1951-52 in Scottish football

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The 1951–52 season was the 55th season of competitive football in Scotland.

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[edit] Scottish League Division One

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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 Hearts 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 Greenock Morton 30 9 6 15 49 56 -7 24
16 Stirling Albion 30 5 5 20 36 99 -60 15

Champions: Hibernian
Relegated: Greenock Morton, Stirling Albion

[edit] Scottish League Division Two

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Clyde 30 19 6 5 100 45 55 44
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

Promoted: Clyde, Falkirk

[edit] Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1951-52 Motherwell 4 – 0 Dundee
League Cup Dundee 3 – 2 Rangers
Junior Cup Kilbirnie Ladeside 1 – 0 Camelon Juniors

[edit] Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures
Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
October 6, 1951 Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3–0 BHC Bobby Johnstone (2), Thomas Orr
November 14, 1951 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Wales Wales 0–1 BHC
April 5, 1952 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of England England 1–2 BHC Lawrie Reilly
April 30, 1952 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of the United States USA 6–0 F Lawrie Reilly (3), Ian McMillan (2), own goal
May 25, 1952 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (A) Flag of Denmark Denmark 2–1 F Willie Thornton, Lawrie Reilly
May 30, 1952 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A) Flag of Sweden Sweden 1–3 F Billy Liddell

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

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