1903–04 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

The 1903–04 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's fourth season in the Scottish Football League, being admitted to the Scottish Football League Second Division.[4] The club also competed in the minor Stirlingshire Cup.[1]

East Stirlingshire
1903–04 season
StadiumMerchiston Park
Scottish Football League Second Division5th
Stirlingshire CupSemi final[1]
Highest home attendancec. 4,000 v. Stenhousemuir
(5 March 1904, Stirlingshire Cup), v. Falkirk
(12 March 1904, Stirlingshire Cup)[2][3]

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Second Division

15 August 1903 Second Division Raith Rovers 1 – 2 East Stirlingshire Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
, Attendance: 1,500
26 September 1903 Second Division Ayr 2 – 1 East Stirlingshire Somerset Park, Ayr
, Attendance: 1,500

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Ayr 22 11 6 5 34 31 +3 28
4 Falkirk 22 11 4 7 50 36 +14 26
5 East Stirlingshire 22 8 5 9 35 40 5 21
5 Raith Rovers 22 8 5 9 40 38 +2 21
7 Leith Athletic 22 8 4 10 42 40 +2 20
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAAHAHAAAAHHAHHHHAA
ResultWWLDLLDDWLLLDWWLWDWLLW
Position1133466557976777768885
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Stirlingshire Cup

16 January 1904 Round 1 East Stirlingshire 1 - 0 Grahamston Amateurs Merchiston Park, Bainsford
20 February 1904 Semi-final East Stirlingshire 2 – 2 Stenhousemuir Merchiston Park, Bainsford
, , Attendance: 3,000
27 February 1904 Semi-Final Replay Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 East Stirlingshire Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Attendance: 3,000
5 March 1904 Semi-final 2nd replay East Stirlingshire 2 – 0 Stenhousemuir Brockville Park, Falkirk
, Attendance: 4,000
12 March 1904 Final Falkirk 4 – 3 East Stirlingshire Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
, , , , , Attendance: 4,000

See also

References

  1. Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. Results for East Stirlingshire for 1903-04, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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