1893–94 in Scottish football
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football country season
| country = Scotland
| season = 1893–94
| prevseason = 1892–93
| nextseason = 1894–95
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| headerstyle = background:#BFD7FF
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| header1 = Division One champions
| data2 = Celtic
| header3 = Division Two champions
| data4 = Hibernian
| header5 = Scottish Cup winners
| data6 = Rangers
| header7 = Junior Cup winners
| data8 = Ashfield
| header9 = Scotland national team
| data10 = 1894 BHC
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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.{{cite web | title=Scottish League membership 1890-2004 | url= http://www.scottishleague.net/leaguehistory.pdf | publisher=Scottishleague.net | access-date=17 April 2007}} This season also saw the introduction of the Highland Football League.
League competitions
= Scottish Division One =
{{main|1893–94 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.
{{:1893–94 Scottish Division One}}
= Scottish Division Two =
{{main|1893–94 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.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
{{:1893–94 Scottish Division Two}}
Other honours
= Cup honours =
== National ==
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| width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner !width=80|Score !width=135|Runner-up |
|---|
| align=left| Scottish Cup
| Rangers | 3 – 1 | Celtic |
| align=left| Scottish Junior Cup
| Ashfield | 3 – 0 |
==County==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner !width=80|Score !width=135|Runner-up |
|---|
| align=left|Aberdeenshire Cup
|6 – 3 |
| align=left|Ayrshire Cup
|2 – 1 |
| align=left|Dumbartonshire Cup
|4 – 1 |
| align=left|East of Scotland Shield
|4 – 2 |
| align=left|Fife Cup
|6 –2 |
| align=left|Forfarshire Cup
|4 – 0 |
| align=left|Glasgow Cup
|1 – 0 |
| align=left|Lanarkshire Cup
|2 – 1{{efn|Replay needed.}} |
| align=left|[http://sfha.org.uk/linlithgowshirecup.htm Linlithgowshire Cup]
|4 – 0 |
| align=left| North of Scotland Cup
| 2 – 0{{ efn | Replay ordered. First match null and void. }} |
| align=left|[http://sfha.org.uk/perthshirecup.htm Perthshire Cup]
|1 – 0 |
| align=left|Renfrewshire Cup
|5 – 4 |
| align=left|[http://sfha.org.uk/southerncountiescup.htm Southern Counties Cup]
| 4 – 1 |
| align=left|Stirlingshire Cup
|5 – 0 |
= Non-league honours =
== Senior ==
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Other Leagues
| class="wikitable" |
| width=230|Division
! colspan = "2" width=180|Winner |
|---|
| Ayrshire Combination
| Annbank |
| Ayrshire League |
| Border League
| |
| East of Scotland League
| unfinished |
| Midland League |
| Northern League
| unfinished |
| Scottish Alliance |
| Stirlingshire League
| Gairdoch |
Scotland national team
{{main|1893–94 British Home Championship|Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results}}
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!Date !Venue !Opponents !{{nowrap|Score{{efn|name=Scotland score|Scotland's score is shown first.}}}} !Competition !Scotland scorer(s) | |
| bgcolor=#ddffdd
|24 March 1894 |Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) |{{fb|WAL}} |align=center|5–2 | BHC
|Davidson Berry, John Barker, Thomas Chambers, David Alexander, John Johnstone |
| bgcolor=#ddffdd
|31 March 1894 |{{fb|IRE}} |align=center|2–1 | BHC
|John Taylor (o.g.) |
| bgcolor=#ffffdd
|7 April 1894 |Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |{{fb|ENG}} |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
{{:1893–94 British Home Championship}}
Other national teams
= Scottish League XI =
| class="wikitable"
!Date !Venue !Opponents{{ cite web | url = https://www.londonhearts.com/sfl/tea/englishfootballleague.html | title= SFL XI v The Football League XI Record | publisher = London Hearts Supporters Club | access-date = 3 October 2022 }}{{ cite web | url = https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/tea/irishleague.html | title= SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record | publisher = London Hearts Supporters Club | access-date = 3 October 2022 }} !{{nowrap|Score{{ efn | Scottish League XI's score is shown first. }} }} !Scotland scorer(s) |
| bgcolor=#ddffdd
|27 January |Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |{{flagicon|NIR}} 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) |{{flagicon|ENG}} Football League XI |align=center|1–1 |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035238/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/ Scottish Football Historical Archive]
{{Scottish football seasons|1893}}
{{1893–94 in Scottish football}}
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