1951–52 in Scottish football | |
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Division A champions | |
Hibernian | |
Division B champions | |
Clyde | |
Division C (North & East) champions | |
Dundee 'A' | |
Division C (South & West) champions | |
Rangers 'A' | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Motherwell | |
League Cup winners | |
Dundee | |
Division C League Cup winners | |
Aberdeen 'A' | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Kilbirnie Ladeside | |
Scotland national team | |
1952 BHC |
The 1951–52 season was the 79th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 55th season of the Scottish Football League.[1]
Scottish League Division A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Hibernian | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 92 | 36 | +56 | 45 |
2 | Rangers | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 41 |
3 | East Fife | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 37 |
4 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 35 |
5 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 33 |
6 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 31 |
7 | Motherwell | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 31 |
8 | Dundee | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 28 |
9 | Celtic | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 28 |
10 | Queen of the South | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 28 |
11 | Aberdeen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 27 |
12 | Third Lanark | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 26 |
13 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 26 |
14 | St Mirren | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 25 |
15 | Morton | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 24 |
16 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 99 | −63 | 15 |
Champions: Hibernian
Relegated: Morton, Stirling Albion
Scottish League Division B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Clyde | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 100 | 45 | +55 | 44 | Promotion to the 1952–53 Division A |
2 | Falkirk | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 34 | +46 | 43 | |
3 | Ayr United | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 39 | |
4 | Dundee United | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 37 | |
5 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 34 | |
6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 74 | 65 | +9 | 32 | |
7 | Alloa Athletic | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 32 | |
8 | Cowdenbeath | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 32 | |
9 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 30 | |
10 | Dumbarton | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 28 | |
11 | St Johnstone | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 25 | |
12 | Forfar Athletic | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 97 | −38 | 24 | |
13 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 22 | |
14 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 22 | |
15 | Queen's Park | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 20 | |
16 | Arbroath | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 40 | 83 | −43 | 16 |
Source: "1951-1952 Division B - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Promoted: Clyde, Falkirk
Scottish League Division C
[edit]Section[2][3] | Winner | Runner-up |
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South-West | Rangers 'A' | Morton 'A' |
North-East | Dundee 'A' | Hearts 'A' |
Cup honours
[edit]Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Scottish Cup | Motherwell | 4–0 | Dundee |
League Cup | Dundee | 3–2 | Rangers |
Junior Cup | Kilbirnie Ladeside | 1–0 | Camelon Juniors |
Other Honours
[edit]National
[edit]Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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B Division Supplementary Cup | Clyde | 7 – 3 * | St Johnstone |
Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Buckie Thistle | 4 – 3 * | Clachnacuddin |
Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Eyemouth United | 3 – 2 *† | Newton Stewart |
St Mungo Cup - Festival of Britain | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Aberdeen |
St Mungo Quaich - Festival of Britain | Dumbarton | 2 – 1 | Ayr United |
County
[edit]Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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Aberdeenshire Cup | Deveronvale | 4 – 2 | Huntly |
Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 4 – 3 * | Ayr United |
East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Hearts |
Fife Cup | East Fife | 2 – 0 | Cowdenbeath |
Forfarshire Cup | Montrose | 2 – 1 | Arbroath |
Glasgow Cup | Clyde | 2 – 1 | Celtic |
Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | Hamilton |
Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 3 – 2 | Babcock & Wilcox |
Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 2 – 0 † | Stirling Albion |
- * - aggregate over two legs
- † - replay
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Inverness Caledonian | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 111 | 35 | +76 | 51[a] |
2 | Huntly | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 92 | 64 | +28 | 38 |
3 | Buckie Thistle | 28 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 84 | 56 | +28 | 38 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ 2 bonus points awarded?
Scotland national team
[edit]Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[4] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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6 October 1951 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | ![]() |
3–0 | BHC | Bobby Johnstone (2), Tommy Orr |
14 November 1951 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
0–1 | BHC | |
5 April 1952 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
1–2 | BHC | Lawrie Reilly |
30 April 1952 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
6–0 | Friendly | Lawrie Reilly (3), Ian McMillan (2), own goal |
25 May 1952 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (A) | ![]() |
2–1 | Friendly | Willie Thornton, Lawrie Reilly |
30 May 1952 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A) | ![]() |
1–3 | Friendly | Billy Liddell |
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "1951/52 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.
- ^ Scottish Football League C Division, dates results & final tables 1951-52, Scottish Football Historical Archive
- ^ Scotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004, RSSSF
- ^ Scotland's score is shown first.