1957–58 in Scottish football

Division One champions
Heart of Midlothian
Division Two champions
Stirling Albion
Scottish Cup winners
Clyde
League Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Shotts Bon Accord
Teams in Europe
Rangers
Scotland national team
1958 BHC, 1958 FIFA World Cup

The 1957–58 season was the 85th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 61st season of the Scottish Football League. [1]

## Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1957–58 Scottish Division One

Pos | Team

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1  | Heart of Midlothian | 34  | 29  | 4  | 1  | 132  | 29  | 4.552  | 62
2  | Rangers | 34  | 22  | 5  | 7  | 89  | 49  | 1.816  | 49
3  | Celtic | 34  | 19  | 8  | 7  | 84  | 47  | 1.787  | 46
4  | Clyde | 34  | 18  | 6  | 10  | 84  | 61  | 1.377  | 42
5  | Kilmarnock | 34  | 14  | 9  | 11  | 60  | 55  | 1.091  | 37
6  | Partick Thistle | 34  | 17  | 3  | 14  | 69  | 71  | 0.972  | 37
7  | Raith Rovers | 34  | 14  | 7  | 13  | 66  | 56  | 1.179  | 35
8  | Motherwell | 34  | 12  | 8  | 14  | 68  | 67  | 1.015  | 32
9  | Hibernian | 34  | 13  | 5  | 16  | 59  | 60  | 0.983  | 31
10  | Falkirk | 34  | 11  | 9  | 14  | 64  | 82  | 0.780  | 31
11  | Dundee | 34  | 13  | 5  | 16  | 49  | 65  | 0.754  | 31
12  | Aberdeen | 34  | 14  | 2  | 18  | 68  | 76  | 0.895  | 30
13  | St Mirren | 34  | 11  | 8  | 15  | 59  | 66  | 0.894  | 30
14  | Third Lanark | 34  | 13  | 4  | 17  | 69  | 88  | 0.784  | 30
15  | Queen of the South | 34  | 12  | 5  | 17  | 61  | 72  | 0.847  | 29
16  | Airdrieonians | 34  | 13  | 2  | 19  | 71  | 92  | 0.772  | 28
17  | East Fife | 34  | 10  | 3  | 21  | 45  | 88  | 0.511  | 23
18  | Queen's Park | 34  | 4  | 1  | 29  | 41  | 114  | 0.360  | 9

Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]

Champions: Hearts
Relegated: East Fife, Queen's Park

## Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1957–58 Scottish Division Two

Pos | Team

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1  | Stirling Albion | 36  | 25  | 5  | 6  | 105  | 48  | +57  | 55  | Promotion to the 1958–59 First Division
2  | Dunfermline Athletic | 36  | 24  | 5  | 7  | 120  | 42  | +78  | 53
3  | Arbroath | 36  | 21  | 5  | 10  | 89  | 72  | +17  | 47  |
4  | Dumbarton | 36  | 20  | 4  | 12  | 92  | 57  | +35  | 44
5  | Ayr United | 36  | 18  | 6  | 12  | 98  | 81  | +17  | 42
6  | Cowdenbeath | 36  | 17  | 8  | 11  | 100  | 85  | +15  | 42
7  | Brechin City | 36  | 16  | 8  | 12  | 80  | 81  | −1  | 40
8  | Alloa Athletic | 36  | 15  | 9  | 12  | 88  | 78  | +10  | 39
9  | Dundee United | 36  | 12  | 9  | 15  | 81  | 77  | +4  | 33
10  | Hamilton Academical | 36  | 12  | 9  | 15  | 70  | 79  | −9  | 33
11  | St Johnstone | 36  | 12  | 9  | 15  | 67  | 85  | −18  | 33
12  | Forfar Athletic | 36  | 13  | 6  | 17  | 70  | 71  | −1  | 32
13  | Morton | 36  | 12  | 8  | 16  | 77  | 83  | −6  | 32
14  | Montrose | 36  | 13  | 6  | 17  | 55  | 72  | −17  | 32
15  | East Stirlingshire | 36  | 12  | 5  | 19  | 55  | 79  | −24  | 29
16  | Stenhousemuir | 36  | 12  | 5  | 19  | 68  | 98  | −30  | 29
17  | Albion Rovers | 36  | 12  | 5  | 19  | 53  | 79  | −26  | 29
18  | Stranraer | 36  | 9  | 7  | 20  | 54  | 83  | −29  | 25
19  | Berwick Rangers | 36  | 5  | 5  | 26  | 37  | 109  | −72  | 15

Source: "1957-1958 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Stirling Albion, Dunfermline Athletic

## Cup honours

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See also: Hampden in the Sun

Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Cup 1957–58 | Clyde | 1 – 0  | Hibernian
League Cup 1957–58 | Celtic | 7 – 1  | Rangers
Junior Cup | Shotts Bon Accord | 2 – 0  | Pumpherston

## Other honours

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### National

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Qualifying Cup – North  | Buckie Thistle | 4 – 3 *  | Fraserburgh
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South  | Eyemouth United | 10 – 3 *  | Babcock & Wilcox

### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Aberdeenshire Cup | Keith |  |
Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 2 – 1 *  | Kilmarnock
East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 3 – 0  | Hibernian
Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 – 3 *  | Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 3 – 2  | Forfar Athletic
Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 4 – 2 †  | Third Lanark
Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 5 – 4  | Airdrie
Renfrewshire Cup | Morton |  |
Stirlingshire Cup | Alloa Athletic | 6 – 5 *  | Stenhousemuir

* – aggregate over two legs
† – replay

### 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  | 22  | 2  | 4  | 102  | 23  | +79  | 46
2  | Elgin City | 28  | 19  | 2  | 7  | 77  | 45  | +32  | 40
3  | Peterhead | 28  | 14  | 5  | 9  | 57  | 52  | +5  | 33

Source: [citation needed]

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results

Scotland qualified for the 1958 FIFA World Cup by finishing top of their qualifying group, ahead of Spain and Switzerland. The team went out of the finals at the first round, after one draw and two defeats.

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[2] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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5 October  | Windsor Park, Belfast (A)  |  Northern Ireland | 1–1  | BHC | Graham Leggat
6 November  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Switzerland | 3–2  | WCQG9 | Archie Robertson, Jackie Mudie, Alex Scott
13 November  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Wales | 1–1  | BHC | Bobby Collins
19 April  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  England | 0–4  | BHC |
7 May  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Hungary | 1–1  | Friendly | Jackie Mudie
1 June  | Stadion Dziesieciolecia, Warsaw (A)  |  Poland | 2–1  | Friendly | Bobby Collins (2)
8 June  | Arosvallen, Västerås (N)  |  Yugoslavia | 1–1  | WCG2 | Jimmy Murray
11 June  | Idrottsparken, Norrköping (N)  |  Paraguay | 2–3  | WCG2 | Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins
15 June  | Eyravallen, Örebro (N)  |  France | 1–2  | WCG2 | Sammy Baird

Key:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* (N) = Match played on Neutral ground
* WCQG9 = World Cup qualifying – Group 9
* WCG2 = World Cup – Group 2
* BHC = British Home Championship

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "1957/58 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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