1953–54 Scottish Division B

Scottish Division B
Season	1953–54
Champions	Motherwell
Promoted	Motherwell; Kilmarnock
	← 1952–53 1954–55 →

The 1953–54 Scottish Division B was won by Motherwell who, along with second placed Kilmarnock, were promoted to First Division A. Dumbarton finished bottom and were relegated to Division C.

Table

Pos	Team	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

Source: "1953-1954 Division B - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

References

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Division A	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Clyde Dundee East Fife Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Partick Thistle Queen of the South Rangers Raith Rovers St. Mirren Stirling Albion
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