Scottish Division One 1958/59
| Scottish Division One 1958/59 | |
| master | Glasgow Rangers |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Glasgow Rangers |
| Cup winners | FC St. Mirren |
| Relegated |
FC Falkirk Queen of the South |
| Teams | 18th |
| Games | 306 |
| Gates | 1195 (ø 3.91 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Joe Baker(Hibernian Edinburgh) |
| ← Division One 1957/58 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 59th time in 1958/59 . It was also the 62nd edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 20, 1958 and ended on April 21, 1959. In the 1958/59 season, 18 clubs competed against each other in 34 matchdays. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal quotient counted .
The championship was won by the Glasgow Rangers for the 31st time in their club's history . The Rangers qualified as champions for the following European Cup of the 1959/60 season . The FC Falkirk and Queen of the South went to the Division Two from. Joe Baker of Hibernian Edinburgh was the top scorer with 25 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glasgow Rangers | 34 | 21st | 8th | 5 | 92:51 | 1.80 | 50:18 |
| 2. | Heart of Midlothian (M) | 34 | 21st | 6th | 7th | 92:51 | 1.80 | 48:20 |
| 3. | Motherwell FC | 34 | 18th | 8th | 8th | 83:50 | 1.66 | 44:24 |
| 4th | Dundee FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61:51 | 1.20 | 41:27 |
| 5. | Airdrieonians FC | 34 | 15th | 7th | 12 | 64:62 | 1.03 | 37:31 |
| 6th | Celtic Glasgow (L) | 34 | 14th | 8th | 12 | 70:53 | 1.32 | 36:32 |
| 7th | FC St. Mirren | 34 | 14th | 7th | 13 | 71:74 | 0.96 | 35:33 |
| 8th. | FC Kilmarnock | 34 | 13 | 8th | 13 | 58:51 | 1.14 | 34:34 |
| 9. | Partick Thistle | 34 | 14th | 6th | 14th | 59:66 | 0.89 | 34:34 |
| 10. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 34 | 13 | 6th | 15th | 68:70 | 0.97 | 32:36 |
| 11. | Third Lanark | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 74:83 | 0.89 | 32:36 |
| 12. | Stirling Albion (N) | 34 | 11 | 8th | 15th | 54:64 | 0.84 | 30:38 |
| 13. | Aberdeen FC | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17th | 63:66 | 0.95 | 29:39 |
| 14th | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15th | 60:70 | 0.86 | 29:39 |
| 15th | Clyde FC (P) | 34 | 12 | 4th | 18th | 62:66 | 0.94 | 28:40 |
| 16. | Dunfermline Athletic (N) | 34 | 10 | 8th | 16 | 68:87 | 0.78 | 28:40 |
| 17th | FC Falkirk | 34 | 10 | 7th | 17th | 58:79 | 0.73 | 27:41 |
| 18th | Queen of the South | 34 | 6th | 6th | 22nd | 38: 101 | 0.38 | 18:50 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1958/59 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the 1959/60 European Cup | |
| Relegated to Division Two | |
| At the end of the 1957/58 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Promoted from Division Two |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1958/59 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1958/59 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
