1903–04 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

East Stirlingshire 1903–04 football season

East Stirlingshire
1903–04 season
Stadium	Merchiston Park
Scottish Football League Second Division	5th
Stirlingshire Cup	Semi final^[1]
Highest home attendance	c. 4,000 v. Stenhousemuir (5 March 1904, Stirlingshire Cup), v. Falkirk (12 March 1904, Stirlingshire Cup)^[2]^[3]
← 1902–03 1904–05 →

The 1903–04 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]

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Scottish Second Division

Raith Rovers v East Stirlingshire

15 August 1903 Second Division	Raith Rovers	1 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
			,	Attendance: 1,500

East Stirlingshire v St Bernard's

22 August 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	St Bernard's	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,			Attendance: 2,500

Falkirk v East Stirlingshire

29 August 1903 Second Division	Falkirk	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Brockville Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 3,000

East Stirlingshire v Arthurlie

12 September 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 3	Arthurlie	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,		, ,	Attendance: 2,000

Ayr v East Stirlingshire

26 September 1903 Second Division	Ayr	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Somerset Park, Ayr
	,			Attendance: 1,500

Leith Athletic v East Stirlingshire

10 October 1903 Second Division	Leith Athletic	4 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Chancelot Park, Leith
	, , ,			Attendance: 2,000

East Stirlingshire v Hamilton Academical

17 October 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	0 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
				Attendance: 3,000

Arthurlie v East Stirlingshire

24 October 1903 Second Division	Arthurlie	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Dunterlie Park, Glasgow
	,		.

East Stirlingshire v Abercorn

31 October 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Abercorn	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,

Ayr Parkhouse v East Stirlingshire

7 November 1903 Second Division	Ayr Parkhouse	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Beresford Park, Ayr
	,

Abercorn v East Stirlingshire

14 November 1903 Second Division	Abercorn	3 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Old Ralston Park, Paisley
	, ,		,

Clyde v East Stirlingshire

28 November 1903 Second Division	Clyde	5 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Shawfield, Rutherglen
	, , , ,

St Bernard's v East Stirlingshire

19 December 1903 Second Division	St Bernard's	1 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Royal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh

East Stirlingshire v Raith Rovers

26 December 1903 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 0	Raith Rovers	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,			Attendance: 1,000

East Stirlingshire v Falkirk

9 January 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Falkirk	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,			Attendance: 3,000

Hamilton Academical v East Stirlingshire

23 January 1904 Second Division	Hamilton Academical	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Douglas Park, Hamilton
	, ,			Attendance: 2,000

East Stirlingshire v Ayr Parkhouse

30 January 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 0	Ayr Parkhouse	Merchiston Park, Bainsford

East Stirlingshire v Ayr

6 February 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 1	Ayr	Merchiston Park, Bainsford

East Stirlingshire v Leith Athletic

19 March 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 2	Leith Athletic	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,		,	Attendance: 1,500

East Stirlingshire v Clyde

26 March 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 3	Clyde	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
			, ,	Attendance: 2,000

Albion Rovers v East Stirlingshire

23 April 1904 Second Division	Albion Rovers	2 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Meadow Park, Whifflet
	,

East Stirlingshire v Albion Rovers

30 April 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	4 – 2	Albion Rovers	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , ,		,

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Ayr	22	11	6	5	34	31	+3	28
4	Falkirk	22	11	4	7	50	36	+14	26
5	East Stirlingshire	22	8	5	9	35	40	−5	21
5	Raith Rovers	22	8	5	9	40	38	+2	21
7	Leith Athletic	22	8	4	10	42	40	+2	20

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 Grahamston Amateurs

16 January 1904 Round 1	East Stirlingshire	1 - 0	Grahamston Amateurs	Merchiston Park, Bainsford

East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir

20 February 1904 Semi-final	East Stirlingshire	2 – 2	Stenhousemuir	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,		,	Attendance: 3,000

Stenhousemuir v East Stirlingshire

27 February 1904 Semi-Final Replay	Stenhousemuir	1 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
				Attendance: 3,000

East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir

5 March 1904 Semi-final 2nd replay	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Stenhousemuir	Brockville Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 4,000

Falkirk v East Stirlingshire

12 March 1904 Final	Falkirk	4 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
	, , ,		, ,	Attendance: 4,000

References

^ ^a ^b Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ Results for East Stirlingshire for 1903-04, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 24 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	Airdrieonians Celtic Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Port Glasgow Athletic Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Albion Rovers Arthurlie Ayr Ayr Parkhouse Clyde East Stirlingshire Falkirk Hamilton Academical Leith Athletic Raith Rovers St Bernard's
Other teams	Aberdeen