# 1903–04 in Scottish football

The 1903–04 season was the 31st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 14th season of the Scottish Football League.

## League competitions
### Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Third Lanark | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 43 |
| 2 | Hearts | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 39 |
| =3 | Celtic | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 27 | +41 | 38 |
| =3 | Rangers | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 80 | 33 | +47 | 38 |
| 5 | Dundee | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 28 |
| =6 | St Mirren | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 27 |
| =6 | Partick Thistle | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 27 |
| 8 | Queen's Park | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 21 |
| 9 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 20 |
| 10 | Hibernian | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 19 |
| =11 | Morton | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 18 |
| =11 | Airdrieonians | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 18 |
| 13 | Motherwell | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 15 |
| 14 | Kilmarnock | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 63 | −39 | 13 |
Champions: Third Lanark

### Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hamilton Academical (C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 19 | +37 | 37 | |
| 2 | Clyde | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 29 | |
| 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 | |
| 7 | St Bernard's | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 20 | |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 19 | |
| 10 | Abercorn | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 16 | |
| 11 | Arthurlie | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 15 | |
| 12 | Ayr Parkhouse (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 10 | Did not apply for re-election |
* ↑ Albion Rovers were docked two points.
* ↑ Ayr Parkhouse did not apply for re-election to compete for the next season and were replaced by Aberdeen.

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

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Rangers |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Arbroath | 4 – 2 | Albion Rovers |
| Scottish Junior Cup | Vale of Clyde | 3 – 0 | Parkhead |

#### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 3 – 2 | Bon Accord |
| Ayrshire Cup | Galston | 4 – 1 | Beith |
| Border Cup | Selkirk | 2 – 0 | Peebles Rovers |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 7 – 2 | St Bernard's |
| Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | RR | Kirkcaldy United |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee Wanderers | 3 – 0 | Montrose |
| Glasgow Cup | Third Lanark | 1 – 0 | Celtic |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 1 – 0 | Hamilton |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Broxburn | 2 – 0 | Bathgate |
| North of Scotland Cup | Clachnacuddin | 2 – 1 | Inverness Citadel |
| Perthshire Cup | Dunblane | 3 – 2 | St Johnstone |
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 5 – 1 | Morton |
| Southern Counties Cup | Nithsdale Wanderers | 4 – 1 | Vale of Dryfe |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 4 – 3 | East Stirling |

### Non-league honours

Highland League
Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Clachnacuddin | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 10 | +41 | 22 |
| 2 | Inverness Citadel | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Inverness Thistle | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 12 |
Other Senior Leagues
| Division | Winner |
| Banffshire & District League | Buckie Thistle |
| Border Senior League | Vale of Leithen |
| Central League | Dunblane |
| Midland League | unfinished |
| Northern League | Montrose |
| Perthshire League | Tullich |
| Scottish Combination | Royal Albert |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 12 March 1904 | Dens Park, Dundee (H) | Wales | 1–1 | BHC | Robert Walker |
| 26 March 1904 | Dalymount Park, Dublin (A) | Ireland | 1–1 | BHC | Robert Hamilton |
| 4 April 1904 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–1 | BHC | |
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship
| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| England (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |

## Other national teams
### Scottish League XI

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 27 February 1904 | St Mirren Park, Paisley (H) | Irish League XI | 3–1 | Robert Hamilton (2), Bobby Walker |
| 4 April 1904 | Bank Street, Manchester (A) | Football League XI | 1–2 | John Robertson |