1957–58 in Scottish football
# 1957–58 in Scottish football

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

## Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 132 | 29 | 4.552 | 62 |
| 2 | Rangers | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 89 | 49 | 1.816 | 49 |
| 3 | Celtic | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 84 | 47 | 1.787 | 46 |
| 4 | Clyde | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 84 | 61 | 1.377 | 42 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 55 | 1.091 | 37 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 69 | 71 | 0.972 | 37 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 66 | 56 | 1.179 | 35 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 67 | 1.015 | 32 |
| 9 | Hibernian | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 0.983 | 31 |
| 10 | Falkirk | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 82 | 0.780 | 31 |
| 11 | Dundee | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 0.754 | 31 |
| 12 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 68 | 76 | 0.895 | 30 |
| 13 | St Mirren | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 66 | 0.894 | 30 |
| 14 | Third Lanark | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 69 | 88 | 0.784 | 30 |
| 15 | Queen of the South | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 29 |
| 16 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 71 | 92 | 0.772 | 28 |
| 17 | East Fife | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 45 | 88 | 0.511 | 23 |
| 18 | Queen's Park | 34 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 41 | 114 | 0.360 | 9 |

Champions: Hearts Relegated: East Fife, Queen's Park

## Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 105 | 48 | +57 | 55 | Promotion to the 1958–59 First Division |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 120 | 42 | +78 | 53 | Promotion to the 1958–59 First Division |
| 3 | Arbroath | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 89 | 72 | +17 | 47 | |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 92 | 57 | +35 | 44 | |
| 5 | Ayr United | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 98 | 81 | +17 | 42 | |
| 6 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 100 | 85 | +15 | 42 | |
| 7 | Brechin City | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 81 | −1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 88 | 78 | +10 | 39 | |
| 9 | Dundee United | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 77 | +4 | 33 | |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 70 | 79 | −9 | 33 | |
| 11 | St Johnstone | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 85 | −18 | 33 | |
| 12 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 71 | −1 | 32 | |
| 13 | Morton | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 83 | −6 | 32 | |
| 14 | Montrose | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 55 | 72 | −17 | 32 | |
| 15 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 29 | |
| 16 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 68 | 98 | −30 | 29 | |
| 17 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 29 | |
| 18 | Stranraer | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 54 | 83 | −29 | 25 | |
| 19 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 37 | 109 | −72 | 15 | |

Promoted: Stirling Albion, Dunfermline Athletic

## Cup honours

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Cup 1957–58 | Clyde | 1 – 0 | Hibernian |
| League Cup 1957–58 | Celtic | 7 – 1 | Rangers |
| Junior Cup | Shotts Bon Accord | 2 – 0 | Pumpherston |

## Other honours

### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – North | Buckie Thistle | 4 – 3 * | Fraserburgh |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – South | Eyemouth United | 10 – 3 * | Babcock & Wilcox |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Keith | | |
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 2 – 1 * | Kilmarnock |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 3 – 0 | Hibernian |
| Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 – 3 * | Raith Rovers |
| Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 3 – 2 | Forfar Athletic |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 4 – 2 † | Third Lanark |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 5 – 4 | Airdrie |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | | |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Alloa Athletic | 6 – 5 * | Stenhousemuir |

$^*$ – aggregate over two legs † – replay

### Highland League

Top Three :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Buckie Thistle | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 102 | 23 | +79 | 46 |
| 2 | Elgin City | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 40 |
| 3 | Peterhead | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 33 |

## Scotland national team

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.

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 October | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | BHC | Graham Leggat |
| 6 November | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Switzerland | 3–2 | WCQG9 | Archie Robertson, Jackie Mudie, Alex Scott |
| 13 November | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 1–1 | BHC | Bobby Collins |
| 19 April | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–4 | BHC | |
| 7 May | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Hungary | 1–1 | Friendly | Jackie Mudie |
| 1 June | Stadion Dziesieciolecia, Warsaw (A) | Poland | 2–1 | Friendly | Bobby Collins (2) |
| 8 June | Arosvallen, Västerås (N) | Yugoslavia | 1–1 | WCG2 | Jimmy Murray |
| 11 June | Idrottsparken, Norrköping (N) | Paraguay | 2–3 | WCG2 | Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins |
| 15 June | Eyravallen, Örebro (N) | France | 1–2 | WCG2 | Sammy Baird |

Key:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* (N) = Match played on Neutral ground
* WCQG9 = World Cup qualifying – Group 9
* WCG2 = World Cup – Group 2
* BHC = British Home Championship
