1953–54 in Scottish football

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

1953–54 in Scottish football
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

Scottish League Division A
Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Division One
Pos 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
Source: RSSSF

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academical

Scottish League Division B
Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Motherwell 30 21 3 6 109 43 +66 45 Promotion to the 1954–55 First Division
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
Source:

Promoted: Motherwell, Kilmarnock
Relegated: Dumbarton

Scottish League Division C
Section[2][3] Winner Runner-up
South-West Rangers 'A' Partick Thistle 'A'
North-East Brechin City Aberdeen 'A'

Promoted: Brechin City

Cup honours
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen
League Cup 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
Pos 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
Source:

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[4] 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

Notes and references
  2. Scottish Football League C Division, dates results & final tables 1953-54, Scottish Football Historical Archive
  3. Scotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004, RSSSF
  4. Scotland's score is shown first.
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