1953–54 in Scottish football

none September 2014 April 2026 football background:#BFD7FF 1953–54 in Scottish football 200px 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.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1950-1959/195354/ 1953/54 - the Scottish Football League https://archive.today/20120911070033/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1950-1959/195354/ 11 September 2012 dead Scottish League Division A 1953–54 Scottish Division A Champions: Celtic Relegated: Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academical Scottish League Division B 1953–54 Scottish 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 main WDL Q 2 Top Three BUC Buckie Thistle ELG Elgin City INV Inverness Caledonian 21 4 3 93 38 17 4 7 77 49 15 4 9 79 64 green1 C complete Scotland national team Scotland national football team 1940–59 results Scotland qualified for their first ever World Cup in 1954 which was held in Switzerland. DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)3 October 1953Windsor Park, Belfast (A)NIR3–1BHC / WCQG3Charlie Fleming (2), Jackie Henderson4 November 1953Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)WAL3–3BHC / WCQG3Allan Brown, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly3 April 1954Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)ENG2–4BHC / WCQG3Lawrie Reilly (2)5 May 1954Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)NOR1–0FriendlyGeorge Hamilton19 May 1954Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo (A)NOR1–1FriendlyJohn Mackenzie25 May 1954Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (A)FIN2–1FriendlyWillie Ormond, Bobby Johnstone1954 World Cup16 June 1954Sportplatz Hardturm, Zurich (N)AUT0–1WCG319 June 1954St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (N)URU0–7WCG3 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 1953 Category:Football in Scotland by season