# 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.

## League competitions
### Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Rangers | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 28 |
| 2 | Celtic | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 26 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 22 |
| 4 | Third Lanark | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 19 |
| 5 | St Mirren | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 19 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 16 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 16 |
| 8 | Queen's Park | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 14 |
| 9 | Dundee | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 13 |
| 10 | Morton | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 7 |

### Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Port Glasgow Athletic (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 31 | +44 | 32 | Promoted to the 1902–03 Scottish Division One |
| 2 | Partick Thistle (P) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 30 | Promoted to the 1902–03 Scottish Division One |
| 3 | Motherwell | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 26 | |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 25 | |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | St Bernard's | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 22 | |
| 7 | Ayr | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 21 | |
| 7 | Leith Athletic | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 21 | |
| 9 | East Stirlingshire | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 19 | |
| 10 | Arthurlie | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 17 | |
| 11 | Abercorn | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 13 | |
| 11 | Clyde | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 13 | |

## Other honours
### Cup honours
#### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Celtic |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Stenhousemuir | 2 – 1 | Motherwell |
| Scottish Junior Cup | Rutherglen Glencairn | 1 – 0 | Maryhill |

#### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | Victoria United |
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr Parkhouse | 1 – 0 | Galston |
| Border Cup | Vale of Leithen | 1 – 0 | Selkirk |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Vale of Leven | 3 – 1 | Camelon |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 2 – 1 | Hibernian |
| Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Hearts of Beith |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee Wanderers | 3 – 2 | Arbroath |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2 – 2 | Celtic |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Hamilton | 3 – 0 | Albion Rovers |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Bo'ness | 3 – 1 | Broxburn |
| North of Scotland Cup | Inverness Caledonian | 3 – 1 | Inverness Citadel |
| Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | 4 – 1 | Vale of Atholl |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 4 – 1 | St Mirren |
| Southern Counties Cup | Dumfries | 3 – 0 | Maxwelltown Volunteers |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 0 | Camelon |

### Non-league honours

Highland League
Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Inverness Caledonian | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | Inverness Thistle | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 |
| 3 | Clachnacuddin | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 5 |
Other Senior Leagues
| Division | Winner |
| Banffshire & District League | Keith Strathisla |
| Central Combination | Stenhousemuir |
| Northern League | Raith Rovers |
| Perthshire League | Stanley |
| Scottish Combination | Albion Rovers |

## Glasgow Exhibition

Held to coincide with the Glasgow International Exhibition (1901), this early season competition was won by Rangers, beating Celtic in the final.
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Exhibition Cup | Rangers | 3 – 1 | Celtic |
| Junior Exhibition Cup | Rutherglen Glencairn | 2 – 1 | Maryhill |

## 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

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 1 March 1902 | Grosvenor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 5–1 | BHC | Robert Hamilton (3), Bobby Walker, Albert Buick |
| 15 March 1902 | Cappielow Park, Greenock (H) | Wales | 5–1 | BHC | John Robertson, Albert Buick, Bobby Walker, Alex Smith, John Campbell |
| 3 May 1902 | Villa Park, Birmingham (A) | England | 2–2 | BHC | Bobby 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.
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship
| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Scotland (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 5 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |

## Other national teams
### Scottish League XI

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 15 February 1902 | Dens Park, Dundee (H) | Irish League XI | 3–0 | William Maxwell (2), John McPherson |
| 8 March 1902 | St James' Park, Newcastle (A) | Football League XI | 3–6 | John Campbell (3) |