1953–54 Scottish Division B
# 1953–54 Scottish Division B

The 1953–54 Scottish Division B was won by Motherwell who, along with second placed Kilmarnock, were promoted to First Division A. Dumbarton finished bottom and were relegated to Division C.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Motherwell | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 109 | 43 | +66 | 45 | Promotion to the 1954–55 Division A |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 42 | Promotion to the 1954–55 Division A |
| 3 | Third Lanark | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 36 | |
| 4 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 36 | |
| 5 | Morton | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 85 | 65 | +20 | 33 | |
| 6 | St Johnstone | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 80 | 71 | +9 | 31 | |
| 7 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 31 | |
| 8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 31 | |
| 9 | Ayr United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 30 | |
| 10 | Queen's Park | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 27 | |
| 11 | Alloa Athletic | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 24 | |
| 12 | Forfar Athletic | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 24 | |
| 13 | Cowdenbeath | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 81 | −14 | 23 | |
| 14 | Arbroath | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 23 | |
| 15 | Dundee United | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 79 | −25 | 22 | |
| 16 | Dumbarton | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 92 | −41 | 22 | Relegated to the 1954–55 Division C |
