List of Third Lanark A.C. seasons

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This is a list of Third Lanark A.C. seasons in Scottish football, from their foundation in 1872 to their dissolution in 1967. It details the club's achievements in senior league and cup competitions and the top scorers for each season, where known.

Third Lanark were formed in 1872, playing at the original Cathkin Park in Glasgow's Crosshill neighbourhood. The club soon became members of the Scottish Football Association and initially began competing in the Scottish Cup from its first season in 1873. They played in the inaugural season of the Scottish Football League, in 1890–91 where they finished in 5th place. In their early years, Thirds existed in the shadow of their neighbours Queen's Park, and even took over the Spiders home ground Hampden Park in 1903 – renaming it New Cathkin Park – when Queen's Park moved out to a larger replacement further south (which was also named Hampden Park and is the earliest version of the extant stadium bearing that name). By the time of the stadium move, Third Lanark had already won the Scottish Cup (in 1889) and celebrated their new surroundings by winning the League Championship for what would prove to be the only time in the 1903–04 season.[1][2] Another cup win followed in 1905, but from then on, major honours would elude them as the other Glasgow clubs Rangers and Celtic became increasingly more successful and popular, although they reached further finals and maintained their presence in the top division for the majority of the next 60 years.

Third Lanark reached the 1959 Scottish League Cup Final, losing to Heart of Midlothian, and finished in third place in the 1960–61 Scottish League.[1] However, despite winning the Glasgow Cup for the fourth time and building a new stand at their ground in 1963, they suffered relegation two years later. A drop in spectator numbers and financial mismanagement and possible embezzlement led to them being liquidated just two years later in 1967.[1][2] Their rapid demise was in stark contrast to the fortunes of their old Glasgow rivals that year, as Celtic finished that season as European champions, Rangers also reached the final of the Cup Winners' Cup and Clyde finished in third place behind the Old Firm.

The club's Cathkin Park home still exists as a municipal park surrounded by crumbling remains of the terracing.[1]

Key

Season League[3] Cup / other competitions Top goalscorer[a]
∆ Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Scot Lge
[b]		 Glas
[4]		 Char
[5]		 Other
[c]		 Player Gls
1873–74 — —[d] — QF —[e] —[f] —[g] — W. Dick 1[h]
1874–75 — — — QF — — — — — —
1875–76 — — — F[i] — — — — — —
1876–77 — — — R3 — — R1[j] — — —
1877–78 — — — F[k] — — R1[l] — — —
1878–79 — — — R5 — — R1 — — —
1879–80 — — — R1 — — DNE — — —
1880–81 — — — R1 — — DNE — — —
1881–82 — — — R1 — — DNE — — —
1882–83 — — — QF — — DNE — — —
1883–84 — — — R2 — — F[m] — — —
1884–85 — — — R3 — — DNE — — —
1885–86 — — — SF — — DNE R2[n] — —
1886–87 — — — R6 — — DNE R2[o] — —
1887–88 — — — R1 — R1 DNE — — —
1888–89 — — — W[p] — R3 R1 — — —
1889–90 — — — SF — R3 W[q] — — —
1890–91 1 SFL[r] 18 8 3 7 38 39 15[s] 5th SF — F[t] DNE — — —
1891–92 1 SFL 22 8 5 9 44 47 21 =6th R6 — R1 DNE — — —
1892–93 1 SFL 18 9 1 8 54 40 19 4th QF — SF R1 — — —
1893–94 1 Div 1[u] 18 7 3 8 37 45 17 7th SF — QF R1 — — —
1894–95 1 Div 1 18 10 1 7 51 39 21 4th R1 — R2[v] R1 — — —
1895–96 1 Div 1 18 7 1 10 47 51 15 =6th QF — R2 R1 3rd — —
1896–97 1 Div 1 18 5 1 12 29 46 11 8th QF — R1 F[w] 4th — —
1897–98 1 Div 1 18 8 2 8 37 38 18 =5th SF — SF W[x] 5th — —
1898–99 1 Div 1 18 7 3 8 33 38 17 6th R2 — SF R1 4th — —
1899–1900 1 Div 1 18 5 5 8 31 38 15 =6th QF — R1 R1 2nd — —
1900–01 1 Div 1 20 6 6 8 20 29 18 =5th QF — SF W[y] 1st[z] — —
1901–02 1 Div 1 18 7 5 6 30 26 19 4th R2 — SF SF 4th William Maxwell 10[aa]
1902–03 1 Div 1 22 8 5 9 34 27 21 7th QF — W[ab] SF 3rd — —
1903–04 1 Div 1 26 20 3 3 61 26 43 1st SF — W[ac] SF 1st[ad] — —
1904–05 1 Div 1 26 14 7 5 60 28 35 3rd W[ae] — SF SF 1st[af] — —
1905–06 1 Div 1 30 16 2 12 62 39 34 6th F[ag] — F[ah] SF — — —
1906–07 1 Div 1 34 15 9 10 57 48 39 6th R2 — F[ai] SF — — —
1907–08 1 Div 1 34 13 7 14 45 50 33 9th R1 — SF R1 — — —
1908–09 1 Div 1 34 11 10 13 56 49 32 12th QF — W[aj] SF — — —
1909–10 1 Div 1 34 16 7 11 59 53 39 7th R2 — SF F[ak] — — —
1910–11 1 Div 1 34 16 7 11 59 53 39 8th R5 — SF SF — — —
1911–12 1 Div 1 34 12 7 15 40 57 31 11th SF — SF R1 — — —
1912–13 1 Div 1 34 8 12 14 31 41 28 15th R2 — R1 SF — — —
1913–14 1 Div 1 38 13 10 15 42 51 36 8th SF — F[al] F[am] — — —
1914–15 1 Div 1 38 10 12 16 51 57 32 16th —[an] — R1 SF QF — —
1915–16 1 Div 1 38 9 11 18 38 56 29 17th — — SF R1 — — —
1916–17 1 Div 1 38 19 11 8 53 37 49 5th — — SF R1 — — —
1917–18 1 Div 1 34 10 7 17 56 62 27 13th — — SF SF QR — —
1918–19 1 Div 1 34 11 9 14 60 60 31 12th — — R1 R1 R2[ao] — —
1919–20 1 Div 1 42 16 11 15 57 62 43 8th QF — SF R1 — — —
1920–21 1 Div 1 42 19 6 17 74 61 44 8th R1 — R1 R1 — — —
1921–22 1 Div 1 42 17 12 13 58 52 46 9th R2 — SF SF — — —
1922–23 1 Div 1 38 11 8 19 40 59 30 17th SF — SF SF — — —
1923–24 1 Div 1 38 11 8 19 54 78 30 18th R1 — F[ap] R1 — — —
1924–25 1 Div 1 38 11 8 19 53 84 30 20th (↓) R1 — SF R1 — — —
1925–26 2 Div 2 38 19 8 11 72 47 46 6th QF — R1 SF — — —
1926–27 2 Div 2 38 17 10 11 67 48 44 4th R1 — R1 R1 — — —
1927–28 2 Div 2 38 18 9 11 99 66 45 2nd (↑) R2 — SF SF — — —
1928–29 1 Div 1 38 10 6 22 71 102 26 19th (↓) R2 — SF SF — — —
1929–30 2 Div 2 38 23 6 9 92 53 52 4th R1 — R1 SF — — —
1930–31 2 Div 2 38 27 7 4 107 42 61 1st (↑) QF — R1 R1 — — —
1931–32 1 Div 1 38 21 4 13 92 81 46 4th R1 — R1 F[aq] — — —
1932–33 1 Div 1 38 14 7 17 70 80 35 13th R2 — SF R1 — — —
1933–34 1 Div 1 38 8 9 21 62 103 25 19th (↓) R2 — R1 SF — — —
1934–35 2 Div 2 34 23 6 5 94 43 52 1st (↑) R2 — R1 R1 — — —
1935–36 1 Div 1 38 14 5 19 63 71 33 9th F[ar] — SF R1 — — —
1936–37 1 Div 1 38 20 6 12 79 61 46 6th R2 — R1 R1 — — —
1937–38 1 Div 1 38 11 13 14 68 73 35 9th R1 — F[as] SF — — —
1938–39 1 Div 1 38 12 8 18 80 96 32 15th QF — R1 F[at] — — —
1939–40 — ELW[au] 30 10 5 15 53 78 25 12th —[an] — SF R1 R2 — —
1940–41 — South[av] 30 9 7 14 56 80 25 13th — Grp4th R1 SF R2 — —
1941–42 — South 30 14 2 14 79 90 30 8th — Grp4th R1 R1 R2 — —
1942–43 — South 30 8 4 18 58 83 20 13th — SF F[aw] F[ax] R1 — —
1943–44 — South 30 7 3 20 60 100 17 16th — Grp4th SF R1 R1 — —
1944–45 — South 30 11 3 16 55 65 25 12th — Grp3rd SF R1 R1 — —
1945–46 — A Div[ay] 30 14 2 14 63 68 30 9th — Grp3rd R1 SF R2 — —
1946–47 1 Div A 30 11 6 13 56 64 28 9th R3 Grp4th F[az] SF — Bobby Mitchell 22[aa]
1947–48 1 Div A 30 10 6 14 56 73 26 11th R2 Grp4th F[ba] SF — — —
1948–49 1 Div A 30 13 5 12 56 52 31 7th R2 Grp3rd F[bb] SF — — —
1949–50 1 Div A 30 11 3 16 44 62 25 12th R2 Grp2nd SF SF — — —
1950–51 1 Div A 30 11 2 17 40 51 24 13th R2 Grp2nd R1 SF — — —
1951–52 1 Div A 30 9 8 13 51 62 26 12th SF Grp3rd SF =W[bc] R1 — —
1952–53 1 Div A 30 8 4 18 52 75 20 16th (↓) SF QF SF SF — — —
1953–54 2 Div B 30 13 10 7 78 48 36 3rd R3 QF F[bd] W[be] — — —
1954–55 2 Div B 30 13 7 10 63 49 33 5th R6 Grp2nd R1 R1 — — —
1955–56 2 Div 2 36 16 3 17 80 64 35 10th R5 Grp3rd SF W[bf] — — —
1956–57 2 Div 2 36 24 3 9 105 51 51 2nd (↑) R4 Grp4th SF SF — — —
1957–58 1 Div 1 34 13 4 17 69 88 30 14th QF QF F[bg] R1 — — —
1958–59 1 Div 1 34 11 10 13 74 83 32 11th SF Grp4th SF R1 — — —
1959–60 1 Div 1 34 13 4 17 75 83 30 12th R1 F[bh] R1 SF — — —
1960–61 1 Div 1 34 20 2 12 100 80 42 3rd R3 Grp3rd SF SF — Alex Harley 42[aa]
1961–62 1 Div 1 34 13 5 16 59 60 31 11th QF Grp3rd F[bi] —[bj] RU[bk] — —
1962–63 1 Div 1 34 9 8 17 56 68 26 14th R3 Grp4th W[bl] — — — —
1963–64 1 Div 1 34 9 7 18 47 74 25 16th R1 Grp3rd SF — Grp — —
1964–65 1 Div 1 34 3 1 30 22 99 7 18th (↓) R2 Grp3rd SF — Grp — —
1965–66 2 Div 2 36 12 8 16 55 65 32 14th R1 SR n/a[bm] — — — —
1966–67 2 Div 2 38 13 8 17 67 78 34 11th 2P Grp4th R1 — — — —
1967–68 — Club liquidated (✝)[bn] — —

League performance summary

The Scottish Football League was founded in 1890 and, other than during seven years of hiatus during the Second World War, the national top division has been played every season since.

Over the course of 77 completed league seasons, Third Lanark competed in 58 seasons of the Scottish Football League Division One (1890–1925, 1928–29, 1931–34, 1935–39, 1946–53 and 1957–65), 12 seasons of the Scottish Football League Division Two (1925–28, 1929–31, 1934–35, 1953–57 and 1965–67) and seven seasons of wartime competition (1939–46).

The following is a summary of Third Lanark's total league performance statistics until their liquidation in 1967:

∆ Sea P W D L F A Pts High Low Ave P↑ R↓
Division One 1 58[bo] 1,810 667 358 785 3,093 3,407 1,673 1st 20th 10th — 5
Division Two 2 12[bp] 430 218 85 127 979 654 521 1st 14th 5th 4 —
War Leagues — 7[bq] 210 76 26 111 424 564 172 8th 16th 12th — —
Total — 77 2,450 961 469 1,023 4,496 4,625 2,366 — — — 4 5

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