1958–59 in Scottish football

none September 2021 football background:#BFD7FF 1958–59 in Scottish football 200px Division One champions Rangers Division Two champions Ayr United Scottish Cup winners St Mirren League Cup winners Heart of Midlothian Junior Cup winners Irvine Meadow Teams in Europe Heart of Midlothian Scotland national team 1959 BHC The 1958–59 season was the 86th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 62nd season of the Scottish Football League. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1950-1959/195859/ 1958/59 - the Scottish Football League https://archive.today/20120909180530/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1950-1959/195859/ 9 September 2012 dead Scottish League Division One 1958–59 Scottish Division One The last day of the season saw Rangers holding a two-point lead over Hearts, with the clubs having an identical goal average. Rangers lost 1–2 at home to Aberdeen, only for Hearts also to lose, 2–1 away to Celtic. Had Hearts won by any score they would have won the title. Champions: Rangers Relegated: Falkirk, Queen of the South Scottish League Division Two 1958–59 Scottish Division Two Promoted: Ayr United, Arbroath Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1958–59St Mirren3 – 1AberdeenLeague Cup 1958–59Heart of Midlothian5 – 1Partick ThistleJunior CupIrvine Meadow XI2 – 1Shettleston Other honours National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthElgin City6 – 4 *RothesScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthEyemouth United6 – 1 *Peebles Rovers County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupPeterheadAyrshire CupAyr United4 – 4 * KilmarnockEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian2 – 0HeartsFife CupDunfermline Athletic7 – 6 * East FifeForfarshire CupBrechin City6 – 0 Dundee UnitedGlasgow CupClyde1 – 0 RangersLanarkshire CupMotherwell4 – 2AirdrieRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren7 – 5 * MortonStirlingshire CupStirling Albion4 – 0Stenhousemuir * – aggregate over two legs – replay – trophy shared Highland League main WDL Q 2 Top Three ROT Rotheswon on play-off FRA Fraserburgh ELG Elgin City 18 5 5 87 49 18 5 5 93 41 15 6 7 85 49 green1 C complete Scotland national team Scotland national football team 1940–59 results DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)18 November 1958Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)WAL3–0BHCGraham Leggat, Denis Law, Bobby Collins5 November 1958Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)NIR2–2BHCDavid Herd, Bobby Collins11 April 1959Wembley Stadium, London (A)ENG0–1BHC6 May 1959Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)FRG3–2FriendlyJohn White, Andy Weir, Graham Leggat27 May 1959Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A)NED2–1FriendlyBobby Collins, Graham Leggat3 June 1959Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (A)POR0–1Friendly Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match BHC = British Home Championship Notes and references External links Scottish Football Historical Archive 1958 Category:Football in Scotland by season