1952–53 Rangers F.C. season

The 1952–53 season was the 73rd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers

1952–53 season
Chairman	John Wilson
Manager	Bill Struth
Ground	Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One	1st P30 W18 D7 L5 F80 A39 Pts53
Scottish Cup	Winners
League Cup	Semi-finals
Coronation Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Derek Grierson (23) All: Derek Grierson (31)
Home colours Away colours

Overview

Rangers played a total of 46 competitive matches during the 1952–53 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
6 September 1952	St Mirren	A	3–2	45,000
20 September 1952	Celtic	A	1–2	48,000
27 September 1952	Third Lanark	H	4–1	25,000
11 October 1952	Hibernian	H	1–2	65,000
18 October 1952	East Fife	A	2–3	20,000
1 November 1952	Queen of the South	H	3–1	20,000
8 November 1952	Falkirk	A	2–1	18,500
15 November 1952	Clyde	A	6–4	28,000
22 November 1952	Raith Rovers	H	3–2	30,000
6 December 1952	Aberdeen	H	4–0	35,000
13 December 1952	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–2	26,100
20 December 1952	St Mirren	H	4–0	35,000
27 December 1952	Airdrieonians	A	2–2	20,000
1 January 1953	Celtic	H	1–0	73,000
3 January 1953	Third Lanark	A	2–0	20,581
10 January 1953	Partick Thistle	H	2–2	30,000
17 January 1953	Hibernian	A	1–1	60,500
31 January 1953	East Fife	H	4–0	52,000
14 February 1953	Dundee	A	1–1	24,000
28 February 1953	Falkirk	H	4–0	35,000
7 March 1953	Clyde	H	1–2	55,000
18 March 1953	Raith Rovers	A	1–3	18,000
21 March 1953	Motherwell	H	4–1	35,000
28 March 1953	Aberdeen	A	2–2	28,000
6 April 1953	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–0	40,000
11 April 1953	Partick Thistle	A	2–1	25,500
15 April 1953	Airdrieonians	H	8–2	20,000
20 April 1953	Motherwell	A	3–0	30,720
2 May 1953	Dundee	H	3–1	60,000
7 May 1953	Queen of the South	A	1–1	17,000

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
24 January 1953	R1	Arbroath	H	4–0	44,000
7 February 1953	R2	Dundee	A	2–0	43,024
21 February 1953	R3	Morton	A	4–1	22,000
14 March 1953	R4	Celtic	H	2–0	95,000
4 April 1953	SF	Heart of Midlothian	N	2–1	116,475
25 April 1953	R4	Aberdeen	N	1–1	129,876
29 April 1953	SF	Aberdeen	N	1–0	112,799

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 August 1952	SR	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–5	41,533
13 August 1952	SR	Motherwell	H	2–0	50,000
16 August 1952	SR	Aberdeen	H	3–1	40,000
23 August 1952	SR	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–0	75,000
27 August 1952	SR	Motherwell	A	3–3	35,000
30 August 1952	SR	Aberdeen	A	2–1	35,000
13 September 1952	QF L1	Third Lanark	H	0–0	50,000
17 September 1952	QF L2	Third Lanark	A	2–0	42,000
4 October 1952	SF	Kilmarnock	N	0–1	45,815

Coronation Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
13 May 1953	QF	Manchester United	A	1–2

Appearances

See also

• 1952–53 in Scottish football
• 1952–53 Scottish Cup
• 1952–53 Scottish League Cup
• Coronation Cup