1894–95 in Scottish football

The 1894–95 season in Scottish football was the 22nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the fifth season of the Scottish Football League.

Football in Scotland

Season	1894–95
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1894–95 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Heart of Midlothian
Division Two champions
Hibernian
Scottish Cup winners
St Bernard's
Junior Cup winners
Ashfield
Scotland national team
1895 BHC

League competitions

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1894–95 Scottish Division One

Hearts won the Scottish Division One.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Heart of Midlothian (C)	18	15	1	2	50	18	+32	31
2	Celtic	18	11	4	3	50	29	+21	26
3	Rangers	18	10	2	6	41	26	+15	22
4	Third Lanark	18	10	1	7	51	39	+12	21
5	St Mirren	18	9	1	8	34	34	0	19
6	St Bernard's	18	8	1	9	37	40	−3	17
7	Clyde	18	8	0	10	38	47	−9	16
8	Dundee	18	6	2	10	28	33	−5	14
9	Dumbarton	18	3	1	14	27	58	−31	7
10	Leith Athletic (R)	18	3	1	14	32	64	−32	7	Relegated to the 1895–96 Scottish Division Two

Source: "1894-1895 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Scottish Division Two

Main article: 1894–95 Scottish Division Two

Hibernian topped the Scottish Division Two for the second successive year. Renton failed to show for their fixture at Dundee Wanderers, hence only 17 games played for both clubs. Dundee Wanderers were awarded the two points for the game.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hibernian (C, P)	18	14	2	2	92	28	+64	30	Promoted to the 1895–96 Scottish First Division
2	Motherwell	18	10	2	6	56	39	+17	22
3	Port Glasgow Athletic	18	8	4	6	62	56	+6	20
3	Renton	17	10	0	7	46	44	+2	20
5	Morton	18	9	1	8	59	63	−4	19
6	Abercorn	18	7	4	7	51	65	−14	18
6	Airdrieonians	18	8	2	8	68	45	+23	18
8	Partick Thistle	18	7	3	8	50	62	−12	17
9	Dundee Wanderers (R)	17	3	1	13	44	86	−42	9^[a]	Resigned^[b]
10	Cowlairs (R)	18	2	3	13	37	77	−40	7

Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Renton failed to turn up for a fixture against Dundee Wanderers. Two point were awarded to Dundee Wanderers.
2. Both Dundee Wanderers and Cowlairs resigned from the league at the end of the season.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	St Bernard's	2 – 1	Renton
Scottish Junior Cup	Ashfield	2 – 1	West Calder Wanderers

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Orion	5 – 0	Aberdeen
Ayrshire Cup	Annbank	4 – 2^[a]	Kilmarnock
Border Cup	Selkirk	5 – 0	Vale of Leithen
Dumbartonshire Cup	Dumbarton	2 – 1	Renton
East of Scotland Shield	Bo'ness	4 – 0	Adventurers
Fife Cup	Clackmannan	1 –0	Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup	Dundee	1 – 0	Lochee United
Glasgow Cup	Celtic	2 – 0	Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup	Motherwell	7 – 3	Albion Rovers
Linlithgowshire Cup	Bathgate	5 – 4	Bo'ness
North of Scotland Cup	Clachnacuddin	6 – 3	Inverness Citadel
Perthshire Cup	St Johnstone	6 – 3^[a]	Dunblane
Renfrewshire Cup	Port Glasgow Ath	6 – 1	Arthurlie
Southern Counties Cup	Maxwelltown Thistle	3 – 2	5th KRV
Stirlingshire Cup	Falkirk	5 – 2	Stenhousemuir

Non-league honours

Highland League

Top Three

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Clachnacuddin	10	8	2	0	44	20	+24	18
2	Inverness Thistle	10	5	4	1	31	25	+6	14
3	Inverness Caledonian	9	4	4	1	23	16	+7	12

Source: RSSSF

Other Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
Ayrshire Combination	Ayr	^[1]
Ayrshire League	Dalry	^[2]
Midland League	Falkirk	^[3]
Scottish Alliance	Wishaw Thistle	^[4]

Scotland national team

Main articles: 1894–95 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[b]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
23 March 1895	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)	Wales	2–2	BHC	John Madden, John Divers
30 March 1895	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Ireland	3–1	BHC	John Walker (2), William Lambie
6 April 1895	Goodison Park, Liverpool (A)	England	0–3	BHC

Key:

• (H) = Home match
• (A) = Away match
• BHC = British Home Championship

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	1	0	13	1	+12	5
Wales	3	0	3	0	5	5	0	3
Scotland	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	3
Ireland	3	0	1	2	3	14	−11	1

Source: ^[5][6]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date	Venue	Opponents^[7]^[8]	Score^[c]	Scotland scorer(s)
2 February	Grosvenor Park, Belfast (A)	Irish League XI	4–1	John Taylor (2), John Connolly, Laurie Bell
13 April	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Football League XI	1–4	John Madden

See also

• 1894–95 Rangers F.C. season

Notes

1. Replay needed.
2. Scotland's score is shown first.
3. Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

References

1. "Ayrshire Football Combination". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
2. "Ayrshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
3. "Midland League (including the Central Combination, the Central League)". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
4. "Scottish Alliance". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
5. Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
6. "British Championships 1895". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
7. "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
8. "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.