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| Above: | 1952–53 in Scottish football |
| Header1: | Division A champions |
| Data2: | Rangers |
| Header3: | Division B champions |
| Data4: | Stirling Albion |
| Header5: | Division C (North & East) champions |
| Data6: | Aberdeen 'A' |
| Header7: | Division C (South & West) champions |
| Data8: | Rangers 'A' |
| Header9: | Scottish Cup winners |
| Data10: | Rangers |
| Header11: | League Cup winners |
| Data12: | Dundee |
| Header13: | Division C League Cup winners |
| Data14: | Aberdeen 'A' or Rangers 'A' |
| Header15: | Junior Cup winners |
| Data16: | Vale of Leven |
| Header17: | Scotland national team |
| Data18: | 1953 BHC |
The 1952–53 season was the 80th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 56th season of the Scottish Football League.[1]
See main article: 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
See main article: 1952–53 Scottish Division B. Promoted: Stirling Albion, Hamilton Academical
| width=100 | Section[2] [3] | width=160 | Winner | width=160 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South-West | Rangers 'A' | Partick Thistle 'A' | |||
| North-East | Aberdeen 'A' | Hibernian 'A' |
| width=140 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Cup | Rangers | 1 – 0 (rep.) | Aberdeen | ||||
| League Cup | Dundee | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | ||||
| Junior Cup | Vale of Leven | 1–0 | Annbank United |
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Buckie Thistle | 4 – 2 * | Inverness Thistle | ||||
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Peebles Rovers | 6 – 5 * | Tarff Rovers | ||||
| Coronation Cup | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Hibernian |
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Buckie Thistle | ||||||
| Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 5 – 0 * | Ayr United | ||||
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 4 – 2 | Hearts | ||||
| Fife Cup | East Fife | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | ||||
| Forfarshire Cup | Brechin City | 2 – 1 | Dundee United | ||||
| Glasgow Cup | Partick Thistle | 3 – 1 | Rangers | ||||
| Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | Albion Rovers | ||||
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 2 – 0 | Babcock & Wilcox | ||||
| Stirlingshire Cup | Dumbarton | 3 – 1 | East Stirling |
See main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November 1952 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | 2–1 | BHC | Billy Liddell, Allan Brown | |
| 5 November 1952 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–1 | BHC | ||
| 18 April 1953 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | 2–2 | BHC | Lawrie Reilly (2) | |
| 6 May 1953 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–2 | Friendly | Bobby Johnstone | |
Scotland and England shared victory in the 1953 British Home Championship.
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