Season | 1958β59 |
---|---|
Champions | Rangers |
Relegated |
Falkirk Queen of the South |
β
1957β58
1959β60 β |
The 1958β59 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 1959β60 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 1β2 at home to Aberdeen. Hearts could have won the league on goal average with a win away to Celtic, but instead lost 2β1. [1]
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 |
Season | 1958β59 |
---|---|
Champions | Rangers |
Relegated |
Falkirk Queen of the South |
β
1957β58
1959β60 β |
The 1958β59 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 1959β60 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 1β2 at home to Aberdeen. Hearts could have won the league on goal average with a win away to Celtic, but instead lost 2β1. [1]
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 |