1957–58 in Scottish football explained

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Header1:Division One champions
Data2:Heart of Midlothian
Header3:Division Two champions
Data4:Stirling Albion
Header5:Scottish Cup winners
Data6:Clyde
Header7:League Cup winners
Data8:Celtic
Header9:Junior Cup winners
Data10:Shotts Bon Accord
Header11:Teams in Europe
Data12:Rangers
Header13:Scotland national team
Data14:1958 BHC, 1958 FIFA World Cup

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

Scottish League Division One

See main article: 1957–58 Scottish Division One. Champions: Hearts
Relegated: East Fife, Queen's Park

Scottish League Division Two

See main article: 1957–58 Scottish Division Two. Promoted: Stirling Albion, Dunfermline Athletic

Cup honours

See also: Hampden in the Sun.

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

Other honours

National

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

County

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

Highland League

Scotland national team

See main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results.

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.

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
5 OctoberWindsor Park, Belfast (A)1–1BHCGraham Leggat
6 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–2WCQG9Archie Robertson, Jackie Mudie, Alex Scott
13 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1BHCBobby Collins
19 AprilHampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–4BHC
7 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1FriendlyJackie Mudie
1 JuneStadion Dziesieciolecia, Warsaw (A)2–1FriendlyBobby Collins (2)
8 JuneArosvallen, Västerås (N)1–1WCG2Jimmy Murray
11 JuneIdrottsparken, Norrköping (N)2–3WCG2Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins
15 JuneEyravallen, Örebro (N)1–2WCG2Sammy Baird

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1957/58 - the Scottish Football League . www.scottishfootballleague.com . 22 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20120917212300/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1950-1959/195758/ . 17 September 2012 . dead.