1958–59 Scottish Division One
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Season | 1958–59 |
---|---|
Champions | Rangers |
Relegated | Falkirk Queen of the South |
← 1957–58 1959–60 → |
The 1958–59 Scottish Division One was won by Rangers by two points over nearest rival Hearts. Falkirk and Queen of the South finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1959–60 Scottish Division Two.
The last day of the season saw Rangers holding a 2-point lead over Hearts, with the clubs having an identical goal average. Rangers lost 1–2 at home to Aberdeen. Hearts could have won the league on goal average with a win away to Celtic, but instead lost 2–1.[1]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 92 | 51 | 1.804 | 50 |
2 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 92 | 51 | 1.804 | 48 |
3 | Motherwell | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 50 | 1.660 | 44 |
4 | Dundee | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 41 |
5 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 62 | 1.032 | 37 |
6 | Celtic | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 36 |
7 | St Mirren | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 71 | 74 | 0.959 | 35 |
8 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 51 | 1.137 | 34 |
9 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 59 | 66 | 0.894 | 34 |
10 | Hibernian | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 68 | 70 | 0.971 | 32 |
11 | Third Lanark | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 74 | 83 | 0.892 | 32 |
12 | Stirling Albion | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 64 | 0.844 | 30 |
13 | Aberdeen | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 63 | 66 | 0.955 | 29 |
14 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 29 |
15 | Clyde | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 28 |
16 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 87 | 0.782 | 28 |
17 | Falkirk | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58 | 79 | 0.734 | 27 |
18 | Queen of the South | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 101 | 0.376 | 18 |
Results
References
- ^ ‘Parkhead erupted as it had never done so before,’ David Potter’s 7 Magnificently Random Celtic Stories, The Celtic Star, 23 October 2019
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