Scottish Division Two 1952/53
| Scottish Division Two 1952/53 | |
| master | Stirling Albion |
| Climbers | Stirling Albion Hamilton Academical |
| Teams | 16 |
| Games | 240 |
| Gates | 943 (ø 3.93 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 James Cunningham( Alloa Athletic ) |
| ← Division Two 1951/52 | |
| ^ Division One 1952/53 | |
The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 47th time in 1952/53 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 47th edition of the men's second-highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1952/53 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 Stirling Albion , which together with the runner-up Hamilton Academical secured promotion to Division One. The top scorer with 26 goals was James Cunningham of Alloa Athletic .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stirling Albion (A) | 30th | 20th | 4th | 6th | 64:43 | 1.49 | 44:16 |
| 2. | Hamilton Academical | 30th | 20th | 3 | 7th | 72:40 | 1.80 | 43:17 |
| 3. | FC Queen's Park | 30th | 15th | 7th | 8th | 70:46 | 1.52 | 37:23 |
| 4th | FC Kilmarnock | 30th | 17th | 2 | 11 | 74:48 | 1.54 | 36:24 |
| 5. | Ayr United | 30th | 17th | 2 | 11 | 76:56 | 1.36 | 36:24 |
| 6th | Greenock Morton (A) | 30th | 15th | 3 | 12 | 79:57 | 1.39 | 33:27 |
| 7th | FC Arbroath | 30th | 13 | 7th | 10 | 52:57 | 0.91 | 33:27 |
| 8th. | Dundee United | 30th | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52:56 | 0.93 | 29:31 |
| 9. | Alloa Athletic | 30th | 12 | 5 | 13 | 63:68 | 0.93 | 29:31 |
| 10. | Dumbarton FC | 30th | 11 | 6th | 13 | 58:67 | 0.87 | 28:32 |
| 11. | Dunfermline Athletic | 30th | 9 | 9 | 12 | 51:58 | 0.88 | 27:33 |
| 12. | FC Stenhousemuir | 30th | 10 | 6th | 14th | 56:65 | 0.86 | 26:34 |
| 13. | Cowdenbeath FC | 30th | 8th | 7th | 15th | 37:54 | 0.69 | 23:37 |
| 14th | St. Johnstone FC | 30th | 8th | 6th | 16 | 41:63 | 0.65 | 22:38 |
| 15th | Forfar Athletic | 30th | 8th | 4th | 18th | 54:88 | 0.61 | 20:40 |
| 16. | Albion Rovers | 30th | 5 | 4th | 21st | 44:77 | 0.57 | 14:46 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1952/53 season | |
| Promoted to Division One | |
| At the end of the 1951/52 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from Division One |
Web link
- Scottish Division Two 1952/53 at Statto.com
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 March 18, 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.
