1890–91 in Scottish football was the 18th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of the Scottish Football League with ten teams competing.

League competitions Scottish Football League

Dumbarton and Rangers were declared joint champions after drawing a play-off game 2–2 at Cathkin Park, Glasgow on 21 May 1891. Renton started the season as members of the Scottish Football League, but were expelled for professionalism (the game was still officially amateur at this stage). Also, Celtic, Third Lanark and Cowlairs were all docked four points for fielding ineligible players.

Other honours Cup honours National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up Scottish Cup Hearts 1 – 0 Dumbarton SFL Charity Cup Dumbarton 3 – 0 Celtic Scottish Junior Cup Vale of Clyde 2 – 0 Chryston Athletic

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupOrion4 – 1CaledonianAyrshire CupKilmarnock7 – 1HurlfordBorder Cup Selkirk4 – 3 Hawick RangersButeshire Cup Bute Rangers6 – 1 St Blane'sDumbartonshire CupDumbarton4 – 1Vale of LevenEast of Scotland ShieldHearts3 – 0ArmadaleFife CupCowdenbeath2 –1LassodieForfarshire CupDundee Our Boys6 – 2Dundee East EndGlasgow CupCeltic4 – 03rd LRVLanarkshire CupAirdrie2 – 1Albion RoversLinlithgowshire CupArmadale2 – 0Bo'ness North of Scotland Cup Camerons 4 – 2 Inverness UnionPerthshire CupDunblane4 – 2St JohnstoneRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren4 – 0Port Glasgow AthleticStirlingshire CupEast Stirlingshire4 – 1Grangemouth

Edinburgh Exhibition

The Edinburgh Exhibition Contest was held to coincide with the 112th International Exhibition held at Meggetland, Edinburgh.

Rather than a one-off tournament, a series of nine games were arranged. The Edinburgh Evening Dispatch newspaper awarded silver cups to the winners of each match.

All matches were played at the exhibition's sports grounds at Meggetland.

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)21 MarchThe Racecourse, Wrexham (A)4–3BHCBob Boyd (2), James Logan, Robert Buchanan28 MarchCeltic Park, Glasgow (H)2–1BHCJames Low, Tom Waddell4 AprilEwood Park, Blackburn (A)1–2BHCFrank Watt

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

See also 1890–91 Rangers F.C. season

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