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
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
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
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)18 November 1952Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)2–1BHCBilly Liddell, Allan Brown5 November 1952Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1BHCLawrie Reilly 18 April 1953Wembley Stadium, London (A)2–2BHCLawrie 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
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive