The 1953–54 season was the 81st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 57th season of the Scottish Football League.
Scottish League Division A
Champions: Celtic Relegated: Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academical
Scottish League Division B
Promoted: Motherwell, Kilmarnock Relegated: Dumbarton
Scottish League Division C
SectionScottish Football League C Division, dates results & final tables 1953-54, Scottish Football Historical ArchiveScotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004, RSSSFWinnerRunner-upSouth-WestRangers 'A'Partick Thistle 'A'North-EastBrechin CityAberdeen 'A'
Promoted: Brechin City
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish CupCeltic2–1AberdeenLeague CupEast Fife3–2Partick ThistleJunior CupSunnybank2–1Lochee Harp
Other Honours
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupBuckie ThistleAyrshire CupKilmarnock5 – 1 *Ayr UnitedEast of Scotland ShieldHearts1 – 0HibernianFife CupEast Fife2 – 2Raith RoversForfarshire CupDundee United3 – 1 ArbroathGlasgow CupRangers3 – 0Third LanarkLanarkshire CupMotherwell3 – 0HamiltonRenfrewshire CupBabcock & Wilcox3 – 3MortonStirlingshire CupStirling Albion2 – 1Stenhousemuir * - aggregate over two legs
Highland League
Scotland national team
Scotland qualified for their first ever World Cup in 1954 which was held in Switzerland.
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)3 October 1953Windsor Park, Belfast (A)3–1BHC / WCQG3Charlie Fleming (2), Jackie Henderson4 November 1953Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–3BHC / WCQG3Allan Brown, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly3 April 1954Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–4BHC / WCQG3Lawrie Reilly (2)5 May 1954Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0FriendlyGeorge Hamilton19 May 1954Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo (A)1–1FriendlyJohn Mackenzie25 May 1954Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (A)2–1FriendlyWillie Ormond, Bobby Johnstone1954 World Cup16 June 1954Sportplatz Hardturm, Zurich (N)0–1WCG319 June 1954St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (N)0–7WCG3
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
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive