1904–05 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

The 1904–05 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's fourth season in the Scottish Football League, being admitted to the Scottish Football League Second Division.[4] The club also competed in the minor Stirlingshire Cup.[1]

East Stirlingshire
1904–05 season
StadiumMerchiston Park
Scottish Football League Second Division9th
Stirlingshire CupRunners-up[1]
Highest home attendancec. 4,000 v. Falkirk
(10 September 1904, Division Two), v. Alloa Athletic
(25 March 1905, Stirlingshire Cup)[2][3]

Fixtures and results

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Second Division

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27 August 1904 Second Division Raith Rovers 4 – 1 East Stirlingshire Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
 ,  ,  ,     Attendance: 1,200
10 September 1904 Second Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 0 Falkirk Merchiston Park, Bainsford
 ,   Attendance: 4,000
24 September 1904 Second Division Clyde 1 – 0 East Stirlingshire Shawfield, Rutherglen
  Attendance: 2,000
15 October 1904 Second Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 0 Ayr Merchiston Park, Bainsford
 ,   Attendance: 2,000
29 October 1904 Second Division Falkirk 3 – 1 East Stirlingshire Brockville, Falkirk
 ,  ,     Attendance: 3,000
5 November 1904 Second Division East Stirlingshire 1 – 4 Aberdeen Merchiston Park, Bainsford
   ,  ,  ,   Attendance: 2,000
12 November 1904 Second Division Albion Rovers 4 – 4 East Stirlingshire Meadow Park, Whifflet
 ,  ,  ,    ,  ,  ,  
19 November 1904 Second Division East Stirlingshire 4 – 0 St Bernard's Merchiston Park, Bainsford
 ,  ,  ,   Attendance: 1,200
24 December 1904 Second Division East Stirlingshire 1 – 3 Raith Rovers Merchiston Park, Bainsford
   ,  ,   Attendance: 1,200
31 December 1904 Second Division Aberdeen 3 – 0 East Stirlingshire Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
 ,  ,   Attendance: 3,000
7 January 1905 Second Division East Stirlingshire 5 – 2 Arthurlie Merchiston Park, Bainsford
 ,  ,  ,  ,    ,   Attendance: 1,500
28 January 1905 Second Division East Stirlingshire 3 – 1 Abercorn Merchiston Park, Bainsford
 ,  ,     Attendance: 2,000
11 March 1905 Second Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 2 Clyde Merchiston Park, Bainsford
 ,    ,   Attendance: 1,000

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
7 Aberdeen (P) 22 7 7 8 36 26 +10 21 Promoted to the 1905–06 Scottish Division One
8 Albion Rovers 22 8 4 10 38 53 −15 20
9 East Stirlingshire 22 7 5 10 37 38 −1 19
9 Raith Rovers 22 9 1 12 30 34 −4 19
11 Abercorn 22 8 1 13 31 45 −14 17
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(P) Promoted

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHHHAHAAHAAAH
ResultDLWLWLLLDWLWLLWLLWDWDD
Position6957791011129101010111010111010998
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Other

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Stirlingshire Cup

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25 March 1905 Final Alloa Athletic 1 – 0 East Stirlingshire Brockville, Falkirk
  Attendance: 4,000

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. ^ Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ Results for East Stirlingshire for 1904-05, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. ^ East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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