1953–54 in Scottish football

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1953–54 in Scottish football

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Division A champions

Celtic

Division B champions

Motherwell

Division C (North & East) champions

Brechin City

Division C (South & West) champions

Rangers 'A'

Scottish Cup winners

Celtic

League Cup winners

East Fife

Division C League Cup winners

Partick Thistle 'A' or Rangers 'A'

Junior Cup winners

Sunnybank

Scotland national team

1954 BHC

The 1953–54 season was the 81st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 57th season of the Scottish Football League.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Scottish League Division A


  • 2 Scottish League Division B


  • 3 Cup honours


  • 4 Other Honours


    • 4.1 County


    • 4.2 Highland League




  • 5 Scotland national team


  • 6 External links


  • 7 Notes and references





Scottish League Division A


Main article: 1953–54 Scottish First Division














































































































































































































P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1
Celtic
 30
 20
 3
 7
 72
 29
 43
43
2
Heart of Midlothian
 30
 16
 6
 8
 70
 45
 25
38
3
Partick Thistle
 30
 17
 1
 12
 76
 54
 22
35
4
Rangers
 30
 13
 8
 9
 56
 35
 21
34
5
Hibernian
 30
 15
 4
 11
 72
 51
 21
34
6
East Fife
 30
 13
 8
 9
 55
 45
 10
34
7
Dundee
 30
 14
 6
 10
 46
 47
 −1
34
8
Clyde
 30
 15
 4
 11
 64
 67
 −3
34
9
Aberdeen
 30
 15
 3
 12
 66
 51
 15
33
10
Queen of the South
 30
 14
 4
 12
 72
 58
 14
32
11
St Mirren
 30
 12
 4
 14
 44
 54
 −10
28
12
Raith Rovers
 30
 10
 6
 14
 56
 60
 −4
26
13
Falkirk
 30
 9
 7
 14
 47
 61
 −14
25
14
Stirling Albion
 30
 10
 4
 16
 39
 62
 −23
24
15
Airdrieonians
 30
 5
 5
 20
 41
 92
 −51
15
16
Hamilton Academical
 30
 4
 3
 23
 29
 94
 −65
11

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academical



Scottish League Division B


Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Second Division














































































































































































































P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1
Motherwell
 30
 21
 3
 6
 109
 43
 66
45
2
Kilmarnock
 30
 19
 4
 7
 71
 39
 32
42
3
Third Lanark
 30
 13
 10
 7
 78
 48
 30
36
4
Stenhousemuir
 30
 14
 8
 8
 66
 58
 8
36
5
Morton
 30
 15
 3
 12
 85
 65
 20
33
6
St Johnstone
 30
 14
 3
 13
 80
 71
 9
31
7
Albion Rovers
 30
 12
 7
 11
 55
 63
 −8
31
8
Dunfermline Athletic
 30
 11
 9
 10
 48
 57
 −9
31
9
Ayr United
 30
 11
 8
 11
 50
 56
 −6
30
10
Queen's Park
 30
 9
 9
 12
 56
 51
 5
27
11
Alloa Athletic
 30
 7
 10
 13
 50
 72
 −22
24
12
Forfar Athletic
 30
 10
 4
 16
 38
 69
 −31
24
13
Cowdenbeath
 30
 9
 5
 16
 67
 81
 −14
23
14
Arbroath
 30
 8
 7
 15
 53
 67
 −14
23
15
Dundee United
 30
 8
 6
 16
 54
 79
 −25
22
16
Dumbarton
 30
 7
 8
 15
 51
 92
 −41
22

Promoted: Motherwell, Kilmarnock
Relegated: Dumbarton



Cup honours



























Competition
 Winner
 Score
 Runner-up

Scottish Cup 1953–54
Celtic
 2–1
Aberdeen

League Cup 1953–54
East Fife
 3–2
Partick Thistle

Junior Cup
Sunnybank
 2–1
Lochee Harp


Other Honours



County































































Competition
 Winner
 Score
 Runner-up

Aberdeenshire Cup
Buckie Thistle


Ayrshire Cup
Kilmarnock
 5 – 1 *
Ayr United

East of Scotland Shield
Hearts
 1 – 0
Hibernian

Fife Cup
East Fife
 2 – 2
Raith Rovers

Forfarshire Cup
Dundee United
 3 – 1
Arbroath

Glasgow Cup
Rangers
 3 – 0
Third Lanark

Lanarkshire Cup
Motherwell
 3 – 0
Hamilton

Renfrewshire Cup
Babcock & Wilcox
 3 – 3
Morton

Stirlingshire Cup
Stirling Albion
 2 – 1
Stenhousemuir

  • * - aggregate over two legs


Highland League


Top Three



















































P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1
Buckie Thistle
 28
 21
 4
 3
 93
 38
 55
46
2
Elgin City
 28
 17
 4
 7
 77
 49
 28
38
3
Inverness Caledonian
 28
 15
 4
 9
 79
 64
 15
34


Scotland national team


Main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results

Scotland qualified for their first ever World Cup in 1954 which was held in Switzerland.












































































Date
 Venue
 Opponents
Score[2]
 Competition
 Scotland scorer(s)
3 October 1953
Windsor Park, Belfast (A)
 Northern Ireland
 3–1
BHC / WCQG3
Charlie Fleming (2), Jackie Henderson
4 November 1953
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
 Wales
 3–3
BHC / WCQG3
Allan Brown, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly
3 April 1954
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
 England
 2–4
BHC / WCQG3
Lawrie Reilly (2)
5 May 1954
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
 Norway
 1–0
Friendly
George Hamilton
19 May 1954
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo (A)
 Norway
 1–1
Friendly
John Mackenzie
25 May 1954
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (A)
 Finland
 2–1
Friendly
Willie Ormond, Bobby Johnstone

1954 World Cup
16 June 1954
Sportplatz Hardturm, Zurich (N)
 Austria
 0–1
WCG3
19 June 1954
St Jakob Stadium, Basle (N)
 Uruguay
 0–7
WCG3

Key:



  • (H) = Home match

  • (A) = Away match

  • BHC = British Home Championship

  • WCQG3 = World Cup qualifying – Group 3

  • WCG3 = World Cup – Group 3



External links


  • Scottish Football Historical Archive


Notes and references





  1. ^ http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1950-1959/195354/[permanent dead link]


  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.











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