Scottish Division Two 1953/54
| Scottish Division Two 1953/54 | |
| master | Motherwell FC |
| Climbers | Motherwell FC Kilmarnock FC |
| Teams | 16 |
| Games | 240 |
| Gates | 1011 (ø 4.21 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 James Inglis( Cowdenbeath FC ) Ian Roger ( St. Johnstone FC ) |
| ← Division Two 1952/53 | |
| ^ Division One 1953/54 | |
The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 48th time in 1953/54 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 48th edition of the men's second-highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1953/54 season, 16 clubs competed against each other in a total of 30 game days. 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 FC Motherwell , who secured promotion to Division One together with second-placed FC Kilmarnock . The two-time Scottish champions from 1891 and 1892 , FC Dumbarton withdrew at the end of the season from the professional Scottish Football League, and played again from the 1955/56 season in Division Two. Top scorer with 29 goals were James Inglis ( Cowdenbeath FC ) and Ian Roger ( St. Johnstone FC ).
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Motherwell FC (A) | 30th | 21st | 3 | 6th | 109: 43 | 2.53 | 45:15 |
| 2. | FC Kilmarnock | 30th | 19th | 4th | 7th | 71:39 | 1.82 | 42:18 |
| 3. | Third Lanark (A) | 30th | 13 | 10 | 7th | 78:48 | 1.63 | 36:24 |
| 4th | FC Stenhousemuir | 30th | 14th | 8th | 8th | 66:58 | 1.14 | 36:24 |
| 5. | Greenock Morton | 30th | 15th | 3 | 12 | 85:65 | 1.31 | 33:27 |
| 6th | St. Johnstone FC | 30th | 14th | 3 | 13 | 80:71 | 1.13 | 31:29 |
| 7th | Albion Rovers | 30th | 12 | 7th | 11 | 55:63 | 0.87 | 31:29 |
| 8th. | Dunfermline Athletic | 30th | 11 | 9 | 10 | 48:57 | 0.84 | 31:29 |
| 9. | Ayr United | 30th | 11 | 8th | 11 | 50:56 | 0.89 | 30:30 |
| 10. | FC Queen's Park | 30th | 9 | 9 | 12 | 56:51 | 1.10 | 27:33 |
| 11. | Alloa Athletic | 30th | 7th | 10 | 13 | 50:72 | 0.69 | 24:36 |
| 12. | Forfar Athletic | 30th | 10 | 4th | 16 | 38:69 | 0.55 | 24:36 |
| 13. | Cowdenbeath FC | 30th | 9 | 5 | 16 | 67:81 | 0.83 | 23:37 |
| 14th | FC Arbroath | 30th | 8th | 7th | 15th | 53:67 | 0.79 | 23:37 |
| 15th | Dundee United | 30th | 8th | 6th | 16 | 54:79 | 0.68 | 22:38 |
| 16. | Dumbarton FC | 30th | 7th | 8th | 15th | 51:92 | 0.55 | 22:38 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1953/54 season | |
| Promoted to Division One | |
| Team withdrawn at the end of the season | |
| At the end of the 1952/53 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from Division One |
Web links
- The Scottish Football League Championship Tables at spfl.co.uk
- Scottish Division Two 1953/54 at Statto.com
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 March 20, 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.
