Scottish FA Cup 1952/53

Scottish FA Cup
Association	Scottish FA
First edition	1873/74
Game mode	Knockout system
Title holder	Glasgow Rangers (14th title)
Record winner	Celtic Glasgow (16 wins)
Website	scottishfa.co.uk

The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 68th time in 1952/53 . The most important football cup competition in Scottish club football was directed and hosted by the Scottish Football Association. He started on January 24, 1953, and ended with the repetition finals on 29 April 1953 at Hampden Park of Glasgow . As the defending champion, FC Motherwell started the competition that had won against FC Dundee in the final of the previous year . In this year's Scottish Cup final, the Glasgow Rangers and FC Aberdeen faced each other. For the Rangers it was the 22nd Scottish Cup final since 1877 . The Dons reached the final for the third time in the club's history after 1937 and 1947 . The Rangers won after a 1-1, the replay final 1-0, which meant the 14th cup victory since 1894 . In the 1952/53 season , the Rangers also won the Scottish Championship for the 28th time and the double for the 7th time in the club's history . The Dons finished eleventh in the table. The League Cup was won by FC Dundee.

1 round

The matches were played on January 24, 1953. The replay took place on January 28, 1953.

	Result
Berwick Rangers	3: 3	Dundee United
Dumbarton FC	1: 3	Cowdenbeath FC
East Fife FC	7: 1	FC Vale of Leithen
Elgin City	2: 3	Third Lanark
Eyemouth United	0: 4	Celtic Glasgow
Hibernian Edinburgh	8: 1	FC Stenhousemuir
Leith Athletic	1: 8	Airdrieonians FC
Greenock Morton	3: 1	Dunfermline Athletic
Newton Stewart FC	2: 2	FC Falkirk
Queen of the South	2: 1	Huntly FC
Raith Rovers	5-0	FC Clachnacuddin
Glasgow Rangers	4-0	FC Arbroath
FC St. Mirren	1: 1	Brechin City
FC Stranraer	0: 4	FC Kilmarnock

Replay games

	Result
Brechin City	0: 1	FC St. Mirren
Dundee United	2: 3	Berwick Rangers
FC Falkirk	4-0	Newton Stewart FC

2nd round

The matches were played on February 7, 1953. The replay took place on February 11, 1953.

	Result
Aberdeen FC	2-0	FC St. Mirren
Airdrieonians FC	3-0	East Fife FC
Albion Rovers	2-0	East Stirlingshire FC
Alloa Athletic	0: 2	Motherwell FC
Berwick Rangers	2: 3	Queen of the South
Buckie Thistle	1: 5	Ayr United
Cowdenbeath FC	0: 1	Greenock Morton
Dundee FC	0: 2	Glasgow Rangers
Forfar Athletic	2: 4	FC Falkirk
Hamilton Academical	2: 2	FC Kilmarnock
Hibernian Edinburgh	4: 2	FC Queen's Park
Partick Thistle	0: 2	Clyde FC
Raith Rovers	0: 1	Heart of Midlothian
St. Johnstone FC	1: 2	Montrose FC
Stirling Albion	1: 1	Celtic Glasgow
Wigtown FC	1: 3	Third Lanark

Replay games

	Result
Celtic Glasgow	3-0	Stirling Albion
FC Kilmarnock	0: 2	Hamilton Academical

Round of 16

The matches were played on February 21, 1953. The replay took place on February 25, 1953.

	Result
Aberdeen FC	5: 5	Motherwell FC
Airdrieonians FC	0: 4	Hibernian Edinburgh
Clyde FC	8: 3	Ayr United
FC Falkirk	2: 3	Celtic Glasgow
Heart of Midlothian	3: 1	Montrose FC
Greenock Morton	1: 4	Glasgow Rangers
Queen of the South	2-0	Albion Rovers
Third Lanark	1-0	Hamilton Academical

Replay

	Result
Motherwell FC	1: 6	Aberdeen FC

Quarter finals

The matches were played on March 14, 1953. The replay took place on March 18, 1953.

	Result
Clyde FC	1: 2	Third Lanark
Heart of Midlothian	2: 1	Queen of the South
Hibernian Edinburgh	1: 1	Aberdeen FC
Glasgow Rangers	2-0	Celtic Glasgow

Replay

	Result
Aberdeen FC	2-0	Hibernian Edinburgh

Semifinals

The matches were played on April 4, 1953. The replay took place on April 8, 1953.

	Result
Aberdeen FC	*1: 1 *	Third Lanark
Glasgow Rangers	**2: 1 **	Heart of Midlothian

^*The game was played at Ibrox Park in Glasgow.

^**The game was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

Replay

	Result
Aberdeen FC	**2: 1 **	Third Lanark

^**The game was played at Ibrox Park in Glasgow.

final

Glasgow Rangers		Aberdeen FC
	final April 25, 1953 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park ) Result: 1: 1 (1: 0) Spectators: 129,762
	George Niven - George Young , John Little , Ian McColl , Duncan Stanners , Jim Pryde , Willie Waddell , Derek Grierson , Willie Paton , John Prentice , Johnny Hubbard Trainers: Bill Struth	Fred Martin - Jimmy Mitchell , Davie Shaw , Tony Harris , Alec Young , Jack Allister , Ian Rodger , Harry Yorston , Paddy Buckley , George Hamilton , Jack Hather Trainer: Dave Halliday
	John Prentice	Harry Yorston

Repeat finals

Glasgow Rangers		Aberdeen FC
	final April 29, 1953 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park ) Result: 1: 0 (1: 0) Spectators: 113,700
	George Niven - George Young , John Little , Ian McColl , Willie Woodburn , Jim Pryde , Willie Waddell , Derek Grierson , Willie Paton , Billy Simpson , Johnny Hubbard Trainers: Bill Struth	Fred Martin - Jimmy Mitchell , Davie Shaw , Tony Harris , Alec Young , Jack Allister , Ian Rodger , Harry Yorston , Paddy Buckley , George Hamilton , Jack Hather Trainer: Dave Halliday
	Billy Simpson

Web links

• official website
• Scottish FA Cup 1952/53 at Statto.com
• Scottish FA Cup 1952/53 at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Glasgow Rangers 1: 1 (1: 0) FC Aberdeen. In: Scottish FA. Retrieved July 20, 2017 (English). 
2. ^ Rangers Online Museum Season 1952/53. In: gersnet.co.uk. Retrieved July 20, 2017 (English). 
3. ↑ Glasgow Rangers 1-0 (1-0) FC Aberdeen. In: Scottish FA. Retrieved July 20, 2017 (English). 
4. ^ Rangers Online Museum Season 1952/53. In: gersnet.co.uk. Retrieved July 20, 2017 (English).