The 1951–52 season was the 79th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 55th season of the Scottish Football League.

Scottish League Division A

Champions: Hibernian<br />

Relegated: Morton, Stirling Albion

Scottish League Division B

Promoted: Clyde, Falkirk

Scottish League Division C

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!width=100|Section

!width=160|Winner

!width=160|Runner-up

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|align=left|South-West

|Rangers 'A'

|Morton 'A'

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|align=left|North-East

|Dundee 'A'

|Hearts 'A'

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Cup honours

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!width=140|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

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|align=left|Scottish Cup

|Motherwell

|align=center|4–0

|Dundee

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|align=left|League Cup

|Dundee

|align=center|3–2

|Rangers

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|align=left|Junior Cup

|Kilbirnie Ladeside

|align=center|1–0

|Camelon Juniors

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Other Honours

National

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!width=160|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

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|align=left|B Division Supplementary Cup

|Clyde

|7 – 3 *

|St Johnstone

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|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup - North

|Buckie Thistle

|4 – 3 *

|Clachnacuddin

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|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup - South

|Eyemouth United

|3 – 2 *

|Newton Stewart

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|align=left|St Mungo Cup - Festival of Britain

|Celtic

|3 – 2

|Aberdeen

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|align=left|St Mungo Quaich - Festival of Britain

|Dumbarton

|2 – 1

|Ayr United

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County

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!width=160|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

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|align=left|Aberdeenshire Cup

|Deveronvale

|4 – 2

|Huntly

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|align=left|Ayrshire Cup

|Kilmarnock

|4 – 3 *

|Ayr United

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|align=left|East of Scotland Shield

|Hibernian

|3 – 0

|Hearts

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|align=left|Fife Cup

|East Fife

|2 – 0

|Cowdenbeath

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|align=left|Forfarshire Cup

|Montrose

|2 – 1

|Arbroath

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|align=left|Glasgow Cup

|Clyde

|2 – 1

|Celtic

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|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup

|Motherwell

|3 – 0

|Hamilton

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|align=left|Renfrewshire Cup

|Morton

|3 – 2

|Babcock & Wilcox

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|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup

|Falkirk

|2 – 0

|Stirling Albion

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  • * - aggregate over two legs
  • - replay

Highland League

Scotland national team

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!Date

!Venue

!Opponents

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!Competition

!Scotland scorer(s)

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|6 October 1951

|Windsor Park, Belfast (A)

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|align=center|3–0

|BHC

|Bobby Johnstone (2), Tommy Orr

|-bgcolor=#ffdddd

|14 November 1951

|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)

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|align=center|0–1

|BHC

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|-bgcolor=#ffdddd

|5 April 1952

|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)

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|align=center|1–2

|BHC

|Lawrie Reilly

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|30 April 1952

|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)

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|align=center|6–0

|Friendly

|Lawrie Reilly (3), Ian McMillan (2), own goal

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|25 May 1952

|Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (A)

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|align=center|2–1

|Friendly

|Willie Thornton, Lawrie Reilly

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|30 May 1952

|Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A)

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|align=center|1–3

|Friendly

|Billy Liddell

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Key:

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

Notes and references

  • Scottish Football Historical Archive