Midlothian
Junior Football League
1893-1922
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The Midlothian Junior League was founded
as the Donaldson Junior League in 1893. By the late 1890s, the league was
struggling for entries and was close to collapsing on several occasions. By
the turn of the century it had renamed itself the Midlothian Junior League
and began to attract clubs from neighbouring counties. By now the league was
the dominating force in the East of Scotland. The league closed down during
The Great War and was replaced temporarily by the Lothian Junior League. It
reformed in 1918, but it disappeared again in 1922 when all the competitions
in the Region came under the umbrella of the East of Scotland Junior FA. The
East of Scotland Junior League only lasted until 1926 when the closure of
several clubs saw the collapse of one of the new league’s divisions, and the
casting adrift of the Border clubs. The Midlothian Junior League was then
reformed and continued until WWII when it was suspended and replaced by the
Lanark and Lothian Junior League. When peace was declared in 1945, the league
was reformed as the Edinburgh & District League. |
Midlothian
Junior League champions
1893-94 Arniston Rangers 1894-95 Newtongrange Athletic 1895-96 Arniston Rangers 1896-97 Dalhousie Rangers 1897-98 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1898-99 Musselburgh Fern 1899-00 Arniston Rangers 1900-01 Arniston Rangers 1901-02 Arniston Rangers 1902-03 Edinburgh Myrtle 1903-04 Arniston Rangers 1904-05 Arniston Rangers 1905-06
Newtongrange Star 1906-07
Newtongrange Star 1907-08
Newtongrange Star 1908-09
Arniston Rangers 1909-10
Penicuik 1910-11
Arniston Rangers 1911-12
Wemyss Athletic 1912-13
Wemyss Athletic 1913-14
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1914-15
Tranent 1915-16
Winchburgh Violet 1916-17
Winchburgh Violet 1917-18
Winchburgh Violet 1918-19
Loanhead Mayflower 1919-20
Newtongrange Star 1920-21
Newtongrange Star 1921-22
Newtongrange Star |
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1893-94 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 2 3 4 5 |
Musselburgh Windsor Newtongrange Athletic Loanhead Mayflower Arniston
Rangers Drum Birds |
4 4 5 1 3 |
4 2 2 1 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 |
0 2 3 0 3 |
19 13 13 5 5 |
7 12 13 2 16 |
8 4 4 2 0 |
Table
as of 1 March 1894
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1894-95 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
Newtongrange Athletic Arniston Rangers Tranent Dalkeith Rangers Dalhousie Rangers Drum Birds Glencorse United |
12 12 11 12 11 12 12 |
9 8 8 7 5 2 0 |
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 |
2 3 3 5 6 9 11 |
43 47 29 43 27 15 10 |
21 18 22 35 33 71 40 |
19 17 16 14 10 5 1 |
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1895-96 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Arniston Rangers Drum Birds Dalhousie Rangers Elphinstone Athletic Newtongrange Athletic Ormiston Primrose |
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1896-97 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Dalhousie Rangers Dalkeith Rangers Arniston Rangers Musselburgh Fern Ormiston Primrose Tranent Rangers |
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1897-98 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Newtongrange Star Arniston Rangers Dalkeith Rangers Musselburgh Fern Leith Primrose |
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1898-99 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Musselburgh Fern Niddrie Bluebell Tranent United |
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1899-00 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Arniston Rangers Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Edinburgh Myrtle Newtongrange Star |
A
lack of entries this season threatened the existence of the league
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1900-01 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Arniston Rangers Edinburgh Myrtle Granton Caroline Heart of Midlothian 'A' Niddrie Bluebell Newtongrange Star |
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1901-02 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Arniston Rangers Newtongrange Star Musselburgh Fern Niddrie Bluebell Prestonpans Athletic Tranent United |
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1902-03 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
Edinburgh Myrtle Arniston Rangers Dalkeith Thistle Bonnyrigg Rose
Athletic Newtongrange Star Prestonpans
Athletic Musselburgh Fern Tranent United |
10 10 9 11 6 9 7 8 |
9 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 |
0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 |
1 2 3 6 2 5 5 7 |
40 25 24 16 15 12 10 6 |
15 13 18 24 7 21 15 35 |
18 13 10 9 7 7 4 2 |
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1903-04 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
Arniston Rangers Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Edinburgh Myrtle Dalkeith Thistle Musselburgh Fern Newtongrange Star Tranent United Prestonpans Athletic |
12 10 10 12 9 12 10 9 |
7 5 5 6 6 4 3 1 |
0 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 |
5 2 2 5 3 7 6 8 |
16 21 21 22 14 21 10 6 |
15 19 19 17 7 27 25 20 |
14 13 13 13 12 9 7 2 |
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1904-05 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
Leith Ivanhoe Newtongrange Star Dalkeith Thistle Bonnyrigg Rose Penicuik Bluebell Arniston Rangers Edinburgh Myrtle Musselburgh Fern Haddington Amateurs |
15 16 16 16 16 12 13 13 15 |
9 10 7 6 7 6 4 4 1 |
3 4 4 4 2 1 4 3 0 |
3 2 5 6 7 5 5 6 14 |
0 7 4 3 8 1 1 4 2 |
1 3 5 6 4 1 1 1 8 |
21 20 18 16 16 13 12 11 2 |
Newtongrange
Star led the league for most of the season, but a protest by Arniston Rangers
for fielding an inelligible player resulted in the Star being deducted 4 points.
Leith Ivanhoe would then be champions, but Arniston Rangers protested that they
could have still reached the same points total as Leith Ivanhoe
if
they had been able to play all their games. A playoff was arranged with Arniston
Rangers defeating Leith Ivanhoe 1-0.
The
goals given in italics are not the actual totals for the games played, but for
an earlier part of the season.
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1905-06 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
Newtongrange Star Penicuik Bluebell Arniston Rangers Kinleith Thistle Dalkeith Thistle Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Leith Ivanhoe |
12 12 11 10 12 12 11 |
8 9 3 3 3 3 1 |
4 2 5 2 1 1 1 |
0 1 3 5 8 8 9 |
29 22 16 15 22 15 15 |
10 6 13 22 29 19 34 |
20 20 11 8 7 7 3 |
Championship
play-off at Dundas Park, Bonnyrigg
Newtongrange
Star 3 Penicuik Bluebell 1
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1906-07 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
Newtongrange Star Penicuik Dalkeith Thistle Wallyford Violet Arniston Rangers Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Kinleith Thistle Dalhousie Rangers |
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
9 9 8 8 7 4 2 1 |
1 2 1 3 1 5 2 2 |
4 3 5 3 6 5 10 11 |
34 28 23 35 20 27 18 14 |
15 11 20 20 20 16 52 45 |
21 20 17 15 15 13 6 4 |
Newtongrange Star had 2 points added
Wallyford Violet had 4 points deducted
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1907-08 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
Newtongrange Star Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Dakeith Thistle Penicuik Arniston Rangers Kinleith Thistle Loanhead Mayflower Musselburgh Athletic |
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
10 8 8 6 5 3 2 1 |
3 4 3 3 4 4 4 1 |
1 2 3 5 5 7 8 12 |
35 20 32 24 19 19 17 7 |
14 14 19 24 17 26 27 22 |
23 20 19 15 14 10 8 3 |
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1908-09 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Arniston Rangers Newtongrange Star Penicuik Musselburgh Athletic Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Dakeith Thistle Kinleith Thistle Heart of Midlothian Tynecastle XI Loanhead Mayflower Wallyford Violet |
17 15 13 12 17 18 14 14 15 14 |
13 10 8 8 4 5 4 3 2 2 |
4 2 3 2 5 2 3 5 5 3 |
0 3 2 2 8 11 7 9 8 9 |
29 15 24 13 19 17 18 8 16 16 |
10 6 12 8 30 23 18 20 13 31 |
30 22 19 18 13 12 11 11 9 7 |
League
unfinished although Arniston Rangers claimed to have an ‘undisputed claim to
the title’
The
goals given in italics are not the actual totals for the games played, but for
an earlier part of the season.
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1909-10 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Penicuik Wemyss Athletic Newtongrange Star Dalkeith Thistle Arniston Rangers Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Rosewell Rosedale Wallyford Violet Kinleith Thistle Loanhead Mayflower |
18 18 17 17 14 16 15 17 16 14 |
14 14 8 7 7 4 4 3 2 3 |
1 1 5 4 3 5 4 3 3 1 |
3 3 4 6 4 7 7 11 11 10 |
29 29 21 18 17 13 12 9 9 7 |
Penicuik
Juniors won the league after a playoff with Wemyss Athletic.
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1910-11 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Arniston Rangers Wemyss Athletic Penicuik Juniors Dalkeith Thistle Musselburgh Athletic Rosewell Rosedale Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Newtongrange Star Loanhead Mayflower Wallyford Violet |
17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 17 12 |
12 11 10 8 7 5 5 5 5 0 |
4 4 5 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 |
1 2 2 6 8 9 9 10 9 11 |
17 10 16 21 13 13 22 12 6 3 |
5 9 10 12 13 23 13 15 7 26 |
28 26 25 19 16 13 12 12 12 1 |
The
goals given in italics are not the actual totals for the games played, but for
an earlier part of the season.
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1911-12 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Wemyss Athletic Arniston Rangers Penicuik Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Musselburgh Athletic Tranent Loanhead Mayflower Newtongrange Star Kinleith Thistle Rosewell Rosedale |
18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 18 |
15 14 10 10 7 4 5 5 3 4 |
1 2 2 2 4 5 3 1 3 1 |
2 2 6 6 7 9 9 11 10 13 |
42 47 30 35 28 35 12 19 19 20 |
12 12 19 26 21 43 28 24 42 58 |
31 30 22 22 18 13 13 11 9 9 |
The
goals given in italics are not the actual totals for the games played, but for
an earlier part of the season.
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1912-13 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
Wemyss Athletic Arniston Rangers Penicuik Musselburgh Athletic Tranent Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Newtongrange Star Loanhead Mayflower |
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
10 5 7 6 5 4 4 4 |
2 6 1 2 3 3 3 2 |
2 3 6 6 6 7 7 8 |
24 19 7 17 18 13 17 16 |
9 12 8 7 21 22 18 28 |
22 16 15 14 13 11 11 10 |
The
goals given in italics are not the actual totals for the games played, but for
an earlier part of the season.
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1913-14 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Tranent Musselburgh Athletic Wemyss Athletic Penicuik Juniors Loanhead Mayflower Arniston Rangers Newtongrange Star |
14 14 14 13 14 13 14 14 |
6 6 7 5 6 4 5 0 |
5 6 2 5 3 5 3 1 |
2 2 5 3 5 4 6 13 |
18 27 22 24 20 16 23 9 |
13 14 15 17 16 24 24 38 |
19 18 16 15 15 13 13 1 |
Newtongrange
Star had to apply for re-election for finishing bottom, retaining their place
by 4 votes to 3.
The
goals given in italics are not the actual totals for the games played, but for
an earlier part of the season.
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1914-15 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Tranent Loanhead Mayflower Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Portobello Thistle Wemyss Athletic Dalkeith Thistle Musselburgh Athletic Newtongrange Star Penicuik Arniston Rangers |
8 7 8 11 6 8 8 7 9 6 |
6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 0 |
1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 |
1 0 3 6 2 4 4 4 5 6 |
22 14 10 19 12 12 8 15 15 6 |
7 4 10 21 11 16 6 13 23 22 |
13 12 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 0 |
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1915-16 Lothian Junior League |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Winchburgh Violet Broxburn Athletic Loanhead Mayflower Newtongrange Star Queensferry Athletic Seafield Hearts |
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1916-17 Lothian Junior League |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Winchburgh Violet Bathgate Juniors Broxburn Athletic Leith Benburb Loanhead Mayflower Newtongrange Star Polton Colliery Queensferry Athletic |
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1917-18 Lothian Junior League |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 |
Winchburgh Violet Army Service Corps Bathgate Juniors Broxburn Athletic Civil Service Strollers HMS Tyne Leith Benburb Newtongrange Star Royal Field Artillery Queensferry Athletic withdrew in October
1917 |
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1918-19 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 |
Loanhead Mayflower |
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1919-20 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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1 2 |
Newtongrange Star Loanhead Mayflower Arniston Rangers Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Edinburgh Renton Musselburgh Bruntonians |
Championship
play-off
Newtongrange
Star v Loanhead Mayflower 3-0
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1920-21 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 |
Newtongrange Star Tranent
Broxburn Athletic Musselburgh Bruntonians Loanhead Mayflower Dalkeith Thistle Edinburgh Emmet Wemyss Athletic Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Leith Amateurs Arniston Rangers Penicuik Portobello Thistle Edinburgh Renton |
26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 |
18 13 15 15 13 12 12 11 8 9 8 8 4 2 |
6 9 5 4 6 6 2 3 7 3 4 3 6 4 |
2 4 6 7 7 8 12 12 11 14 14 15 16 20 |
42 35 35 34 32 30 26 25 23 21 20 19 14 8 |
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1921-22 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 |
Newtongrange Star Musselburgh Bruntonians Dalkeith Thistle Portobello Thistle West Calder United Wemyss Athletic Edinburgh Emmet Broxburn Athletic Tranent
Rosewell Rosedale Loanhead Mayflower Penicuik
Pumpherston Rangers Arniston Rangers Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Leith Amateurs Edinburgh Rosebery Tynecastle |
34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 |
24 20 19 19 17 19 17 16 14 11 11 11 10 10 9 6 4 2 |
5 10 7 6 9 5 8 5 9 10 8 7 8 4 6 8 11 6 |
5 4 8 9 8 10 9 13 11 13 15 16 16 19 19 20 19 25 |
77 |
29 |
53 50 45 44 43 43 42 37 37 32 30 29 28 24 24 20 19 10 |