1900–01 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1900–01 season
Manager	Willie Maley
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish First Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Finalists

1900–1901 was Celtic's 13th season of competitive football. As members of the Scottish Football Association, they competed in the Scottish First Division.^[1] Celtic ended the league as runners-up and could not retain their Scottish Cup trophy, losing the final 3-4 to Heart of Midlothian.

Competitions

Scottish First Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	20	17	1	2	60	25	+35	35	Champions
2	Celtic	20	13	3	4	49	28	+21	29
3	Hibernian	20	9	7	4	29	22	+7	25
4	Morton	20	9	3	8	40	40	0	21
5	Kilmarnock	20	7	4	9	35	47	−12	18

Source: "1900-1901 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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
(C) Champions

Matches

15 August 1900 First Division	Celtic	3–3	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,000

18 August 1900 First Division	Morton	2–3	Celtic	Greenock
				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 6,500

25 August 1900 First Division	Celtic	3–1	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

1 September 1900 First Division	Third Lanark	1–2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 8,000

8 September 1900 First Division	Queen's Park	0–2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 17,000

17 September 1900 First Division	Hearts	0–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 7,000

24 September 1900 First Division	Celtic	5–1	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

29 September 1900 First Division	Hibernian	2–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 12,500

6 October 1900 First Division	Celtic	2–1	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,000

13 October 1900 First Division	Celtic	2–0	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

27 October 1900 First Division	Celtic	1–0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,000

3 November 1900 First Division	Kilmarnock	2–1	Celtic	Kilmarnock
				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,500

10 November 1900 First Division	Dundee	1–1	Celtic	Dundee
				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 14,000

17 November 1900 First Division	Celtic	1–3	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

24 November 1900 First Division	Celtic	4–2	Morton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 1,000

1 December 1900 First Division	Partick Thistle	2–6	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Meadowside

15 December 1900 First Division	Celtic	3–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 3,000

22 December 1900 First Division	Celtic	1–2	Dundee	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 3,000

1 January 1901 First Division	Rangers	2–1	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 30,000

19 January 1901 First Division	St Mirren	3–4	Celtic	Paisley
				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 3,000

Inter City League

2 January 1901 Inter City League	Celtic	3–2	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

23 February 1901 Inter City League	Hearts	3–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park

2 March 1901 Inter City League	Celtic	3–0	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

8 April 1901 Inter City League	Rangers	4–3	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park

13 April 1901 Inter City League	Celtic	1–0	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

20 April 1901 Inter City League	Celtic	0–2	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

24 April 1901 Inter City League	Celtic	1–2	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

30 April 1901 Inter City League	Queen's Park	0–5	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

4 May 1901 Inter City League	Hibernian	1–0	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road

Scottish Cup

12 January 1901 First round	Celtic	1–0	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,000

9 February 1901 Second round	Celtic	6–0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

16 February 1901 Third round	Dundee	0–1	Celtic	Dundee
				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 17,000

23 March 1901 Semi-final	Celtic	1–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,000

6 April 1901 Final	Celtic	3–4	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 17,000

References

^ "Results for Celtic for 1900-01". www.londonhearts.com.

[1] "Results for Celtic for 1900-01". www.londonhearts.com.

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List of unbeaten football club seasons

1900–01 in Scottish football
« 1899–1900 1901–02 »
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 Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Airdrieonians Ayr Clyde East Stirlingshire Hamilton Academical Leith Athletic Motherwell Port Glasgow Athletic St Bernard's
Other teams	Dumbarton