1954–55 in Scottish football

Sports season

1954–55 in Scottish football

Division A champions
Aberdeen
Division B champions
Airdrieonians
Division C (North & East) champions
Aberdeen 'A'
Division C (South & West) champions
Partick Thistle 'A'
Scottish Cup winners
Clyde
League Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian
Junior Cup winners
Kilsyth Rangers
Scotland national team
1955 BHC

The 1954–55 season was the 82nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 58th season of the Scottish Football League.[1]

Aberdeen won their first League Title.

## Scottish League Division A

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Main article: 1954–55 Scottish Division A

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Aberdeen (C) | 30  | 24  | 1  | 5  | 73  | 26  | +47  | 49  |
2  | Celtic | 30  | 19  | 8  | 3  | 76  | 37  | +39  | 46
3  | Rangers | 30  | 19  | 3  | 8  | 67  | 33  | +34  | 41
4  | Hearts | 30  | 16  | 7  | 7  | 74  | 45  | +29  | 39
5  | Hibernian | 30  | 15  | 4  | 11  | 64  | 54  | +10  | 34  | Invitation for the European Cup first round
6  | St Mirren | 30  | 12  | 8  | 10  | 55  | 54  | +1  | 32  |
7  | Clyde | 30  | 11  | 9  | 10  | 59  | 50  | +9  | 31
8  | Dundee | 30  | 13  | 4  | 13  | 48  | 48  | 0  | 30
9  | Partick Thistle | 30  | 11  | 7  | 12  | 49  | 61  | −12  | 29
10  | Kilmarnock | 30  | 10  | 6  | 14  | 46  | 58  | −12  | 26
11  | East Fife | 30  | 9  | 6  | 15  | 51  | 62  | −11  | 24
12  | Falkirk | 30  | 8  | 8  | 14  | 42  | 54  | −12  | 24
13  | Queen of the South | 30  | 9  | 6  | 15  | 38  | 56  | −18  | 24
14  | Raith Rovers | 30  | 10  | 3  | 17  | 49  | 57  | −8  | 23
15  | Motherwell | 30  | 9  | 4  | 17  | 42  | 62  | −20  | 22
16  | Stirling Albion | 30  | 2  | 2  | 26  | 29  | 105  | −76  | 6

Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]
(C) Champions

Champions: Aberdeen
Note: There was no relegation this season with Division One being increased to 18 teams next season.

## Scottish League Division B

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Main article: 1954–55 Scottish Division B

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Airdrieonians | 30  | 18  | 10  | 2  | 103  | 61  | +42  | 46  | Promotion to the 1955–56 Division One
2  | Dunfermline Athletic | 30  | 19  | 4  | 7  | 72  | 40  | +32  | 42
3  | Hamilton Academical | 30  | 17  | 5  | 8  | 74  | 51  | +23  | 39  |
4  | Queen's Park | 30  | 15  | 5  | 10  | 65  | 36  | +29  | 35
5  | Third Lanark | 30  | 13  | 7  | 10  | 63  | 49  | +14  | 33
6  | Stenhousemuir | 30  | 12  | 8  | 10  | 70  | 51  | +19  | 32
7  | St Johnstone | 30  | 15  | 2  | 13  | 60  | 51  | +9  | 32
8  | Ayr United | 30  | 14  | 4  | 12  | 61  | 73  | −12  | 32
9  | Morton | 30  | 12  | 5  | 13  | 58  | 69  | −11  | 29
10  | Forfar Athletic | 30  | 11  | 6  | 13  | 63  | 80  | −17  | 28
11  | Albion Rovers | 30  | 8  | 10  | 12  | 50  | 69  | −19  | 26
12  | Arbroath | 30  | 8  | 8  | 14  | 55  | 72  | −17  | 24
13  | Dundee United | 30  | 8  | 6  | 16  | 55  | 70  | −15  | 22
14  | Cowdenbeath | 30  | 8  | 5  | 17  | 55  | 72  | −17  | 21
15  | Alloa Athletic | 30  | 7  | 6  | 17  | 51  | 75  | −24  | 20
16  | Brechin City | 30  | 8  | 3  | 19  | 53  | 89  | −36  | 19

Source: "1954-1955 Division B - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Airdrieonians Dunfermline

## Scottish League Division C

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

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

Division disbanded. Promoted: Montrose, East Stirlingshire, Berwick Rangers, Dumbarton, Stranraer. Reserve teams placed into a separate Scottish (Reserve) League.[4][5]

## Cup honours

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Cup | Clyde | 1 – 0 (rep.)  | Celtic
League Cup | Heart of Midlothian | 4–2  | Motherwell
Junior Cup | Kilsyth Rangers | 4 – 1 (rep.)  | Duntocher Hibs

## 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 | 3 – 0  | Ayr United
East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 4 – 3  | Hibernian
Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 †  | Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | 6 – 0  | Montrose
Glasgow Cup | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0  | Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 3 – 2  | Airdrie
Stirlingshire Cup | Stirling Albion | 8 – 1 *  | Alloa Athletic

* \- aggregate over two legs
† - trophy shared

### Highland League

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

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1  | Fraserburgh | 25  | 18  | 2  | 5  | 91  | 55  | +36  | 38[a]
2  | Clachnacuddin | 26  | 18  | 2  | 6  | 70  | 31  | +39  | 38[a]
3  | Buckie Thistle | 25  | 18  | 1  | 6  | 96  | 34  | +62  | 37[a]

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b c season not completed

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[6] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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16 October 1954  | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)  |  Wales | 1–0  | BHC | Paddy Buckley
3 November 1954  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Northern Ireland | 2–2  | BHC | Jimmy Davidson, Bobby Johnstone
8 December 1954  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Hungary | 2–4  | Friendly | Tommy Ring, Bobby Johnstone
2 April 1955  | Wembley Stadium, London (A)  |  England | 2–7  | BHC | Lawrie Reilly, Tommy Docherty
4 May 1955  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Portugal | 3–0  | Friendly | Tommy Gemmell, Billy Liddell, Lawrie Reilly
15 May 1955  | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade (A)  |  Yugoslavia | 2–2  | Friendly | Lawrie Reilly, Gordon Smith
19 May 1955  | Prater Stadium, Vienna (A)  |  Austria | 4–1  | Friendly | Archie Robertson, Gordon Smith, Billy Liddell, Lawrie Reilly
29 May 1955  | Népstadion, Budapest (A)  |  Hungary | 1–3  | Friendly | Gordon Smith

Key:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "1954/55 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
2. ^ Scottish Football League C Division, dates results & final tables 1954-55, Scottish Football Historical Archive
3. ^ Scotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004, RSSSF
4. ^ Scottish Reserve League Competitions Part 2 1945-1955, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 1 November 2020
5. ^ The C Division – the “other clubs” division, Alan Bell, via Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
6. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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* Dundee United
* Dunfermline Athletic
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