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
Champions: Hearts Relegated: Stirling Albion, Arbroath
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: St Johnstone, Dundee United
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1959–60Rangers2 – 0KilmarnockLeague Cup 1959–60Heart of Midlothian2 – 1Third LanarkJunior CupSt Andrews United3 – 1Greenock Juniors
Other honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthKeith7 – 5 *Buckie ThistleScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthDuns9 – 6 *Peebles Rovers
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupKeithAyrshire CupKilmarnock3 – 2 * Ayr UnitedEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian3 – 2HeartsFife CupDunfermline Athletic2 – 2 * Raith RoversForfarshire CupDundee3 – 2Forfar AthleticGlasgow CupRangers2 – 1 Partick ThistleLanarkshire CupMotherwell3 – 1HamiltonRenfrewshire CupSt Mirren5 – 0 * MortonStirlingshire CupAlloa Athletic2 – 2 Falkirk – aggregate over two legs – replay (won on corners) – trophy shared
Highland League
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)3 October 1959Windsor Park, Belfast (A)4–0BHCGraham Leggat, John Hewie (pen.), John White, George Mulhall4 November 1959Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1BHCGraham Leggat9 April 1960Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1BHCGraham Leggat4 May 1960Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–3FriendlyDenis Law, Ian St. John29 May 1960Prater Stadium, Vienna (A)1–4FriendlyDave Mackay5 June 1960Népstadion, Budapest (A)3–3FriendlyWilliam Hunter, George Herd, Alex Young8 June 196019 Mayis Stadium, Ankara (A)2–4FriendlyEric Caldow (pen.), Alex Young 1960 British Home Championship – Joint winners with and
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive