See also

Main index

Club directory

Scottish Alliance overview

Ayrshire Combination

Midland League

Scottish Combination

Scottish Federation

The Scottish Alliance was one of a number of leagues set up a year after the Scottish League was formed in 1890.

The original members were Airdrieonians, Ayr, East Stirlingshire, Morton, Kilmarnock, King's Park, Linthouse, Northern, Partick Thistle, Port Glasgow Athletic, St Bernards and Thistle. In 1892, several clubs left and the league was reconstituted with a smaller membership. In 1893 a number of clubs returned, but during the summer, the Alliance was used as the backbone of the new Second Division of the Scottish League. A number of clubs from the Scottish Federation, which subsequently disbanded, joined and the Alliance continued for four more years before disbanding.

Champions

1891-92 Linthouse

1892-93 Cowlairs

1893-94 Royal Albert

1894-95 Wishaw Thistle

1895-96 Wishaw Thistle

1896-97 Third Lanark 'A'

Membership

Airdrieonians

Albion Rovers

Arthurlie

Ayr

Blantyre Victoria

Burnbank Swifts

Cambuslang

Cameronians

Clyde 'A'

Cowlairs

Dykehead

East Stirlingshire

Hamilton Academical

Johnstone

Kilmarnock

King's Park

Linthouse

Morton

Neilston

Northern

Partick Thistle

Port Glasgow Athletic

Royal Albert

St Bernards

Third Lanark 'A'

Thistle

Vale of Leven

Wishaw Thistle

Seasons

1891-1894

1893-1896

1893-1896

1891-92

1896-97

1895-96

1892-93,

1894-1897

1896-97

1896-97

1892-93

1895-96

1891-92

1895-96

1894-95

1891-1893

1891-92

1891-1893

1891-92

1895-96

1891-1893,

1896-97

1891-1893

1891-92

1893-1896

1891-1893

1896-97

1891-1893

1892-93

1893-1896

Came from

Scottish Federation

Scottish Federation

Lanarkshire Junior League 

Scottish League

Scottish Federation

Scottish League

Scottish Federation

Left for

Scottish League

Disbanded

Scottish League

Scottish Combination

Ayrshire Combination

Midland League

Scottish League

Scottish League

resigned during season

Scottish League

Scottish Combination

Scottish League

Scottish Combination

Scottish League

Scottish Combination

1891-92

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Linthouse

Kilmarnock

Morton

St Bernards

Northern

Airdrieonians

Port Glasgow Athletic

Ayr

Partick Thistle

East Stirlingshire

King’s Park

Thistle

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

15

13

12

11

9

8

7

8

8

7

7

5

3

3

3

4

4

5

6

4

3

4

1

4

4

6

7

7

9

9

9

10

11

11

14

13

89

76

67

63

76

65

54

64

48

62

60

55

51

39

66

45

70

66

56

70

66

82

84

84

33

29

27

26

22

21

20

20

19

18

15

14

1892-93

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Cowlairs

St Bernards

Linthouse

Airdrieonians

Thistle

Partick Thistle

Northern

Vale of Leven

Kilmarnock

Cambuslang

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

14

11

11

10

9

7

6

5

3

3

2

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

5

5

2

6

6

6

8

10

10

11

10

10

68

60

52

62

49

43

46

33

41

30

31

40

46

48

44

61

57

53

51

52

30

23

23

22

19

15

14

12

11

11

1893-94

Royal Albert

Airdrieonians

Albion Rovers

Arthurlie

Wishaw Thistle

1895-96

Wishaw Thistle

Airdrieonians

Albion Rovers

Arthurlie

Cambuslang

Johnstone

Royal Albert

1895-96

Wishaw Thistle

Albion Rovers

Arthurlie

Blantyre Victoria

Burnbank Swifts

Cambuslang

Dykehead

Hamilton Academical

Neilston

Royal Albert

1896-97

Third Lanark ‘A’

Blantyre Victoria

Cambuslang

Cameronians

Clyde ‘A’

Northern resigned