1893–94 in Scottish football was the 21st season of competitive football in Scotland and the fourth season of Scottish league football. For the first time there were two divisions in the Scottish Football League, there was no automatic promotion and relegation but the bottom three clubs in Division One and the top three clubs in Division Two were subject to a vote of the remaining First Division clubs. This season also saw the introduction of the Highland Football League.

League competitions

Scottish Division One

Celtic became Scottish Division One champions for the second year in a row, after defeating Rangers 3–2 at Celtic Park on 24 February 1894. Renton were relegated, Dundee and Leith Athletic re-elected to Division One.

Scottish Division Two

Clyde were elected to Division One, Hibernian and Cowlairs remained in the Scottish Division Two.

Port Glasgow Athletic were docked seven points for fielding an ineligible player.

Other honours

Cup honours

National

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!width=160|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

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|align=left| Scottish Cup

| Rangers

| 3 – 1

| Celtic

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|align=left| Scottish Junior Cup

| Ashfield

| 3 – 0

| Renfrew Victoria

|}

County

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!width=160|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

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|align=left|Aberdeenshire Cup

|Victoria United

|6 – 3

|Orion

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|align=left|Ayrshire Cup

|Hurlford

|2 – 1

|Saltcoats Victoria

|-

|align=left|Dumbartonshire Cup

|Dumbarton

|4 – 1

|Duntocher Harp

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|align=left|East of Scotland Shield

|Hearts

|4 – 2

|Leith Athletic

|-

|align=left|Fife Cup

|Raith Rovers

|6 –2

|Lochgelly United

|-

|align=left|Forfarshire Cup

|Dundee

|4 – 0

|Dundee Harp

|-

|align=left|Glasgow Cup

|Rangers

|1 – 0

|Cowlairs

|-

|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup

|Royal Albert

|2 – 1

|Motherwell

|-

|align=left|Linlithgowshire Cup

|Broxburn Shamrock

|4 – 0

|Linlithgow Athletic

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|align=left| North of Scotland Cup

| Inverness Thistle

| 2 – 0

| Clachnacuddin

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|align=left|Perthshire Cup

|Fair City Athletic

|1 – 0

|St Johnstone

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|align=left|Renfrewshire Cup

|St Mirren

|5 – 4

|Port Glasgow Athletic

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|align=left|Southern Counties Cup

|5th KRV

| 4 – 1

|Queen of the South Wanderers

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|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup

|East Stirlingshire

|5 – 0

|Gairdoch

|}

Non-league honours

Senior

Highland League

Other Leagues

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!width=230|Division

! colspan = "2" width=180|Winner

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| Ayrshire Combination

| Annbank

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| Ayrshire League

| Saltcoats Victoria

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| Border League

|

|

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| East of Scotland League

| unfinished

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| Midland League

| East Stirlingshire

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| Northern League

| unfinished

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| Scottish Alliance

| Royal Albert

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| Stirlingshire League

| Gairdoch

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Scotland national team

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!Date

!Venue

!Opponents

!

!Competition

!Scotland scorer(s)

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|24 March 1894

|Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)

|

|align=center|5–2

||BHC

|Davidson Berry, John Barker, Thomas Chambers, David Alexander, John Johnstone

|-bgcolor=#ddffdd

|31 March 1894

|Solitude, Belfast (A)

|

|align=center|2–1

||BHC

|John Taylor (o.g.)

|-bgcolor=#ffffdd

|7 April 1894

|Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)

|

|align=center|2–2

||BHC

|William Lambie, Sandy McMahon

|}

Scotland were winners of the British Home Championship in 1894 after pipping England to the trophy.

Key:

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

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

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!Date

!Venue

!Opponents

!

!Scotland scorer(s)

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|27 January

|Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)

| Irish League XI

|align=center|6–0

| John Taylor, James Blessington, Sandy McMahon (2), Davie Baird, Henry Boyd

|-bgcolor=#ffffdd

|21 April

|Goodison Park, Liverpool (A)

| Football League XI

|align=center|1–1

| James Oswald

|}

See also

  • 1893–94 Rangers F.C. season

Notes

References

  • Scottish Football Historical Archive