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

Champions: Hearts

Relegated: East Fife, Queen's Park

Scottish League Division Two

Promoted: Stirling Albion, Dunfermline Athletic

Cup honours

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

Other Honours

National

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

County

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

- aggregate over two legs
- replay

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

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