# 1951–52 in Scottish football

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Heart of Midlothian | 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 | Morton | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 24 |
| 16 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 99 | −63 | 15 |
Champions: Hibernian Relegated: Morton, Stirling Albion

## Scottish League Division B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Clyde | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 100 | 45 | +55 | 44 | Promotion to the 1952–53 Division A |
| 2 | Falkirk | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 34 | +46 | 43 | Promotion to the 1952–53 Division A |
| 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

## Scottish League Division C

| Section | Winner | Runner-up |
| South-West | Rangers 'A' | Morton 'A' |
| North-East | Dundee 'A' | Hearts 'A' |

## Cup honours

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

## Other Honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| B Division Supplementary Cup | Clyde | 7 – 3 * | St Johnstone |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Buckie Thistle | 4 – 3 * | Clachnacuddin |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Eyemouth United | 3 – 2 *† | Newton Stewart |
| St Mungo Cup - Festival of Britain | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Aberdeen |
| St Mungo Quaich - Festival of Britain | Dumbarton | 2 – 1 | Ayr United |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Deveronvale | 4 – 2 | Huntly |
| Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 4 – 3 * | Ayr United |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | East Fife | 2 – 0 | Cowdenbeath |
| Forfarshire Cup | Montrose | 2 – 1 | Arbroath |
| Glasgow Cup | Clyde | 2 – 1 | Celtic |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | Hamilton |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 3 – 2 | Babcock & Wilcox |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 2 – 0 † | Stirling Albion |
* * - aggregate over two legs
* † - replay

### Highland League

Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Inverness Caledonian | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 111 | 35 | +76 | 51 |
| 2 | Huntly | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 92 | 64 | +28 | 38 |
| 3 | Buckie Thistle | 28 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 84 | 56 | +28 | 38 |
* ↑ 2 bonus points awarded?

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 6 October 1951 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | BHC | Bobby Johnstone (2), Tommy Orr |
| 14 November 1951 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 0–1 | BHC | |
| 5 April 1952 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–2 | BHC | Lawrie Reilly |
| 30 April 1952 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | United States | 6–0 | Friendly | Lawrie Reilly (3), Ian McMillan (2), own goal |
| 25 May 1952 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (A) | Denmark | 2–1 | Friendly | Willie Thornton, Lawrie Reilly |
| 30 May 1952 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A) | Sweden | 1–3 | Friendly | Billy Liddell |
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship