1952–53 in Scottish football
1952–53 in Scottish football | ||
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Division A champions | ||
Rangers | ||
Division B champions | ||
Stirling Albion | ||
Division C (North & East) champions | ||
Aberdeen 'A' | ||
Division C (South & West) champions | ||
Rangers 'A' | ||
Scottish Cup winners | ||
Rangers | ||
League Cup winners | ||
Dundee | ||
Division C League Cup winners | ||
Aberdeen 'A' or Rangers 'A' | ||
Junior Cup winners | ||
Vale of Leven | ||
Scotland national team | ||
1953 BHC |
The 1952–53 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Scotland.[1]
Scottish League 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 3rd title in a row.
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Rangers | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 39 | 41 | 43 |
2 | Hibernian | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 93 | 51 | 42 | 43 |
3 | East Fife | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 39 |
4 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 50 | 9 | 30 |
5 | Clyde | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 30 |
6 | St. Mirren | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 30 |
7 | Dundee | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 29 |
8 | Celtic | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 29 |
9 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 29 |
10 | Queen of the South | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 28 |
11 | Aberdeen | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 27 |
12 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 26 |
13 | Falkirk | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 26 |
14 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 26 |
15 | Motherwell | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 57 | 80 | −23 | 25 |
16 | Third Lanark | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 20 |
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Motherwell, Third Lanark
Scottish League Division B
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 44 |
2 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 43 |
3 | Queen's Park | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 46 | 24 | 37 |
4 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 74 | 48 | 26 | 36 |
5 | Ayr United | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 76 | 56 | 20 | 36 |
6 | Morton | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 79 | 57 | 22 | 33 |
7 | Arbroath | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 33 |
8 | Dundee United | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 29 |
9 | Alloa Athletic | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 29 |
10 | Dumbarton | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 28 |
11 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 27 |
12 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 26 |
13 | Cowdenbeath | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 23 |
14 | St. Johnstone | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 22 |
15 | Forfar Athletic | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 54 | 88 | −34 | 20 |
16 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 44 | 77 | −33 | 14 |
Promoted: Stirling Albion, Hamilton Academical
Cup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Scottish Cup 1952–53 | Rangers | 1 – 0 (rep.) | Aberdeen |
League Cup | Dundee | 2–0 | Kilmarnock |
Junior Cup | Vale of Leven | 1–0 | Annbank United |
Scotland national team
Main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[2] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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18 November 1952 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | ![]() |
2–1 | BHC | Billy Liddell, Allan Brown |
5 November 1952 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
1–1 | BHC | Lawrie Reilly |
18 April 1953 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | ![]() |
2–2 | BHC | Lawrie Reilly (2) |
6 May 1953 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
1–2 | Friendly | Bobby Johnstone |
Scotland and England shared victory in the 1953 British Home Championship.
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
- ↑ http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1950-1959/195253/
- ↑ Scotland's score is shown first.
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