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The '''1903–04 Scottish Division One''' season was won by [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]] by four points over nearest rival [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]. The [[Scottish Football League|top division of Scottish football]] expanded from 12 to 14 teams, and [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]] and [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] joined the division having finished first and second in Division Two the [[1902-03 Scottish Division Two|previous season]].
The '''1903–04 Scottish Division One''' season was won by [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]] by four points over nearest rival [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]. The [[Scottish Football League|top division of Scottish football]] expanded from 12 to 14 teams, and [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]] and [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] joined the division having finished first and second in Division Two the [[1902-03 Scottish Division Two|previous season]].

Matches were played mostly on Thursdays and Fridays between 13 August 1903 and 28 April 1904, with each team playing home and away fixtures against the other league members.<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier League |url=http://www.worldfootball.com/s/1621/scotland/premier-league/1903-1904 |website=World Football |accessdate=11 October 2018}}</ref>


==League table==
==League table==

Revision as of 20:08, 10 March 2019

Scottish Division One
Season1903–04
ChampionsThird Lanark

The 1903–04 Scottish Division One season was won by Third Lanark by four points over nearest rival Hearts. The top division of Scottish football expanded from 12 to 14 teams, and Airdrieonians and Motherwell joined the division having finished first and second in Division Two the previous season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Third Lanark 26 20 3 3 61 26 +35 43
2 Hearts 26 18 3 5 63 35 +28 39
=3 Celtic 26 18 2 6 68 27 +41 38
=3 Rangers 26 16 6 4 80 33 +47 38
5 Dundee 26 13 2 11 54 45 +9 28
=6 St Mirren 26 11 5 10 45 38 +7 27
=6 Partick Thistle 26 10 7 9 46 41 +5 27
8 Queen's Park 26 6 9 11 28 47 −19 21
9 Port Glasgow Athletic 26 8 4 14 32 49 −17 20
10 Hibernian 26 7 5 14 29 40 −11 19
=11 Morton 26 7 4 15 32 53 −21 18
=11 Airdrieonians 26 7 4 15 32 62 −30 18
13 Motherwell 26 6 3 17 26 61 −35 15
14 Kilmarnock 26 4 5 17 24 63 −39 13
Source: [citation needed]

References