1952–53 in Scottish football

none September 2014 April 2026 football background:#BFD7FF 1952–53 in Scottish football 200px 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 80th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 56th season of the Scottish Football League.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1950-1959/195253/ 1952/53 - the Scottish Football League https://archive.today/20130105014901/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1950-1959/195253/ 5 January 2013 dead Scottish League Division A 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 1952–53 Scottish Division B Promoted: Stirling Albion, Hamilton Academical Scottish League Division C SectionScottish Football League C Division, dates results & final tables 1952-53, Scottish Football Historical ArchiveScotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004, RSSSFWinnerRunner-upSouth-WestRangers 'A'Partick Thistle 'A'North-EastAberdeen 'A'Hibernian 'A' Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish CupRangers1 – 0 (rep.)AberdeenLeague CupDundee2–0KilmarnockJunior CupVale of Leven1–0Annbank United Other Honours National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup - NorthBuckie Thistle4 – 2 *Inverness ThistleScottish Qualifying Cup - SouthPeebles Rovers6 – 5 *Tarff RoversCoronation CupCeltic2 – 0Hibernian County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupBuckie ThistleAyrshire CupKilmarnock5 – 0 *Ayr UnitedEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian4 – 2HeartsFife CupEast Fife1 – 1 Raith RoversForfarshire CupBrechin City2 – 1 Dundee UnitedGlasgow CupPartick Thistle3 – 1RangersLanarkshire CupMotherwell3 – 0Albion RoversRenfrewshire CupMorton2 – 0Babcock & WilcoxStirlingshire CupDumbarton3 – 1East Stirling * - aggregate over two legs - trophy shared Highland League main WDL Q 2 Top Three ELG Elgin City BUC Buckie Thistle INV Inverness Caledonian 23 1 4 84 37 18 5 5 88 36 19 3 6 86 44 green1 C complete Scotland national team Scotland national football team 1940–59 results DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)18 November 1952Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)WAL2–1BHCBilly Liddell, Allan Brown5 November 1952Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)NIR1–1BHCLawrie Reilly 18 April 1953Wembley Stadium, London (A)ENG2–2BHCLawrie Reilly (2)6 May 1953Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)SWE1–2FriendlyBobby 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 External links Scottish Football Historical Archive 1952 Category:Football in Scotland by season