title: 1953–54 Scottish Football League
text: # 1953–54 Scottish Football League
  
  Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1953–54.
  
  ## Scottish League Division A
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Celtic | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 43 |
  | 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 38 |
  | 3 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 35 |
  | 4 | Rangers | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 34 |
  | 5 | Hibernian | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 34 |
  | 6 | East Fife | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 34 |
  | 7 | Dundee | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 34 |
  | 8 | Clyde | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 64 | 67 | −3 | 34 |
  | 9 | Aberdeen | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 33 |
  | 10 | Queen of the South | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 32 |
  | 11 | St Mirren | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 28 |
  | 12 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 26 |
  | 13 | Falkirk | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 25 |
  | 14 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 24 |
  | 15 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 41 | 92 | −51 | 15 |
  | 16 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 29 | 94 | −65 | 11 |
  
  ## Scottish League Division B
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Motherwell | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 109 | 43 | +66 | 45 | Promotion to the 1954–55 Division A |
  | 2 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 42 | Promotion to the 1954–55 Division A |
  | 3 | Third Lanark | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 36 | |
  | 4 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 36 | |
  | 5 | Morton | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 85 | 65 | +20 | 33 | |
  | 6 | St Johnstone | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 80 | 71 | +9 | 31 | |
  | 7 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 31 | |
  | 8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 31 | |
  | 9 | Ayr United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 30 | |
  | 10 | Queen's Park | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 27 | |
  | 11 | Alloa Athletic | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 24 | |
  | 12 | Forfar Athletic | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 24 | |
  | 13 | Cowdenbeath | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 81 | −14 | 23 | |
  | 14 | Arbroath | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 23 | |
  | 15 | Dundee United | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 79 | −25 | 22 | |
  | 16 | Dumbarton | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 92 | −41 | 22 | Relegated to the 1954–55 Division C |
  