Season 1952-53

Manager Davie Meiklejohn
Final League Position 9th in the 1st Division
2nd in Reserve League SW Section
Club Directory
Squad List
Team Group
Top Goalscorer Alex Stott with 22 goals

Date
Opposition Competition Result Scorers Attendance


Aug 9 HIBERNIAN League Cup (Section A) 1-5 Stott 30,000

Aug 13 Celtic League Cup (Section A) 5-2 Stott (3), Walker (2) 40,000

Aug 16 St Mirren League Cup (Section A) 1-5 Stott 15,500

Aug 20 CLYDE Glasgow Cup 1st Round 2-0 Davidson, Walker 20,000

Aug 23 Hibernian League Cup (Section A) 1-3 Sharp 28,000

Aug 27 CELTIC League Cup (Section A) 0-1 30,000

Aug 30 ST MIRREN League Cup (Section A) 2-2 Crawford (2) 16,000

Sep 6 ABERDEEN 1st Division 1-1 Stott 22,000

Sep 10 THIRD LANARK Glasgow Cup Semi-Final 4-2 Walker (2), Howitt, Sharp 12,000

Sep 13 Falkirk 1st Division 4-0 Stott (3), Harvey 10,000

Sep 20 CLYDE 1st Division 1-5 Stott 20,000

Sep 27 Queen of the South 1st Division 1-0 Howitt 9,500

Sep 29 Rangers Glasgow Cup Final 3-1 Howitt (2), McKenzie 46,435
Played at Hampden
Oct ? Deveronvale Friendly 9-3 ? ?

Oct 4 Inverness Clachnacuddin Friendly 2-0 MacCallum, Stott ?

Oct 11 Heart of Midlothian 1st Division 1-2 Wright 19,188

Oct 18 RAITH ROVERS 1st Division 4-1 Stott( 4) 10,000

Oct 25 Motherwell 1st Division 2-1 Howitt, Walker 8,000

Nov 1 Airdrieonians 1st Division 0-1 18,000

Nov 8 EAST FIFE 1st Division 1-3 Howitt 20,000

Nov 15 CELTIC 1st Division 3-0 Howitt, Stott (2) 38,453

Nov 22 St Mirren 1st Division 1-1 Walker 18,000

Dec 6 Dundee 1st Division 0-6 15,500

Dec 13 HIBERNIAN 1st Division 5-4 Davidson (3), Walker (2) 18,000

Dec 20 Aberdeen 1st Division 2-4 Howitt, McInnes 18,000

Dec 25 Third Lanark 1st Division 1-3 Howitt 12,000

Dec 27 FALKIRK 1st Division 0-3 12,000

Dec 31 Clyde 1st Division 2-2 Stott,Walker 14,000

Jan 10 Rangers 1st Division 2-2 Howitt, Crawford 20,000

Jan 17 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 1st Division 2-2 Howitt, Walker 18,000

Jan 31 Raith Rovers 1st Division 2-2 Howitt, Walker 8,500

Feb 7 CLYDE Scottish Cup 1st Round 0-2 34,301

Feb 14 MOTHERWELL 1st Division 4-2 Howitt (2), Davidson (Pen), MacKenzie 10,000

Feb 21 ST MIRREN 1st Division 5-3 Howitt (2), McKenzie, McCreadie, Stott 12,000

Feb 28 East Fife 1st Division 2-2 Howitt, McCreadie, Sharp 11,000

Mar 7 Celtic 1st Division 1-3 Walker 25,000

Mar 14 St Mirren Friendly 3-2 Wright (2), Kerr ?

Mar 21 THIRD LANARK 1st Division 0-0 10,017

Mar 28 DUNDEE 1st Division 0-3 12,000

Apr 4 Hibernian 1st Division 1-1 Stott 30,000

Apr 6 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH 1st Division 2-2 Stott, Walker 8,600

Apr 11 RANGERS 1st Division 1-2 McInnes 30,000

Apr 25 AIRDRIEONIANS 1st Division 3-2 Stott, Davidson (Pen), Walker 10,000

Apr 27 QUEEN'S PARK Glasgow Charity Cup 1st Round 2-2 Sharp,Walker 3,800
PT Lost on toss of a coin









Others:














Aug 9 Queen's Park Division C South West Section 4-1 ?


Aug 13 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH Division C South West Section 4-0 Henderson (2), Duff, Miller


Aug 16 STRANRAER Division C South West Section 0-0


Aug 23 EAST STIRLINGSHIRE Division C South West Section 1-1 ?


Aug 27 Rangers Division C South West Section 2-0 Miller, Crawford


Aug 30 Ayr United Division C South West Section 0-1


Sep 6 Motherwell ? 1-3 ?


Sep 13 CLYDE Division C South West Section 1-5 ?


Sep 20 Queen of the South Division C South West Section 1-0 ?


Sep 27 MOTHERWELL Division C South West Section 1-1 Kerr (Pen)


Oct 11 MORTON Division C South West Section 1-1 Henderson


Oct 18 East Stirlingshire Division C South West Section 2-1 ?


Oct 25 QUEEN'S PARK Division C South West Section 2-0 ?


Nov 1 AIRDRIEONIANS Division C South West Section 2-1 ?


Nov 8 St Mirren Division C South West Section 1-0 ?


Nov 15 Stranraer Division C South West Section 1-1 ?


Nov 22 ST MIRREN Division C South West Section 3-1 ?


Dec 20 AYR UNITED Division C South West Section 7-4 McIntosh, MacKenzie, Unknown x 5


Dec 27 Motherwell Division C South West Section 1-1 ?


Dec 31 CLYDE Division C South West Section 1-3 McIntosh


Jan 2 RANGERS Division C South West Section 1-3 McIntosh

Jan 3 Morton Division C South West Section 3-0 McIness (2), Unknown 6,000

Jan 10 THIRD LANARK Division C South West Section 1-2 ?


Jan 17 Third Lanark Division C South West Section 1-0 McCallum


Jan 31 AYR UNITED Division C South West Section 2-2 ?


Feb 7 St Mirren Division C South West Section 2-3 ?


Feb 28 AIRDRIEONIANS Division C South West Section 4-0 ?


Mar 7 ST MIRREN Division C South West Section 2-0 ?


Mar 21 Motherwell Division C League Cup 0-0 ?


Mar 28 Kilmarnock Division C South West Section 2-0 ?


Apr 4 MOTHERWELL Division C League Cup 3-1 Wright, Duff, Unknown


Apr 27 Brechin City Division C League Cup Quarter-Final 0-5











Fives:














May 23 Rangers Bellahouston Sports Five a side 2-0 Sharp (2)


May 23 Celtic Bellahouston Sports Five a side Final 2-0 Howitt (2)