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<br />
Relegated: Stirling Albion, Arbroath
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: St Johnstone, Dundee United
Cup honours
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!width=140|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left|Scottish Cup 1959–60
|Rangers
|align=center|2 – 0
|Kilmarnock
|-
|align=left|League Cup 1959–60
|Heart of Midlothian
|align=center|2 – 1
|Third Lanark
|-
|align=left|Junior Cup
|St Andrews United
|align=center|3 – 1
|Greenock Juniors
|}
Other honours
National
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|-
!width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup – North
|Keith
|7 – 5 *
|Buckie Thistle
|-
|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup – South
|Duns
|9 – 6 *
|Peebles Rovers
|}
County
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!width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left|Aberdeenshire Cup
|Keith
|
|
|-
|align=left|Ayrshire Cup
|Kilmarnock
|3 – 2 *
|Ayr United
|-
|align=left|East of Scotland Shield
|Hibernian
|3 – 2
|Hearts
|-
|align=left|Fife Cup
|Dunfermline Athletic
|2 – 2 *
|Raith Rovers
|-
|align=left|Forfarshire Cup
|Dundee
|3 – 2
|Forfar Athletic
|-
|align=left|Glasgow Cup
|Rangers
|2 – 1
|Partick Thistle
|-
|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup
|Motherwell
|3 – 1
|Hamilton
|-
|align=left|Renfrewshire Cup
|St Mirren
|5 – 0 *
|Morton
|-
|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup
|Alloa Athletic
|2 – 2
|Falkirk
|}
– aggregate over two legs<br /> – replay (won on corners)<br /> – trophy shared
Highland League
Scotland national team
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Venue
!Opponents
!
!Competition
!Scotland scorer(s)
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|3 October 1959
|Windsor Park, Belfast (A)
|
|align=center|4–0
|BHC
|Graham Leggat, John Hewie (pen.), John White, George Mulhall
|-bgcolor=#ffffdd
|4 November 1959
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|1–1
|BHC
|Graham Leggat
|-bgcolor=#ffffdd
|9 April 1960
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|1–1
|BHC
|Graham Leggat
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|4 May 1960
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|2–3
|Friendly
|Denis Law, Ian St. John
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|29 May 1960
|Prater Stadium, Vienna (A)
|
|align=center|1–4
|Friendly
|Dave Mackay
|-bgcolor=#ffffdd
|5 June 1960
|Népstadion, Budapest (A)
|
|align=center|3–3
|Friendly
|William Hunter, George Herd, Alex Young
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|8 June 1960
|19 Mayis Stadium, Ankara (A)
|
|align=center|2–4
|Friendly
|Eric 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