However, East Stirlingshire's vote was not in favour and the club rejected the proposal.[16] The years following included finishing bottom of the league in 1905–06, recording only one win from 22 games, contrasting with finishing as high as third in table in 1912–13, narrowly missing out on winning the championship by two points.[15][17] The club remained in Division Two until 1914–15 when it, and the Scottish Cup, were both suspended due to World War I.[18]