1951–52 in Scottish football

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

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Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Division A

Pos | Team

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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

Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]

Champions: Hibernian
Relegated: Morton, Stirling Albion

## Scottish League Division B

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Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Division B

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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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

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Section[2][3] | Winner  | Runner-up

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South-West  | Rangers 'A' | Morton 'A'
North-East  | Dundee 'A' | Hearts 'A'

## Cup honours

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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

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### National

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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

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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

### Highland League

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Top Three  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:

1. ^ 2 bonus points awarded?

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[4] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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6 October 1951  | Windsor Park, Belfast (A)  |  Northern Ireland | 3–0  | BHC | Bobby Johnstone (2), Tommy Orr
14 November 1951  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Wales | 0–1  | BHC |
5 April 1952  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  England | 1–2  | BHC | Lawrie Reilly
30 April 1952  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  United States | 6–0  | Friendly | Lawrie Reilly (3), Ian McMillan (2), own goal
25 May 1952  | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (A)  |  Denmark | 2–1  | Friendly | Willie Thornton, Lawrie Reilly
30 May 1952  | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A)  |  Sweden | 1–3  | Friendly | Billy Liddell

Key:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "1951/52 - the Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.
2. ^ Scottish Football League C Division, dates results & final tables 1951-52, Scottish Football Historical Archive
3. ^ Scotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004, RSSSF
4. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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