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1952–53 in Scottish football

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headerstylebackground:#BFD7FF
above1952–53 in Scottish football
image[[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png200px]]
header1Division A champions
data2Rangers
header3Division B champions
data4Stirling Albion
header5Division C (North & East) champions
data6Aberdeen 'A'
header7Division C (South & West) champions
data8Rangers 'A'
header9Scottish Cup winners
data10Rangers
header11League Cup winners
data12Dundee
header13Division C League Cup winners
data14Aberdeen 'A' **or** Rangers 'A'
header15Junior Cup winners
data16Vale of Leven
header17Scotland national team
data18[1953 BHC](1953-british-home-championship)

The 1952–53 season was the 80th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 56th season of the Scottish Football League.

Scottish League Division A

Main article: 1952–53 Scottish Division A

Rangers won the title with a 1–1 draw in their last match, away to Queen of the South. Rangers equalised with 17 minutes to go and thereby won the league on goal average from Hibernian, thus preventing Hibs from winning their third title in a row. Champions: Rangers

Relegated: Motherwell, Third Lanark

Scottish League Division B

Main article: 1952–53 Scottish Division B

Promoted: Stirling Albion, Hamilton Academical

Scottish League Division C

SectionWinnerRunner-up
South-WestRangers 'A'Partick Thistle 'A'
North-EastAberdeen 'A'Hibernian 'A'

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
[Scottish Cup](1952-53-scottish-cup)Rangers1 – 0 (rep.)Aberdeen
[League Cup](1952-53-scottish-league-cup)Dundee2–0Kilmarnock
Junior CupVale of Leven1–0Annbank United

Other Honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - NorthBuckie Thistle4 – 2 *Inverness Thistle
Scottish Qualifying Cup - SouthPeebles Rovers6 – 5 *Tarff Rovers
Coronation CupCeltic2 – 0Hibernian

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupBuckie Thistle
Ayrshire CupKilmarnock5 – 0 *Ayr United
East of Scotland ShieldHibernian4 – 2Hearts
Fife CupEast Fife1 – 1Raith Rovers
Forfarshire CupBrechin City2 – 1Dundee United
Glasgow CupPartick Thistle3 – 1Rangers
Lanarkshire CupMotherwell3 – 0Albion Rovers
Renfrewshire CupMorton2 – 0Babcock & Wilcox
Stirlingshire CupDumbarton3 – 1East Stirling
      • aggregate over two legs
    • trophy shared

[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
18 November 1952Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)2–1[BHC](1953-british-home-championship)Billy Liddell, Allan Brown
5 November 1952Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1[BHC](1953-british-home-championship)Lawrie Reilly
18 April 1953Wembley Stadium, London (A)2–2[BHC](1953-british-home-championship)Lawrie Reilly (2)
6 May 1953Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–2FriendlyBobby Johnstone

Scotland and England shared victory in the 1953 British Home Championship.

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship

References

  1. "1952/53 - the Scottish Football League".
  2. [http://www.oocities.org/br1anmccoll/cdiv5253.htm Scottish Football League C Division, dates results & final tables 1952-53], Scottish Football Historical Archive
  3. [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot3hist.html Scotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004], [[RSSSF]]
  4. Scotland's score is shown first.
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