The 1958–59 season was the 86th season of competitive
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
in Scotland and the 62nd season of the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) is a defunct 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&nbs ...
.
Scottish League Division One
The last day of the season saw Rangers holding a two-point lead over Hearts, with the clubs having an identical goal average. Rangers lost 1–2 at home to Aberdeen, only for Hearts also to lose, 2–1 away to Celtic. Had Hearts won by any score they would have won the title.
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Falkirk, Queen of the South
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Ayr United, Arbroath
Cup honours
Other honours
National
County
– aggregate over two legs
– replay
– trophy shared
Highland League
Scotland national team
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links
Scottish Football Historical Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:1958-59 in Scottish Football
Seasons in Scottish football