1953-54 in Scottish football
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| 1953–54 in Scottish football | ||
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| Division A champions | ||
| Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
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| Division B champions | ||
| Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
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| Division C (North & East) champions | ||
| brechin City Brechin City F.C. Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Brechin, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the Second Division in the 2010–11 season... |
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| Division C (South & West) champions | ||
| Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... 'A' |
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| Scottish Cup winners | ||
| Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
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| League Cup winners | ||
| East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
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| Division C League Cup winners | ||
| Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... 'A' or Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... 'A' |
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| Junior Cup winners | ||
| Sunnybank Sunnybank F.C. Sunnybank F.C. are a Scottish football club, based in the city of Aberdeen. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they currently play in the SJFA North Superleague... |
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| Scotland national team | ||
| 1954 BHC 1954 British Home Championship The 1954 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1953–54 season which also provided the home nations qualifying tournament for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Both England and Scotland qualified as first and second placed... |
The 1953–54 season was the 57th season of competitive football
Football (soccer)
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in Scotland.
Scottish League Division A
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 29 | 43 | 43 |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... |
30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 45 | 25 | 38 |
| 3 | Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 76 | 54 | 22 | 35 |
| 4 | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 34 |
| 5 | Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 51 | 21 | 34 |
| 6 | East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 34 |
| 8 | Clyde Clyde F.C. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South... |
30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 64 | 67 | −3 | 34 |
| 9 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 51 | 15 | 33 |
| 10 | Queen of the South Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS... |
30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 58 | 14 | 32 |
| 11 | St. Mirren St. Mirren F.C. St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St... |
30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 28 |
| 12 | Raith Rovers Raith Rovers F.C. Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the... |
30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 26 |
| 13 | Falkirk Falkirk F.C. Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire... |
30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 25 |
| 14 | Stirling Albion Stirling Albion F.C. Stirling Albion F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. The club are nicknamed The Binos . They play at Doubletree Dunblane Stadium in Stirling, on the outskirts of the city near the River Forth... |
30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 24 |
| 15 | Airdrieonians Airdrieonians F.C. Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire.... |
30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 41 | 92 | −51 | 15 |
| 16 | Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have... |
30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 29 | 94 | −65 | 11 |
Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academical
Scottish League Division B
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 109 | 43 | 66 | 45 |
| 2 | Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park... |
30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 39 | 32 | 42 |
| 3 | Third Lanark Third Lanark A.C. Third Lanark Athletic Club was a football club that originally existed between 1872 and 1967, 95 years in existence, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Third Lanark were known as Thirds, the Warriors, the Redcoats and the Hi Hi's... |
30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 36 |
| 4 | Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir F.C. Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division.... |
30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 58 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Morton Greenock Morton F.C. Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs.... |
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 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League.... |
30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 31 |
| 9 | Ayr United Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C... |
30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 30 |
| 10 | Queen's Park Queen's Park F.C. Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest... |
30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic F.C. Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.... |
30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 24 |
| 12 | Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division... |
30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 24 |
| 13 | Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath F.C. Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor... |
30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 81 | −14 | 23 |
| 14 | Arbroath Arbroath F.C. Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide... |
30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 23 |
| 15 | Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 79 | −25 | 22 |
| 16 | Dumbarton Dumbarton F.C. Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer... |
30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 92 | −41 | 22 |
Promoted: Motherwell, Kilmarnock
Cup honours
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| Scottish Cup 1953–54 Scottish Cup 1953-54 The 1953–54 Scottish Cup was the 69th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Aberdeen in the final.-First round:-Replays:-Second Replays:-Second round:-Replays:... |
Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
2 – 1 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
| League Cup Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by... |
East Fife East Fife F.C. East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil... |
3 – 2 | Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
| Junior Cup Scottish Junior Cup The Scottish Junior Cup, known as The Emirates Junior Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association for all its member clubs. The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA in 1886 and as of the... |
Sunnybank Sunnybank F.C. Sunnybank F.C. are a Scottish football club, based in the city of Aberdeen. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they currently play in the SJFA North Superleague... |
2 – 1 | Lochee Harp Lochee Harp F.C. Lochee Harp Football Club are a Scottish Junior football club based in the Lochee area of the city of Dundee. Formed in 1904 and nicknamed "the Harp", they play their home games at Beechwood Park, which has room for around 1,800 spectators... |
Scotland national team
Scotland qualified for their first ever World Cup in 1954 which was held in SwitzerlandSwitzerland
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| 3 October 1953 | Windsor Park Windsor Park Windsor Park is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the home ground of Linfield F.C. and the Northern Ireland national football team. It is also where the Irish Cup and Irish League Cup finals are played.-History:... , Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... (A) |
3–1 | BHC 1954 British Home Championship The 1954 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1953–54 season which also provided the home nations qualifying tournament for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Both England and Scotland qualified as first and second placed... / WCQG3 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 3) The four teams in this group played against each other once. The group winner England and runner-up Scotland qualified for the fifth FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland.This group was also the 1953-1954 British Home Championship.-Group 3:... |
Charlie Fleming Charlie Fleming Charles "Charlie" Fleming was a Scottish footballer who played for Blairhall Colliery, East Fife, Sunderland and the Scotland national team... (2), Jackie Henderson Jackie Henderson John Gillespie "Jackie" Henderson was a Scottish international footballer who played in the Football League for Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Arsenal and Fulham.-Club career:... |
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| 4 November 1953 | Hampden Park Hampden Park Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... (H) |
3–3 | BHC 1954 British Home Championship The 1954 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1953–54 season which also provided the home nations qualifying tournament for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Both England and Scotland qualified as first and second placed... / WCQG3 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 3) The four teams in this group played against each other once. The group winner England and runner-up Scotland qualified for the fifth FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland.This group was also the 1953-1954 British Home Championship.-Group 3:... |
Allan Brown, Bobby Johnstone Bobby Johnstone Robert "Bobby" Johnstone was a Scottish association football player, mainly remembered as one of the Famous Five forward line of Hibernian.... , Lawrie Reilly Lawrie Reilly Lawrance "Lawrie" Reilly is a former Scottish association football player. He was one of the "Famous Five", the Hibernian forward line during the 1950s. The others were Bobby Johnstone, Gordon Smith, Eddie Turnbull, and Willie Ormond... |
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| 3 April 1954 | Hampden Park Hampden Park Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... (H) |
2–4 | BHC 1954 British Home Championship The 1954 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1953–54 season which also provided the home nations qualifying tournament for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Both England and Scotland qualified as first and second placed... / WCQG3 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA - Group 3) The four teams in this group played against each other once. The group winner England and runner-up Scotland qualified for the fifth FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland.This group was also the 1953-1954 British Home Championship.-Group 3:... |
Lawrie Reilly Lawrie Reilly Lawrance "Lawrie" Reilly is a former Scottish association football player. He was one of the "Famous Five", the Hibernian forward line during the 1950s. The others were Bobby Johnstone, Gordon Smith, Eddie Turnbull, and Willie Ormond... (2) |
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| 5 May 1954 | Hampden Park Hampden Park Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... (H) |
1–0 | Friendly | George Hamilton | |
| 19 May 1954 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... (A) |
1–1 | Friendly | John Mackenzie John Mackenzie (footballer) John Archie Mackenzie was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his career with Partick Thistle where he was known as the "Firhill Flyer".... |
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| 25 May 1954 | Olympic Stadium Helsinki Olympic Stadium The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952... , Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... (A) |
2–1 | Friendly | Willie Ormond Willie Ormond William 'Willie' Esplin Ormond OBE was a Scottish football player and manager. As a player, Ormond was well known as one of Hibernian's Famous Five forward line, winning three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He then returned to prominence as a manager, first with a... , Bobby Johnstone Bobby Johnstone Robert "Bobby" Johnstone was a Scottish association football player, mainly remembered as one of the Famous Five forward line of Hibernian.... |
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| 16 June 1954 | Sportplatz Hardturm Hardturm The Hardturm was a football stadium located in Zurich's Kreis 5. Opened in 1929, it was the home of the Grasshopper-Club Zürich. It was a host stadium for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.... , Zurich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... (N) |
0–1 | WCG3 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game... |
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| 19 June 1954 | St Jakob Stadium St. Jakob-Park ' is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity was increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Switzerland... , Basle (N) |
0–7 | WCG3 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game... |
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Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- WCQG3 = World Cup qualifying - Group 3
- WCG3 = World Cup - Group 3