Relichtie
Beginnings
Northern League and Scottish Qualifying Cup.
1899/1900.
A 4th place finish, but for the first time Arbroath made it to the final of the Qualifying Cup.
Qualifying Cup | ||||||||||||||
1 | bye | |||||||||||||
2 | Scone | h | 8-2 | |||||||||||
P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | 3 | Dunblane | a | 4-4 | at Blackburn Park | |||
1 | Wanderers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 18 | replay | " | h | 2-2 | ||
2 | Victoria Utd. | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 31 | 17 | " | " | n | 2-1 | at Starks Park, Kirkcaldy | |
3 | Aberdeen | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 30 | 16 | 4 | Forfar Ath. | a | 3-0 | ||
4 | Arbroath | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 5 | Orion | a | 5-3 | at Cattofield, Aberdeen | |
s/f | Raith Rvs. | h | 3-1 | |||||||||||
final | Galston | n | 2-5 | at Hampden Park |
The Arbroath side who contested the final in 1899 was-
Ritchie, Thomson, Clark, McGlashan, Cargill, H. Brown, Connell, Middleton, J. Brown, Sinclair, Leuchars. Scorers for Arbroath were Middleton, and Clark (pen).
1900/01.
Arbroath improved their league position with a 3rd place finish, but after the previous seasons achievements in reaching the final, to go out in the 1st round must have been a big disappointment.
Final Table | ||||||||||||||
P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | ||||||||
1 | Orion | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 28 | Qualifying Cup | |||||
2 | Dundee 'A' | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 16 | 24 | 1 | Lochee Utd. | a | 2-3 | at St Margarets Park | |
3 | Arbroath | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 41 | 21 |
1901/02.
A poor league finish in 8th, but another semi in the Qualifying Cup, would have been of some consolation.
Qualifying Cup | ||||||||||||||
1 | Dundee Wanderers | h | 3-1 | |||||||||||
2 | Lochee Utd. | a | 5-1 | |||||||||||
* | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | 3 | Dunblane | h | 8-2 | |||
8 | Arbroath | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 41 | 20 | 4 | Inverness Caledonian | a | 0-0 | ||
5 | Forfar Ath. | a | 4-1 | |||||||||||
s/f | Stenhousemuir | a | 1-1 | |||||||||||
replay | " | h | 1-1 | |||||||||||
" | " | n | 4-5 | at Recreation Ground, Perth |
* With 12 teams in the league, Arbroath should have played 22 matches, but there is no record of the missing match.
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