1952–53 Rangers F.C. season

May 2026 January 2023 Rangers 1952–53 Bill Struth John Wilson Ground Ibrox Park Scottish League Division One 1stP30 W18 D7 L5 F80 A39 Pts53 Scottish Cup Winners League Cup Semi-finals Coronation Cup First round Derek Grierson (31) Derek Grierson (23) _collarwhite _redhorizontal 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000000 _collarwhite _redhorizontal CF2929 CF2929 CF2929 FFFFFF 000000 1951–52 1953–54 The 1952–53 season was the 73rd season of competitive football by Rangers. Overview Rangers played a total of 46 competitive matches during the 1952–53 season. Results All results are written with Rangers' score first. Scottish League Division A DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 6 September 1952 St MirrenA3–245,000 20 September 1952 CelticA1–248,000 27 September 1952 Third LanarkH4–125,000 11 October 1952 HibernianH1–265,000 18 October 1952 East FifeA2–320,000 1 November 1952 Queen of the SouthH3–120,000 8 November 1952 FalkirkA2–118,500 15 November 1952 ClydeA6–428,000 22 November 1952 Raith RoversH3–230,000 6 December 1952 AberdeenH4–035,000 13 December 1952 Heart of MidlothianA2–226,100 20 December 1952 St MirrenH4–035,000 27 December 1952 AirdrieoniansA2–220,000 1 January 1953 CelticH1–073,000 3 January 1953 Third LanarkA2–020,581 10 January 1953 Partick ThistleH2–230,000 17 January 1953HibernianA1–160,500 31 January 1953East FifeH4–052,000 14 February 1953DundeeA1–124,000 28 February 1953FalkirkH4–035,000 7 March 1953ClydeH1–255,000 18 March 1953Raith RoversA1–318,000 21 March 1953MotherwellH4–135,000 28 March 1953AberdeenA2–228,000 6 April 1953Heart of MidlothianH3–040,000 11 April 1953Partick ThistleA2–125,500 15 April 1953AirdrieoniansH8–220,000 20 April 1953MotherwellA3–030,720 2 May 1953DundeeH3–160,000 7 May 1953Queen of the SouthA1–117,000 Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 24 January 1953R1ArbroathH4–044,000 7 February 1953R2DundeeA2–043,024 21 February 1953R3MortonA4–122,000 14 March 1953R4CelticH2–095,000 4 April 1953SFHeart of MidlothianN2–1116,475 25 April 1953R4AberdeenN1–1129,876 29 April 1953SFAberdeenN1–0112,799 League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 1952SRHeart of MidlothianA0–541,533 13 August 1952SRMotherwellH2–050,000 16 August 1952SRAberdeenH3–140,000 23 August 1952SRHeart of MidlothianH2–075,000 27 August 1952SRMotherwellA3–335,000 30 August 1952SRAberdeenA2–135,000 13 September 1952QF L1Third LanarkH0–050,000 17 September 1952QF L2Third LanarkA2–042,000 4 October 1952SFKilmarnockN0–145,815 Coronation Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 May 1953QFManchester UnitedA1–2 See also 1952–53 in Scottish football 1952–53 Scottish Cup 1952–53 Scottish League Cup Coronation Cup References Category:Rangers F.C. seasons Rangers Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons