East Stirlingshire F.C. league record by opponent

East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish association football club from Falkirk. The club was formed in 1881,East Stirlingshire Football Club , spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 24 February 2014. with its origins traced to the previous year when a local cricket club from Bainsford formed a footballing section under the name Britannia., East Stirlingshire F.C. Retrieved 24 February 2014. After spending their first ten seasons solely participating in cup tournaments and friendlies, East Stirlingshire competed in regional leagues between 1891 and 1899, including the Central Football Combination and the Midland Football League.Midland Football League , Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2014.Central Football Combination , Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2014. In 1900, the club was elected to the second-tier of Scotland's main national league competition – the Scottish Football League.Scottish Football League – Elections 1893–2008 , Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2014. The club remained in the Scottish Football League Division Two until 1914–15, when the league was suspended due to the outbreak of World War I. The league was restarted in 1921–22 and after a solitary season in the third-tier in 1923–24, East Stirlingshire remained in the second-tier until 1932–33 when the club was promoted to the top-tier for the first time but were relegated after one season. Between 1939 and 1955, the club spent only three seasons in the Scottish Football League after being refused entry to its second-tier after the end of World War II and did not join again until the 1955–56 when the number of teams in the league was expanded. The club remained in the Scottish Football League until the 2012–13 season, when it merged with the Scottish Premier League to create a new governing body called the Scottish Professional Football League.

East Stirlingshire's first team record against each club it has faced in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Professional Football League is listed below. East Stirlingshire's first Scottish Football League match was against Airdrieonians in 1900, and they met their 72nd and most recent different league opponent, Annan Athletic, for the first time in the 2008–09 season. The team East Stirlingshire has played the most in league competitions is Albion Rovers from Coatbridge, whom they met for the first time in the 1903–04 season. As well as the most matches, East Stirlingshire has won, drawn and lost more league games against Albion Rovers than any other opponent with 65 wins, 40 draws and 95 losses from 200 encounters.

Key The table includes results of matches played by East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Professional Football League. Matches from regional leagues and various wartime competitions are excluded. The name used for each opponent is the name they had when East Stirlingshire most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Dundee United include matches played against Dundee Hibernian (1909–1923). The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which East Stirlingshire played league matches against each opponent. P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are East Stirlingshire's divisional rivals in the current season. Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct.

All-time league record Statistics correct up to match played on 8 March 2014 (East Stirlingshire 1–0 Stirling Albion).

+East Stirlingshire F.C. league record by opponentClubPWDLPWDLPWDLWin%FirstLastNotes Home Away TotalAbercorn 1510321504111900–011913–14Aberdeen320131021904–051963–64Airdrieonians (1878) 112361100111900–011973–74Albion Rovers 103442138972119571903–042013–14Alloa Athletic64241426611815281921–222011–12Annan Athletic 11434124172008–092013–14Arbroath612782661914381921–222010–11Armadale 10532101451921–221931–32Arthurlie 201163206681901–021928–29Ayr 10433102171900–011908–09Ayr Parkhouse 550051041903–041909–10Ayr United24122102416171910–111987–88Bathgate 641161321921–221927–28Beith 110010011923–241923–24Berwick Rangers 66251526651617321955–562013–14Bo'ness 932495041921–221931–32Brechin City54271512561216281923–242001–02Broxburn United 410340131921–221925–26Celtic200220021932–331963–64Clackmannan 220020021921–221923–24Clyde 2586112645171901–022013–14Clydebank (1914) 870183051914–151930–31Clydebank (1965) 13526134361966–671981–82Cowdenbeath81351828842018461905–062008–09Dumbarton64401014641012421906–072008–09Dumbarton Harp 110010101923–241923–24Dundee510441031932–331980–81Dundee United2311752344151910–111963–64Dunfermline Athletic30116133024241912–131985–86Dykehead 110010011923–241923–24East Fife602782558714371921–222007–08Edinburgh City (1928) 741276101931–321938–39Elgin City 28135102793152000–012013–14Falkirk184591743101902–031981–82Forfar Athletic6034719581212341921–222009–10Galston 110011001923–241923–24Greenock Morton197571913151927–282002–03Gretna 600660152002–032004–05Hamilton Academical31105163147201900–012000–01Heart of Midlothian300341031932–331981–82Helensburgh 110010101923–241923–24Hibernian311140221931–321980–81Inverness Caledonian Thistle621361321994–951996–97Johnstone 632161141912–131924–25Kilmarnock730470071932–331989–90King's Park 16763166461921–221938–39Leith Athletic 2491052473141900–011938–39Livingston17719197481974–752009–10Lochgelly United 330030031914–151922–23Mid-Annandale 110011001923–241923–24Montrose 81411525812014471923–242013–14Motherwell922592251900–011981–82Nithsdale Wanderers 330031111923–241926–27Partick Thistle410340041901–021970–71Peebles Rovers110011001923–241923–24Peterhead 1651101621132000–012013–14Port Glasgow Athletic 310230031900–011910–11Queen of the South3915101440128201923–241993–94Queen's Park 78301731791517471922–232013–14Raith Rovers371110163537251902–031986–87Rangers400440041932–332012–13Ross County10127103341994–951998–99Royal Albert101011001923–241923–24Solway Star 101010101923–241923–24St Bernard's 3118853175191900–011937–38St Johnstone246992524191911–121987–88St Mirren871082061932–331974–75Stenhousemuir71241730751919371921–222008–09Stirling Albion 41129204058271948–492013–14Stranraer52181321561212321955–562011–12Third Lanark 12534123361925–261966–67Vale of Leven 12921120481905–061922–23

Footnotes A.  Includes record against Dundee Hibernian B.  Includes record against Morton C.  Includes record against Caledonian Thistle D.  Includes record against Meadowbank Thistle

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