1953 Scottish Cup final

Football match

1953 Scottish Cup FinalEvent| 1952–53 Scottish Cup

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| Aberdeen | Rangers

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1 | 1
| Aberdeen | Rangers

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Date| 25 April 1953
Venue| Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee| Jack Mowat
Attendance| 129,761
Replay
| Aberdeen | Rangers

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0 | 1
Date| 29 April 1953
Venue| Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee| Jack Mowat
Attendance| 113,700

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The 1953 Scottish Cup Final was played on 25 April 1953 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 68th staging of the Scottish Cup. Aberdeen and Rangers contested the match.[1] The match was drawn 1–1 and was replayed four days later. In the rematch Rangers won 1–0 through a Billy Simpson goal in the 42nd minute.

The victory was Rangers' 14th Scottish Cup win.

## Final[edit]

25 April 1953

Rangers| 1 – 1| Aberdeen

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Prentice 8' |  | Yorston 80'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 129,761

Referee: Jack Mowat[1]

### Teams[edit]

| RANGERS:

GK |  |  George Niven
RB |  |  George Young
LB |  |  John Little
RH |  |  Ian McColl
CH |  |  Duncan Stanners
LH |  |  Jim Pryde
RW |  |  Willie Waddell
IR |  |  Derek Grierson
CF |  |  Willie Paton
IL |  |  John Prentice
LW |  |  Johnny Hubbard
Manager:
Bill Struth
| ABERDEEN:

GK |  |  Fred Martin
RB |  |  Jimmy Mitchell
LB |  |  Davie Shaw
RH |  |  Tony Harris
CH |  |  Alec Young
LH |  |  Jack Allister
RW |  |  Ian Rodger
IR |  |  Harry Yorston
CF |  |  Paddy Buckley
IL |  |  George Hamilton
LW |  |  Jack Hather
Manager:
Dave Halliday

### Replay[edit]

* * *

29 April 1953

Rangers| 1 – 0| Aberdeen

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Billy Simpson 42' |  |

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 113,700

Referee: Jack Mowat

### Teams[edit]

| RANGERS:

GK |  |  George Niven
RB |  |  George Young
LB |  |  John Little
RH |  |  Ian McColl
CH |  |  Willie Woodburn
LH |  |  Jim Pryde
RW |  |  Willie Waddell
IR |  |  Derek Grierson
CF |  |  Billy Simpson
IL |  |  Willie Paton
LW |  |  Johnny Hubbard
Manager:
Bill Struth
| ABERDEEN:

GK |  |  Fred Martin
RB |  |  Jimmy Mitchell
LB |  |  Davie Shaw
RH |  |  Tony Harris
CH |  |  Alec Young
LH |  |  Jack Allister
RW |  |  Ian Rodger
IR |  |  Harry Yorston
CF |  |  Paddy Buckley
IL |  |  George Hamilton
LW |  |  Jack Hather
Manager:
Dave Halliday

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Scottish Cup Final Official Programme" (PDF). Scottish Football Association. 25 April 1953. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

## External links[edit]

* SFA report first match
* SFA report replay
* Video highlights (first game) from official Pathé News archive
* Video highlights (replay) from official Pathé News archive

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