	50	−26	6	Not re-elected

Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2018. Source: SPFL, statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

↑ Dumbarton and Rangers finished equal on points, and a play-off to determine the winner ended in a 2−2 draw so both teams were declared champions.
↑
Cowlairs failed re-election to compete in the league for the next season. Leith Athletic elected in their place.
- Celtic, 3rd LRV and Cowlairs were deducted four points each for fielding ineligible players.

Results

Home \ Away^[1]	3RD	ABC	CAM	CEL	COW	DUM	HOM	RAN	STM	VOL
3rd LRV		2–1	1–2	2–1	3–0	1–3	4–0	0–4	5–3	4–1
Abercorn	2–4		2–5	1–5	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	5–1	6–0
Cambuslang	2–2	4–5		3–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–6	3–2	8–2
Celtic	1–1	2–0	5–2		2–0	1–0	1–0	2–2	3–2	9–1
Cowlairs	2–2	7–5	1–1	0–5		1–6	1–2	0–2	4–2	3–2
Dumbarton	5–1	5–1	5–0	2–2	1–1		3–1	5–1	5–1	4–0
Heart of Midlothian	4–1	1–1	2–2	0–5	4–0	0–4		0–1	1–0	8–1
Rangers	4–1	2–0	2–1	1–2	1–1	4–2	5–2		8–2	4–0
St Mirren	3–2	4–2	2–3	1–0	5–2	2–4	3–2	3–7		1–1
Vale of Leven	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–1	2–1	1–3	2–4	1–3	5–2

Source: statto.comdead link]
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League - Play-offs and Test Matches 1891-date Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine., scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
↑ Scottish Football League Expulsions 1890-1953, scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League - League point deductions and awards 1890-date, scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
↑ Scottish Football League - Re-elections 1891-1951, scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

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[table_note_DUM0.95603025749141-5] Dumbarton and Rangers finished equal on points, and a play-off to determine the winner ended in a 2−2 draw so both teams were declared champions.

[table_note_COW0.95603025749141-6] Cowlairs failed re-election to compete in the league for the next season. Leith Athletic elected in their place.
Celtic, 3rd LRV and Cowlairs were deducted four points each for fielding ineligible players.

[mwdQ] Celtic, 3rd LRV and Cowlairs were deducted four points each for fielding ineligible players.

[SFHA_Playoff-1] Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League - Play-offs and Test Matches 1891-date Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine., scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

[SFHA_Renton-2] Scottish Football League Expulsions 1890-1953, scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

[SFHA_deductions-3] Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League - League point deductions and awards 1890-date, scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

[SFHA_elections-4] Scottish Football League - Re-elections 1891-1951, scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

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