Scottish Division One 1951-52
| Scottish Division One 1951-52 | |
| master | Hibernian Edinburgh |
| Cup winners | Motherwell FC |
| Relegated |
Morton Stirling Albion |
| Teams | 16 |
| Games | 240 |
| Gates | 888 (ø 3.7 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Lawrie Reilly(Hibernian Edinburgh) |
| ← Division One 1950/51 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 52nd time in 1951/52 . It was also the 55th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on September 8, 1951 and ended on April 30, 1952. In the 1951/52 season, 16 clubs competed against each other in a total of 30 game days. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal quotient counted .
The championship won for the fourth time in the club's history Hibernian Edinburgh . Morton and Stirling Albion were relegated to Division Two at the end of the season . The top scorer was Lawrie Reilly of Hibernian Edinburgh with 27 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hibernian Edinburgh (M) | 30th | 20th | 5 | 5 | 92:36 | 2.56 | 45:15 |
| 2. | Glasgow Rangers | 30th | 16 | 9 | 5 | 61:31 | 1.97 | 41:19 |
| 3. | East Fife FC | 30th | 17th | 3 | 10 | 71:49 | 1.45 | 37:23 |
| 4th | Heart of Midlothian | 30th | 14th | 7th | 9 | 69:53 | 1.30 | 35:25 |
| 5. | Raith Rovers | 30th | 14th | 5 | 11 | 43:42 | 1.02 | 33:27 |
| 6th | Partick Thistle | 30th | 12 | 7th | 11 | 48:51 | 0.94 | 31:29 |
| 7th | Motherwell FC (L) | 30th | 12 | 7th | 11 | 51:57 | 0.89 | 31:29 |
| 8th. | Dundee FC | 30th | 11 | 6th | 13 | 53:52 | 1.02 | 28:32 |
| 9. | Celtic Glasgow (P) | 30th | 10 | 8th | 12 | 52:55 | 0.95 | 28:32 |
| 10. | Queen of the South (N) | 30th | 10 | 8th | 12 | 50:60 | 0.83 | 28:32 |
| 11. | Aberdeen FC | 30th | 10 | 7th | 13 | 65:58 | 1.12 | 27:33 |
| 12. | Third Lanark | 30th | 9 | 8th | 13 | 51:62 | 0.82 | 26:34 |
| 13. | Airdrieonians FC | 30th | 11 | 4th | 15th | 54:69 | 0.78 | 26:34 |
| 14th | FC St. Mirren | 30th | 10 | 5 | 15th | 43:58 | 0.74 | 25:35 |
| 15th | Morton | 30th | 9 | 6th | 15th | 49:56 | 0.88 | 24:36 |
| 16. | Stirling Albion (N) | 30th | 5 | 5 | 20th | 36:99 | 0.36 | 15:45 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1951/52 season | |
| Scottish master | |
| Relegated to Division Two | |
| At the end of the 1950/51 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Promoted from Division Two |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1951/52 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1951/52 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
