# 1959–60 in Scottish football

The 1959–60 season was the 87th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 63rd season of the Scottish Football League.

## Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hearts (C) | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 102 | 51 | 2.000 | 54 | Qualified for the European Cup |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 67 | 45 | 1.489 | 50 | |
| 3 | Rangers | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 72 | 38 | 1.895 | 42 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Dundee | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 49 | 1.429 | 42 | |
| 5 | Motherwell | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 61 | 1.164 | 40 | |
| 6 | Clyde | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 77 | 69 | 1.116 | 39 | |
| 7 | Hibernian | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 106 | 85 | 1.247 | 35 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 8 | Ayr United | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 65 | 73 | 0.890 | 34 | |
| 9 | Celtic | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 59 | 1.237 | 33 | |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 54 | 78 | 0.692 | 32 | |
| 11 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 64 | 62 | 1.032 | 31 | |
| 12 | Third Lanark | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 75 | 83 | 0.904 | 30 | |
| 13 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 72 | 80 | 0.900 | 29 | |
| 14 | St Mirren | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 78 | 86 | 0.907 | 28 | |
| 15 | Aberdeen | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 72 | 0.750 | 28 | |
| 16 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 80 | 0.700 | 28 | |
| 17 | Stirling Albion (R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 72 | 0.764 | 22 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 18 | Arbroath (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 106 | 0.358 | 15 | Relegated to the Second Division |
Champions: Hearts Relegated: Stirling Albion, Arbroath

## Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | St Johnstone | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 87 | 47 | +40 | 53 | Promotion to the 1960–61 First Division |
| 2 | Dundee United | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 90 | 45 | +45 | 50 | Promotion to the 1960–61 First Division |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 94 | 52 | +42 | 49 | |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 91 | 62 | +29 | 48 | |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 86 | 67 | +19 | 44 | |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 43 | |
| 7 | Montrose | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 43 | |
| 8 | Falkirk | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 39 | |
| 9 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 37 | |
| 10 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 71 | 78 | −7 | 36 | |
| 11 | Queen's Park | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 65 | 79 | −14 | 36 | |
| 12 | Brechin City | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 34 | |
| 13 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 70 | 85 | −15 | 31 | |
| 14 | Morton | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 79 | −12 | 28 | |
| 15 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 82 | −14 | 28 | |
| 16 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 84 | −31 | 28 | |
| 17 | Stranraer | 36 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 23 | |
| 18 | East Fife | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 50 | 87 | −37 | 20 | |
| 19 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 42 | 124 | −82 | 14 | |
Promoted: St Johnstone, Dundee United

## Cup honours

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup 1959–60 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock |
| League Cup 1959–60 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Third Lanark |
| Junior Cup | St Andrews United | 3 – 1 | Greenock Juniors |

## Other honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – North | Keith | 7 – 5 * | Buckie Thistle |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – South | Duns | 9 – 6 * | Peebles Rovers |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Keith | | |
| Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 3 – 2 * | Ayr United |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 2 * ‡ | Raith Rovers |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | 3 – 2 | Forfar Athletic |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 3 – 1 | Hamilton |
| Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 5 – 0 * | Morton |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 2 † | Falkirk |
$^*$ – aggregate over two legs † – replay (won on corners) ‡ – trophy shared

### Highland League

Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Elgin City | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 90 | 54 | +36 | 42 |
| 2 | Inverness Caledonian | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 96 | 61 | +35 | 40 |
| 3 | Keith | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 39 |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 3 October 1959 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 4–0 | BHC | Graham Leggat, John Hewie (pen.), John White, George Mulhall |
| 4 November 1959 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 1–1 | BHC | Graham Leggat |
| 9 April 1960 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–1 | BHC | Graham Leggat |
| 4 May 1960 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Poland | 2–3 | Friendly | Denis Law, Ian St. John |
| 29 May 1960 | Prater Stadium, Vienna (A) | Austria | 1–4 | Friendly | Dave Mackay |
| 5 June 1960 | Népstadion, Budapest (A) | Hungary | 3–3 | Friendly | William Hunter, George Herd, Alex Young |
| 8 June 1960 | 19 Mayis Stadium, Ankara (A) | Turkey | 2–4 | Friendly | Eric Caldow (pen.), Alex Young |
1960 British Home Championship – Joint winners with England and Wales
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship