1902–03 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

East Stirlingshire 1902–03 football season

East Stirlingshire
1902–03 season
Stadium	Merchiston Park
Scottish Football League Second Division	8th
Stirlingshire Cup	Winners^[1]
Highest home attendance	c. 4,000 v. Falkirk (30 August 1902, Division Two)^[2]^[3]
← 1901–02 1903–04 →

The 1902–03 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's third season in the Scottish Football League, being admitted to the Scottish Football League Second Division.^[4] The club also competed in the Scottish Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.^[1]

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Scottish Second Division

East Stirlingshire v Raith Rovers

16 August 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	Raith Rovers	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , ,			Attendance: 3,000

Leith Athletic v East Stirlingshire

23 August 1902 Second Division	Leith Athletic	1 – 4	East Stirlingshire	Chancelot Park, Leith
			, , ,

East Stirlingshire v Falkirk

30 August 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	0 – 2	Falkirk	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
			,	Attendance: 4,000

St Bernard's v East Stirlingshire

13 September 1902 Second Division	St Bernard's	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Royal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh
	, ,			Attendance: 150

East Stirlingshire v Arthurlie

27 September 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 2	Arthurlie	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
			,

Clyde v East Stirlingshire

4 October 1902 Second Division	Clyde	0 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Shawfield, Rutherglen

East Stirlingshire v Motherwell

11 October 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Motherwell	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,			Attendance: 2,000

Arthurlie v East Stirlingshire

18 October 1902 Second Division	Arthurlie	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Dunterlie Park, Glasgow
	,

East Stirlingshire v Ayr

25 October 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	5 – 2	Ayr	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , , ,		,	Attendance: 1,500

Airdrieonians v East Stirlingshire

1 November 1902 Second Division	Airdrieonians	2 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Broomfield Park, Airdrie, Lanarkshire
	,

East Stirlingshire v Hamilton Academical

8 November 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 5	Hamilton Academical	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,		, , , ,	Attendance: 1,200

Abercorn v East Stirlingshire

15 November 1902 Second Division	Abercorn	3 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Old Ralston Park, Paisley
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East Stirlingshire v St Bernard's

22 November 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	St Bernard's	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , ,

Hamilton Academical v East Stirlingshire

29 November 1902 Second Division	Hamilton Academical	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Douglas Park, Hamilton
	, ,		,	Attendance: 800

East Stirlingshire v Airdrieonians

6 December 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	0 – 0	Airdrieonians	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
				Attendance: 3,000

Ayr v East Stirlingshire

13 December 1902 Second Division	Ayr	1 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Somerset Park, Ayr
				Attendance: 1,000

East Stirlingshire v Abercorn

20 December 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	6 – 4	Abercorn	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , , , ,		, , ,	Attendance: 1,500

East Stirlingshire v Clyde

27 December 1902 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 2	Clyde	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,		,	Attendance: 1,200

East Stirlingshire v Leith Athletic

3 January 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	5 – 1	Leith Athletic	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , , ,			Attendance: 1,500

Raith Rovers v East Stirlingshire

31 January 1903 Second Division	Raith Rovers	1 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
				Attendance: 1,500

Falkirk v East Stirlingshire

28 February 1903 Second Division	Falkirk	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Brockville Park, Falkirk
	,		,	Attendance: 1,000

Motherwell v East Stirlingshire

18 April 1903 Second Division	Motherwell	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Fir Park, Motherwell
	,		,	Attendance: 3,000

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Falkirk	22	8	7	7	39	37	+2	23
6	Hamilton Academical	22	11	1	10	45	35	+10	23
8	East Stirlingshire	22	9	3	10	46	41	+5	21
9	Arthurlie	22	6	8	8	34	46	−12	20
10	Abercorn	22	5	2	15	35	58	−23	12

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

Results by round

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

Other

Stirlingshire Cup

East Stirlingshire v Camelon

24 January 1903 Round 1	East Stirlingshire	9 - 0	Camelon	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , , , , , , ,

Falkirk v East Stirlingshire

14 February 1903 Semi-final	Falkirk	1 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Brockville Park, Falkirk
			, ,

East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir

28 March 1903 Final

East Stirlingshire

0 – 0

Stenhousemuir

Brockville Park, Falkirk

East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir

4 April 1903 Final replay	East Stirlingshire	3 – 0	Stenhousemuir	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,			Attendance: 4,000

References

^ ^a ^b Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ Results for East Stirlingshire for 1902-03, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

External links

East Stirlingshire FC official site

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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Celtic Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Partick Thistle Port Glasgow Athletic Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Airdrieonians Arthurlie Ayr Clyde East Stirlingshire Falkirk Hamilton Academical Leith Athletic Motherwell Raith Rovers St Bernard's