List of Clyde F.C. seasons
This is a list of Clyde Football Club seasons up to the present day. The list details Clyde's record in major league and cup competitions, and the club's top league goal scorer of each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in Clyde's division that season. Records of regular minor competitions such as the Glasgow Cup are only included for seasons where the club reached a final.
Summary
Founded in 1877, Clyde's most notable achievements were three Scottish Cup victories in 1938–39,[1] 1954–55 and 1957–58.[2] They also reached the final of the competition on three other occasions. The club's highest league finish was 3rd in 1908–09, 1911–12[3] and 1966–67; after the latter campaign, they were denied entry to the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Rangers finished above them and were given the single Fairs Cup place for Glasgow, with only one team per city being allowed to enter under the rules of the time; the Bully Wee thus never played in Europe, with their Scottish Cup wins coming before the inception of the European Cup Winners' Cup.[2]
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Having spent much of their history in Scotland's top level (although something of a 'yo-yo club' with several relegations and promotions), their most recent participation in the top tier – when the Scottish League had just two large divisions and the club was based in Rutherglen – was in 1974–75, the final season of that setup; they immediately dropped down into the new third tier, and thereafter consolidated as one of the clubs who went up and down between the second and third levels regularly.[4] After moving to a new stadium in Cumbernauld in 1994 (having spent eight seasons playing as tenants of other clubs),[4] Clyde came close to gaining promotion to the Scottish Premier League several times in the early 2000s before dropping back down the divisions.[5]
Seasons
Key
Champions | Runners-up | 3rd / Semi-final | Promoted | Relegated |
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No league football (1877–1891)
Season | Scottish Cup | Other | Top scorer | |
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1877–78[a] | First round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1878–79 | Second round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1879–80 | Fourth round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1880–81 | Fourth round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1881–82 | Fifth round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1882–83 | Second round | Glasgow North Eastern Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1883–84 | First round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1884–85 | First round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1885–86 | Second round | Glasgow North Eastern Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1886–87 | Fifth round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1887–88 | First round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1888–89 | Fifth round | Glasgow Exhibition Cup Quarter-final[6] | Unknown | Unknown |
1889–90 | Second round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1889–90 | Cup|Third round | Glasgow North Eastern Cup winners | Unknown | Unknown |
Scottish Football League (1891–1939)
Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Top scorer | ||
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Division | Position | ||||||
1891–92 | Scottish Football League[b] | 8th | First round | N/A | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1892–93 | Scottish Football League[b] | 10th | First round | N/A | Glasgow North Eastern Cup winners | Unknown | Unknown |
1893–94 | Division Two | 3rd | Third round | N/A | Glasgow North Eastern Cup winners | Unknown | Unknown |
1894–95 | Division One | 7th | Third round | N/A | Glasgow North Eastern Cup winners | James Miller | 12[c] |
1895–96 | Division One | 9th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1896–97 | Division One | 9th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1897–98[d] | Division One | 10th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1898–99[e] | Division One | 7th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1899–1900 | Division One | 10th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1900–01 | Division Two | 4th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1901–02 | Division Two | 11th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1902–03 | Division Two | 11th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1903–04 | Division Two | 2nd | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1904–05 | Division Two | 1st | First round | N/A | Scottish Qualifying Cup Semi-final[8] | Unknown | Unknown |
1905–06 | Division Two | 2nd | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1906–07 | Division One | 8th | First round | N/A | Glasgow & West of Scotland Shield Winners | Unknown | Unknown |
1907–08 | Division One | 17th | Unknown | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1908–09 | Division One | 3rd | Semi-final | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1909–10 | Division One | 5th | Runners-up | N/A | Charity Cup winners | Unknown | Unknown |
1910–11 | Division One | 7th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1911–12 | Division One | 3rd | Runners-up | N/A | Charity Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1912–13 | Division One | 9th | Semi-final | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1913–14 | Division One | 9th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1914–15 | Division One | 17th | N/A[f] | N/A | War Fund Shield Quarter-final | Unknown | Unknown |
1915–16 | Division One | 16th | N/A[f] | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1916–17 | Division One | 12th | N/A[f] | N/A | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1917–18 | Division One | 17th | N/A[f] | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1918–19 | Division One | 16th | N/A[f] | N/A | Victory Cup – Second round[10] | Unknown | Unknown |
1919–20 | Division One | 15th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1920–21 | Division One | 7th | Second round | N/A | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1921–22 | Division One | 10th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1922–23 | Division One | 16th | First round | N/A | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1923–24 | Division One | 19th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1924–25 | Division Two | 3rd | Second round | N/A | Charity Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1925–26 | Division Two | 2nd | Third round | N/A | Glasgow Cup winners | Unknown | Unknown |
1926–27 | Division One | 17th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1927–28 | Division One | 15th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1928–29 | Division One | 17th | Third round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1929–30 | Division One | 11th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1930–31 | Division One | 12th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1931–32 | Division One | 13th | Fourth round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1932–33 | Division One | 12th | Semi-final | N/A | N/A | Billy Boyd | 32 |
1933–34 | Division One | 14th | First round | N/A | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1934–35 | Division One | 10th | Second round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1935–36 | Division One | 18th | Semi-final | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1936–37 | Division One | 10th | Semi-final | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1937–38 | Division One | 15th | First round | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1938–39 | Division One | 9th | Winners | N/A | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
War-time League (1939–1946)
Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Top scorer | ||
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Division | Position | ||||||
1939–40 | Emergency League West[g] | 7th | N/A[f] | N/A | Emergency Cup Quarter-final | Unknown | Unknown |
1940–41 | Southern League[g] | 2nd | N/A[f] | Southern League Cup Group stage | Summer Cup Second round[11] | Unknown | Unknown |
1941–42 | Southern League[g] | 5th | N/A[f] | Southern League Cup Group stage | Summer Cup First round[11] Glasgow Cup runners-up Charity Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1942–43 | Southern League[g] | 4th | N/A[f] | Southern League Cup Group stage | Summer Cup First round[11] | Unknown | Unknown |
1943–44 | Southern League[g] | 7th | N/A[f] | Southern League Cup Semi-final | Summer Cup Runners-up[11] Glasgow Cup runners-up Charity Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1944–45 | Southern League[g] | 4th | N/A[f] | Southern League Cup Group stage | Summer Cup First round[11] | Unknown | Unknown |
1945–46 | Southern League[g] | 5th | N/A[f] | Southern League Cup Quarter-final | Victory Cup Semi-final[10] Glasgow Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
Scottish Football League (1946–1990)
Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Top league scorer | ||
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Division | Position | ||||||
1946–47 | Division A | 10th | First round | Group stage | Glasgow Cup winners | Leslie Johnston[12] | 15 |
1947–48 | Division A | 6th | Third round | Group stage | N/A | 14 | |
1948–49 | Division A | 14th | Runners-up | Group stage | N/A | Archie Wright[13] | 13 |
1949–50 | Division A | 13th | Second round | Group stage | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Alf Ackerman[14] Alec Linwood[14] | 12 |
1950–51 | Division A | 15th | Third round | Group stage | N/A | John Buchanan[15] Tommy Ring[15] | 8 |
1951–52 | Division B | 1st | Second round | Group stage | Glasgow Cup winners Charity Cup winners (shared) Supplementary Cup Winners St Mungo Cup Quarter-final | Billy McPhail[16] | 36 |
1952–53 | Division A | 5th | Fourth round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1953–54 | Division A | 8th | Second round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1954–55 | Division A | 7th | Winners | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1955–56 | Division One | 17th | Semi-final | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1956–57 | Division Two | 1st | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Basil Keogh[17] | 36 |
1957–58 | Division One | 4th | Winners | Semi-final | Charity Cup winners | Unknown | Unknown |
1958–59 | Division One | 15th | Second round | Group stage | Glasgow Cup winners Charity Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1959–60 | Division One | 6th | Semi-final | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1960–61 | Division One | 17th | First round | Quarter-final | Charity Cup winners (shared) | Unknown | Unknown |
1961–62 | Division Two | 1st | Second round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1962–63 | Division One | 17th | Second round | Group stage | Summer Cup – First round[11] | Unknown | Unknown |
1963–64 | Division Two | 2nd | Second round | Group stage | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1964–65 | Division One | 7th | First round | Quarter-final | Summer Cup Group stage[11] | Unknown | Unknown |
1965–66 | Division One | 11th | First round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1966–67 | Division One | 3rd | Semi-final | Group stage | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1967–68 | Division One | 8th | Second round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1968–69 | Division One | 13th | Second round | Semi-final | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1969–70 | Division One | 16th | First round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1970–71 | Division One | 15th | Fourth round | Group stage | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1971–72 | Division One | 17th | Third round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1972–73 | Division Two | 2nd | Third round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1973–74 | Division One | 15th | Third round | Quarter-final | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1974–75 | Division One | 16th[h] | Third round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1975–76 | First Division | 14th | Third round | Group stage | Spring Cup Group stage | Unknown | Unknown |
1976–77 | Second Division | 7th | Third round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1977–78 | Second Division | 1st | First round | Second round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1978–79 | First Division | 9th | Third round | Second round | Anglo-Scottish Cup First round | Unknown | Unknown |
1979–80 | First Division | 14th | Third round | Second round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1980–81 | Second Division | 8th | Third round | Second round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1981–82 | Second Division | 1st | Third round | Group stage | N/A | Danny Masterton[18] | 23 |
1982–83 | First Division | 10th | Fourth round | Group stage | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1983–84 | First Division | 8th | Fourth round | Second round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1984–85 | First Division | 8th | Third round | Second round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1985–86[i] | First Division | 11th | Third round | Second round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1986–87[j] | First Division | 9th | Third round | Third round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1987–88 | First Division | 9th | Fifth round | Third round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
1988–89 | First Division | 12th | Third round | Second round | Glasgow Cup runners-up | Unknown | Unknown |
1989–90 | First Division | 9th | Third round | Second round | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
Scottish Football League (1990–2013)
Season | League[19] | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Top league goalscorer[19] | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
1990–91[k] | First Division | 13th | 3R | 3R | 2R | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
1991–92[l] | Second Division | 5th | 3R | 2R | 1R | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
1992–93 | Second Division | 1st | 3R | 2R | 1R | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
1993–94[m] | First Division | 10th[n] | 3R | 2R | 1R | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
1994–95 | Second Division | 6th | 3R | 2R | 1R | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
1995–96 | Second Division | 5th | 4R | 1R | 1R | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
1996–97 | Second Division | 4th | 4R | 2R | 2R | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
1997–98 | Second Division | 8th | 1R | 2R | 1R | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
1998–99 | Second Division | 3rd | 4R | 1R | N/A[o] | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
1999–2000 | Second Division | 1st | 4R | 2R | 1R | Brian Carrigan | 18[20] | |||||||
2000–01 | First Division | 5th | 3R | 2R | 1R | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
2001–02 | First Division | 5th | 4R | 2R | SF | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
2002–03 | First Division | 2nd | 4R | 1R | 2R | Unknown | Unknown | |||||||
2003–04 | First Division | 2nd | 4R | 3R | 2R | Ian Harty | 15[21] | |||||||
2004–05 | SFL 1 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 60 | 3rd | QF | R3 | QF | Ian Harty | 15[21] |
2005–06 | SFL 1 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 42 | 55 | 5th | R4 | R3 | R1 | Alex Williams | 13 |
2006–07 | SFL 1 | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 35 | 47 | 5th | R3 | R1 | RU | Gary Arbuckle | 11 |
2007–08 | SFL 1 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 59 | 37 | 9th | R4 | R1 | R2 | Pat Clarke | 6 |
2008–09 | SFL 1 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 39 | 10th | R4 | R2 | QF | Pat Clarke | 11 |
2009–10 | SFL 2 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 57 | 31 | 10th | R3 | R1 | R1 | Willie Sawyers | 10 |
2010–11 | SFL 3 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 67 | 32 | 10th | R2 | R2 | R1 | Marc McCusker | 11 |
2011–12 | SFL 3 | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 50 | 35 | 9th | R2 | R2 | R1 | John Neill | 7 |
2012–13 | SFL 3 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 42 | 66 | 40 | 9th | R2 | R1 | R1 |
Scottish Professional Football League (2013–)
Season | League[19] | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Top league goalscorer[19] | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
2013–14 | League Two | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 57 | 4th | R4 | R1 | R1 | ||
2014–15 | League Two | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 50 | 47 | 6th | R3 | R1 | R2 | ||
2015–16 | League Two | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 45 | 57 | 3rd | R2 | R1 | R1 | Scott Linton Sean Higgins | 9 |
2016–17 | League Two | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 64 | 38 | 9th | R5 | Group | R1 | Peter MacDonald | 17 |
Notes
- ^ First season playing home fixtures at Barrowfield Park, Glasgow.
- ^ a b The league had only one division until the 1893–94 season.
- ^ League goals only; top scorer in division.[7]
- ^ Last season playing home fixtures at Barrowfield Park.
- ^ First season playing home fixtures at Shawfield Stadium, Rutherglen.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The Scottish Cup was not held in the 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18 or 1918–19 seasons due to World War I, or the 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45 or 1945–46 seasons due to World War II.[9]
- ^ a b c d e f g The official Scottish Football League was suspended from 1939 to 1946 due to World War II. Unofficial competitions were held.
- ^ The teams placed 1st–6th were added to the new First Division (below a new Premier Division) with the remaining clubs making up the new Second Division.
- ^ Last season playing home fixtures at Shawfield Stadium.
- ^ First season playing home fixtures at Firhill Stadium, Glasgow.
- ^ Last season playing home fixtures at Firhill Stadium.
- ^ First season playing home fixtures at Douglas Park, Hamilton.
- ^ Last season playing home fixtures at Douglas Park, first playing at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld (moved on 5 February 1994).
- ^ The teams placed 8th–12th were relegated to the Second Division, with a new Third Division below.
- ^ The Scottish Challenge Cup was not held in the 1998–99 season.
League performance summary
The Scottish Football League was founded in 1890 and, other than during seven years of hiatus during World War II,[a] the national top division has been played every season since.[b] The following is a summary of Clyde's divisional status:
- 123 total eligible seasons (including 2019–20)
- 63 seasons in top level[c]
- 36 seasons in second level[d]
- 14 seasons in third level[e]
- 9 seasons in fourth level[f]
- 1 season not involved – before club was league member
- ^ The incomplete 1939–40 edition has not been counted in the totals.
- ^ The top tier became the Scottish Premier League in 1998, and all four divisions became the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
- ^ Has existed between 1890–1939, and since 1946.
- ^ Has existed between 1893–1915, 1921–1939 and since 1946.
- ^ Has existed between 1923–1926, 1946–1949, and since 1976.
- ^ Has existed since 1994.
References
- ^ Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest, BBC Sport, 27 May 2019
- ^ a b Post War Boom – Shawfield – 1946-1970, Clyde FC
- ^ Crossing The River – Early Years at Shawfield – 1898-1919, Clyde FC
- ^ a b Change, Decline & On The Road – Shawfield, Firhill & Douglas Park – 1970-1993, Clyde FC
- ^ A Fresh Start – Broadwood – 1994 – present, Clyde FC
- ^ Glasgow Exhibition Trophy Archived 13 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive
- ^ "Scotland – List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "SQC SF: Aberdeen 1 v 0 Clyde". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Cup – Past Winners". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Victory Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Summer Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "1946 - 1947 Fixtures". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
"1947 - 1948 Fixtures". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022. - ^ "1948 - 1949 Fixtures". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ a b "1949 - 1950 Fixtures". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ a b "1950 - 1951 Fixtures". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "1951 - 1952 Fixtures". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "1956 - 1957 Fixtures". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "1981 - 1982 Fixtures". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d Third Division, soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "CARRIGAN DECISION DEFERRED". DUFC. 1 August 2001. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Scottish Football League - Top goalscorers per division". Scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
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