Central Football League
Third version 1909-1921
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See
also Central League
overview |
The Central League re-formed in 1909
when six Northern League clubs resigned from that body and set up a less
geographically widespread league. In 1915, the Central League
closed down. The
Scottish Football League then suspended the Second Division and seven of
their clubs combined with five of the Central League sides to form the
Eastern League. When it became likely that the Second Division wouldn’t be
re-formed after the War, twelve sides resuscitated the Central League, also
admitting the reserve sides of two Scottish League clubs. Because the Central League were not
members of the Inter-League Board, they did not have to pay transfer fees,
and were thus able to entice prominent Scottish, and English, League players
to their stronger clubs. One of the first was Andy Wilson who although
contracted decided to sign for Dunfermline. The Fife side also signed Bob
Mercer of Hearts and James Gordon of Rangers. The wages paid to these three
men were said to be in excess of what some Scottish League clubs were playing
their entire playing staff. Seeing the Central League as a serious threat to
its existence, the Scottish League decided on a compromise. For the return of
their poached players, the Scottish League promised the restoration of the
Second Division with automatic promotion and relegation. This was accepted by
the Central League and was rubberstamped at a Scottish League meeting on 11
May 1921. At the end of the 1920-21 season therefore
the Central League disbanded and its clubs became members of the Scottish
League. |
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Champions 1909-10 Bo'ness 1910-11 1911-12 1912-13 Alloa Athletic 1913-14 Armadale 1914-15 Armadale 1919-20 Bo’ness 1920-21 Bo’ness |
Central League Cup - - - - - - Heart of
Midlothian ‘A’ Bathgate |
Membership
Alloa Athletic Arbroath Armadale Bathgate Bo'ness Broxburn Broxburn Athletic Broxburn United Clackmannan Cowdenbeath Dundee
Hibernian East
Stirlingshire Forfar
Athletic Heart of King's
Park Kirkcaldy
United Lochgelly United Montrose St Bernards St Johnstone Stenhousemuir |
Seasons
1909-1915 1919-1921 1909-1915 1911-1915 1919-1921 1909-1915 1919-1921 1909-1915 1919-1921 1911-12 1909-10 1912-1915 1919-1921 1914-15 1919-1921 1920-21 1912-1915 1920-21 1909-1912 1919-1921 1909-1915 1919-1921 1919-1921 1912-13 1919-1921 1913-1915 1910-11 1919-1921 1909-1915 1919-1921 1909-1915 1909-1912, 1913-14 1914-15 1919-1921 1909-1911 1920-21 1909-1915 1919-1921 |
Came from
Scottish Northern
League Scottish Scottish Midland
League Scottish Midland
League new club Eastern
League Northern
League Eastern
League Northern
League Northern
League Scottish Northern
League Northern
League Northern
League Northern
League Northern
League Northern
League Midland
League |
Left for
Scottish
League Eastern
League Eastern
League Scottish
League Scottish League Scottish League merged with Broxburn
Athletic Eastern
League Scottish
League Scottish
League Scottish
League Scottish
League Scottish
League Scottish
League Eastern League Scottish
League Scottish
League Scottish
Alliance Scottish
Reserve League Scottish
Alliance Scottish
League Eastern
League Northern
League Scottish
League Scottish
League Scottish
League Scottish
League Scottish
League |
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1909-10 |
Alloa |
Arb |
Bath |
Bo’ |
BrAth |
Dfln |
EF |
KP |
KU |
Lochg |
Sten |
StJ |
|
Alloa Athletic |
x |
16 Apr 2-0 |
15 Jan 2-5 |
26 Feb 2-1 |
18 Dec 0-0 |
19 Mar 1-0 |
1 Jan 6-0 |
26 Mar 2-1 |
28 Aug 3-0 |
19 Feb 4-1 |
9 Oct 0-0 |
4 Dec 3-2 |
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Arbroath |
3 Jan 1-2 |
x |
11 Sep 1-3 |
15 Jan 1-2 |
|
30 Oct 3-2 |
23 Apr 3-1 |
2 Oct 9-1 |
12
Mar 0-1 |
2 Apr 2-0 |
19 Mar 1-1 |
30 Apr 1-1 |
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Bathgate |
25 Sep 4-0 |
21 Aug 1-2 |
x |
25 Dec 0-0 |
1 Jan 2-2 |
8 Jan 2-2 |
12 Mar 4-1 |
2 Apr 2-2 |
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26 Feb 2-1 |
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Bo’ness |
8 Jan 2-0 |
28 Aug 2-3 |
11 Dec 2-0 |
x |
30 Apr 4-0 |
12 Mar 0-0 |
11
Sep 3-1 |
9 Apr 7-1 |
9 Oct 2-0 |
13 Nov 4-1 |
2 Oct 2-1 |
19 Mar 1-1 |
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Broxburn Athletic |
12 Feb 0-1** |
13 Nov 2-1 |
28 Aug 0-3 |
21 Aug 1-4 |
x |
2 Oct 0-3 |
19 Feb 3-3 |
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20 Nov 0-2 |
9 Apr 4-0 |
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Dunfermline Athletic |
9 Apr 1-1 |
26 Feb 1-1 |
20 Nov 1-0 |
6 Nov 2-1 |
11 Sep 0-1 |
x |
26 Mar 1-1 |
18 Sep 2-0 |
13 Nov 1-0 |
21 Aug 2-2 |
1 Jan 4-1 |
3 Jan 2-0 |
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East Fife |
20 Nov 1-2 |
6 Nov 0-1 |
19 Mar 0-5 |
2 Apr 0-1 |
25 Sep 4-1 |
30 Apr 0-0 |
x |
11 Dec 3-3 |
8 Jan 3-0 |
4 Sep 2-1 |
25 Dec 3-1 |
21 Aug 1-1 |
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King’s Park |
23 Oct 0-4 |
4 Dec 3-3 |
9 Oct 2-3 |
20 Nov 0-3 |
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28 Aug 1-1 |
x |
21 Aug 0-0 |
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13 Nov 2-0 |
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Kirkcaldy United |
5 Mar 0-0 |
26 Mar 2-1 |
4 Jan 2-1 |
1 Jan 3-0 |
26 Feb 2-1 |
2 Apr 1-1 |
18 Dec 0-2 |
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x |
|
23 Apr 1-2 |
11 Sep 2-0 |
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Lochgelly United |
5 Feb 2-0 |
25 Sep 6-0 |
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23 Oct 0-2 |
9 Oct 2-1 |
16 Oct 1-3 |
22 Jan 0-1* |
6 Nov 3-0 |
15 Jan 1-3 |
x |
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Stenhousemuir |
21 Aug 1-1 |
23 Oct 3-1 |
26 Mar 1-1 |
4 Dec 2-0 |
12 Mar 4-0 |
19 Feb 2-1 |
30 Oct 1-0 |
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12 Feb 4-3 |
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x |
20 Nov 1-1 |
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St Johnstone |
12 Mar 1-1 |
18 Dec 1-0 |
5 Feb 2-1 |
30 Oct 0-0 |
6 Nov 4-2 |
28 Aug 0-0 |
13 Nov 0-2 |
25 Sep 6-0 |
9 Apr 1-1 |
1 Jan 4-0 |
2 Apr 0-1 (1-2) |
x |
*at Methil
** at Alloa
23 Oct East Fife v Kirkcaldy United 3-1 stopped
27 Nov St Johnstone v Alloa 1-0 stopped 84 mins darkness
27 Nov
Arbroath v Stenhousemuir 3-1 stopped 80 mins darkness
11 Dec
Arbroath v Lochgelly United 1-1 stopped 60 mins rain
19 Mar Alloa v Dunfermline stopped in 87 mins
due to crowd encroachment
Possible
matches
4 Dec King’s Park v Arbroath 3-3 (NL?)
3 Jan Dunfermline v St Johnstone 1-0
(CL?)
DECIDER
20 Aug 1911 Bo’ness
v Alloa Athletic 3-1 (at Dunfermline)
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1909-10 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 |
Bo’ness |
22 |
13 |
4 |
5 |
44 |
20 |
30 |
|
2 |
Alloa Athletic
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22 |
12 |
6 |
4 |
37 |
23 |
30 |
|
3 |
Dunfermline
Athletic |
21 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
29 |
18 |
25 |
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4 |
Bathgate |
18 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
39 |
23 |
21 |
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5 |
Arbroath |
21 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
39 |
37 |
20 |
|
6 |
St Johnstone |
18 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
26 |
20 |
20 |
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7 |
Stenhousemuir |
19 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
25 |
28 |
19 |
|
8 |
Kirkcaldy
United |
19 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
21 |
25 |
17 |
|
9 |
East Fife |
21 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
28 |
38 |
16 |
|
10 |
Lochgelly United |
15 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
28 |
38 |
14 |
|
11 |
Broxburn Athletic |
17 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
19 |
38 |
11 |
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12 |
King’s
Park |
15 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
17 |
48 |
7 |
A championship play-off match between Bo’ness
and Alloa was arranged for the start of the following
season which Bo’ness won by 3-1 at Dunfermline on 20
August 1910
As Lochgelly were transferring
from Reids Park to Recreation Park near the end
of the season, they failed to fulfil a large number of games.
Unplayed
games
Arbroath v Broxburn Athletic
Bathgate v Kirkcaldy United, Lochgelly
United, St Johnstone
Broxburn
Athletic v King’s Park, Dunfermline Athletic, Lochgelly
United
Kirkcaldy United v King’s Park
Lochgelly
United v Bathgate, East Fife (?), St Johnstone, Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir
v King’s Park, Lochgelly United
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1910-11 |
Alloa |
Arb |
Bath |
Bo’ |
Dfln |
EF |
HoM |
KP |
KU |
Lochg |
Sten |
StJ |
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Alloa Athletic |
X |
29 Oct 0-1 |
17 Sep 0-1 |
1 Oct 1-0 |
22 Apr 1-0 |
10 Sep 2-1 |
8 Oct 0-3 |
12 Nov 2-0 |
25 Feb 1-2 |
22 Oct 1-1 |
24 Dec 0-1 |
26 Nov 3-1 |
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Arbroath |
3 Jan 4-0 |
X |
22 Oct 1-1 |
17 Dec 3-2 |
10 Dec 1-1 |
15 Oct 2-0 |
18 Mar 1-3 |
5 Nov 4-1 |
11 Mar 0-0 |
26 Nov 5-4 |
31 Dec 5-2 |
1 Oct 2-3 |
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Bathgate |
28 Jan 2-2 |
20 Aug 1-0 |
X |
15 Oct 0-4 |
18 Mar 2-2 |
29 Oct 2-1 |
4 Feb 1-0 |
26 Nov 3-2 |
27 Aug 2-1 |
24 Dec 3-0 |
3 Dec 4-2 |
12 Nov 3-1 |
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Bo’ness |
11 Feb 3-0 |
27 Aug 1-1 |
4 Mar 1-1 |
X |
15 Apr 2-0 |
26 Nov 2-2 |
7 Jan 2-0 |
24 Sep 2-1 |
12 Nov 0-2 |
25 Feb 4-1 |
4 Feb 4-1 |
1 Apr 3-0 |
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Dunfermline Athletic |
5 Nov 3-0 |
7 Jan 6-1 |
31 Dec 2-0 |
10 Sep 1-1 |
X |
12 Nov 4-1 |
1 Apr 0-0 |
24 Dec 3-3 |
24 Apr 1-0 |
11 Mar 4-0 |
29 Oct 5-1 |
3 Jan 1-0 |
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East Fife |
19 Nov 0-0 |
3 Dec 2-3 |
17 Dec 4-0 |
31 Dec 3-1 |
4 Feb 2-6 |
X |
22 Oct 0-4 |
20 Aug 1-1 |
24 Dec 1-1 |
4 Mar 4-2 |
1 Oct 2-0 |
7 Jan 2-1 |
|
Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ |
10 Dec 2-1 |
12 Nov 3-0 |
|
17 Apr 1-2 |
25 Feb 3-0 |
4 Jan 2-0 |
X |
|
15 Oct 5-1 |
10 Sep 4-1 |
20 Aug 3-2 |
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King’s Park |
31 Dec 0-1 |
8 Oct 2-4 |
25 Mar 1-0 |
19 Nov 0-0 |
21 Jan 0-1 |
17 Sep 1-1 |
27 Aug 3-1 |
X |
29 Oct 2-2 |
1 Apr 3-1 |
22 Oct 2-0 |
3 Dec 0-5 |
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Kirkcaldy United |
15 Apr 1-1 |
22 Apr 3-0 |
5 Nov 1-2 |
3 Dec 5-0 |
22 Oct 1-1 |
29 Apr 1-1 |
19 Nov 0-2 |
|
X |
31 Dec 4-0 |
17 Dec 3-1 |
20 Aug 3-1 |
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Lochgelly United |
3 Dec 0-0 |
8 Apr 2-0 |
19 Nov 2-2 |
14 Jan 0-2 |
20 Aug 0-0 |
27 Aug 2-1 |
24 Sep 4-1 |
15 Oct 7-2 |
7 Jan 2-3 |
X |
25 Mar 3-0 |
17 Dec 3-2 |
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Stenhousemuir |
27 Aug 3-3 |
24 Sep 4-3 |
11 Feb 3-1 |
|
26 Nov 1-1 |
1 Apr 3-1 |
13 Sep 1-1 |
10 Dec 2-2 |
10 Sep 2-1 |
12 Nov 3-3 |
X |
28 Jan 3-0 |
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St Johnstone |
15 Oct 4-0 |
24 Dec 4-2 |
8 Oct 2-0 |
5 Nov 5-0 |
27 Aug 1-2 |
24 Sep 4-0 |
31 Dec 2-0 |
4 Feb 1-0 |
25 Mar 2-2 |
11 Feb 1-0 |
2 Jan 5-1 |
X |
26 Nov Arbroath v Lochgelly 5-4
25 Feb
Hearts v Dunfermline 3-1
18 Feb Alloa v Kirkcaldy 1-1 (stopped 75 mins
poor weather)
24 Apr
Dunfermline (1-0 win v Kirkcaldy) virtually assured title as Stenhousemuir cannot give Hearts an evening game
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1910-11 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Dunfermline Athletic
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2 |
Heart of
Midlothian ‘A’ |
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Alloa Athletic |
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Bathgate |
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Bo’ness |
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East Fife |
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7 |
Arbroath |
22 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
42 |
49 |
22 |
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King’s
Park |
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Kirkcaldy
United |
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Lochgelly United |
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St Johnstone |
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Stenhousemuir |
21 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
35 |
52 |
17 |
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1911-12 |
Alloa |
Arb |
Arm |
Bath |
Bo’ |
Brox |
Dfln |
EF |
KP |
KU |
Lochg |
Sten |
|
Alloa Athletic |
X |
28 Oct 2-1 |
19 Aug 2-1 |
16 Dec 1-3 |
2 Dec 0-1 |
14 Oct 4-0 |
16 Mar 4-0 |
16 Sep 3-0 |
21 Oct 5-0 |
23 Mar 2-0 |
25 Nov 3-1 |
23 Sep 2-2 |
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Arbroath |
2 Jan 3-4 |
X |
2 Dec 9-1 |
14 Oct 1-1 |
30 Dec 3-1 |
9 Sep 3-0 |
26 Aug 0-0 |
18 Nov 1-1 |
11 Nov 2-0 |
30 Sep 3-2 |
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4 Nov 3-3 |
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Armadale |
9 Dec 3-3 |
7 Oct 3-2 |
X |
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18 Nov 2-1 |
30 Dec 1-4 |
2 Mar 2-0 |
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9 Sep 3-2 |
14 Oct 2-3 |
11 Nov 3-0 |
26 Aug 0-3 |
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Bathgate |
7 Oct 1-1 |
3 Feb 4-0 |
25 Nov 2-0 |
X |
23 Dec 5-0 |
4 Nov 1-1 |
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9 Dec 2-4 |
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26 Aug 1-0 |
6 Jan 3-0 |
21 Oct 3-0 |
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Bo’ness |
9 Sep 3-0 |
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9 Mar 0-0 |
28 Oct 2-1 |
X |
26 Aug 1-1 |
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23 Sep 1-1 |
9 Dec 1-0 |
11 Nov 3-2 |
14 Oct 3-0 |
24 Feb 0-0 |
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Broxburn |
30 Sep 1-0 |
19 Aug 0-1 |
23 Sep 1-1 |
18 Nov 1-0 |
7 Oct 3-1 |
X |
11 Nov 3-0 |
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24 Feb 0-1 |
9 Dec 2-0 |
23 Dec 4-0 |
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Dunfermline Athletic |
23 Dec 2-1 |
13 Apr 2-1 |
6 Jan 3-3 |
9 Sep 1-0 |
21 Oct 2-0 |
3 Jan 3-0 |
X |
2 Dec 2-0 |
30 Dec 2-0 |
28 Oct 4-7 |
30 Sep 2-1 |
13 Jan 3-0 |
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East Fife |
26 Aug 1-1 |
21 Oct 2-0 |
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11 Nov 1-0 |
30 Sep 3-0 |
16 Dec 1-0 |
10 Feb 0-2 |
X |
17 Feb 0-2 |
25 Nov 3-1 |
9 Sep 3-0 |
3 Feb 3-1 |
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King’s Park |
4 Nov 3-1 |
23 Dec 5-1 |
13 Jan 2-0 |
10 Feb 3-3 |
10 Feb 3-2 |
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19 Aug 1-7 |
28 Oct 3-0 |
X |
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2 Jan |