1904–05 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

East Stirlingshire
1904–05 season
Stadium	Merchiston Park
Scottish Football League Second Division	9th
Stirlingshire Cup	Runners-up
Highest home attendance	c. 4,000 v. Falkirk; (10 September 1904, Division Two), v. Alloa Athletic; (25 March 1905, Stirlingshire Cup)
	← 1903–04 1905–06 →

The 1904–05 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

20 August 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	0 – 0	Leith Athletic	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
				Attendance: 3,000

27 August 1904 Second Division	Raith Rovers	4 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
	, , ,			Attendance: 1,200

10 September 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Falkirk	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,			Attendance: 4,000

24 September 1904 Second Division	Clyde	1 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Shawfield, Rutherglen
				Attendance: 2,000

15 October 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Ayr	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,			Attendance: 2,000

22 October 1904 Second Division	Abercorn	1 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Old Ralston Park, Paisley

29 October 1904 Second Division	Falkirk	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Brockville, Falkirk
	, ,			Attendance: 3,000

5 November 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 4	Aberdeen	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
			, , ,	Attendance: 2,000

12 November 1904 Second Division	Albion Rovers	4 – 4	East Stirlingshire	Meadow Park, Whifflet
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19 November 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	4 – 0	St Bernard's	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , ,			Attendance: 1,200

3 December 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	0 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Merchiston Park, Bainsford

17 December 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	5 – 2	Albion Rovers	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
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24 December 1904 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 3	Raith Rovers	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
			, ,	Attendance: 1,200

31 December 1904 Second Division	Aberdeen	3 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
	, ,			Attendance: 3,000

7 January 1905 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	5 – 2	Arthurlie	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, , , ,		,	Attendance: 1,500

14 January 1905 Second Division	Ayr	1 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Somerset Park, Ayr

21 January 1905 Second Division	Arthurlie	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Dunterlie Park, Glasgow
	, ,

28 January 1905 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	Abercorn	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	, ,			Attendance: 2,000

4 February 1905 Second Division	Hamilton Academical	1 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Douglas Park, Hamilton
				Attendance: 1,500

11 February 1905 Second Division	Leith Athletic	1 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Old Logie Green, Edinburgh
			, ,	Attendance: 1,500

18 February 1905 Second Division	St Bernard's	1 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Royal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh

11 March 1905 Second Division	East Stirlingshire	2 – 2	Clyde	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
	,		,	Attendance: 1,000

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
7	Aberdeen (P)	22	7	7	8	36	26	+10	21	Promoted to the 1905–06 Scottish Division One
8	Albion Rovers	22	8	4	10	38	53	−15	20
9	East Stirlingshire	22	7	5	10	37	38	−1	19
9	Raith Rovers	22	9	1	12	30	34	−4	19
11	Abercorn	22	8	1	13	31	45	−14	17

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
(P) Promoted

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H
Result	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	D
Position	6	9	5	7	7	9	10	11	12	9	10	10	10	11	10	10	11	10	10	9	9	8

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

Other

Stirlingshire Cup

25 February 1905 Semi-final	East Stirlingshire	1 - 0	King's Park	Merchiston Park, Bainsford

25 March 1905 Final	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Brockville, Falkirk
				Attendance: 4,000

References

^ ^a ^b Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
^ Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
^ Results for East Stirlingshire for 1904-05, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
^ East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

External links

East Stirlingshire FC official site

[Stirlingshire_Cup-1] Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[History_1900-1940-2] Club History - 1900-1940 Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, East Stirlingshire F.C. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[London_Hearts_1900-3] Results for East Stirlingshire for 1904-05, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[Historical_Kits-4] East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

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