1892–93 in Scottish football
# 1892–93 in Scottish football

1892–93 in Scottish football was the 20th season of competitive football in Scotland and the third season of the Scottish Football League.

## League competitions

### Scottish Football League

Celtic became Scottish Football League champions for the first time.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 29 | Champions |
| 2 | Rangers | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 28 | |
| 3 | St Mirren | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Third Lanark | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 19 | |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 18 | |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 17 | |
| 6 | Leith Athletic | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 17 | |
| 8 | Renton | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 15 | Re-elected |
| 9 | Abercorn (R) | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 11 | Not re-elected. Joined the 1893–94 Scottish Division Two |
| 10 | Clyde (R) | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 6 | Not re-elected. Joined the 1893–94 Scottish Division Two |

## Other honours

### Cup honours

**National**

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Cup | Queen's Park | 2 – 1 | Celtic |
| Scottish Junior Cup | Vale of Clyde | 3 – 0 | Dumbarton Fern |

**County**

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Victoria United | 3 – 2 | Orion |
| Ayrshire Cup | Annbank | 5 – 2 | Kilbirnie |
| Border Cup | Selkirk | w.o. | Hawick Rangers |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton | 7 – 1 | Levendale |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 3 – 1 | St Bernard's |
| Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Raith Rovers |
| Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 1 – 0 | Dundee Harp |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 3 – 1 | Celtic |
| North of Scotland Cup | Inverness Thistle | 5 – 2 | Forres Mechanics |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Wishaw Thistle | 4 – 1 | Royal Albert |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Broxburn | 3 – 2 | Bathgate Rovers |
| Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | 4 – 1 | Dunblane |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 3 – 0 | St Mirren |
| Southern Counties Cup | Queen of the South Wanderers | 2 – 1 | Newton Stewart Athletic |
| Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 1 | Kilsyth Wanderers |

### Non-league honours

**Senior**

| Division | Winner |
| - | - |
| Ayrshire League | Annbank |
| Midland League | King's Park |
| Northern League | Arbroath |
| Scottish Alliance | Cowlairs |
| Scottish Federation | Royal Albert |
| South of Scotland League | unfinished |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 March 1893 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 8–0 | BHC | John Madden (4), John Barker (3), William Lambie |
| 25 March 1893 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 6–1 | BHC | William Sellar (2), Sandy McMahon, James Kelly, James Hamilton, Own goal |
| 1 April 1893 | Richmond Athletic Ground, London (A) | England | 2–5 | BHC | William Sellar (2) |

Key:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 6 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 4 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 2 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |

## Other national teams

### Scottish League XI

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Scotland scorer(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 April | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Football League XI | 3–4 | John Taylor, John Madden, Sandy McMahon |
| 29 April | Ulsterville Park, Belfast (A) | Irish League XI | 2–3 | Robert Laing, Andrew Brown |
