The 1909–10 season was the 37th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 20th season of the Scottish Football League.

Overview

Celtic extended their record run of consecutive league titles to six, while Dundee were Scottish Cup winners for the first time. On the international front, Scotland were outright British champions for the first time in eight years.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

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

|Dundee

|2 – 1

|Clyde

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|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup

|Leith Athletic

|4 – 0

|Bathgate

|-

|align=left|Scottish Consolation Cup

|Arthurlie

|4 – 2

|St Johnstone

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| align=left| Scottish Junior Cup

| Ashfield

| 3 – 0

| Kilwinning Rangers

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|align=left| Scottish Amateur Cup

| John Neilson Institute Former Pupils

| 6 – 1

| Paisley Academical

|}

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

|Aberdeen

|2 – 1

|Peterhead

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|align=left|Ayrshire Cup

|Ayr

|1 – 0

|Ayr Parkhouse

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|align=left|Dumbartonshire Cup

|Dumbarton Harp

|2 – 1

|Dumbarton

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|align=left|East of Scotland Shield

|Hearts

|1 – 1

|St Bernard's

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|align=left|Fife Cup

|Cowdenbeath

|2 – 1

|Lochgelly United

|-

|align=left|Forfarshire Cup

|Brechin City

|4 – 1

|Arbroath

|-

|align=left|Glasgow Cup

|Celtic

|1 – 0

|Rangers

|-

|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup

| colspan = "3"| Hamilton Academical / Wishaw Thistle

|-

|align=left|Linlithgowshire Cup

|Bo'ness

|1 – 0

|Broxburn

|-

|align=left|Perthshire Cup

|Dunblane

|2 – 1

|Morrisonians

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|align=left|Renfrewshire Cup

|St Mirren

|3 – 1

|Abercorn

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|align=left|Southern Counties Cup

|Dumfries

|1 – 0

|Nithsdale Wanderers

|-

|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup

|Falkirk

|10 – 0

|Alloa

|}

Non-league honours

Highland League

Other Senior Leagues

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!width=230|Division

!width=150|Winner

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| Banffshire League

| Portsoy Thistle

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| Border Senior League

| Selkirk

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| Central League

| Bo'ness

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| Midland League

| |Clackmannan

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| Northern League

| Dundee 'A'

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| Perthshire League

| Huntingtower

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| Scottish Combination

| Nithsdale Wanderers / Girvan Athletic

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| Scottish Union

| Dumbarton Harp

|}

Other senior honours

  • Carrie Cup: Dundee Hibernian
  • North Eastern Cup: Heart of Midlothian
  • Wemyss Cup: Dunfermline Athletic

Scotland national team

Scotland were winners of the 1910 British Home Championship.

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!Date

!Venue

!Opponents

!

!Competition

!Scotland scorer(s)

|-bgcolor=#ddffdd

|5 March 1910

|Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)

|

|align=center|1–0

|BHC

|Archie Devine

|-bgcolor=#ffdddd

|19 March 1910

|Windsor Park, Belfast (A)

|

|align=center|0–1

|BHC

|

|-bgcolor=#ddffdd

|2 April 1910

|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)

|

|align=center|2–0

|BHC

|Jimmy McMenemy, Jimmy Quinn

|}

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)

|-bgcolor=#ddffdd

| 25 October 1909

| Firhill, Glasgow (H)

| Irish League XI

|align=center|2–0

| Jimmy Quinn, Sandy MacFarlane

|-bgcolor=#ddffdd

|26 February 1910

|Ewood Park, Blackburn (A)

| Football League XI

|align=center|3–2

| Jimmy Quinn (2), Bobby Templeton

|}

Notes

See also

  • 1909–10 Aberdeen F.C. season

References

  • Scottish Football Historical Archive