1952–53 Scottish League Cup Explained

1952–53 Scottish League Cup
Country:	Scotland
Winners:	Dundee
Second:	Kilmarnock
Prev Season:	1951–52
Next Season:	1953–54

The 1952–53 Scottish League Cup was the seventh season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee for a second successive season, who defeated Kilmarnock in the Final.

First round

Group 1

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	1–5		9 August 1952
	0–1		9 August 1952
	2–5		13 August 1952
	5–2		13 August 1952
	2–0		16 August 1952
	5–1		16 August 1952
	3–1		23 August 1952
	3–1		23 August 1952
	0–1		27 August 1952
	3–1		27 August 1952
	3–0
	2–2

Group 2

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	2–0		9 August 1952
	2–4		9 August 1952
	3–3		13 August 1952
	0–3		13 August 1952
	0–1		16 August 1952
	2–2		16 August 1952
	2–1		23 August 1952
	2–3		23 August 1952
	4–1		27 August 1952
	3–1		27 August 1952
	2–3
	2–0

Group 3

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	5–0		9 August 1952
	5–2		9 August 1952
	2–4		13 August 1952
	2–0		13 August 1952
	0–1		16 August 1952
	3–1		16 August 1952
	0–1		23 August 1952
	2–0		23 August 1952
	1–1		27 August 1952
	3–3		27 August 1952
	1–2
	1–2

Group 4

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	1–1		9 August 1952
	2–1		9 August 1952
	1–3		13 August 1952
	4–3		13 August 1952
	0–1		16 August 1952
	2–2		16 August 1952
	4–0		23 August 1952
	1–2		23 August 1952
	6–1		27 August 1952
	3–2		27 August 1952
	3–3
	1–1

Group 5

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	0–5		9 August 1952
	3–1		9 August 1952
	3–1		13 August 1952
	3–4		13 August 1952
	2–2		16 August 1952
	2–0		16 August 1952
	0–1		23 August 1952
	3–1		23 August 1952
	1–1		27 August 1952
	3–2		27 August 1952
	4–3
	4–0

Group 6

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	3–1		9 August 1952
	2–0		9 August 1952
	11–1		13 August 1952
	2–6		13 August 1952
	4–1		16 August 1952
	3–0		16 August 1952
	1–2		23 August 1952
	1–0		23 August 1952
	1–1		27 August 1952
	6–1		27 August 1952
	2–1
	2–1

Group 7

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	2–0		9 August 1952
	4–1		9 August 1952
	0–2		13 August 1952
	2–0		13 August 1952
	2–3		16 August 1952
	2–2		16 August 1952
	3–1		23 August 1952
	2–3		23 August 1952
	0–1		27 August 1952
	5–2		27 August 1952
	1–1
	2–2

Group 8

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width= 75	Date
	2–0		9 August 1952
	1–5		9 August 1952
	1–2		13 August 1952
	6–3		13 August 1952
	0–0		16 August 1952
	1–0		16 August 1952
	2–0		23 August 1952
	1–0		23 August 1952
	2–4		27 August 1952
	0–1		27 August 1952
	4–4
	3–4

Quarter-finals

First leg

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	0–6
	0–0
	1–3
	3–1

Second leg

width=175	Home team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away team	width= 75	Date	width= 75	Agg
	5–0			6–3
	6–3			12–3
	4–1			7–2
	0–2			0–2

Semi-finals

width=175	Home team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away team	width= 125	Date
	2–1		4 October 1952
	1–0		4 October 1952

Final

See main article: 1952 Scottish League Cup Final.

References

General

• Web site: Scottish League Cup 1952–1953 : Results . 1 February 2012 . Statto . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302200358/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1952-1953/results . 2 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .