1954–55 in Scottish football

The 1954–55 season was the 82nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 58th season of the Scottish Football League.[1]

1954–55 in Scottish football
Division A champions
Aberdeen
Division B champions
Airdrieonians
Division C (North & East) champions
Aberdeen 'A'
Division C (South & West) champions
Partick Thistle 'A'
Scottish Cup winners
Clyde
League Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian
Junior Cup winners
Kilsyth Rangers
Scotland national team
1955 BHC

Aberdeen won their first League Title.

Scottish League Division A
Main article: 1954–55 Scottish Division A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aberdeen (C) 30 24 1 5 73 26 +47 49
2 Celtic 30 19 8 3 76 37 +39 46
3 Rangers 30 19 3 8 67 33 +34 41
4 Hearts 30 16 7 7 74 45 +29 39
5 Hibernian 30 15 4 11 64 54 +10 34 Invitation for the European Cup first round
6 St Mirren 30 12 8 10 55 54 +1 32
7 Clyde 30 11 9 10 59 50 +9 31
8 Dundee 30 13 4 13 48 48 0 30
9 Partick Thistle 30 11 7 12 49 61 −12 29
10 Kilmarnock 30 10 6 14 46 58 −12 26
11 East Fife 30 9 6 15 51 62 −11 24
12 Falkirk 30 8 8 14 42 54 −12 24
13 Queen of the South 30 9 6 15 38 56 −18 24
14 Raith Rovers 30 10 3 17 49 57 −8 23
15 Motherwell 30 9 4 17 42 62 −20 22
16 Stirling Albion 30 2 2 26 29 105 −76 6
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Champions: Aberdeen
Note: There was no relegation this season with Division One being increased to 18 teams next season.

Scottish League Division B
Main article: 1954–55 Scottish Division B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airdrieonians 30 18 10 2 103 61 +42 46 Promotion to the 1955–56 Division One
2 Dunfermline Athletic 30 19 4 7 72 40 +32 42
3 Hamilton Academical 30 17 5 8 74 51 +23 39
4 Queen's Park 30 15 5 10 65 36 +29 35
5 Third Lanark 30 13 7 10 63 49 +14 33
6 Stenhousemuir 30 12 8 10 70 51 +19 32
7 St Johnstone 30 15 2 13 60 51 +9 32
8 Ayr United 30 14 4 12 61 73 −12 32
9 Morton 30 12 5 13 58 69 −11 29
10 Forfar Athletic 30 11 6 13 63 80 −17 28
11 Albion Rovers 30 8 10 12 50 69 −19 26
12 Arbroath 30 8 8 14 55 72 −17 24
13 Dundee United 30 8 6 16 55 70 −15 22
14 Cowdenbeath 30 8 5 17 55 72 −17 21
15 Alloa Athletic 30 7 6 17 51 75 −24 20
16 Brechin City 30 8 3 19 53 89 −36 19
Source: "1954-1955 Division B - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Airdrieonians Dunfermline

Scottish League Division C
Section[2][3] Winner Runner-up
South-West Partick Thistle 'A' Rangers 'A'
North-East Aberdeen 'A' Hibernian 'A'

Division disbanded. Promoted: Montrose, East Stirlingshire, Berwick Rangers, Dumbarton, Stranraer. Reserve teams placed into a separate Scottish (Reserve) League.[4][5]

Cup honours
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Clyde 1 – 0 (rep.) Celtic
League Cup Heart of Midlothian 4–2 Motherwell
Junior Cup Kilsyth Rangers 4 – 1 (rep.) Duntocher Hibs

Other Honours

County
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Buckie Thistle
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 3 – 0 Ayr United
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 4 – 3 Hibernian
Fife Cup Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 † Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 6 – 0 Montrose
Glasgow Cup Partick Thistle 2 – 0 Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell 3 – 2 Airdrie
Stirlingshire Cup Stirling Albion 8 – 1 * Alloa Athletic

* - aggregate over two legs
† - trophy shared

Highland League
Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fraserburgh 25 18 2 5 91 55 +36 38[lower-alpha 1]
2 Clachnacuddin 26 18 2 6 70 31 +39 38[lower-alpha 1]
3 Buckie Thistle 25 18 1 6 96 34 +62 37[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. season not completed

Scotland national team
Main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[6] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
16 October 1954 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)  Wales 1–0 BHC Paddy Buckley
3 November 1954 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Northern Ireland 2–2 BHC Jimmy Davidson, Bobby Johnstone
8 December 1954 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Hungary 2–4 Friendly Tommy Ring, Bobby Johnstone
2 April 1955 Wembley Stadium, London (A)  England 2–7 BHC Lawrie Reilly, Tommy Docherty
4 May 1955 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Portugal 3–0 Friendly Tommy Gemmell, Billy Liddell, Lawrie Reilly
15 May 1955 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade (A)  Yugoslavia 2–2 Friendly Lawrie Reilly, Gordon Smith
19 May 1955 Prater Stadium, Vienna (A)  Austria 4–1 Friendly Archie Robertson, Gordon Smith, Billy Liddell, Lawrie Reilly
29 May 1955 Népstadion, Budapest (A)  Hungary 1–3 Friendly Gordon Smith

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship

Notes and references
  1. "1954/55 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  2. Scottish Football League C Division, dates results & final tables 1954-55, Scottish Football Historical Archive
  3. Scotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004, RSSSF
  4. Scottish Reserve League Competitions Part 2 1945-1955, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 1 November 2020
  5. The C Division – the “other clubs” division, Alan Bell, via Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  6. Scotland's score is shown first.
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