# 1908–09 in Scottish football

The 1908–09 season was the 36th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 19th season of the Scottish Football League.

## League competitions
### Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 51 |
| 2 | Dundee | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 50 |
| 3 | Clyde | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 48 |
| 4 | Rangers | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 38 | +53 | 45 |
| 5 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 41 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 39 |
| 7 | St Mirren | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 36 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 36 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 33 |
| 10 | Falkirk | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 33 |
| 11 | Hearts | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 32 |
| 12 | Third Lanark | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 32 |
| 13 | Motherwell | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 28 |
| 14 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 28 |
| 15 | Queen's Park | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 25 |
| 16 | Hamilton Academical | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 24 |
| 17 | Morton | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 90 | −51 | 23 |
| 18 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 38 | 102 | −64 | 8 |
Champions: Celtic

### Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Abercorn (C) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 31 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 28 |
| 2 | Vale of Leven | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 28 |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Ayr | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 23 |
| 5 | Leith Athletic | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 23 |
| 7 | Ayr Parkhouse | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 21 |
| 7 | East Stirlingshire | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 21 |
| 7 | St Bernard's | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 21 |
| 10 | Albion Rovers | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 20 |
| 11 | Cowdenbeath | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 12 |
| 12 | Arthurlie | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 11 |

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

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup | Cup withheld by SFA | Cup withheld by SFA | Cup withheld by SFA |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Vale of Leven | 5 – 2 | Brechin City |
| Scottish Consolation Cup | Wishaw Thistle | 2 – 1 | Arbroath |
| Scottish Junior Cup | Kilwinning Rangers | 1 – 0 | Strathclyde |

#### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 4 – 0 | Buckie Thistle |
| Ayrshire Cup | Hurlford | 1 – 0 | Ayr |
| Border Cup | Berwick Rangers | 2 – 1 | Selkirk |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Renton | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 3 – 0 | East Fife |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | 2 – 0 | Brechin City |
| Glasgow Cup | Third Lanark | 4 – 0 | Celtic |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 2 – 0 | Hamilton |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Bo'ness | 2 – 1 | Bathgate |
| North of Scotland Cup | Inverness Citadel | 2 – 0 | Clachnacuddin |
| Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | 5 – 2 | Dunblane |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Port Glasgow Athletic | 2 – 1 | Morton |
| Southern Counties Cup | Dalbeattie Star | 2 – 1 | Nithsdale Wanderers |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Alloa | 2 – 1 | Falkirk |

### Non-league honours

Highland League
Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Inverness Citadel | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 17 |
| 2 | Clachnacuddin | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 16 |
| 3 | Forres Mechanics | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 13 |
Other Senior Leagues
| Division | Winner |
| Banffshire League | Buckie Thistle |
| Border Senior League | Berwick Rangers |
| Midland League | Falkirk 'A' |
| Northern League | Dundee 'A' |
| Perthshire League | Crieff Morrisonians |
| Scottish Combination | Galston |
| Scottish Union | Falkirk 'A' |

## Edinburgh Exhibition

An invitational football tournament was held at the Exhibition Sports Grounds, Saughton, Edinburgh in August 1908, as part of the Scottish National Exhibition event being held there during that summer. There was a tournament for junior teams from the Lothians held in association with the exhibition.
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Edinburgh Exhibition Cup | Rangers | 1 – 1 | Dundee |
| Ed. Junior Exhibition Cup | Newtongrange Star | 2 – 0 | Arniston Rangers |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 1 March 1909 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 2–3 | BHC | Bobby Walker, Harry Paul |
| 15 March 1909 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 5–0 | BHC | Jimmy McMenemy (2), Sandy Thomson, Sandy MacFarlane, Harry Paul |
| 3 April 1909 | Crystal Palace, London (A) | England | 0–2 | BHC | |
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 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |

## Other national teams
### Scottish League XI

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 10 February 1909 | Belfast (A) | Irish League XI | 2–1 | Jimmy Quinn (2) |
| 27 February 1909 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Football League XI | 3–1 | Jimmy Quinn (2), Harold Paul |