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

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

## Scottish League Division A

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Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Division A

Pos | Team

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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[dead link‍]

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academical

## Scottish League Division B

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Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Division B

Pos | Team

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1  | Motherwell | 30  | 21  | 3  | 6  | 109  | 43  | +66  | 45  | Promotion to the 1954–55 Division A
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  | Relegated to the 1954–55 Division C

Source: "1953-1954 Division B - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Motherwell, Kilmarnock
Relegated: Dumbarton

## Scottish League Division C

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Section[2][3] | Winner  | Runner-up

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South-West  | Rangers 'A' | Partick Thistle 'A'
North-East  | Brechin City | Aberdeen 'A'

Promoted: Brechin City

## Cup honours

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Cup | Celtic | 2–1  | Aberdeen
League Cup | East Fife | 3–2  | Partick Thistle
Junior Cup | Sunnybank | 2–1  | Lochee Harp

## Other Honours

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### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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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

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Top Three  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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: [citation needed]

## Scotland national team

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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)

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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, Basel (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

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1. ^ "1953/54 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
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.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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