1953–54 in Scottish football
The 1953–54 season was the 57th season of competitive football in Scotland.[1]
Scottish League Division A
Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academical
Scottish League Division B
Promoted: Motherwell, Kilmarnock
Cup honours
Scotland national team
Scotland qualified for their first ever World Cup in 1954 which was held in Switzerland.
Date |
Venue |
Opponents |
Score[2] |
Competition |
Scotland scorer(s) |
3 October 1953 |
Windsor Park, Belfast (A) |
Northern Ireland |
3–1 |
BHC / WCQG3 |
Charlie Fleming (2), Jackie Henderson |
4 November 1953 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |
Wales |
3–3 |
BHC / WCQG3 |
Allan Brown, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly |
3 April 1954 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |
England |
2–4 |
BHC / WCQG3 |
Lawrie Reilly (2) |
5 May 1954 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |
Norway |
1–0 |
Friendly |
George Hamilton |
19 May 1954 |
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo (A) |
Norway |
1–1 |
Friendly |
John Mackenzie |
25 May 1954 |
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (A) |
Finland |
2–1 |
Friendly |
Willie Ormond, Bobby Johnstone |
1954 World Cup |
16 June 1954 |
Sportplatz Hardturm, Zurich (N) |
Austria |
0–1 |
WCG3 |
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19 June 1954 |
St Jakob Stadium, Basle (N) |
Uruguay |
0–7 |
WCG3 |
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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
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- Football League
- First Division
- Second Division
- Highland League
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| Club seasons | | First Division |
- Aberdeen
- Airdrieonians
- Celtic
- Clyde
- Dundee
- East Fife
- Falkirk
- Hamilton Academical
- Heart of Midlothian
- Hibernian
- Partick Thistle
- Queen of the South
- Rangers
- Raith Rovers
- St. Mirren
- Stirling Albion
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| Second Division |
- Albion Rovers
- Alloa Athletic
- Arbroath
- Ayr United
- Brechin City
- Cowdenbeath
- Dundee United
- Dunfermline Athletic
- Forfar Athletic
- Kilmarnock
- Morton
- Motherwell
- Queen's Park
- St. Johnstone
- Stenhousemuir
- Third Lanark
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