1902–03 in Scottish football
# 1902–03 in Scottish football

The 1902–03 season was the 30th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 13th season of the Scottish Football League.

## League competitions

### Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hibernian | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 37 |
| 2 | Dundee | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 31 |
| 3 | Rangers | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 29 |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 28 |
| 5 | Celtic | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 26 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 22 |
| 7 | Third Lanark | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 21 |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 19 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 16 |
| 10 | Queen's Park | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 15 |
| 11 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 11 |
| 12 | Morton | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 9 |

Champions: Hibernian

### Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Airdrieonians (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 35 | Promoted to the 1903–04 Scottish Division One |
| 2 | Motherwell (P) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 28 | Promoted to the 1903–04 Scottish Division One |
| 3 | Ayr | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 27 | |
| 3 | Leith Athletic | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 27 | |
| 5 | St Bernard's | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 26 | |
| 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 | |
| 11 | Clyde | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 11 | |
| 11 | Raith Rovers | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 11 | |

## Other honours

### Cup honours

**National**

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Cup | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Hearts |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Stenhousemuir |
| Scottish Junior Cup | Parkhead | 3 – 0 | Larkhall Thistle |

**County**

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Victoria Un | 4 – 1 | Aberdeen |
| Ayrshire Cup | Galston | 2 – 0 | Annbank |
| Border Cup | Vale of Leithen | 5 – 2 | Selkirk |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | not held | not held | not held |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Leith Ath |
| Fife Cup | Hearts of Beith | 3 – 2 | Lochgelly United |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Montrose |
| Glasgow Cup | Third Lanark | 3 – 0 | Celtic |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 2 – 1 | Hamilton |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Broxburn | 1 – 0 | Bo'ness |
| North of Scotland Cup | Clachnacuddin | 4 – 1 | Inverness Citadel |
| Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | 3 – 2 | Vale of Teith |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 4 – 0 | Abercorn |
| Southern Counties Cup | Dumfries | 3 – 1 | Douglas Wanderers |
| Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirling | 3 – 0 | Stenhousemuir |

### Non-league honours

**Senior**

Highland League

Top Three :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Clachnacuddin | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 16 |
| 2 | Inverness Thistle | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 15 |
| 3 | Inverness Citadel | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 10 |

Other Leagues

| Division | Winner |
| - | - |
| Banffshire & District League | Buckie Thistle |
| Border Senior League | Selkirk |
| Central Combination | Alloa Athletic |
| Northern League | Dundee 'A' |
| Perthshire League | Stanley |
| Scottish Combination | Albion Rovers |

## Scotland national team

In the 1903 British Home Championship, Scotland shared the trophy with England and Ireland.

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 March 1903 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 1–0 | BHC | Finlay Speedie |
| 21 March 1903 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 0–2 | BHC | |
| 4 April 1903 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield (A) | England | 2–1 | BHC | Finlay Speedie, Robert Walker |

Key:

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

## Other national teams

### Scottish League XI

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Scotland scorer(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 February 1903 | Grosvenor Park, Belfast (A) | Irish League XI | 0–1 | |
| 14 March 1903 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Football League XI | 0–3 | |
