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1908–09 in Scottish football

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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

Main article: 1908–09 Scottish Division One

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1908–09 Scottish Division Two

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
[Scottish Cup](1908-09-scottish-cup)	[Cup withheld](1909-scottish-cup-final) by SFA
Scottish Qualifying Cup	Vale of Leven	5 – 2	Brechin City
[Scottish Consolation Cup](http://sfha.org.uk/scottishcups.htm)	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](http://sfha.org.uk/bordercup.htm)	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](http://sfha.org.uk/southerncountiescup.htm)	Dalbeattie Star	2 – 1	Nithsdale Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup	Alloa	2 – 1	Falkirk

Non-league honours

Highland League

SFHA

Other Senior Leagues

Division	Winner
[Banffshire League](http://sfha.org.uk/banffshireleague.htm)	Buckie Thistle
[Border Senior League](http://sfha.org.uk/borderleague.htm)	Berwick Rangers
Midland League	Falkirk 'A'
Northern League	Dundee 'A'
[Perthshire League](http://sfha.org.uk/perthshireleague.htm)	Crieff Morrisonians
[Scottish Combination](http://sfha.org.uk/scottishcomb.htm)	Galston
Scottish Union	Falkirk 'A'

Edinburgh Exhibition

Main article: Edinburgh Exhibition Cup

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.{{ Cite web | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19080504/118/0004 | title = SCOTTISH NATIONAL 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

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
1 March 1909	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)	2–3	[BHC](1909-british-home-championship)	Bobby Walker, Harry Paul
15 March 1909	Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)	5–0	[BHC](1909-british-home-championship)	Jimmy McMenemy (2), Sandy Thomson, Sandy MacFarlane, Harry Paul
3 April 1909	Crystal Palace, London (A)	0–2	[BHC](1909-british-home-championship)

Key:

(H) = Home match
(A) = Away match
BHC = British Home Championship

Other national teams

Scottish League XI

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

Notes

References

(2 July 1908). "FOOTBALL". Dalkeith Advertiser.
"SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club.
"SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club.

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