1901–02 in Scottish football


The 1901–02 season the 29th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 12th season of the Scottish Football League.

Scottish League Division One

Scottish League Division Two

Scottish Cup

Hibernian were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 1–0 over Division One runners-up Celtic.

Other Honours

[Scottish Qualifying Cup]

WinnerScoreRunner-up
Stenhousemuir2 – 1Motherwell

County Cups

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupAberdeen1 – 0Victoria Un
Ayrshire CupAyr Parkhouse1 – 0Galston
Dumbartonshire CupVale of Leven
East of Scotland ShieldHearts2 – 1Hibernian
Fife CupCowdenbeath2 – 1Hearts of Beith
Forfarshire CupDundee Wanderers3 – 2Arbroath
Glasgow CupRangers2 – 2Celtic
Lanarkshire CupHamilton3 – 0Albion Rovers
Linlithgowshire CupBo'ness1 – 1Broxburn
Perthshire CupSt Johnstone4 – 1Vale of Atholl
Renfrewshire CupMorton4 – 1St Mirren
Southern Counties CupDumfries3 – 0Maxwelltown Vol
Stirlingshire CupStenhousemuir1 – 0Camelon

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Junior Cup

were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over Maryhill in a replayed final.

International Exhibition Cup

Held to coincide with the Glasgow International Exhibition, this early season competition was won by Rangers, beating Celtic in the final.

British League Cup

Held at the end of the season to raise funds for survivors and widows of the 1902 Ibrox disaster, Rangers offered the International Exhibition Cup trophy for the winners of the competition – Celtic were the victors, overcoming Rangers in the final.

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer
1 March 1902Grosvenor Park, Belfast 5–1BHCRobert Hamilton, Bobby Walker, Albert Buick
15 March 1902Cappielow Park, Greenock 5–1BHCJohn Robertson, Albert Buick, Bobby Walker, Alex Smith, John Campbell
3 May 1902Villa Park, Birmingham 2–2BHCBobby Templeton, Ronald Orr

Scotland were winners of the 1902 British Home Championship, but endured the deaths of 25 supporters at the Ibrox disaster on 5 April 1902.
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