The 1953–54 season was the 81st season of competitive
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...
in Scotland and the 57th season of the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km sout ...
.
Scottish League Division A
Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academical
Scottish League Division B
Promoted: Motherwell, Kilmarnock
Relegated: Dumbarton
Scottish League Division C
''Promoted: Brechin City''
Cup honours
Other Honours
County
* * - aggregate over two legs
Highland League
Scotland national team
Scotland qualified for their first ever
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
in
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
which was held in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
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
External links
Scottish Football Historical Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:1953-54 In Scottish Football
Seasons in Scottish football