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]

Chart of the club's yearly table positions in the Scottish league.

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

P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals SFL 1 = Scottish First Division SFL 2 = Scottish Second Division SFL 3 = Scottish Third Division

Season	League		Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other	Top scorer
	Division	Position
1877–78[lower-alpha 1]	N/A	N/A	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1878–79	N/A	N/A	Second round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1879–80	N/A	N/A	Fourth round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1880–81	N/A	N/A	Fourth round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1881–82	N/A	N/A	Fifth round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1882–83	N/A	N/A	Second round	N/A	Glasgow North Eastern Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
1883–84	N/A	N/A	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1884–85	N/A	N/A	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1885–86	N/A	N/A	Second round	N/A	Glasgow North Eastern Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
1886–87	N/A	N/A	Fifth round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1887–88	N/A	N/A	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1888–89	N/A	N/A	Fifth round	N/A	Glasgow Exhibition Cup Quarter-final[6]	Unknown	Unknown
1889–90	N/A	N/A	Second round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1890–91	Did not enter		Third round	N/A	Glasgow North Eastern Cup winners	Unknown	Unknown
1891–92	Scottish Football League[lower-alpha 2]	8th	First round	N/A	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
1892–93	Scottish Football League[lower-alpha 2]	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[lower-alpha 3]
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[lower-alpha 4]	Division One	10th	First round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1898–99[lower-alpha 5]	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	Glasgow & West of Scotland League Winners 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[lower-alpha 6]	N/A	Glasgow Cup winners War Fund Shield Quarter-final	Unknown	Unknown
1915–16	Division One	16th	N/A[lower-alpha 6]	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1916–17	Division One	12th	N/A[lower-alpha 6]	N/A	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
1917–18	Division One	17th	N/A[lower-alpha 6]	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1918–19	Division One	16th	N/A[lower-alpha 6]	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
1939–40	Emergency League West[lower-alpha 7]	7th	N/A[lower-alpha 6]	N/A	Emergency Cup Quarter-final Charity Cup winners	Unknown	Unknown
1940–41	Southern League[lower-alpha 7]	2nd	N/A[lower-alpha 6]	Southern League Cup Group stage	Summer Cup Second round[11]	Unknown	Unknown
1941–42	Southern League[lower-alpha 7]	5th	N/A[lower-alpha 6]	Southern League Cup Group stage	Summer Cup First round[11] Glasgow Cup runners-up Charity Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
1942–43	Southern League[lower-alpha 7]	4th	N/A[lower-alpha 6]	Southern League Cup Group stage	Summer Cup First round[11]	Unknown	Unknown
1943–44	Southern League[lower-alpha 7]	7th	N/A[lower-alpha 6]	Southern League Cup Semi-final	Summer Cup Runners-up[11] Glasgow Cup runners-up Charity Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
1944–45	Southern League[lower-alpha 7]	4th	N/A[lower-alpha 6]	Southern League Cup Group stage	Summer Cup First round[11]	Unknown	Unknown
1945–46	Southern League[lower-alpha 7]	5th	N/A[lower-alpha 6]	Southern League Cup Quarter-final	Victory Cup Semi-final[10] Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
1946–47	Division A	10th	First round	Group stage	Glasgow Cup winners	Unknown	Unknown
1947–48	Division A	6th	Third round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1948–49	Division A	14th	Runners-up	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1949–50	Division A	13th	Second round	Group stage	Glasgow Cup runners-up	Unknown	Unknown
1950–51	Division A	15th	Third round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1951–52	Division B	1st	Second round	Group stage	Glasgow Cup winners Charity Cup winners (shared) Supplementary Cup Winners St Mungo Cup Quarter-final	Unknown	Unknown
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	Unknown	Unknown
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) Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup	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[lower-alpha 8]	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	Unknown	Unknown
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[lower-alpha 9]	First Division	11th	Third round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1986–87[lower-alpha 10]	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
1990–91[lower-alpha 11]	First Division	13th	Third round	Third round	Challenge Cup Semi-final	Unknown	Unknown
1991–92[lower-alpha 12]	Second Division	5th	Third round	Second round	Challenge Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
1992–93	Second Division	1st	Third round	Second round	Challenge Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
1993–94[lower-alpha 13]	First Division	10th[lower-alpha 14]	Third round	Second round	Challenge Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
1994–95	Second Division	6th	Third round	Second round	Challenge Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
1995–96	Second Division	5th	Fourth round	First round	Challenge Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
1996–97	Second Division	4th	Fourth round	Second round	Challenge Cup Second round	Unknown	Unknown
1997–98	Second Division	8th	First round	Second round	Challenge Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
1998–99	Second Division	3rd	Fourth round	First round	N/A[lower-alpha 15]	Unknown	Unknown
1999–2000	Second Division	1st	Fourth round	Second round	Challenge Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
2000–01	First Division	5th	Third round	Second round	Challenge Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
2001–02	First Division	5th	Fourth round	Second round	Challenge Cup Semi-final	Unknown	Unknown
2002–03	First Division	2nd	Fourth round	First round	Challenge Cup Second round	Unknown	Unknown
2003–04	First Division	2nd	Fourth round	Third round	Challenge Cup Second round	Unknown	Unknown

Season	League[12]									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Top league goalscorer[12]
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
2004–05	SFL 1	36	16	12	8	35	29	60	3rd	QF	R3	QF	Ian Harty	14
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
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
2017–18	League Two	36	14	9	13	52	50	51	5th	R3	Group	R1	David Goodwillie	25
2018–19	League Two	36	23	5	8	63	35	74	2nd	R2	Group	R1	David Goodwillie	17

Notes

1. First season playing home fixtures at Barrowfield Park, Glasgow.
2. The league had only one division until the 1893–94 season.
3. League goals only; top scorer in division.[7]
4. Last season playing home fixtures at Barrowfield Park.
5. First season playing home fixtures at Shawfield Stadium, Rutherglen.
6. 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]
7. The official Scottish Football League was suspended from 1939 to 1946 due to World War II. Unofficial competitions were held.
8. 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.
9. Last season playing home fixtures at Shawfield Stadium.
10. First season playing home fixtures at Firhill Stadium, Glasgow.
11. Last season playing home fixtures at Firhill Stadium.
12. First season playing home fixtures at Douglas Park, Hamilton.
13. Last season playing home fixtures at Douglas Park, first playing at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld (moved on 5 February 1994).
14. The teams placed 8th–12th were relegated to the Second Division, with a new Third Division below.
15. 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,[lower-alpha 1] the national top division has been played every season since.[lower-alpha 2] The following is a summary of Clyde's divisional status:

• 123 total eligible seasons (including 2019–20)
• 63 seasons in top level[lower-alpha 3]
• 36 seasons in second level[lower-alpha 4]
• 14 seasons in third level[lower-alpha 5]
• 9 seasons in fourth level[lower-alpha 6]
• 1 season not involved – before club was league member

1. The incomplete 1939–40 edition has not been counted in the totals.
2. The top tier became the Scottish Premier League in 1998, and all four divisions became the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
3. Has existed between 1890–1939, and since 1946.
4. Has existed between 1893–1915, 1921–1939 and since 1946.
5. Has existed between 1923–1926, 1946–1949, and since 1976.
6. Has existed since 1994.

References

1. Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest, BBC Sport, 27 May 2019
2. Post War Boom - Shawfield - 1946-1970, Clyde FC
3. Crossing The River - Early Years at Shawfield - 1898-1919, Clyde FC
4. Change, Decline & On The Road - Shawfield, Firhill & Douglas Park - 1970-1993, Clyde FC
5. A Fresh Start - Broadwood - 1994 – present, Clyde FC
6. Glasgow Exhibition Trophy Archived 13 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive
7. "Scotland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
8. "SQC SF: Aberdeen 1 v 0 Clyde". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
9. "Scottish Cup - Past Winners". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
10. "Victory Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
11. "Summer Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
12. Third Division, soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

External links

• Soccerbase
• FitbaStats
• Football Club History Database