1957–58 in Scottish football

The 1957–58 season was the 85th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 61st season of the Scottish Football League.[1]

1957–58 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Heart of Midlothian
Division Two champions
Stirling Albion
Scottish Cup winners
Clyde
League Cup winners
Celtic
Junior Cup winners
Shotts Bon Accord
Teams in Europe
Rangers
Scotland national team
1958 BHC, 1958 FIFA World Cup

Scottish League Division One

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPts
1Heart of Midlothian342941132294.55262
2Rangers34225789491.81649
3Celtic34198784471.78746
4Clyde341861084611.37742
5Kilmarnock341491160551.09137
6Partick Thistle341731469710.97237
7Raith Rovers341471366561.17935
8Motherwell341281468671.01532
9Hibernian341351659600.98331
10Falkirk341191464820.78031
11Dundee341351649650.75431
12Aberdeen341421868760.89530
13St Mirren341181559660.89430
14Third Lanark341341769880.78430
15Queen of the South341251761720.84729
16Airdrieonians341321971920.77228
17East Fife341032145880.51123
18Queen's Park344129411140.3609
Source: RSSSF[dead link]

Champions: Hearts
Relegated: East Fife, Queen's Park

Scottish League Division Two

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Stirling Albion36255610548+5755Promotion to the 1958–59 First Division
2Dunfermline Athletic36245712042+7853
3Arbroath36215108972+1747
4Dumbarton36204129257+3544
5Ayr United36186129881+1742
6Cowdenbeath361781110085+1542
7Brechin City36168128081−140
8Alloa Athletic36159128878+1039
9Dundee United36129158177+433
10Hamilton Academical36129157079−933
11St Johnstone36129156785−1833
12Forfar Athletic36136177071−132
13Morton36128167783−632
14Montrose36136175572−1732
15East Stirlingshire36125195579−2429
16Stenhousemuir36125196898−3029
17Albion Rovers36125195379−2629
18Stranraer3697205483−2925
19Berwick Rangers36552637109−7215
Source: "1957-1958 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Stirling Albion, Dunfermline Athletic

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Cup 1957–58Clyde1 – 0Hibernian
League Cup 1957–58Celtic7 – 1Rangers
Junior CupShotts Bon Accord2 – 0Pumpherston

Other honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup – NorthBuckie Thistle4 – 3 *Fraserburgh
Scottish Qualifying Cup – SouthEyemouth United10 – 3 *Babcock & Wilcox

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupKeith
Ayrshire CupAyr United2 – 1 *Kilmarnock
East of Scotland ShieldHearts3 – 0Hibernian
Fife CupDunfermline Athletic6 – 3 *Raith Rovers
Forfarshire CupArbroath3 – 2Forfar Athletic
Glasgow CupRangers4 – 2 †Third Lanark
Lanarkshire CupMotherwell5 – 4Airdrie
Renfrewshire CupMorton
Stirlingshire CupAlloa Athletic6 – 5 *Stenhousemuir

* – aggregate over two legs
† – replay

Top Three
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Buckie Thistle28222410223+7946
2Elgin City2819277745+3240
3Peterhead2814595752+533
Source: [citation needed]

Scotland national team

Scotland qualified for the 1958 FIFA World Cup by finishing top of their qualifying group, ahead of Spain and Switzerland. The team went out of the finals at the first round, after one draw and two defeats.

DateVenueOpponentsScore[2]CompetitionScotland scorer(s)
5 OctoberWindsor Park, Belfast (A)  Northern Ireland1–1BHCGraham Leggat
6 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)   Switzerland3–2WCQG9Archie Robertson, Jackie Mudie, Alex Scott
13 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Wales1–1BHCBobby Collins
19 AprilHampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England0–4BHC
7 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Hungary1–1FriendlyJackie Mudie
1 JuneStadion Dziesieciolecia, Warsaw (A)  Poland2–1FriendlyBobby Collins (2)
8 JuneArosvallen, Västerås (N)  Yugoslavia1–1WCG2Jimmy Murray
11 JuneIdrottsparken, Norrköping (N)  Paraguay2–3WCG2Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins
15 JuneEyravallen, Örebro (N)  France1–2WCG2Sammy Baird

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • (N) = Match played on Neutral ground
  • WCQG9 = World Cup qualifying – Group 9
  • WCG2 = World Cup – Group 2
  • BHC = British Home Championship

Notes and references