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1954–55 in Scottish football
Sports season
Sports season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
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| above | 1954–55 in Scottish football | |
| image | [[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png | 200px]] |
| header1 | Division A champions | |
| data2 | Aberdeen | |
| header3 | Division B champions | |
| data4 | Airdrieonians | |
| header5 | Division C (North & East) champions | |
| data6 | Aberdeen 'A' | |
| header7 | Division C (South & West) champions | |
| data8 | Partick Thistle 'A' | |
| header9 | Scottish Cup winners | |
| data10 | Clyde | |
| header11 | League Cup winners | |
| data12 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| header13 | Junior Cup winners | |
| data14 | Kilsyth Rangers | |
| header15 | Scotland national team | |
| data16 | [1955 BHC](1955-british-home-championship) |
The 1954–55 season was the 82nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 58th season of the Scottish Football League.
Aberdeen won their first League Title.
Scottish League Division A
Main article: 1954–55 Scottish Division A
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
Promoted: Airdrieonians Dunfermline
Scottish League Division C
| Section | 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.
Cup honours
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Scottish Cup](1954-55-scottish-cup) | Clyde | 1 – 0 (rep.) | Celtic |
| [League Cup](1954-55-scottish-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 |
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aggregate over two legs
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trophy shared
[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]
Scotland national team
Main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 1954 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | 1–0 | [BHC](1955-british-home-championship) | Paddy Buckley | ||
| 3 November 1954 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 2–2 | [BHC](1955-british-home-championship) | Jimmy Davidson, Bobby Johnstone | ||
| 8 December 1954 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 2–4 | Friendly | Tommy Ring, Bobby Johnstone | ||
| 2 April 1955 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | 2–7 | [BHC](1955-british-home-championship) | Lawrie Reilly, Tommy Docherty | ||
| 4 May 1955 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 3–0 | Friendly | Tommy Gemmell, Billy Liddell, Lawrie Reilly | ||
| 15 May 1955 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade (A) | 2–2 | Friendly | Lawrie Reilly, Gordon Smith | ||
| 19 May 1955 | Prater Stadium, Vienna (A) | 4–1 | Friendly | Archie Robertson, Gordon Smith, Billy Liddell, Lawrie Reilly | ||
| 29 May 1955 | Népstadion, Budapest (A) | 1–3 | Friendly | Gordon Smith |
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship
References
- "1954/55 - the Scottish Football League".
- [http://www.oocities.org/br1anmccoll/cdiv5455.htm Scottish Football League C Division, dates results & final tables 1954-55], Scottish Football Historical Archive
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot3hist.html Scotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004], [[RSSSF]]
- [http://sfha.org.uk/scottishreservelg2.htm Scottish Reserve League Competitions Part 2 1945-1955], Scottish Football Historical Archive, 1 November 2020
- [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/CDivision.html The C Division – the “other clubs” division], Alan Bell, via Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- Scotland's score is shown first.
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