1902–03 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

The 1902–03 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's third season in the Scottish Football League, being admitted to the Scottish Football League Second Division.[4] The club also competed in the Scottish Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.[1]

East Stirlingshire
1902–03 season
StadiumMerchiston Park
Scottish Football League Second Division8th
Stirlingshire CupWinners[1]
Highest home attendancec. 4,000 v. Falkirk
(30 August 1902, Division Two)[2][3]

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Second Division

16 August 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 4 – 1 Raith Rovers Merchiston Park, Bainsford
, , , Attendance: 3,000
25 October 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 5 – 2 Ayr Merchiston Park, Bainsford
, , , , , Attendance: 1,500
13 December 1902 Second Division Ayr 1 – 0 East Stirlingshire Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,000
20 December 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 6 – 4 Abercorn Merchiston Park, Bainsford
, , , , , , , , Attendance: 1,500
27 December 1902 Second Division East Stirlingshire 3 – 2 Clyde Merchiston Park, Bainsford
, , , Attendance: 1,200

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Falkirk 22 8 7 7 39 37 +2 23
6 Hamilton Academical 22 11 1 10 45 35 +10 23
8 East Stirlingshire 22 9 3 10 46 41 +5 21
9 Arthurlie 22 6 8 8 34 46 12 20
10 Abercorn 22 5 2 15 35 58 23 12
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

Results by round

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAA
ResultWWLLLWWLWLLLWLDLWWWLDD
Position1136664534576777666678
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Stirlingshire Cup

24 January 1903 Round 1 East Stirlingshire 9 - 0 Camelon Merchiston Park, Bainsford
, , , , , , , ,
14 February 1903 Semi-final Falkirk 1 – 3 East Stirlingshire Brockville Park, Falkirk
, ,
4 April 1903 Final replay East Stirlingshire 3 – 0 Stenhousemuir Merchiston Park, Bainsford
, , Attendance: 4,000

See also

References

  1. Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. Results for East Stirlingshire for 1902-03, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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