The 1952–53 Scottish Cup was the 68th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Aberdeen in the replayed final.

First round Home teamScoreAway teamBerwick Rangers3 – 3Dundee UnitedDumbarton1 – 3CowdenbeathEast Fife7 – 1Vale of LeithenElgin City2 – 3Third LanarkEyemouth United0 – 4CelticHibernian8 – 1StenhousemuirLeith Athletic1 – 8AirdrieoniansGreenock Morton3 – 1Dunfermline AthleticNewton Stewart2 – 2FalkirkQueen of the South2 – 1HuntlyRaith Rovers5 – 0ClachnacuddinRangers4 – 0ArbroathSt Mirren1 – 1Brechin CityStranraer0 – 4Kilmarnock

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamBrechin City0 – 1St MirrenDundee United2 – 3Berwick RangersFalkirk4 – 0Newton Stewart

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen2 – 0St MirrenAirdrieonians3 – 0East FifeAlbion Rovers2 – 0East StirlingshireAlloa Athletic0 – 2MotherwellBerwick Rangers2 – 3Queen of the SouthBuckie Thistle1 – 5Ayr UnitedCowdenbeath0 – 1Greenock MortonDundee0 – 2RangersForfar Athletic2 – 4FalkirkHamilton Academical2 – 2KilmarnockHibernian4 – 2Queen's ParkPartick Thistle0 – 2ClydeRaith Rovers0 – 1HeartsSt Johnstone1 – 2MontroseStirling Albion1 – 1CelticWigtown & Blanoch1 – 3Third Lanark

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic3 – 0Stirling AlbionKilmarnock0 – 2Hamilton Academical

Third round Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen5 – 5MotherwellAirdrieonians0 – 4HibernianClyde8 – 3Ayr UnitedFalkirk2 – 3CelticHearts3 – 1MontroseGreenock Morton1 – 4RangersQueen of the South2 – 0Albion RoversThird Lanark1 – 0Hamilton Academical

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamMotherwell1 – 6Aberdeen

Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamClyde1 – 2Third LanarkHearts2 – 1Queen of the SouthHibernian1 – 1AberdeenRangers2 – 0Celtic

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen2 – 0Hibernian

Semi-finals

Replays

Final

Replay

See also 1952–53 in Scottish football 1952–53 Scottish League Cup

References