1953-54 in Scottish football
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Season 1953-1954 was the 57th season of Scottish league football.
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[edit] Scottish League Division One
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 29 | 43 | 43 |
| 2 | Hearts | 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
[edit] Scottish League Division Two
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Queens 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 |
[edit] Cup Honours
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Scottish Cup | Celtic |
| Scottish League Cup | East Fife |
[edit] Scotland national team
Note that scores are written Scotland first
Scotland quallified for their first ever World Cup in 1954 which was held in Switzerland.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3, 1953 | Windsor Park, Belfast |  Northern Ireland |
3-1 | BHC / WCQ | Charlie Fleming (2), Jackie Henderson |
| November 4, 1953 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Wales |
3-3 | BHC / WCQ | Allan Brown, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly |
| April 3, 1954 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  England |
2-4 | BHC / WCQ | Lawrie Reilly (2) |
| May 5, 1954 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Norway |
1-0 | F | George Hamilton |
| May 19, 1954 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo | Norway |
1-1 | F | John Mackenzie |
| May 25, 1954 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |  Finland |
2-1 | F | Willie Ormond, Bobby Johnstone |
| 1954 World Cup | |||||
| June 16, 1954 | Sportplatz Hardturm, Zurich |  Austria |
0-1 | WC | - |
| June 19, 1954 | St Jakob Stadium, Basle |  Uruguay |
0-7 | WC | - |
Key: WCQ = World Cup quallifier, WC = World Cup match, F = Friendly; scores are written Scotland first
