Scottish Football Combination
1896-1911
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See also Scottish Combination
overview |
The first version of the Scottish
Combination was formed in 1896, its founder members being East Stirlingshire,
Falkirk and Stenhousemuir (all ex-Midland League),
Heart of Midlothian 'A' and Rangers 'A' (both ex-Scottish Reserve League),
Hamilton Academical, Royal Albert, Third Lanark ‘A’
and Wishaw Thistle (all ex-Scottish Alliance), Celtic 'A' and Queen's Park
Strollers. Reserve sides won the first four championships but none after 1900
when it was clubs entering their first teams that triumphed. The second season saw the departure of
Hamilton Academical when they were elected to replace Renton
after they resigned after four games in the Scottish League. Also East
Stirlingshire, Falkirk and Stenhousemuir all helped
form the Central Combination. The other absentee was Celtic ‘A’.
Interestingly, this was to be the only season that the Glasgow club’s reserve
side would enter a non-League competition. Besides Hamilton Academical,
the Combination has supplied a number of clubs to the Scottish League, namely Arthurlie 1901 Albion
Rovers 1903 Vale of
Leven 1905 Ayr Parkhouse 1906 Dumbarton 1906 The formation of the Scottish Union in
1906 hit the Combination hard with the loss of five clubs. One of the
replacements, Johnstone, tied with Galston for the title, but a play-off wasn’t arranged and
so the Championship was shared. From here on the league diminished in status
while its centre of gravity shifted south-west. In 1909 it appeared that the
league would fold, but after some perseverance seven clubs were mustered and
what was to be its last full season, Nithsdale
Wanderers and Girvan shared the title. One last season was attempted but, although some games were
played, the competition wasn’t completed and the league subsequently folded. |
Champions
1896-97
Heart of Midlothian 'A' 1897-98
Rangers 'A' 1898-99
Rangers 'A' 1899-00
Queen's Park Strollers 1900-01 Arthurlie 1901-02
Albion Rovers 1902-03
Albion Rovers 1903-04
Royal Albert |
1904-05 Beith 1905-06
Dumbarton 1906-07 Galston / Johnstone 1907-08 Galston 1908-09 Galston 1909-10 Nithsdale Wanderers / Girvan 1910-11 incomplete |
Membership
Albion
Rovers Alloa Annbank Arthurlie Ayr Parkhouse Bathgate Beith Broxburn Athletic Camelon Celtic 'A' Cowdenbeath 'A' Dumbarton Dumfries Dykehead East
Stirlingshire 5th King’s
Own Scottish Borderers Falkirk Galston Girvan Hamilton Academical Heart of
Midlothian 'A' Hurlford Johnstone Kilbarchan Lanemark Lanark Maxwelltown Volunteers Maybole Morton 'A' Nithsdale Wanderers Queen's
Park Strollers Queen's
Park Victoria XI Rangers
'A' Renton Royal
Albert St Mirren 'A' Stenhousemuir Third
Lanark ‘A’ Thornliebank Vale of
Leven Wishaw
Thistle Wishaw
United |
Seasons
1897-1903 1903-1906 1909-10 1897-1901 1904-1906 1905-06 1903-1909 1906-1908 1903-1905*** 1896-97 1906-07 1905-06 1906-1911 1905-1909 1896-97 1908-1910 1896-97 1904-1909 1908-1911 1896-97,
1897-98 (resigned)* 1896-97,
1898-99 1906-1911 1898-1905,
1906-1908 1899-1904 1907-1911 1902-03** 1907-08 1906-1911 1903-1905 1909-1911 1896-1902,
1903-1909 1909-1911 1896-1899 1902-1906 1896-1906 1899-1904 1896-97, 1905-06 1897-1903 1897-1901,
1902-1906^ 1902-1905 1896-1900 1900-1903**** |
Came from
Central
Combination Scottish
League Eastern
League Midland
League Midland
League Scottish
Alliance Scottish
Reserve League Scottish
Reserve League Scottish
Alliance Midland
League Northern
League Scottish
Alliance Scottish
Alliance |
Left for
Scottish
League Scottish
Union Scottish
League Scottish
League Scottish
Union Scottish
Union Midland
League Scottish
League Scottish
Union Central
Combination Central
Combination Scottish
Union Scottish
League Scottish
Union Scottish
Union Scottish Union Scottish
Union Central
Combination Scottish
Union Scottish
League |
Notes:
*Hamilton
Academicals resigned during 1897-98 to take over Renton’s fixtures in the
Scottish League Second Division.
**Lanark
resigned during 1902-03.
***Camelon resigned during 1904-05
****Wishaw
United resigned during 1902-03
^ Thornliebank expelled during 1905-06
Maxwelltown Volunteers were replaced by 5th King’s Own Scottish Borderers in
1908 when the Volunteer regiments were disbanded.
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1896-97 |
Celtic |
East Stirlingshire |
Falkirk |
Hamilton A. |
Hearts |
Queen's Park |
Rangers |
Royal Albert |
Sten |
Wishaw Thistle |
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Celtic ‘A’ |
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Mar-20 |
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Jan-09 |
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13 May |
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Nov-21 |
Aug-29 |
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1-3 |
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0-3 |
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2-3 |
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8-0 |
7-0 |
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East Sirlingshire |
Feb-20 |
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Apr-17 |
Jan-30 |
10 May |
Sep-19 |
Sep-12 |
Nov-28 |
Aug-15 |
Nov-14 |
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3-1 |
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2-2 |
2-4 |
0-8 |
3-1 |
5-2 |
2-3 |
1-3 |
2-1 |
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Falkirk |
Aug-22 |
Apr-17 |
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10 Apr |
May-08 |
May-1 |
Apr-24 |
Jan-16 |
Apr-03 |
Feb-13 |
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0-5 |
2-2 |
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4-2 |
0-3 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
6-3 |
4-3 |
4-1 |
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Hamilton Academical |
Sep-05 |
Dec-12 |
Apr-10 |
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Aug-15 |
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0-1 |
3-1 |
2-4 |
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5-3 |
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Heartof Midlothian ‘A’ |
Nov-14 |
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Dec-26 |
Dec-05 |
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Sep-12 |
Jan-16 |
Aug-15 |
Jan-02 |
Feb-06 |
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4-3 |
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6-2 |
4-3 |
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5-2 |
1-0 |
2-0 |
4-1 |
6-2 |
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Queen's Park Strollers |
Apr-27 |
Jan-09 |
Feb-20 |
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Mar-13 |
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Dec-26 |
Mar-28 |
Dec-12 |
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2-0 |
3-1 |
2-2 |
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2-5 |
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4-3 |
7-2 |
3-1 |
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Rangers ‘A’ |
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May-03 |
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Sep-26 |
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Jan-09 |
Mar-13 |
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5-0 |
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3-4 |
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3-3 |
8-2 |
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Royal Albert |
Nov-07 |
Aug-22 |
Mar-27 |
Oct-31 |
Apr-10 |
Oct-10 |
Sep-19 |
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Apr-17 |
Oct-03 |
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1-1 |
3-0 |
6-1 |
2-0 |
1-6 |
4-0 |
4-3 |
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2-1 |
2-3 |
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Stenhousemuir |
Oct-17 |
Sep-5 |
May-15 |
8 May |
Oct-03 |
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Oct-24 |
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Sep-19 |
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0-2 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
2-0 |
0-4* |
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4-2 |
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4-2 |
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Wishaw Thistle |
Oct-10 |
Oct-24 |
Mar-06 |
Jan-16 |
Nov-07 |
Sep-05 |
Feb-20 |
Apr-24 |
Aug-22 |
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4-5 |
6-2 |
4-1 |
1-4 |
1-3 |
1-3 |
3-0 |
3-2 |
2-4 |
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Stenhousemuir v Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ on Oct 3 was played
at Tynecastle
East Stirlingshire v Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ on
8 May possibly at Tynecastle
14 Nov Stenhousemuir
2-1 Rangers Abnd
5 Dec Falkirk 0-1 East
Stirlingshire Abnd
12 Dec Stenhousemuir
4-3 Falkirk Abnd
4 May East Stirlingshire v Heart
of Midlothian ‘A’ Abnd
1896-97
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Heart of Midlothian ‘A’
Celtic ‘A’ East
Stirlingshire Falkirk Hamilton Academical Queen’s
Park Strollers Rangers
‘A’ Royal
Albert Stenhousemuir Wishaw
Thistle |
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1897-98 |
AR |
Arth |
QP |
RA |
Rgrs |
ThL |
Thor |
Wish |
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Albion Rovers |
X |
16 Apr 4-1 |
6 Nov 1-4 |
20 Nov 1-4 |
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22 Jan 3-3 |
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Arthurlie |
12 Mar 6-0 |
X |
20 Nov 1-1 |
15
Jan 1-1 |
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4 Sep 3-3 |
4 Dec 1-1 |
6 Nov 1-2 |
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Queen’s Park
Strollers |
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30 Apr 3-3 |
X |
25 Dec 5-2 |
22 Jan 6-1 |
12 Mar 2-2 |
23 Apr 1-4 |
8 Jan 2-1 |
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Royal Albert |
27 Nov 3-3 |
5 Mar 2-2 |
X |
4 Sep 0-3 |
12 Feb 2-0 |
16 Apr 2-0 |
4 Dec 5-0 |
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Rangers ‘A’ |
12 Feb 5-1 |
20 Apr 1-1 |
X |
25 Sep 5-0 |
26 Mar 1-4 |
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Third Lanark ‘A’ |
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23 Apr |
11 Sep 2-4 |
20 Apr 5-0 |
15 Jan 1-8 |
X |
9 Apr 1-1 |
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Thornliebank |
2 Apr 4-1 |
19 Mar 2-7 |
18 Sep 2-4 |
X |
9
Oct 5-2 |
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Wishaw Thistle |
2
Oct 1-2 |
5 Feb 2-2 |
12 Feb 3-4 |
23 Apr 4-1 |
23 Oct 0-1 |
16 Apr 0-1 |
20 Nov 5-5 |
X |
26
Mar Rangers v Thornliebank at Thornliebank
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1897-98 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
Rangers ‘A’
Queen’s
Park Strollers Third
Lanark ‘A’ Albion
Rovers Arthurlie Royal
Albert Thornliebank Wishaw
Thistle |
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
11 7 4 5 2 4 4 2 |
1 5 6 3 8 4 4 3 |
2 2 4 6 4 6 6 9 |
57 44 27 26 35 23 28 22 |
20 28 30 43 34 29 39 43 |
23 19 14 13 12 12 12 7 |
Hamilton Academical resigned after being elected to the Scottish
League mid-season
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1898-99 |
AR |
Arth |
Jne |
Hea |
QP |
RA |
Rgrs |
ThL |
Thor |
Wish |
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Albion Rovers |
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3 Sep 7-1 |
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4 Mar 1-1 |
27 Aug |
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Arthurlie |
27 Apr 4-2 |
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4 Mar 2-0 |
11 Mar 2-2 |
24 Dec 2-2 |
15 Oct 2-0 |
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3 Sep |
25 Feb 9-1 |
13 May 10-0 |
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Johnstone |
24 Dec 7-1 |
27 Aug 1-3 |
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26 Nov 1-6 |
10 Dec 2-1 |
31 Jan 6-1 |
3 Dec 2-3 |
25 Feb 1-1 |
17 Sep 5-1 |
29
Oct 5-2 |
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Heart of Midlothian
‘A’ |
3 Dec 7-0 |
6 May 0-0 |
15 Apr 2-1 |
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17 Dec 2-1 |
7 Jan 6-0 |
10 Dec 1-5 |
21 Jan 6-3 |
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Queen’s Park
Strollers |
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26 Nov 4-3 |
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27 Apr 2-2 |
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12 Apr 2-5 |
20 Apr 4-0 |
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Royal Albert |
8 May 5-2 |
17 Sep 4-3 |
1 Apr 3-0 |
24 Dec 4-1 |
15 Apr 7-0 |
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12 Nov 3-2 |
11 Feb 2-3 |
27 Aug 3-0 |
1 Oct 5-3 |
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Rangers ‘A’ |
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15 Apr 2-1 |
3 Sep |
27 Aug 4-0 |
8 Oct |
26 Apr 4-1 |
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9 May 3-0 |
11 May 1-1 |
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Third Lanark ‘A’ |
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9 May 0-2 |
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1 Apr 2-2 |
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Thornliebank |
29
Oct 1-1 |
14 Jan 0-3 |
29 Apr 1-1 |
22 Apr 6-3 |
24 Dec 0-5 |
26 Nov 0-1 |
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7 Jan 1-1 |
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Wishaw Thistle |
17 Sep 3-0 |
31 Jan 6-4 |
20 Aug 7-3 |
3 Sep 1-3 |
18 Feb 7-2 |
22 Oct 3-2 |
17 Dec 2-4 |
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21
Jan Wishaw v Albion Rovers 3-2
1
May Thirds v Arthurlie 1-1 stopped due to bad light
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1898-99 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Rangers ‘A’
Arthurlie Heart of
Midlothian ‘A’ Queen’s
Park Strollers Third
Lanark ‘A’ Royal
Albert Wishaw
Thistle Johnstone Thornliebank Albion Rovers |
18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 |
13 10 8 8 6 9 7 6 4 4 |
2 3 5 5 6 0 2 1 5 2 |
3 5 5 5 6 9 9 11 9 12 |
58 56 51 34 37 48 47 37 31 32 |
20 30 43 35 39 54 60 46 53 41 |
28 23 21 21 18 18 16 13 13 10 |
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1899-00 |
AR |
Arth |
Jne |
Kilb |
QP |
RA |
StM |
ThL |
Thor |
Wish |
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Albion Rovers |
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10 Mar 3-1 |
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